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Cinnamon Roll Pancakes
Updated 9/22/11 to Add: If you’re coming here to sample these delicious Cinnamon Roll Pancakes, you just might like the latest recipe that I’ve posted for Pumpkin Cinnamon Roll Pancakes too. And Gingerbread- Cinnamon Roll Pancakes too. Enjoy!
If you’ve ever thought you needed a reason to eat pancakes, today is the day: National Pancake Day. Eat a short stack for breakfast, enjoy them for lunch, or make a dinner out a manhole-sized pancake… guilt free… because you’re merely celebrating their existence. How do you like your pancakes? Buttermilk? Sweet Potato? Whole Grain? Fruit topped? Whipped Cream? I don’t usually care for any of that fancy stuff, but I can tell with absolute certainty that over-cooked, crusty pancakes have no place in my world. I like my pancakes fluffy. And sometimes I like slices of banana cooked inside. A good dose of real maple syrup is what I prefer to drizzle on top. But recently I started dreaming about mixing cinnamon rolls and pancakes together… and this is what I came up with- my new favorite pancake: Cinnamon Roll Pancakes. Here are some tips for how to be successful with these!
I have a wonderfully fluffy pancake batter that I like to use (recipe below) so I swirled a bit of cinnamon roll filling into the pancake.
And they cooked up just like a pancake- fluffy, but with craters of crusty, sugary cinnamon swirled within.
You might find three of these stacked in a fancy breakfast restaurant, but I’m gonna tell you that one pancake is all you need. It’s like eating a cinnamon roll, and no one needs more than one cinnamon roll for breakfast. Or certainly no more than two 
See, just like a cinnamon roll. Love this. I can eat this pancake just as you see it, but you really need to add the glaze to get the full cinnamon roll-effect. Read on…
Oh yeah. A warmed cream cheese glaze drizzled on top really completes this pancake. No syrup needed. Let me say that again: No. Syrup. Needed.
There you have it: Cinnamon Roll Pancakes. With lots of ooey, gooey cream cheese glaze drizzled on top. Do yourself a favor and treat yourself to a pancake today. Go get ‘em. These babies are just like eating a cinnamon roll, which is a perfectly okay… once in a while, right? I mean, it’s not like I put chocolate chip cookie dough in them or anything. Hmmmm.
Cinnamon Roll Pancakes
Yield: Eight 4-inch pancakes
Prep Time: 25 min
Cook Time: 10 min
An absolutely decadent morning treat...
*NOTE: This recipe has been revised (2/18/12) from its original publication. I've tried the current version many times with great success. Just follow all the tips and you'll get it right!
Ingredients:
CINNAMON FILLING:
4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, just melted (not boiling)
1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons packed light brown sugar
1/2 tablespoon ground cinnamonCREAM CHEESE GLAZE:
4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter
2-ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
3/4 cup powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extractPANCAKES:
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1 tablespoon canola or vegetable oilDirections:
Prepare the cinnamon filling: In a medium bowl, stir together the butter, brown sugar and cinnamon. Scoop the filling into a quart-sized heavy zip baggie and set it aside (see *Tips below).
Prepare the glaze: In a small pan, heat the butter over low heat until melted. Turn off the heat and whisk in the cream cheese until it is almost smooth. Sift the powdered sugar into the pan, stir and add in vanilla extract. Set the pan aside while you make the pancakes.
Prepare the pancake batter: In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt. Whisk in the milk, egg and oil, just until the batter is moistened (a few small lumps are fine).
Cook the pancakes: Heat a large, nonstick skillet over medium-heat and spray with nonstick spray. Use an ice cream scoop (or 1/3 cup measuring cup) to add the batter to the pan. Use the bottom of the scoop or cup to spread the batter into a circle (about 4-inches in diameter). Reduce the heat to medium low. Snip the corner of your baggie of cinnamon filling and squeeze the filling into the open corner. When your pancake begins to form bubbles, add the filling. Starting at the center of the pancake, squeeze the filling on top of the pancake batter in a swirl (just as you see in a regular cinnamon roll). Cook the pancake 2 to 3 minutes, or until the bubbles begin popping on top of the pancake and it's golden brown on the bottom. Slide a thin, wide metal spatula underneath the pancake and gently but quickly flip it over. Cook an additional 2 to 3 minutes, until the other side is golden as well. When you flip the pancake onto a plate, you will see that the cinnamon filling has created a crater-swirl of cinnamon. Wipe out the pan with a paper towel, and repeat with the remaining pancake batter and cinnamon filling. Re-warm the glaze briefly, if needed. Serve pancakes topped with a drizzle of glaze.
Tips:
*Quick and easy tip: Use a boxed pancake mix as the base for this recipe.
*Tips for the cinnamon filling: Before swirling, open up the baggie again and give it a good stir to re-incorporate any butter that may have separated from the sugar. You want the mixture to thicken a bit- it's best when it's similar to the squeezing texture of a tube of toothpaste, which will happen if you leave it at room temperature for several minutes. Don't try to use the filling for the pancake swirl unless it has thickened as it will be too runny to make a solid swirl.*Keep the heat low or your pancakes might cook up too quickly. Don't flip them until you see those bubbles starting to pop on top. Flip them with a wide spatula so you can grasp the whole thing without batter and filling dripping all over the place!
*I wrote a very detailed post on how to get the cinnamon filling *just right* on my Gingerbread- Cinnamon Roll Pancakes Post. Check it out before you attempt these!
*If you're trying to justify your intake of decadent cinnamon rolls, you can make this a tad bit healthier by using half whole-wheat flour and low fat cream cheese, or enjoy the pancakes without glaze.
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Jessica @ How Sweet — March 1, 2011 @ 3:31 AM
These are SO cute! I wish I had them for breakfast!
Peter — March 1, 2011 @ 4:15 AM
Simple yet very creative…kids and adults will lov this one equally, bravo Lori!
Lauren @ KeepItSweet — March 1, 2011 @ 4:58 AM
I am in love with these! I’d eat these for breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert!
whatever DeeDee Want — March 1, 2011 @ 6:02 AM
These look amazing!
Katrina — March 1, 2011 @ 6:04 AM
I just found my new favorite pancake recipe. I think I love you.
Chris (CookTheStory) — March 1, 2011 @ 6:08 AM
I am sharing this with everyone I know immediately. It’s brilliant. I want to eat one right now but I already had breakfast
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Barbara Bakes — March 1, 2011 @ 6:22 AM
They look fabulous. What a fun idea!
Janelle — March 1, 2011 @ 6:43 AM
Well, I was already going to make sweet corn pancakes for dinner tonight — these might have to be dessert!
Kathy - Panini Happy — March 1, 2011 @ 7:03 AM
Oh man, these look dangerous! That crispy caramelized sugar beckons me.
Lucy — March 1, 2011 @ 7:32 AM
These look scrumptious! I love cream cheese frosting so what a marvelous combination.
Alicia — March 1, 2011 @ 8:26 AM
WOW…those look sooooo good! Glad to find you and your recipes.
WOW!
A Bowl Of Mush — March 1, 2011 @ 8:40 AM
Yum, What a great idea!!
I HAVE to make these!
EatLiveRun — March 1, 2011 @ 9:25 AM
YUM!
Becky S — March 1, 2011 @ 9:31 AM
Oh my these look great! I can’t wait to try them!
Amy — March 1, 2011 @ 9:37 AM
OH. MY. GOD. Must have these. Stat.
melissa — March 1, 2011 @ 10:33 AM
Insanity at its best!
sara — March 1, 2011 @ 11:31 AM
YUM, these look amazing!
Amy@ Whatjewwannaeat — March 1, 2011 @ 2:05 PM
LOVE! It is like two tasty breakfasts rolled into one.
Katie — March 1, 2011 @ 2:07 PM
Oh my god, these look INCREDIBLE.
I had to send them out to my twitter followers! Maybe someone will be kind enough to make them for me
Evil Shenanigans — March 1, 2011 @ 2:26 PM
Oh yes … I’ll have a tall stack of that goodness!
RetroRuth — March 1, 2011 @ 2:41 PM
Yum! These look amazing!!! On top of that, they combine my two fav breakfast foods. Heaven! I am totally making these this weekend.
Barbara | VinoLuci — March 1, 2011 @ 2:44 PM
I’m just now making pancakes; thinking we’ll be doing pancakes for dinner. These look fabulous; very tempting.
Yaneri — March 1, 2011 @ 2:52 PM
oooooh la la! These sure look yummy!!! Gonna save this and try one sweet day!!!
Yaneri
Amanda — March 1, 2011 @ 2:52 PM
These are amazing, Lori!! I’m drooling on the keyboard.
Wenderly — March 1, 2011 @ 2:56 PM
This will blow the minds of my children. I thank you love!
janetha @ meals and moves — March 1, 2011 @ 2:57 PM
These look amazing!
Pamela — March 1, 2011 @ 4:30 PM
I made these tonight and they were awesome! I blogged about it here: http://culdesacmom.blogspot.com/2011/03/recipe-review-cinnamon-roll-pancakes.html
Thanks for the recipe!
Paula bell'alimento — March 1, 2011 @ 5:23 PM
I am making these asap! Definitely Delicious Lori!
