Best Cream Cheese Pancakes Recipes

LOW-CARB CREAM CHEESE PANCAKES

Steps:

• Combine eggs, cream cheese, stevia, and cinnamon in a blender; blend until smooth. Let batter sit until bubbles settle, about 2 minutes.
• Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Pour 1/4 of the batter onto the skillet; cook until golden brown, about 2 minutes. Flip and continue cooking until second side is golden brown, about 1 minute more. Repeat with remaining batter.

CARROT CAKE PANCAKES WITH MAPLE-CREAM CHEESE DRIZZLE AND TOASTED PECANS

Steps:

• For the pancakes: Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F. Whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, pumpkin pie spices, baking soda and sea salt in a large bowl. Whisk together the eggs, buttermilk, melted butter and vanilla in a large bowl. Add the carrots and orange zest, if using, and mix until smooth. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients. Fold in the ginger and pecans, if using, and mix until just combined. Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes and up to 3 hours.
• Heat a large nonstick skillet or griddle over medium heat. Coat the skillet with cooking spray or brush with melted butter. Spoon 1/4 cup mounds of the batter onto the skillet, spreading with a spatula. Cook until the tops are covered with bubbles and the edges look cooked, about 2 minutes. Carefully flip the pancakes over and cook until the bottoms are lightly browned, about 1 minute. Repeat with the remaining batter. Keep the cooked pancakes warm in the oven on a baking sheet, if desired.
• For the maple-cream cheese drizzle: Combine the cream cheese, maple syrup and butter in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whip attachment until combined, about 2 minutes.
• To serve: Stack the pancakes on a plate and drizzle with the maple-cream cheese drizzle. Sprinkle with chopped walnuts or pecans, if using.

CINNAMON BUN PANCAKES WITH MAPLE CREAM CHEESE GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F. Set a baking rack on a baking sheet and put it in the oven.
• For the glaze: Put the cream cheese in a bowl. Heat the maple syrup in a small saucepan over low heat until it just begins to simmer, then pour over the cream cheese and whisk vigorously until smooth. Set aside and keep warm.
• For the cinnamon swirl: Melt the butter in a small saucepan until light golden brown. Whisk in the muscovado sugar and cinnamon; the sugar may clump and separate from the butter¿don't worry. Whisk in 1/4 cup water and bring to a simmer, whisking until the mixture smoothes out. Simmer until slightly thickened, about 2 minutes. Whisk in the cream and simmer another 2 minutes. Transfer to a small bowl to cool--the mixture will thicken as it cools--then transfer to a piping bag with a small tip.
• For the pancakes: Whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl. In a medium bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, 3 tablespoons melted butter, eggs and vanilla. Add the wet mixture to the dry and whisk until just combined.
• Heat a large nonstick pan or cast-iron griddle over medium heat and brush with some melted butter. Ladle about 1/4 cup of the batter into the pan and spread to make a 4-inch circle. Ladle in a few more pancakes, being careful not to crowd them.
• When the pancakes just begin to form bubbles on the surface, pipe in the cinnamon swirl filling: Starting at the center of the pancakes, squeeze the filling on top in a swirl (just as you see in a regular cinnamon bun). Continue cooking until larger bubbles begin to appear, the surfaces are somewhat dry and set, and the bottoms are light golden brown, about 2 minutes--adjust the heat as necessary so the bottoms don't brown before the tops set. Flip over and continue cooking until golden brown on the reverse side, about 1 minute longer.
• Transfer the pancakes to the oven to keep warm while you make the rest of the pancakes.
• To serve: Stack 3 pancakes on each plate, drizzle with some of the maple cream cheese glaze, and sprinkle with pecans.

