Carrot Pancakes With Cream Cheese Spread

KC_Cooker's Note:

If you are looking for something a bit different for breakfast, try these pancakes! With the cream cheese spread, the flavor is similar to carrot cake. Delicious!

• Total Time: 30 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 12 pancakes

• 1 ¼ cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 egg , lightly beaten
• 1⁄3; cup packed brown sugar or 1⁄3; cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup grated carrot
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Cream Cheese Spread

• 4 ounces cream cheese , softened
• ¼ cup powdered sugar
• 2 tablespoons milk
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 dash ground cinnamon

Directions:

1. In a bowl, combine the first 6 ingredients.
2. Combine egg, brown sugar, milk, carrots and vanilla in another bowl; mix well.
3. Stir carrot mixture into dry ingredients just until moistened.
4. Pour batter by 1/4th cupfuls onto a greased hot griddle.
5. Turn when bubbles form on top of pancake; flip and cook until golden brown.
6. For topping, place cream cheese, powdered sugar, milk and vanilla.
7. in food processor; cover and process until smooth.
8. Transfer to a bowl; sprinkle with cinnamon.
9. Serve with pancakes.

Reviews

[asturgis]

I thought these were just OK. Not as great as I had hoped, but not terrible, either.

[realbirdlady]

Carrot cake taste from the griddle! The flavor is very nice. The texture is a little off. I would lightly steam (and drain) the carrots, to make up for the fact that they would have a much longer cooking time in a baked carrot cake.

[Pardeemom]

Great pancake recipe! I did alter it a bit. I used 1/4 t. nutmeg, 1/4 c. brown sugar, and added 1/4 c. raisins. Next time I'm going to lessen the amount of ginger to 1/8 t. We didn't use the spread either, just some maple syrup and powdered sugar. My kids loved it! (I got 9 pancakes from this recipe)