Claire K Creations — March 1, 2011 @ 7:48 PM
The glaze definitely completed them. I don’t think I should try this one or I might be addicted. I will eat cinnamon anything!
Lamb — March 1, 2011 @ 8:13 PM
WHOA! I just found your blog through Camp Blogaway and bookmarked this recipe. I’m bookmarking the very first and only recipe I’ve seen here so far – a very good sign!
VeggieGirl — March 2, 2011 @ 2:59 AM
My mouth just watered, haha. Oh man, the swirl in those pancakes is MESMERIZING!!
Thank you so much for your comment on my blog and for your support! xo
Marisha — March 2, 2011 @ 5:06 AM
I believe I have found this Sunday’s breakfast! Cinnamon rolls are our Sunday tradition but who doesn’t love pancakes.
Liz — March 2, 2011 @ 6:27 AM
Oh my, what a great recipe, Lori! Stragely, this reminds me of oatmeal I used to eat when I was younger – it had a gooey cinnamon syrup you’d swirl over the oats. I bet these are mighty tasty!
Cookbook Queen — March 2, 2011 @ 6:55 AM
I am DYING over this post. DYING.
These look TOO TOO good.
Jenny Flake — March 2, 2011 @ 7:27 AM
I have no words to describe how badly I want these for breakfast, wow girl!! YUM!
Erin Askenasy — March 2, 2011 @ 7:52 AM
These look amazing! I made homemade cinnamon rolls recently and this looks like a really awesome take on both the cinnamon roll and pancakes! Can’t wait to try it!
Debi (Table Talk) — March 2, 2011 @ 10:33 AM
This must be a test, right? I am on day 3 of a “spring time slim down” and this is not helping….at all!
maria — March 2, 2011 @ 10:40 AM
Now that is a fantastic breakfast treat!
Amanda — March 2, 2011 @ 10:45 AM
Gorgeous pancakes!! Love them!!
Kristen — March 2, 2011 @ 10:59 AM
Those look pretty darn amazing!
laurie — March 2, 2011 @ 11:03 AM
My mouth is watering!! I can’t wait to try these!!!!! Do I have to wait for breakfast?
Lana — March 2, 2011 @ 11:04 AM
OMG. You are brilliant! Who would have ever thought of this but you, Lori? Love it, love it, love it.
A Boston Food Diary — March 2, 2011 @ 11:33 AM
These look beyond amazing…I have a serious NEED for them now!!
Liane — March 2, 2011 @ 1:15 PM
Oh MY! These look incredible. I will be making these for our next special occasion or visitors. WOW!
Briana — March 2, 2011 @ 1:23 PM
I am lucky enough to have all of these ingredients on hand and will be whipping them up for breakfast tomorrow! What a wonderful and tasty idea! Thank you for sharing!
Michele — March 2, 2011 @ 1:47 PM
These look delicious! What a great idea. Thanks so much for posting.
ashleynashville3 — March 2, 2011 @ 2:46 PM
i cannot make and eat these fast enough
Tracy — March 2, 2011 @ 4:16 PM
Holy cow. So uh, when is breakfast? Because I’m coming over.
Alison @ Ingredients — March 2, 2011 @ 4:32 PM
OMG Fabulous!!
jo — March 2, 2011 @ 5:09 PM
food porn. must…make…these…immediately.
Phyllis — March 2, 2011 @ 7:13 PM
Definitely gonna give this a try. Love Pancakes Chocolate chip are one of my favorites
Lisa (Dishes of Mrs. Fish) — March 2, 2011 @ 7:39 PM
I love this idea! Can’t wait to try them some weekend! Delicious!
Melinda — March 2, 2011 @ 8:03 PM
Oh geez..I am such a sucker for new pancake recipes! Definitely going to have to add this to the list.
Mikaela Cowles — March 2, 2011 @ 8:09 PM
I don’t even think you can call these pancakes. Just call them, “Deliciousness on a Fork.”
I love the way you add the cinnamon, but I can’t help but wonder if it burns when you flip them?
grace — March 3, 2011 @ 2:31 AM
truth: my heart is beating faster and my stomach is growling uncontrollably. this is by far the finest batch of pancakes i’ve ever seen, and i’m not exaggerating in any way. s. woon.
Barbara — March 3, 2011 @ 5:25 AM
You always have the cutest ideas, Lori! I love this one. Am going to make it for my grandkids when they come!
Anne — March 3, 2011 @ 9:43 AM
These look amazing!!!!I’m having friends over for Sunday brunch and this will be on my menu – Thanks
Dawns designs — March 3, 2011 @ 9:51 PM
I’m SO surprising the kids and hubby with these this weekend!!!! I can’t wait. Thanks so much!
Fuji Mama — March 4, 2011 @ 7:56 AM
These look over the top amazing Lori! Holy guacamole! I’m literally drooling.
Michele — March 4, 2011 @ 2:33 PM
These were our supper tonight… Granddaughter loves cinnamon rolls and these aren’t just pancakes they are definitely a cinnamon flattened… Thx for sharing will be making these on our weekend visits
Jess — March 4, 2011 @ 3:10 PM
I just made these for dinner. My tiny little 8 year-old daughter ate two of them, when I could only manage one. My favorite part is that sugary, cinnamony crust. SO GOOD.
Stephanie — March 5, 2011 @ 6:44 AM
OMG! OMG! OMG! OMG! Just made them. Very good times a million. I need a squeeze bottle though, cuz my ziploc had a blow out.
Shannon — March 5, 2011 @ 8:33 AM
These look so, so yummy. And very decadent! For our Saturday morning pancake-fest, I decided to give them a try. I like to think I’m a good cook, but perhaps I measured wrong. The cinnamon filling did not settle into the pancake; it dripped off onto the griddle. I kept the temp low, and when I flipped them, the remaining filling oozed out from under the pancake. What was left on the pancake burned. It wasn’t too bad to clean up since there was so much butter. I don’t care for the taste of burnt sugar, so I only had a few bites of the middles…VERY VERY yummy! My 3 year old son scarfed two complete ones (minus the glaze). Totally worth it to try again!
Lori Lange replied: — March 5th, 2011 @ 11:52 AM
@Shannon, Shoot! I hope you’ll try them again. Mine turned out perfect! The filling should be about the consistency of toothpaste. If it’s too runny, it’ll just run all over the place.
Mimzy Wimzy — March 5, 2011 @ 11:09 AM
OH MY!!! I know what I want Hubby to make me for breakfast tomorrow!!!!!
Mark — March 5, 2011 @ 3:41 PM
I didn’t think you could make pancakes any better, and then you came along. Excellent work.
Amanda L. — March 5, 2011 @ 6:11 PM
Amazing! I usually don’t have the patience for pancakes (for some reason they never come out right for me!) but I think I will need to try this
Rachel — March 6, 2011 @ 8:22 AM
I’m usually not a pancake person, but I’m definitely a cinnamon roll person and it looks like it would be a sin not to try these.
Thanks for this mornings breakfast!
Cookin' Canuck — March 6, 2011 @ 9:15 AM
These are absolutely incredible, Lori! What a fun recipe.
Melissa — March 6, 2011 @ 7:55 PM
I made these this weekend for my weekly Saturday morning brunch with my grandparents. And my 85 year old grandfather declared them “the best damn pancakes” he’s ever eaten. Needless to say, this recipe is a keeper!! Thanks! : )
Lori Lange replied: — March 6th, 2011 @ 9:17 PM
@Melissa, That’s the best feedback ever. Love that he loved them so much!
Lucy @ Lucyeats — March 6, 2011 @ 8:21 PM
That is the best idea I’ve ever seen. New breakfast fave!
Sherry — March 7, 2011 @ 9:12 AM
I tried these this morning and it took ruining a couple before I kinda got the hang of it. I also had a little problem when I flipped them, it seemed like the cinnamon goodness kinda just oozed out of the pancake but they still tasted good. Just didn’t look as pretty as yours!
I ended up squirting a bit of the cinnamon mixture on the tops of cooked pancakes and it was just as good I think.
Thanks for the awesome recipe!!!
Erin — March 8, 2011 @ 7:49 AM
i used the cinnamon swirl to make King Cake style pancakes. Happy Mardi Gras!
nicole — March 8, 2011 @ 11:07 AM
those have got to be the most amazing pancakes I have Ever seen! YUM
Val — March 8, 2011 @ 12:21 PM
I made these this morning for two families and they were a hit with everyone. We ate ourselves sick! We were really excited to find a recipe that didn’t need syrup because it’s not really available where we live.
Here are a couple of my observations–
-We quadrupled the recipe. Measuring out 1/2 cup of batter for the pancakes yielded 13 pancakes (the recipe says to measure 3/4 c. and that the yield is 4 pancakes. We still had more than enough!)
-Next time we will make considerably less of the filling and the glaze. We ended up with oodles and oodles of it left over. Probably for our quadruple batch, I would only double the filling and glaze. But we also don’t eat tons of sugar so maybe we were more conservative in the application.
Everything else was just perfect and I am warmed and filled just thinking about them!
Lori Lange replied: — March 8th, 2011 @ 12:49 PM
@Val, Thx so much for your tips!
Michelle @ Brown Eyed Baker — March 8, 2011 @ 6:28 PM
What an awesome idea! They look delicious!