RED VELVET PANCAKES WITH CREAM CHEESE GLAZE

Steps:

• Prepare the cream cheese glaze by beating the cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract in a bowl until smooth. Thin with 1 tablespoon milk or as needed to achieve a pourable consistency. Set aside.
• Whisk the flour, white sugar, baking powder, cocoa powder, and salt together in a bowl until evenly blended; set aside. Beat the eggs in a separate mixing bowl until smooth. Whisk in 1/4 cup milk with the buttermilk, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, vinegar, and food coloring. Stir in the flour mixture until moistened. Drizzle in the melted butter, and stir until the butter has incorporated and small lumps of flour remain.
• Heat a lightly oiled griddle over medium-high heat. Drop batter by large spoonfuls onto the griddle, and cook until bubbles form and the edges are dry. Flip, and cook until browned on the other side. Repeat with remaining batter. Drizzle with the cream cheese glaze to serve.

CREAM CHEESE PANCAKES WITH CHERRIES JUBILEE SYRUP

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F. Set a baking rack over a baking sheet.
• For the pancakes: Whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl. In a separate bowl, whisk together the egg yolks and the buttermilk. Add the cream cheese and mix until combined (the mixture will look broken). Stir in the melted butter, orange zest and vanilla. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir to combine. Whisk the egg whites in another bowl until soft peaks form, then gently fold into the batter.
• Heat a griddle or cast-iron pan over medium heat until a drop of water sizzles; brush with melted butter or spray with nonstick cooking spray. Drop the batter into the pan by 1/3 cupfuls, leaving space between each pancake. (This batter is thicker than regular pancake batter and will take a bit longer to cook and won't bubble as much.) Cook until golden brown on the bottom and just starting to dry a bit on top, adjusting the heat as necessary so the pancakes don't get too brown, about 4 minutes. Flip and cook until the reverse side is golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer the finished pancakes to the baking sheet and keep warm in the oven.
• For the syrup: Heat the cherries, sugar, lemon juice and vanilla bean and seeds in a large high-sided pan over medium-high heat. Cook, stirring, until the cherries soften and the sugar dissolves, about 10 minutes.
• Remove the pan from heat and add the kirsch; return to the heat and ignite with a match. Using a spoon, baste the cherries with the liqueur and juices until the flame dies out. Spoon over the pancakes to serve.

PANCAKES/STRAWBERRY SYRUP/SWEET CREAM CHEESE

Steps:

• PANCAKES: Mix dry ingredients in a bowl and mix wet ingredients in another bowl.
• Make a well in the dry ingredients, pour in the wet and stir until it is well mixed
• Stir until completely smooth
• Put approximately a tablespoon of butter into a non stick pan. Ladle in to the pan a nice big pancake.
• Let cook a few minutes till you see bubbles that do not close up, then flip.
• SWEET CREAM CHEESE: Mix powder sugar, vanilla and cream well, until blended and set aside.
• SYRUP: put all in sauce or saute pan, let cook until sugar is melted and no longer grainy and slightly syrupy looking. That's it you have syrup!
• Then Spread the Sweet Cream Cheese over the pancake then top with Strawberry Syrup.

CREAM CHEESE PANCAKES

Steps:

• Put all ingredients in a blender or magic bullet. Blend until smooth. Let rest for 2 minutes so the bubbles can settle. Pour 1/4 of the batter into a hot pan greased with butter or pam spray. Cook for 2 minutes until golden, flip and cook 1 minute on the other side. Repeat with the rest of the batter. Serve with sugar free syrup (or any syrup of your choice) and fresh berries. A surprisingly satisfying substitute for the real thing. Tastes like skinny fried cheesecakes! Even if you aren't watching your carbs these are a delicious departure from the traditional doughy stack of pancakes. And you won't have the sleepy feeling that usually comes afterwards!

POTATO PANCAKES WITH CHEDDAR, CHIVES, AND CREAM CHEESE IN THE MIDDLE

Steps:

• 1. Mix together everything but the bread crumbs and cream cheese with a mixer.
• 2. Cut the cream cheese into little squares, about a tablespoon a square.
• 3. Take 1/4 or 1/5 of the mixture, form a patty in your hand, place a square of cream cheese in the middle, and form the potato mixture around it.
• 4. Reform back into a patty.
• 5. Put the bread crumbs into a shallow plate and press the patties on both sides into the crumbs.
• 6. Refrigerate for an hour to give flavors a chance to marry.
• 7. Heat 1 inch of oil in a skillet. Fry on both sides until browned and crispy.

