Carrot Cake Pancakes w. Pineapple + Coconut
I know. Two pancake recipes in one month is out of control. I’ve been having a lot of fun with dessert-izing (not a word but it should be) breakfasts lately and in fact, I’m developing a fun little “apple pie” breakfast recipe that should be making its appearance on the blog soon. I made these carrot cake pancakes a few days ago and they were absolutely delish. I don’t know about you guys but I love my carrot cake loaded with the likes of pineapple, nuts, and coconut. Nothing stopped me from replicating that with these pancakes which btw, are also topped with a heavy smear of cream cheese spread. MMM. I’m not going to try to fool you into believing these are healthy pancakes that would be great for a diet. ‘Cause they’re not. They’re not unhealthy but they’re definitely a splurge because we all need a splurge every now and then. We drizzled a little bit of maple syrup over top but you can eat them plain if you prefer.
CARROT CAKE PANCAKES
Yield: ~10 pancakes
INGREDIENTS
1 c packed shredded carrots
4 T crushed pineapple
1/2 c shredded coconut
4 T chopped walnuts
2 egg, whisked
5 T butter, melted
1 c milk
4 tsp vanilla
2 c flour
1 tsp salt
3 tsp baking powder
2 T brown sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/8 tsp ginger
8 oz cream cheese
4 T powdered sugar
2 T butter
DIRECTIONS
In a large bowl, mix together carrots, pineapple, coconut, walnuts, eggs, butter, milk, and vanilla.
In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, salt, baking powder, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger. Add to the wet ingredients above. Mix together until well incorporated.
Heat 1 T butter in a skillet on medium-low heat (butter should be only slightly sizzling). Measure out 1/4 c of batter and add to skillet. Cook about 2 minutes per side or until cooked through.
In a small bowl, whip together cream cheese, sugar and butter. Serve with pancakes.
These look simply perfect. And especially perfect today since it’s National Carrot Cake Day!
Ooo…thanks for letting me know! Carrot cake should definitely be celebrated 😉