Julie — March 8, 2011 @ 8:24 PM
Gulp. Want.
Erika @ TeenageTaste — March 10, 2011 @ 4:32 PM
I just finished eating one of these and I’m just blown away. They are SO good! Thanks for the recipe! This is going to become a family favorite!
Tonya — March 16, 2011 @ 5:13 AM
Wow! This looks just the Cinnamon Roll Pancakes I saw (and you commented on way back) on BigRedKitchen.com. She has great ideas, no?!
Lori Lange replied: — March 16th, 2011 @ 7:16 AM
@Tonya, Ok, I just looked those up and that’s really bizarre… I have zero recollection of commenting on Robin’s post at all. Blog brain freeze, I guess. Here’s the recipe from The Red Kitchen http://www.bigredkitchen.com/2010/06/cinnamon-roll-pancakes.html. She suggests using a pancake mix as a base & her photo makes them look more like cinnamon rolls!
Heather — March 20, 2011 @ 7:29 AM
Thanks for the great recipe! Our pancakes turned out great and were delicious! I blogged about it here: http://unleashingmycreativity.blogspot.com/2011/03/recipe-review.html Can’t wait to try more of your recipes!
Laurie@Food is Love — March 26, 2011 @ 8:35 AM
Hi Lori,
Thanks so much for this recipe. I rec’d it from Erin @ Trial and Erin. It was great although I had trouble with it. I am pancake inept so didnt give it much thought. I did modify it and was able to make something edible…LOL Thanks so much for your inspiration. Please check out the recipe on my blog..as I have mentioned you and credited you for the recipe. http://foodslove.blogspot.com/2011/03/ugly-cinnamon-roll-pancakes.html
ashleynashville3 — March 30, 2011 @ 5:04 PM
I made these for 6 people and we DEVOURED them. They came out beautiful and scrumptious. Thanks for the recipe!
Melissa Daams aka Cu — April 4, 2011 @ 11:40 AM
hi. what an awesome idea. cinnamon roll pancakes! i love it. i’ve put cinnamon in my pancakes lots of time, but to swirl it like that – awesome.
Jennifer — April 6, 2011 @ 2:13 AM
Fantastic idea, but the pancake recipe was terrible if i’m being honest. I tried it twice and both times my pancakes were inedible. I like fluffy pancakes, these “pancakes” were like pitas, very dense. The next time I will use my own pancake recipe with your cinnamon filling. Thank you though, I had fun with this!
Lori Lange replied: — April 6th, 2011 @ 7:18 AM
@Jennifer, no offense taken… I’m not sure what happened when you made it but mine came out nice and fluffy! It’s my basic pancake mix that I use for everyday pancakes. In any case, you can certainly use another pancake recipe- even a boxed mix probably, but the batter has to be “slightly” thick or the cinnamon filling will just run all over.
Chantal — April 26, 2011 @ 1:15 PM
THESE WERE AMAZINGGG!!! Everyoneeee loved them!! I made them for breakfast when we had visitors over this weekend and they were SUCH a HUGGEEE success! thankss!
Frankie — May 1, 2011 @ 10:40 AM
I made these for breakfast this morning and OH MY GOSH were they FANTASTIC! I followed your recipe exactly and they turned out great. My family thinks I’m amazing this morning.
DawnL — May 13, 2011 @ 4:12 PM
OMGoodness… these look absolutely scrumptuous! Can’t wait to try them!! Thanks!
Gloria Westerman — May 14, 2011 @ 2:50 PM
I saw this over on Dawns blog….she link you ….and I had to check it out….I’ve printed your recipe out and will give it a try….my DH and I love cinnamon rolls and I bet we will love it…..will let you know when I make them….thank you for sharing this with us…can’t wait to make them…..
Krystal Grant — May 17, 2011 @ 4:43 PM
Can’t WAIT to try these!!! The pictures are mouth-watering!
Jenna — May 22, 2011 @ 4:53 PM
These were so good! My new favorite pancakes.
Florence @ cheekygirl — May 23, 2011 @ 11:46 AM
I made these for my son for breakfast this morning. Delish…he was in cinnamon bun pancake heaven. This is an outstanding recipe. Thank you Lori.
Kristen — May 27, 2011 @ 12:35 PM
Found you through Tip Junkie.
These look amazing!!! I will definitely be making these in the next couple days. Thanks for sharing!
Saura — May 29, 2011 @ 7:59 AM
I made these this morning. They were delicious. My family loved them!
Chrissi — May 29, 2011 @ 5:31 PM
These were absolutely delicious! I only did one thing different-there was some extra cinnamon sugar butter left over after I finished grilling the pancakes, so I drizzled it on top of each finished pancake, inside the crispy cinnamon sugar indentations before topping with the cream cheese glaze. It added to the crispy/gooey effect that we all love when we eat cinnamon rolls. This is definitely a crowd pleaser, and easy too!
Sarah E. — June 3, 2011 @ 8:32 PM
If anything could be more than perfect, it’d be these.
They were so good!
Thank you for sharing. =]
kimberlee — June 4, 2011 @ 10:40 PM
OMG… I can’t believe how amazing these look. Can’t wait to try them.
Chubii — June 8, 2011 @ 12:35 PM
I come from Serbia and I’m on a hunt for a great pancake recipe,because here people make something similar to crepes. This looks really really good and I can’t wait to see will the recipe fulfill my expectation,but I hope it certainly will
Tricia — June 9, 2011 @ 8:13 AM
Recipe Girl….I think I love you!!! =) YUMMO!!!!!!
SuziQ — June 11, 2011 @ 7:47 AM
you are a genius! these ROCK! my boys are having a very HAPPY Saturday Morning breakfast!
Andi — June 19, 2011 @ 9:28 AM
The pictures are gorgeous and look delicious, however, count me in to the ladies who had issues with them.
The batter didn’t have flavor and was not fluffy, the cooked pancakes came out very heavy and dense. I tried using a boxed mix with the swirl which was better but my mix was too runny. I will try them again but with a boxed mix and softened (not melted) butter.
Great idea though!
Lori Lange replied: — June 19th, 2011 @ 6:58 PM
If you melt the butter/sugar/cinnamon mixture and then let it sit for a while, it will eventually turn into a consistency similar to toothpaste. I’ve found that’s the easiest consistency to work w/ for these pancakes.
Jessica B — June 19, 2011 @ 10:07 AM
Made these this morning…the cinnamon filling was still a little runny- will try adding more brown sugar or less butter next time, but boy they were still yummy. Thanks for a great recipe.
Carolyn — June 25, 2011 @ 10:56 AM
These turned out just like the picture! The pancakes themselves were so light and fluffy and the cinnamon mixture makes indentations that crisp on the hot griddle! These might be better than cinnamon rolls. I also drizzled when serving with just a little more of the cinnamon sugar mixture. Definitely no syrup needed! Thanks, Lori, for such a wonderful idea!
Lori Lange replied: — June 25th, 2011 @ 7:11 PM
So glad they turned out for you!
Angela — June 27, 2011 @ 6:39 AM
I made these this morning. Amazing! Now for the EXTRA mile or so on the treadmill – but oooohhhhh so worth it!
BIzzy — June 29, 2011 @ 6:47 PM
We are big on eating breakfast for dinner so this has to be a dinner, real soon. It is printed and ready to be made. Thanks.
Jessica — July 1, 2011 @ 7:27 PM
I made these for dinner, expecting heaven, and experiencing a disaster.
When i swirled the cinnamon filling onto the middle of the battered pancake, the filling immediately ran from its place in the pancake and started burning at the sides of my pan.
also, The ONE pancake i managed to create, turned out completely crystalized at the top, and uncooked in the center.
so, HOW THE HECK DID YOU MAKE THESE SOOOOO PERFECTLY??! (:
Lori Lange replied: — July 2nd, 2011 @ 7:30 AM
Bummer
Did you read all of the tips? Sounds like your filling was too runny. It needs to sit on the counter in the baggie for a bit to let it firm up again to the consistency of toothpaste. It’s better if you let the pancake cook slightly and then swirl on the filling. Then there’s a better base to hold that filling.
Ondine — July 2, 2011 @ 10:49 AM
I tried these today (see my review on my blog) and they turned out well! However, I am SO FULL now
These babies make you want to take a big long nap afterwards.
Ellen — July 3, 2011 @ 12:54 AM
Hmmm, didn’t care for theses. Maybe I did something wrong, but the cinnamon roll filling just melted and ran out of the pancake while cooking, and you didn’t really taste it as a result.
Jo Kerr — July 3, 2011 @ 7:32 PM
Thank you for sharing this recipe. I can hardly wait to make them for my grandchildren.
Liz — July 4, 2011 @ 9:25 AM
These are wonderful! I have made them (and your cinnamon roll waffles) several times and they are always a hit. Today I colored part of the batch red and blue for 4th of July pancakes. The texture is amazing. Honestly, I don’t think I’ve ever eaten a better pancake at home or in a restaurant. Thank you for sharing!
Julie Wardle — July 5, 2011 @ 2:11 PM
Those are to die for. I will be making them now!