RED VELVET PANCAKES WITH CREAM CHEESE TOPPING

Steps:

• In medium bowl, beat cream cheese, butter and 3 tablespoons milk with electric mixer on low speed until smooth. Gradually beat in 2 cups powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time, on low speed until topping is smooth. Cover; set aside.
• In large bowl, stir all pancake ingredients except powdered sugar with wire whisk until well blended. Heat griddle or skillet over medium-high heat (375°F). (To test griddle, sprinkle with a few drops of water. If bubbles jump around, heat is just right.) Brush with vegetable oil if necessary or spray with cooking spray before heating.
• For each pancake, pour slightly less than 1/4 cup batter onto hot griddle. Cook 2 to 3 minutes or until bubbles form on top and edges are dry. Turn; cook other side until golden brown.
• Spoon cream cheese topping into resealable food-storage plastic bag; seal bag. Cut off tiny corner of bag; squeeze bag to drizzle topping over pancakes. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.

SWEDISH PANCAKES WITH CHERRY CREAM CHEESE AND CHOCOLATE-BANANA FILLINGS

Steps:

• For the batter: In a large bowl, whisk together the milk, eggs, 2 tablespoons melted butter and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar and salt. Combine the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients, whisking out any lumps. Let the batter rest for a few minutes while you prepare the fillings. (Batter can be covered and refrigerated for up to 24 hours, but it may need to be thinned a bit.)
• For the fillings: Mix together 1 cup cherry pie filling and the cream cheese; cover and refrigerate until ready to serve. Put the remaining cherry pie filling into a serving bowl. When ready to serve, slice the bananas and put them into a bowl; put the chocolate spread into another bowl.
• For the pancakes: Grease the pan with a bit of the melted butter. Pour a scant 1/4 cup of batter into the pan, swirling the pan to coat it evenly. When the top looks dry and bubbles and the edges are lightly browned, 45 seconds to 1 minute, flip the pancake over and cook for an additional 15 to 20 seconds. (The first pancake may not turn out perfect so don't worry if it does not work, eat it as a snack.) Place the pancake onto a plate and continue cooking the remaining batter in the 1/4 cup increments, brushing the pan with melted butter as needed. Stack the pancakes on top of each other and set aside covered with foil until ready to serve. (Pancakes can be covered and refrigerated for up to 24 hours. Pancakes can be placed between layers of wax paper, wrapped in plastic and frozen for up to a month. Thaw overnight in the refrigerator before using.)
• To serve: Put the pancakes out along with the bowls of fillings. Fill a pancake with a dollop of 1 of the fillings fold it in half and roll it up like a cigar. Garnish with a dollop of the remaining cherry pie filling or sprinkle with a bit of the powdered sugar.

CARROT PANCAKES WITH CREAM CHEESE SPREAD

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine flour, pecans, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, ginger, and nutmeg.
• In a separate bowl, combine egg, brown sugar, milk, carrots, and vanilla; mix well.
• Stir carrot mixture into dry ingredients until moistened. Pour batter by 1/4 cupful onto a greased hot griddle. Turn when bubbles form on the top of pancake; flip and cook until golden brown.
• For topping, blend cream cheese, powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla until smooth. Sprinkle with cinnamon, and serve with pancakes.

BLUEBERRY CREAM CHEESE PANCAKES

Steps:

• 1. Beat the cream cheese until smooth. Add in eggs 1 at a tie mixing between. Add in the lemon juice, milk and melted butter mix on low for a minute.
• 2. Sift together the flour, baking powder, salt, sugars and cinnamon. Add half of the dry ingredients to the wet and mix. Finally add in the last of the dry ingredients mix do not beat.
• 3. Fold in the fresh blueberries. Pour batter by the 1/2 cup onto a hot griddle. Let cook for 3-4 minutes or until bubbles start to form. Cook them until golden brown and serve with syrup.

