Enjoying a glorious stacked carrot cake typically means cake layers and cream cheese frosting, but carrot cake pancakes invite the flavors of this beloved dessert to the breakfast table. We start with a pancake mix to keep this recipe for carrot cake pancakes easy, then add loads of rich spices and grated carrots.
Because no carrot cake would be quite right without a cream cheese topping, we thin whipped cream cheese to a dolloping consistency with a little milk. The topping is unsweetened, so it makes an excellent foil to sweet, cinnamon-infused maple syrup and a shower of crunchy nuts. It’s a showstopper of a meal that would be perfect for Easter breakfast.
Ingredients for Carrot Cake Pancakes
- Pancake mix: Pancake mix, which contains flour, leavening and sugar, is a shortcut ingredient that considerably cuts down the time it takes to mix up this carrot cake pancake recipe. Use store-bought or make your own.
- Spices: A rich combination of spices—ground cinnamon, nutmeg and clove—add a rich, rounded spice flavor aroma to carrot cake pancake batter.
- Eggs and milk: Beaten eggs and milk add moisture and richness to the pancakes and bind the batter together. Some pancake mixes include these ingredients in a dehydrated and powdered form. Read the instructions; you may be able to add just water.
- Carrots: Finely shredded carrots are the star ingredient in this recipe. They add moisture, flavor and tenderness to the pancake batter.
- Maple syrup: Make a quick cinnamon-infused maple syrup to top carrot cake pancakes. You can also use this method with pancake syrup.
- Cream cheese: Thinning whipped cream cheese with a little milk replicates the tangy and creamy pairing of cream cheese frosting we love on richly spiced carrot cake.
- Chopped nuts: Chopped walnuts or pecans are a crunchy finishing sprinkle on top of carrot cake pancakes. Get more depth of flavor when you toast the nuts. Learn how here.
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