MariaLoon — July 6, 2011 @ 11:38 PM
I am going to be dreaming of these pancakes, very shortly LOL
barb~ — July 7, 2011 @ 6:42 PM
These look amazing-a MUST cook!
isabella — July 11, 2011 @ 1:51 PM
OMG this recipieloks delish i MUST try it:)
Becky Connar — July 11, 2011 @ 3:51 PM
I just made these for dinner for my kids and I ended up eating WAY too many of them. OMGosh, best pancakes ever!!! I made a double batch so I could freeze the extras!
Tammy @ LoveMy2Dogs — July 11, 2011 @ 5:45 PM
These look absolutely delicious. I will be trying these with the kiddos in the very near future.
Katie — July 16, 2011 @ 8:42 AM
Made these for breakfast this morning. Absolutely delicious (and you were right, I could only eat one!)
Mine turned out like this: http://www.flickr.com/photos/superflash/5942865601/
I think maybe the cinnamon was a bit too runny, because it was difficult to get a proper swirl? I also think my icing was more runny than yours, but it tasted delicious either way!
I halved the recipe, so I may not have gotten the measurements exactly right. That may have been it. I have one extra pancake, which I will freeze… how do you recommend re-heating it? Pan, microwave or oven?
Erin @ Making Memories — July 20, 2011 @ 6:33 AM
Oh my gosh! These look so amazing!!!
Michelle — July 23, 2011 @ 6:46 PM
I made these this morning and received praise from everyone. One of my DDs (who doesn’t normally eat pancakes) said they are just like the cinnamon rolls I make during the holidays… and had one of the leftovers as her before bed snack. [Katie from July 16: we just reheated in the microwave for 20 seconds at power level 8.] Follow the tips and they turn out fine.
Danielle — July 26, 2011 @ 12:49 PM
Iowa Girl Eats shared your photo and link on her blog today, so I gave these a whirl for breakfast and they were A.M.A.Z.I.N.G!! They were fluffy and gooey all at the same time! These will become a favorite in my house, thanks for the wonderful recipe!
Kristina — July 28, 2011 @ 2:41 PM
They didnt come out the greatest for me, i think my cinnamon sauce was too thin. They still taste delish though, and I KNOW Ill nail them next time!
RIckie — August 1, 2011 @ 2:40 PM
Just when I was about to give up on feeding the crowd pancakes…THANK YOU!
dragonlady001 — August 1, 2011 @ 5:06 PM
I tried them and the are HEAVENLY!!
Jalal Hameed Bhatti — August 1, 2011 @ 5:06 PM
They look fabulous. Thank you for sharing this recipe.
Rachel — August 1, 2011 @ 5:18 PM
Stumbled Upon you. Those are the most delicious looking pancakes I’ve seen…I will definitely try them out for the family!
Queen — August 2, 2011 @ 6:29 AM
Made these this morning and they are amazing! It made 4 really large pancakes and I do have a lot of cinnamon mixture and frosting left over – I’ll save it and make it again soon! You have to be careful to cook the flipped pancake long enough so the cinnamon gets a little crunchy but not too long or it will burn. I did have to wipe the pan with paper towel after each pancake to clean up the leftover cinnamon but that was no big deal. I would put the cinnamon mixture in a squeeze bottle if you have one for easier use. Definitely will make this again!
Houston Foodlovers — August 3, 2011 @ 9:30 PM
These were so good, I want to marry these! – I had to show my husband the photos when I saw them on Pinterest, and we had to make them STAT!. We used our leftover, washed & dried, ketchup squeeze bottles for the pancake batter, and they are perfect for the cinnamon mixture, too!
Great tip to let the pancake cook just a few seconds until it starts to puff, then add the cinnamon swirl. It works great if you let the cinnamon sauce sit for a little bit-I made it first.
Dayna — August 4, 2011 @ 8:25 AM
These are SO amazing! Hubby would eat them for every meal every day if I would make them. We loved them. We posted them on our food blog (linked back to you of course).
Thanks again for a great recipe!
~Dayna~
Larry — August 6, 2011 @ 6:35 AM
So I just made these a few minutes ago. They are good, but not as good as I thought they should be. Next time I am going to tweak the recipe a little bit. The pancakes are VERY fluffy! The cinnamon filling needs more cinnamon. Next time I am going to use 2 tablespoons and a little nutmeg. The cinnamon sugar mixture tends to burn in the bottom of the pan, so next time I will wait until the pancakes puff up a bit before I add the cinnamon and maybe add a little flour to the mixture to keep it stiffer.
Ashlee — August 7, 2011 @ 9:42 PM
Amazing. I made them and loved them! I’m talking about them on my blog Monday afternoon as part of our Pinterest challenge.
GaryR — August 7, 2011 @ 11:56 PM
OMG! this post has me drooling! so wanna eat one right now with a nice cup of coffee.
Teri — August 8, 2011 @ 2:06 PM
I found my way to your blog through another, and I am so glad I did! My daughters 16th birthday is tomorrow and I am going to make these for her traditional “in-bed” breakfast! Thank you!!!
Marilyn — August 8, 2011 @ 3:50 PM
I love cinnamon and pancakes…I’ve been trying to find a recipe for Bob Evan’s Cinnamon Pancakes for years with no success, so finding your recipe may just make me forget those! Thank you for sharing. BTW, I Stumbled! onto this recipe and your website. I think I may post these on my website tomorrow! Again, thank you…and I will link back!
Eddie — August 9, 2011 @ 11:22 AM
I just made this. it didn’t look as nice as yours but OMG.. these are the best tasting pancakes I ever had. Thank you for the recipe !
Brienna — August 11, 2011 @ 9:14 AM
I just tried this and I have to say it is harder than it seems. It didn’t work that well because as soon as I flipped the pancakes all the cinnamin filling just came out all over the pan. Maybe it just takes more practice : /
Lori Lange replied: — August 11th, 2011 @ 10:02 PM
Yes, practice will make perfect
Barrie — August 11, 2011 @ 7:34 PM
Great idea! I like to separate the eggs and put the yolk in with the other ingredients but whip the whites into a stiff meringue which I fold gently into the well-mixed batter. It makes a much fluffier pancake!
jen — August 11, 2011 @ 11:15 PM
wow these look divine ! Are there any vegan or low fat tips ? I have been trying to make things a bit vegan
Lori Lange replied: — August 12th, 2011 @ 4:32 PM
No vegan tips for this one. Low fat? Well, it’s kind of a decadent recipe… so I suppose you’d just have to play w/ lower fat ingredients to adapt.
Jody — August 12, 2011 @ 9:38 AM
Just made these for my son’s birthday breakfast and they were a hit! Will probably make them again tomorrow for DH to try since he loves cinnamon rolls and pancakes. I have enough cinnamon mixture and icing leftover.. but next time I make these I will make the cinnamon mixture first, then the icing and then the pancake mix. I might be wrong about this but I think the longer the pancake mixture sits the less effective the baking powder is .. which might contribute to some people’s pancake turning out dense. (I just read up on baking powder and there are different types of baking powers.. the type used would probably make a difference in this recipe). And I’m very glad I took your tip on cooking on medium low… I think the temperature of the pan/griddle plays a HUGE roll in this recipe being successful. My kids gobbled theirs up!! Thank you!
Lori Lange replied: — August 12th, 2011 @ 4:27 PM
Hmmm, you might be right about that baking powder tip. I’m going to make sure I do that next time too!
nicole — August 12, 2011 @ 12:31 PM
made these today and they are do-over. took a few tries to get the swirling down with the cinnamon, the pancakes weren’t really fluffy and i didn’t get the browned look like the photos but they were really good nonetheless
Joseph — August 14, 2011 @ 7:03 AM
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That looks amazing!!!!!! Thank you Recipe Girl, and thank you StumbleUpon! I’m so making these, and then I will also confirm that they were awesome.
Karissa — August 14, 2011 @ 8:42 AM
Absolutely delicious – so much so I had to blog about it!
Kathryn Brenner — August 14, 2011 @ 10:50 AM
Just made these! YUMMY! I used own pancake recipe. One hint: Be sure to put them Cinn side up on the plate, or serve them on non-stick cookware! They were delicious though. Husband deemed them a “Make Again”. They were so filling that all we needed was 2 each… the dog MIGHT get the left over, maybe. (I always use Double Acting Baking Powder that is fresh. It DOES lose it’s kick after a time)
I also mixed both the cinn/sugar and the cream cheese/butter/sugar mixes right in the zip bags. Saved on the clean up. I did them first, and then just ran them under warm water just before I needed them to soften them up again.
Lori Lange replied: — August 14th, 2011 @ 10:14 PM
Great tips- thank you!
Dan — August 14, 2011 @ 11:16 AM
Making these now! Just had a taste of one. I cant wait for the cream cheese icing!!
Chrissie — August 14, 2011 @ 11:33 AM
Oh this looks delicious ! Thanks for the recipe, I will be trying this : )
Michelle — August 15, 2011 @ 1:37 PM
Eating these for breakfast right now. Best pancakes I have ever had. instead of bickering all three of my kids are eating in total silence
Lori Lange replied: — August 15th, 2011 @ 7:48 PM
This comment made me laugh out loud
Glad everyone enjoyed!
Mary — August 15, 2011 @ 11:43 PM
These look great. I’m so trying them but I might tweak it a bit. Vanilla extract and pecan pieces in the batter. But only because I love both.
Lori Lange replied: — August 16th, 2011 @ 6:55 AM
ohhh, I love the idea of adding pecans!