RED VELVET PANCAKES AND CREAM CHEESE GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat an electric non-stick griddle to 350 degrees. In a mixing bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt, set aside. Measure out milk into a liquid measuring cup and whisk in vinegar, allow mixture to rest for 2 minutes. Pour milk mixture into a separate large mixing bowl and add in sugar, eggs, red food coloring, vanilla and melted butter. Whisk mixture until well combine. While whisking, slowly add in dry ingredients and mix just until combine. Butter griddle if necessary and pour about a 1/4 - 1/3 cup batter (depending on how large you want your pancakes) at a time onto hot griddle (you can also use the back of measuring cup or spoon to lightly spread batter from center out to the edge a bit so they aren't thicker in the center then they are on the edges). Cook until bubbles begin to appear on the top surface of the pancakes then flip and cook opposite side until pancake is cooked through (I didn't want the tops of the pancakes to be brownish red so I flipped them a little earlier than I normally do with pancakes, I didn't wait for many bubbles). Serve warm with Cream Cheese Glaze and garnish with fresh raspberries and mint leaves if desired.
• Cream Cheese Glaze
• In a mixing bowl, using an electric hand mixer set on medium speed, blend together cream cheese and butter until well combine and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add in remaining ingredients and mix about 1 minute until well combine, adding additional milk to thin if desired. Store in an airtight container in refrigerator.

SPICE RAISIN PANCAKES WITH RUM-RAISIN CREAM CHEESE GLAZE

Steps:

• For the pancakes: In a small saucepan over high heat, combine the rum, orange juice and raisins, and bring to a simmer. Remove the pan from heat and let sit for 15 minutes. Drain the raisins and reserve the soaking liquid.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, baking soda, cardamom and nutmeg. In a smaller bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, melted butter, orange zest, vanilla and eggs. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix until just combined. Fold in the rehydrated raisins. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
• Brush a generous coat of clarified butter onto a large cast-iron griddle over medium heat. Add a scant 1/4 cup of the batter to the pan and cook until the bottom is lightly golden brown and bubbles appear on the surface of the pancake, about 3 minutes. Flip the pancake over and continue cooking until the bottom is golden brown. Transfer to a plate. Repeat for the remaining pancakes.
• For the glaze: Beat the cream cheese, confectioners' sugar and vanilla until smooth. Thin out the glaze with some of the raisin soaking liquid¿it should be just pourable.
• Serve 3 pancakes per person, drizzle each stack with the glaze and top with warm maple syrup or honey, if desired. Garnish with confectioners' sugar and fresh mint.

POTATO PANCAKES WITH GARDEN VEGETABLE CREAM CHEESE & LOX

Steps:

• Grate potatoes using large holes of box grater; place in center of large clean kitchen towel. Bring up ends of towel and twist together to form pouch. Hold pouch over sink, then squeeze to remove as much moisture from potatoes as possible. Empty potatoes into large bowl. Add egg, flour and pepper; mix well.
• Heat oil in large nonstick skillet on medium-high heat. Spoon potato mixture into 8 mounds, about 2 inches apart, in skillet, using about 1 Tbsp. potato mixture for each pancake. Press lightly with back of spoon to flatten. Cook 3 to 4 min. on each side or until pancakes are golden brown on both sides. Remove from skillet; drain on paper towels.
• Serve warm topped with remaining ingredients.