Pauline — August 16, 2011 @ 10:29 AM
Just made these for me and my sister and they were A-ma-zing!! Next time I’m going to make them as silver dollar pancakes for brunch!
Connie — August 16, 2011 @ 3:56 PM
I made sure to read your recipe (and the tips) multiple times over before I even began to attempt the whole thing!
The recipe says it omits four, but somehow my sister and I were only able to make 2 and a really small one XD It was fine though, because the batter was perfect in consistency and we read your directions about letting the cinnamon icing sit so it was thick enough. Also, it helped to let the pancake sit a little on lower medium heat and cook around the edges before officially flipping after the icing swirl was added
I feel so pro at flipping pancakes now! Thanks for the recipe, my sister and I will be making this again!
Lori Lange replied: — August 16th, 2011 @ 4:51 PM
Glad to hear that you followed all of the tips. That seems to help!
Sarah D. — August 16, 2011 @ 8:03 PM
I totally thought I was a genius for inventing these two weeks ago, but apparently I’m not as original as I think. Still, they are delicious aren’t they?
Lori Lange replied: — August 17th, 2011 @ 6:33 AM
Yes!
ruta schell — August 16, 2011 @ 11:28 PM
I just made this for my husband and as of now he has a new favorite breakfast treat, thank you for putting this recipe on here!
Charisse — August 17, 2011 @ 8:40 AM
So I made these A WHILE back and I guess I forgot to stop by and tell you how they changed my life forever!! Seriously! These were so good. Very few actually made them to a plate. I had to make a SECOND batch just for the family to eat. Ok – maybe it wasn’t THAT serious….ok yeah it was. These were just so very good and I wanted to let you know!!!
Mellisa @funsavingmoney — August 17, 2011 @ 10:34 AM
BEST PANCAKE EVER!
therealemoney — August 17, 2011 @ 6:57 PM
just made these tonight for my 2 girls, they loved them! I made the snip on the bag for the filling a little too big though, but they still tasted great. Tender, fluffy, with a little crispiness from the carmelized sugar…had a hard time not burning my tongue as I nibbled the burnt sugar from the spatula after every flip!
Lynda :-) — August 19, 2011 @ 12:05 AM
OMG! My husband caught me licking the laptop screen and had to pull me off ha ha ha just kidding, these look amazing. I’m so going to get my hubby to make them for me. He’s mad about pancakes and I’m so so but your recipe has turned me into a pancake lover and I can’t wait to take my first bite. Thank you for sharing a truly scrumptious recipe
Leah Sherin — August 19, 2011 @ 7:52 AM
I just tried this recipe and it was delicious! My sister and her friends all ate them and could not stop eating! Here’s a great people-pleasing, kid friendly recipe that everyone will like. Thanks!
Margie — August 19, 2011 @ 8:09 AM
Just made these for my daughter’s birthday breakfast. Big smiles!!!
Saralou — August 19, 2011 @ 9:05 PM
Absolutely loved this recipe! I think i was almost brought to tears lol and sooo easy to make
Natalie — August 21, 2011 @ 10:17 AM
Oh man, these are so delicious. I made them for my daughters 5th birthday breakfast. She loved them. We ALL loved them. Thank you for an awesome recipe. Oh, btw – my daughter and I can’t eat wheat so I made our usual gluten free pancakes and added your cinnamon roll stuff – turned out perfectly!
Hayley — August 21, 2011 @ 11:19 AM
So f’in good, just made them for brunch!
Charlie and Libby — August 21, 2011 @ 11:50 AM
These were SCRUMMY for a lazy Sunday morning brunch!
Erin Sue — August 24, 2011 @ 10:17 AM
i am eating these right now and they are AMMAZING!!! They are easy to make and taste oh so yummy(:
patty — August 28, 2011 @ 12:15 PM
tooo much butter in the frosting
Lori C. — September 3, 2011 @ 7:05 AM
Made these this morning… they were awesome! My sons’ friend said they were the best pancakes he’s ever had!!! Will make again
connie — September 3, 2011 @ 8:12 AM
oh sooo yummy!!! want to have some for my baby!
Brandon Wilde — September 3, 2011 @ 10:35 AM
Tried these this morning with Gluten free pancake flour and they turned out WONDERFULLY! Just a note, but this is a truly delicious recipe!
Lori Lange replied: — September 4th, 2011 @ 9:08 AM
That’s good to hear! What brand of gluten free pancake flour did you use? My mom is gluten free– she’s always looking for good products!
Anne — September 4, 2011 @ 11:43 AM
“Bisquick” has a gluten free product. A bit pricey –found it at WalMart.
Tracey — September 5, 2011 @ 7:36 AM
Made these for breakfast this morning. Amazing.
Kim — September 5, 2011 @ 11:39 AM
I made these this morning for my boyfriend and they were absolutely incredible! The only substitution I made was using whole wheat flour instead of white.
Andrea — September 6, 2011 @ 7:02 AM
Made these this morning. Family LOVED them! Thanks for sharing!
Jaime {sophistimom} — September 6, 2011 @ 1:31 PM
I love these, and I love you, too Lori!
Prissy — September 7, 2011 @ 10:29 AM
I’m def bookmarking this page! These look delish!
Prissy
Ryan Huard — September 8, 2011 @ 5:28 PM
OMG these look wonderful! I cant wait to wake up in the morning, bake up in the morning then get to town making these bad boys!
Zozette — September 9, 2011 @ 2:43 AM
Oh my word…. These look too fantastic! I did NOT want to stumble upon this right now… it’s made me so hungry!!!
Going to try this ASAP.
paula — September 9, 2011 @ 4:38 AM
mmm…. mouthwatering!
Sarah @ Bon Vivant Chronicles — September 10, 2011 @ 8:22 AM
You forgot in your instructions: go running after!
This is one dangerous breakfast! YUM! 
Laurie @SimplyScratch — September 12, 2011 @ 9:31 PM
Oh my word! This is freaking awesome! WANT!
Michelle McGuckin — September 13, 2011 @ 6:14 AM
These look simply divine. Thanks for sharing, I am going to whip up a batch fer sure!
Ben McCord — September 13, 2011 @ 9:11 AM
My chidren will go bonkers over these, I just know it. I haven’t read all the comments so I am sorry if someone already asked this… Do you know if these will freeze well? I would like to make a large batch ahead of time, and just thaw a couple for the kids before school.
Lori Lange replied: — September 13th, 2011 @ 9:16 PM
You know, Ben… I have never tried to freeze them. I would imagine they would freeze ok though (just like other pancakes). Let me know if you freeze them and it works out well!
Mary Jo cochran — September 14, 2011 @ 10:51 PM
I made these tonight as a comfort food dinner. The flavor was delectable, both my husband and son thought they were wonderful and very reminiscent of Cinnabon. I was disappointed that the butter/cinnamon mix melted ran and burned. The next time I make these, I’ll try to stabilize the butter mixture with a tbsp of flour. I think that will also help with the toothpaste texture necessary for even swirling. Thanks for the great recipe!
Sheila — September 15, 2011 @ 3:41 PM
My kiddos are going to go bonkers over these! Truly ingenious.
Dylan Edwards — September 17, 2011 @ 10:15 AM
Made these this morning for my brothers, sister and I, and all were very pleased. I ended up making several small cakes with one monstrous one that we split. Letting them sit on the one side developed a nice crisp cinnamon side that was absolutely delicious. I also drizzled remaining cinnamon mixture on the cakes, had I used syrup I wouldn’t have been sitting here right now haha Overall a great recipe, we enjoyed it wholeheartedly and look forward to more great ideas!
Susie — September 17, 2011 @ 10:38 AM
Oh my goodness! Anything vaguely like a cinnamon roll would make my husband happy…
Cristy — September 17, 2011 @ 5:01 PM
Oh my oh yum, just made these for the fam and I must say, scrumptdidilyumptous. there so rich and tender that I think I should have only served up 1 each as we couldnt down the 2nd one, but those leftovers will be eaten tommorw for sure mmmm mmmm, thanx ever so much for sharing your talents xox
karen — September 17, 2011 @ 9:11 PM
found you through stumbleupon, which I was demoing to my husband. Oooooh … was his response to what we found so now I am going to have to keep you! (And try this recipe, of course.)
Rob — September 18, 2011 @ 6:56 AM
Jen I veganized these with much success. Pancakes – sub almond or soy milk. For the egg use ground flax and water min and change baking soda to 1 T to get the extra lift you loose from subbing eggs. Cinammon swirl, just use earth balance instead of butter. Glaze – vegan cream cheese and earth balance. I also had to add a splash of almond or soy milk to get it to a glaze like consistency.
Lori Lange replied: — September 18th, 2011 @ 6:00 PM
Awesome Vegan tips- thank you!
Daniela N — September 18, 2011 @ 11:19 AM
ahhh sounds delicious
Jessi — September 18, 2011 @ 2:06 PM
I can’t wait to make these. YUM!
Steve — September 19, 2011 @ 2:03 AM
Wow… that looks delicious! The way to a man’s heart is through food.
Julie — September 19, 2011 @ 9:07 AM
Brillant! Can’t wait to make. How great would this be to make for guest? Thanks for the idea!
Ryan — September 19, 2011 @ 9:12 AM
I made these at home for my friends and they could not get enough!!! We LOVE LOVE LOVE this recipe. I’m considering trying a pumpkin spice pancake with the cinnamon swirl for my fall get togethers
Lori Lange replied: — September 19th, 2011 @ 2:42 PM
Ryan, you made my day. I read your message while I was out running errands, stopped at the store and then came home to create Pumpkin Cinnamon Roll Pancakes for lunch. We LOVED them, and I will be sharing them on the blog this Thursday to celebrate the beginning of fall. Thank you SO much for the inspiration!!
Noel — September 23, 2011 @ 9:05 AM
Mine didn’t look as gorgeous as these, but they tasted amazing!!!!! 3/4 cup of batter made a huge pancake. I then used a 1/2 and it was better. Will definitely make these again!
Natasha — September 23, 2011 @ 1:36 PM
YUM!
Christine — September 24, 2011 @ 12:26 PM
I made these this morning for our family, we had doubled the recipe, and we made about 4 inch diameter pancakes, I got 13 ( well the last one was a Mickey Mouse shaped pancake
) the first two were not pretty, albeit tasty still. I realized the filling was too thin as it literally ran right off the cake even upon waiting for the cake shape to set a bit on the pan, I had to quick fix that so I sat the filling bag on ice to let it firm up, the last 6 pancakes were picture perfect. I think I may have mixed the batter too much because the cakes also came out dense and not fluffy BUT they were still very delicious., and was a huge hit with the glaze as well. I can’t wait to try the pumpkin pancakes with this version, YUM!! Any tips on the batter prep?? Thanks in advance 
Lori Lange replied: — September 24th, 2011 @ 2:32 PM
Glad you enjoyed! Yeah, pancake batter is much like bread/cake batter- it can be dense/tough if you over-mix.
kathy — September 25, 2011 @ 4:09 PM
this looks so awesome can’t wait to try it
Mandy — September 25, 2011 @ 6:54 PM
These were so good…we used blueberry cream cheese and they were delicious!!
Lori Lange replied: — September 25th, 2011 @ 9:08 PM
ohhhh, great idea!
Lauretta — September 26, 2011 @ 1:19 PM
OMG! These were awesome!!! Thank you for brightening up my morning.
Anne — September 28, 2011 @ 8:31 AM
These looks AMAZING.
Courtney Dutton — September 28, 2011 @ 4:06 PM
This looks amazing! I will definitely try this recipe!
Nina Rainbolt — September 28, 2011 @ 9:03 PM
I found this recipe first on Pioneer womans web site. I made these this am for my husband and a friend. Loved them. They were better then cinnamon rolls…….Thanks
Heather — September 28, 2011 @ 9:16 PM
AMAZING!
John — September 30, 2011 @ 12:48 PM
I don’t think words can adequately express how awesome these look. I sure as hell know what I’m making this weekend for breakfast. Many thanks for this great idea!!
Anesha — September 30, 2011 @ 6:00 PM
Just made these! I had to use honey nut cream cheese. And wow wow wow!! Thanks for the recipe!
Elyse — September 30, 2011 @ 6:50 PM
I know I’m late to the party but good god I’m so excited to make these I might just have them for dinner tonight.
Thanks for the recipe.
Jeff — October 1, 2011 @ 7:54 AM
Pro tip: Forget trying to melt butter and cream cheese together in the microwave. The cheese will still be hard by the time your butter is burning. Just get a medium-ish sized pot, put it on low, and stir the two ingredients together- toss in the vanilla and powdered sugar and voila! you have a perfect little warming dish to keep that sauce nice and gooey.
Lori Lange replied: — October 1st, 2011 @ 10:15 AM
Good tip, Jeff. I’m always hurrying to get things like this done in the microwave, but the stovetop method makes sense too. Thanks for piping in!
Alessandra — October 1, 2011 @ 10:38 AM
I made these this morning in my dorm and my roommate and some kids across the hall loved them. I am usually very bad at making an evenly cooked, fluffy pancake, but these turned out PERFECT! I will be making a big batch for finals week and I cannot wait!! Thanks so much for sharing the recipe!!
Bridget — October 2, 2011 @ 6:57 AM
I found these on pinterest & made them for breakfast today. Everyone loved them!! My kids couldn’t stop raving. I doubled the batter but not the cinnamon or the cream cheese glaze & the proportions were great. Mine were absolutely a mess but who cares what it looks like, they tasted great!! Thank you.
Lorrie — October 3, 2011 @ 1:06 PM
I wish my computer had smell-O-vision!! I will try these out for sure!
MyInfiniteStomach — October 3, 2011 @ 10:24 PM
I used your cinnamon, sugar and butter mixture in waffles and it was so good. It got crispy and then I used the rest as syrup….best waffles I’ve ever had
ashley — October 4, 2011 @ 11:29 AM
Are you kidding me! These look amazing. I’m going to make them for my kids this weekend. I bet they love them!!
Jonathan French — October 4, 2011 @ 3:52 PM
When the Pancake was first forged in the Batter of Heroes, it was meant to fill a man with thrice as many normal foods as he would consume at a meal. They were to be delicious, but plain, for the Greats of History did not boast of their conquests. That all changed when Recipe Girl was born. Her storied life of constructing pancakes became famous when she hit the scene with the unheard of idea of merging Pumpkin and Cinnamon into one swirl. As the skies cleared, all that was left on her Frying Pan of Posterity was what you now see, above. One must wear shades as not to be blinded by the gracious decor of the Swirl; direction unchanging. It goes down as the dew drips upon a Wonderboom fig sprawling in the early light. It goes without saying that I will relish this Pancake until the death of me. May it be my last meal before entering battle. I pray that my children’s children think of me as they feast upon thine glorious batter fried cakes.
-Jonathan
The Daily Serge
Lori Lange replied: — October 5th, 2011 @ 7:22 AM
Pretty much the funniest, most creative blog comment I’ve ever seen. Thanks for that
Shannon — October 5, 2011 @ 7:20 AM
Pancakes and comment from J. French is Awesome!! LOL!!
Amanda V — October 9, 2011 @ 8:25 AM
I found you via Pinterest. These were yummy. I didn’t have cream cheese, so we ate the pancakes without the frosting….still super yummy and easy
Madison — October 10, 2011 @ 10:54 AM
I was so excited to try these, unfortunately they didn’t turn out for me. When I added the glaze and flipped them over the sugar just burned on my frying pan, I experimented with different amounts (and thicknesses) of the glaze but it just kept on sliding off and burning. I had to clean the frying pan in between each pancake which wasn’t worth the effort in my mind. I’d imagine with a griddle it would be much easier to scrape off the extra sugar before it burned. We ended up just using the glaze as a topping afterward.
Rachel — October 10, 2011 @ 12:02 PM
Awesome recipe….I liked it when I tried it from the link below first! Seems like Robin Sue was inspired too!
http://www.bakingserendipity.com/2011/01/cinnamon-roll-pancakes.html
Rachel
Foodie123 — October 11, 2011 @ 11:20 AM
Just made these and OH MY GOD how delicious! I must admit I’m a little nauseous but thats more from overindulgence than anything else. Oh, and since I’m such a glutton I added butterscotch chips to a few… If I could I’d make another batch right now.
Blondie — October 11, 2011 @ 9:47 PM
OMG!!!!!! These cinnamon roll pancakes are the very first thing I saw on stumble – STUNNING! I will most definitely be trying them. I have recently post a recipe for Finnish pulla, which is a Cardamon scroll with cinnamon and sugar rolled through it, they are amazing but as ‘luxurious’ as these.I look forward to trying them out.
jean Stone — October 13, 2011 @ 10:30 AM
sooo good, i made these for my boyfriend and housemates for my 4th anniversary, definitely a hit!
Natasha — October 13, 2011 @ 10:39 AM
This was absolutely fantastic, I made these and everyone was SO impressed. I grew up in 5 star restaurants so everyone expects great food from me, this was no disappointment!
Charlotte Park — October 22, 2011 @ 7:47 AM
I had the same runny cinnamon/sugar mixture issue as some others. I added 1/4 c. powdered sugar to that mixture and it was a great consistency. Thanks for a great weekend breakfast treat for my boys.
Lori Lange replied: — October 24th, 2011 @ 9:28 AM
Will have to give that a shot! Thanks for the tip.
Heather Bell — October 22, 2011 @ 9:39 AM
I am also a pancake junky and have some good ones you might like.
Molly Carter — October 24, 2011 @ 2:32 PM
I made these the other night! They were FANTASTIC! Taste exactly like real cinnamon rolls you buy at the stores (EVEN BETTER), just in pancake form. Love Love Love Love, Thanks so much for this wonderful recipe : ) 10 STARS
Barbara — October 26, 2011 @ 5:55 AM
Made these this morning for my 13 year old sons birthday breakfast – they turned out great and were declared the best pancakes ever!!
Ladette — October 29, 2011 @ 6:18 AM
I made these this morning as a special treat for my girls (the boys had all left the house). YUM! They are delish, but one is enough.
I was worried at first, because they didn’t “look” right to me, but going back and looking at your pictures, they were exact. I didn’t notice the “grooves” from the cinnamon part in your pics, so when my came out “groovy” I was wondering what I did wrong. Turns out yours are groovy too… and it works, ’cause the icing goes down into the grooves.