CORNMEAL CREAM CHEESE PANCAKES WITH DRIED CRANBERRIES AND APRICOTS IN MAPLE SYRUP

Steps:

• Make syrup:
• Simmer maple syrup and dried fruits in a saucepan, uncovered, until fruits are plumped, about 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat and stir in juice.
• Make pancakes:
• Preheat oven to 250°F.
• Whisk together flour, cornmeal, baking powder and soda, sugar, and salt.
• Whisk together cream cheese and eggs in a large bowl and gradually whisk in milk until smooth. Add flour mixture and whisk until just combined.
• Heat a large griddle over moderate heat until hot enough to make drops of water scatter over its surface, then brush with some butter.
• Spoon tablespoons of batter onto griddle, without crowding, to form 2 1/2-inch cakes. Cook pancakes 1 to 2 minutes on each side, or until golden and puffed. Transfer to a baking sheet and keep warm in oven. Make more pancakes in same manner, brushing griddle with butter for each batch.
• Serve pancakes in stacks with syrup.

GINGERBREAD PANCAKES WITH CREAM CHEESE AND RUM SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with two kitchen towels stacked on top of each other and place in the oven. This will keep your cooked pancakes warm.
• For the pancakes: Whisk the flour, 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons of the sugar, the cornstarch, baking powder, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, baking soda and 1/4 teaspoon of the salt together in a large bowl. Whisk 1 1/4 cups of the milk, the molasses, melted butter, 1/2 teaspoon of the vanilla and the eggs together in a medium bowl. Add the milk mixture to the flour mixture and stir until batter is thick and ingredients are just incorporated (it's okay if there are some lumps). Let the batter rest for 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, make the cream cheese sauce: Combine the remaining 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 3/4 cup milk and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla with the cream cheese and rum in a small saucepan over medium heat, whisking until the cream cheese melts completely and mixture just begins to simmer, about 2 minutes. Remove the sauce from the heat and keep warm.
• Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Use 1 heaping tablespoon of the batter per pancake, making enough to just fill the skillet without crowding. Cook until pancakes are golden on the bottom and bubbly on top, about 30 seconds. Flip the pancakes and cook until lightly golden on the bottom, about 30 seconds more. Transfer the pancakes to the baking sheet in the oven, tucking them between the kitchen towels. Repeat with the remaining batter.
• When ready to serve, divide the pancakes between four serving plates, dust with confectioners' sugar and drizzle with the cream cheese sauce. Serve immediately with extra sauce on the side.

GINGER PANCAKES WITH LEMON CREAM CHEESE TOPPING

Steps:

• For the lemon cream cheese topping, beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, lemon peel, and lemon juice in small bowl on medium speed until well combined and fluffy.
• For pancakes, heat griddle or skillet to medium high heat, and grease with cooking spray, veg oil, or shortening.
• Beat egg with whisk in medium bowl until fluffy. Beat remaining ingredients until just smooth.
• Pour batter by scant 1/4 cup-fulls onto heated skillet or griddle. Cook about 1 1/2 minutes until bubbles form. Turn and cook other side until golden brown.
• Serve with topping.

CARROT CAKE PANCAKES WITH MAPLE-CREAM CHEESE DRIZZLE AND TOASTED PECANS

Steps:

• 1. Whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, pumpkin pie spices, salt in a large bowl. 2. Whisk together the eggs, buttermilk, melted butter, vanilla extract, carrots and orange zest in a large bowl until smooth. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, fold in the ginger and pecans and mix until just combined. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes. 3. Heat a large nonstick skillet or griddle over medium heat. Coat pan with cooking spray or brush with melted butter. Spoon 1/4 cup mounds of the batter onto the pan, spreading with a spatula. Cook for 2 minutes or until tops are covered with bubbles and edges look cooked. Carefully turn pancakes over; cook 1 minute longer or until bottoms are lightly browned. Repeat with remaining the batter. Keep warm in a 200 degree oven on a baking sheet if desired. Stack and drizzle with maple-cream cheese drizzle and sprinkle with chopped pecans. Combine cream cheese and maple syrup in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whip attachment until combined, about 1 minute. Transfer to a bowl, pop in the microwave for about 45 seconds until just warmed through and easy to drizzle.

DIABETIC CREAM CHEESE PANCAKES

Steps:

• 1. Mix all ingredients until will blended, and prepare just as you would a normal pancake.