Lori Lange replied: — October 29th, 2011 @ 7:18 AM
Yeah, groovy is good
Glad you enjoyed!
Shannon — October 30, 2011 @ 11:36 AM
I just made these, and let me tell you, they were loved by all! My pancake batter seemed a bit thin and didn’t get very tall, but the end result was still very good! I learned that not as much butter is required in the cinnamon/brown sugar filling. After pouring out the excess butter, my filling was bit thicker and was much better to use. I ended up quadrupling the pancake batter to only a double of the filling and topping, and didn’t have much of the filling or topping left over (had to make a second double recipe of the pancake batter while in the process!)
Thank you for the awesome recipe, this will definitely be a “do over” in our home!
Momuv3princesses — November 6, 2011 @ 8:08 AM
My 8 year old daughter declared, “These are not good!” I was floored!! But she continued on to say, “These are DELICIOUS! The best pancakes EVER!!” I second that!! I ended up with thick pancake batter and just poured in more buttermilk till they were the consistency I wanted and they still puffed up and were A!MAZ!ING!!!!! You do have to be patient and let them cook really good on the first side so when you flip them you don’t need to let them cook so long and end up burning the swirl. Thank you for such a delicious recipe!! My new favorite breakfast!
Lori Lange replied: — November 6th, 2011 @ 12:49 PM
Fun! Love that story- thank you!
krazy kristi — November 7, 2011 @ 9:14 AM
I made these and the concept is great but the pancake batter is WAY to salty. Next time I think I’ll use my favorite pancake recipe with the swirl and frosting
Lori Lange replied: — November 7th, 2011 @ 12:34 PM
Really? I’ve not noticed… you’re the 1st to mention that. There’s really not an unusual amount of salt in there. I’ll have to pay close attention next time I make it!
Danielle Wittick — November 12, 2011 @ 5:28 AM
This is a great simple recipe, but if you like fluffy pancakes separate the egg and add the yoke but beat the whites until fluffy than fold into mixture.
Eleni — November 15, 2011 @ 7:52 PM
I tried these and had a comical experience-definitely not as pretty as yours, but SO GOOD. I even wrote a blog entry about it. (You can read it here to see pictures of how ugly mine were http://thebaboo.com/?p=142) Thanks for the recipe!
Anne — November 20, 2011 @ 12:03 PM
Found your recipe on Pinterest a few weeks back and couldn’t wait to try it! I followed the recipe and your tips exactly and had no trouble with the cinnamon mixture at all, it formed perfect swirls that ‘grooved’ in the batter and didn’t burn, and the pancakes were fluffy. Unfortunately, the TASTE was not a hit with my family however… they found the pancake batter tasted far too ‘eggy’ for them, (More like french toast than the usual buttermilk pancake batter they’re used to) and the cinnamon swirls really stick to the teeth. I do love the look and idea of these however, so I will try ‘tweaking’ by using our regular pancake mix … but wondering how I could make the cinnamon swirls less ‘sticky’ ?
Lori Lange replied: — November 21st, 2011 @ 8:16 AM
Not sure on the cinnamon swirl…
Bree — November 23, 2011 @ 9:15 AM
Hi! I’m fifteen and was craving cinnamon when woke up! I found this recipe and instantly fell in love. So, I made these! I’m still eating these, but I’m very happy. These made my day.
Lori B — November 26, 2011 @ 11:00 AM
OH my goodness – these were the BEST! I made them for breakfast and my kiddos are in love:)
Thanks for the recipe – I’m going to try the pumpkin ones on Christmas morn.
Found ya on Pinterest.
Kari — November 27, 2011 @ 9:01 AM
This has to be the best homemade pancake recipe! Thank you for sharing!
Janice — December 7, 2011 @ 11:32 AM
Yum. I saw on Pinterest and made some a couple days ago. I modified so I could feel better about serving them to my family for a meal, but they were wonderful! My changes are at my blog. Thanks for the inspiration and the recipe to start with!
Cindy — December 12, 2011 @ 9:57 PM
I am excite to make these asap! Just a thought….I love the plain old orange cinnamon rolls in the can so I am going to try an orange twist with this recipe. Orange zest in the cream cheese icing and batter with some orange extract. Wish me luck
Oh and you can do a banana foster twist with this too! yummy!
Bill — December 14, 2011 @ 2:37 PM
“Runs to the kitchen and gets ready to make them”. So I’ll have pancakes for dinner. I can’t help it they taste so good.
Estefanía V — December 21, 2011 @ 9:41 PM
I just made them for diner and they are AWSOME. My hole house smells delicious and the flavour is fantastic. Thank You!!!
Ash Bash — December 24, 2011 @ 9:50 PM
Made these for breakfast today, they didnt look nearly as good but the crunch from the brown sugar was amazing!
Cortney — December 25, 2011 @ 9:31 AM
The cinnamon sauce ran out of my first one after flipping…. Turning up the heat(I did low and it cooked 5 mins on the first side without even browning. I WANT THESE IN MY BELLY!
Cortney — December 25, 2011 @ 9:41 AM
The cinnamon sauce ran out of my second one after flipping it too
Maybe it’s the high altitude 
(((((( I just want to give my family cinnamon deliciousness for Christmas :’( Thanks for the wonderful recipe anyway! I love the icing.
Cortney — December 25, 2011 @ 9:45 AM
Well then. Ignore my last two comments as I looked at the pictures again… and my pancakes were indeed cooking, I just panicked when I saw the sauce cooking on the pan. Haha. Merry Christmas, or Happy Holidays!
Michelle Collier — December 25, 2011 @ 5:00 PM
Thank you so much for this recipe! It was super easy and tasted great! Made it for my kids on Christmas and they loved it! I think this will now be our go to pancake for something special!
LocalJudi — December 25, 2011 @ 5:35 PM
Made them for breakfast this morning — stellar!!! One question, though: My experience with the cinnamon swirl mixture was that letting the butter soften (not melt), and then mixing the spices in just before cooking, gave me a perfect swirl. Is there a particular advantage to starting with melted butter and then letting it cool off? (I understand the time thing — nuke it if you’re in a hurry — but you then have to let it set up, so is there really a time advantage?) And it doesn’t matter how you get there, the result is the point, and boy are these amazing!
Lori Lange replied: — December 26th, 2011 @ 6:21 AM
I have not tried it with just really, really soft butter- next time! I find that if I make the filling first thing… then it’s a good consistency by the time I’m ready for the actual swirling part.
JudyL — December 28, 2011 @ 8:45 PM
These LOOK absolutely delicious! Can’t wait to try them on my family. I do have a suggestion, someone else may have posted-but I don’t want to read over 200 comments to see! For the cinnamon swirl, it might be easier to put the filling in a squeeze bottle instead of a plastic bag – that’s what I’m going to do. Thanks for sharing the recipe!
Tom — December 30, 2011 @ 12:22 PM
Tasty and cook up as described, but note that quite a bit of the cinnamon swirl ends up on the griddle after the pancake is flipped. Do cook a little cooler than usual, grease the griddle well, and the excess filling can be promptly wiped off between batches before it cooks on. These babies define the words “gooey” and “sweet”.
Meagan — December 31, 2011 @ 5:49 AM
I just made these for my family for breakfast. They are so delicious. We had a little fruit on the side to counteract the totally indulgent pancakes. I will certainly be making them again, what a great idea!
Jainell — December 31, 2011 @ 10:04 AM
OMG! I just made these this morning and they are SO GOOD! And they look so pretty. One trick to do if the cinnamon filling gets watery is to stick into the fridge for 2-3 min. Also, I used a boxed pancake mix, so it was super easy. Thanks for sharing this receipe.
nicole — December 31, 2011 @ 6:06 PM
I was almost drooling when looking at these pictures this morning, so I made these pancakes for breakfast. They were absolutely delicious! My cinnamon filling was a little watery for the first couple pancakes, but I managed to choke them down anyway.
I ran out of cream cheese, so I microwaved a little bit of leftover frosting and used it instead of the glaze. These pancakes will definitely go in my “special breakfast” recipe folder. Thanks so much!
Jenn — January 6, 2012 @ 5:01 AM
Love this idea! Thank you for sharing!
Lesl1e — January 6, 2012 @ 1:37 PM
I am not a fan of pancakes but I think I would really like these. What a cool idea. Thanks for posting.
Lindsay — January 6, 2012 @ 2:04 PM
Loved this recipe! Just made some today and my family loved them!
Samantha — January 7, 2012 @ 5:20 AM
Just made these this morning, and what a bit hit they were! Delicious and light, but just right as far as being full afterwards. Pancakes Im used to usually sit like bricks in your stomach, but not these babies~! (not diet friendly of course, but I’ll make an exception for cinnamon!) Definitely going to be a staple when heading out to friends’ houses~.
Angela — January 7, 2012 @ 6:53 AM
Mine were not nearly as beautiful, but damn were they tasty!
I also may not have been as liberal with the cinnamon filling as I should have, because I ended up with twice as much filling as I did batter. (And I’m trying hard to resist the urge to just make a second batch of batter!) Next time I will cut the filling down by half.
Joyce — January 7, 2012 @ 7:20 AM
O-M-G!! I made these this morning. You DEFINITELY need the big spatula for turning, or you have a mess! I substituted WW flour for the AP (made me think it was a BIT healthier! LOL), and I didn’t have the cream cheese, so I used some plain Greek yogurt (I didn’t make it into “cheese” since I didn’t know ahead of time I was REALLY going to make these….ALSO a bit healthier than the cream cheese!) I really could only eat one since it was the size of my dinner plate. Another tip is to use a heavier ziploc baggie, not just a sandwich baggie – it was too thin and the swirl burst out a few other spots.
Lori Lange replied: — January 7th, 2012 @ 12:41 PM
Yeah, much easier to make smaller pancakes as far as flipping is concerned. Good tip on using a heavy duty plastic baggie.
Eileen — January 7, 2012 @ 4:04 PM
Made these this morning … all I can say is OMG DROOL !!! they are wonderful, took pictures and showed my family, they all begged me for the recipe lol. Thanks so much this is our favorite pancake recipe.
Becca Niss — January 8, 2012 @ 8:03 AM
i Suggest not heating the cream cheese with the butter because it can burn easily i but you can carefully warm it till smooth and the melt the butter separate and then wisk together if there are some lumps heat in short (max 10sec) intervals
Kristina — January 13, 2012 @ 11:47 AM
I made these last weekend for my kids and it was beyond a hit! I’m not a big cream cheese fan so I just made a simple frosting with milk and powdered sugar but the family just loved it. Thanks so much!
Beth — January 14, 2012 @ 6:50 AM
Definitely don’t need maple syrup on those babies! Those look insanely good!
Dena — January 14, 2012 @ 9:38 AM
These are delicious! Make sure you have a cup of milk or tea to drink while you eat these. YUMMY!
Nikki — January 15, 2012 @ 9:09 AM
Made these today for my family, everyone loved them!! They were pretty easy to make to! What a great recipe!
raine — January 15, 2012 @ 9:16 PM
WOW!!! I cook for two gentlemen………guess what they are having this week for dinner???? YUMMMMMMMMMMY
Bonnie — January 17, 2012 @ 11:01 AM
YUM! These pancakes are awesome and I don’t even like cinnamon rolls. I am trying to plan a breakfast to have some friends over to try them.
Abbie — January 20, 2012 @ 7:03 PM
These looked so delicious so i tried them this morning. but I had a slight issue. when i flipped the pancakes over the cinnamon filling just melted out and left me with a swirled hole in my pancake. what did i do wrong?
Lori Lange replied: — January 20th, 2012 @ 7:54 PM
Did you read through all of the tips? Sounds like the filling had a chance to melt too much. You also need to do a really quick flip to keep the filling intact. Some of it will come out in the pan, but you should be able to keep most of that swirl in there if it’s thick enough when you start, and if you add it a minute or so after you put the pancake batter in the pan.
Laine — January 21, 2012 @ 9:31 AM
These were very yummy – I did have to add a good bit more brown sugar to the filling and then pop it in the fridge for a bit to get it to “toothpaste consistency” . I also needed to figure out how close to the edge I could go with the filling so that it didn’t ooze out as it heated up, and I greased my griddle well to avoid having to chip baked- on brown sugar off when I was done. They are definitely a recipe you need to work with a bit, to get them to come out just right – but they are worth it!
Lori Lange replied: — January 22nd, 2012 @ 9:39 AM
Yes, practice makes perfect
Erika — February 4, 2012 @ 6:19 AM
My family and I just finished these. I followed your tips, and everything turned out perfect – first try! My kids have already asked when we can make them again.
Thanks for a fantastic recipe. We loved it!
Meghan L — February 4, 2012 @ 2:32 PM
I just made these today and WOW are they were amazingly delicious!! I LOVE them! They were soo easy to make, they had great cinnamon roll flavour and they melt in your mouth! My 3 year old gobbled his right up! Can’t wait to make these again to share with others!
Jennifer — February 4, 2012 @ 4:10 PM
You are awesome. My family loved the pancakes. I didn’t make any adjustments. I made sure to make the filling first thing when I got up and by the time I made the pancakes the filling was the right consistency. Thank you.
Melissa — February 5, 2012 @ 5:34 AM
I just made these and they are AWESOME! Simple to make and delicious.
Thank you!
Juliann — February 7, 2012 @ 3:42 PM
WHAT A DOPE I AM!!!
I didnt scroll down far enough after the directions to the TIPS
All would have been very helpful in preventing me from burning the heck out of my pancakes and smoking up my whole house.
The first was was delicious beyond belief because the pan wasnt hot yet. I also made a huge mess with my runny cinnamon mixture.
Basically I made every mistake you mentioned
But I was eating the 1st one while cooking and my kids didnt mind the burndy ones. They are good like that.
I am going to try these again and this time read the entire set of directions!
Cat — February 9, 2012 @ 6:35 PM
This may sound silly, but can I use a different type of oil instead of the canola? Thank you!
Lori Lange replied: — February 10th, 2012 @ 5:55 AM
I use canola and vegetable oil interchangeably.
Michelle — February 14, 2012 @ 7:42 AM
Thank you so much for this recipe. I made these for my children this morning for Valentine’s Day and they absolutely loved them. I used my Bisquick recipe for the pancakes since I have five sons and needed to yield more pancakes, but everything else was the same. Even hubby asked for seconds! I think we have a new Saturday morning favorite.
j — February 14, 2012 @ 11:16 AM
Be careful with the heat, I smoked my house out with the head on med-low.
Lori Lange replied: — February 14th, 2012 @ 3:51 PM
yikes! Be sure to wipe out the pan between pancakes!
Megan — February 16, 2012 @ 3:39 PM
Saw these on Pinterest…..I think they are in my near future
Molly — February 18, 2012 @ 8:29 AM
Sorry, but I tried these and they were not a winner. I was attentive to the consistency on my brown sugar/butter mix but it started melting almost immediately when it hit the batter. Definitely too much butter in the swirl mixture & no way to temper the sugar burn if and when you actually are able to flip the sodden mess. Sorry, but I won’t be trying these again! Good idea but the recipe needs some work.
Lori Lange replied: — February 18th, 2012 @ 3:02 PM
I actually made this recipe again today (for about the millionth time!) and made some revisions. I think people will find the revised version to be a little more successful. They definitely take some practice.
Meagan — February 18, 2012 @ 8:43 AM
My daughter is obsessed with cinnamon rolls, so I made these for her for breakfast this morning. They were delicious, but I had a really hard time making them. I couldn’t get the cinnamon mixture to thicken up. Regardless though, they were amazing! Any tips on how to make it thicker?
Lori Lange replied: — February 18th, 2012 @ 3:02 PM
Yep- see my revisions that I just added today!
Samantha — February 18, 2012 @ 2:40 PM
I made these this for breakfast this morning and they were delicious! I made pancakes for two of us and they were very filling. It’ll probably take some practice to get the whole cinnamon swirl thing down… mine tasted great but they weren’t very pretty.
The only thing I found was that I had a ton of leftover cinnamon filling and cream cheese glaze… to use some up I was putting a little of each on each pancake as they came off the griddle. It ended up being a little too sweet doing it that way… I think if I make them again I will either double the amount of batter OR cut the amount of filling and glaze in half. I also found that making the filling and glaze before the batter and giving them the chance to thicken and cool down (from melting butter) helped.
Thanks for the recipe and the site!!
Heather H — February 19, 2012 @ 9:46 AM
These were the most delicious pancakes I ever ate. They took a bit of time to make but well worth it! Kids and Grandparents said 10 plus!!!! YUMMMMMY
Louanne — February 19, 2012 @ 1:23 PM
Made these yesterday for 8 people. Mine were not very pretty, but they sure did taste great!
My “don’t do what I did” tale of caution: I made the cinnamon mixture and glaze 2 days ahead to keep prep work to a minimum and then put them in red and yellow squeeze bottles (the kind for ketchup and mustard) and refrigerated them. ~ mistake! ~ I microwaved the cinnamon mixture but could not get all of the sugar to dissolve. The chunks kept clogging up the small tip of the squeeze bottle. And yes, there was a minor explosion when the top popped off and half of the mixture dumped on one pancake (not to worry, I ate that one and it was delicious!) Next time I will use the ziplock bag as instructed or maybe cut the tip of the bottle down so the opening is larger and definitely NOT make the cinnamon mixture 2 days ahead.
Jenn — February 19, 2012 @ 2:51 PM
My 5 year old daughter proclaimed these to be “CRAZY good”….I agree! Wow. We made these before a big hike, scarfed the down and now I’m back cleaning up (and eating the leftovers!) I dipped a strawberry into my leftover sugary-cream cheese goodness and YUM, very tasty…perhaps an idea as a accompaniment to the pancakes! By the way, I mistakenly added cinnamon into the cream cheese and then decided to add a tad more into the buttery mixture and we loved it that way, too! Also, I have one of those pancake pans with the small circles and it worked very well keeping it all in place when the butter melts out. And, I used the “Trader Joes pancake and baking mix” (my fav because it’s whole grain and yummy) adding a bit of buttermilk in too.
Kami — February 20, 2012 @ 5:22 PM
Holy Sh!t… These look incredible. How are you not 500lbs?!?!
Lori Lange replied: — February 21st, 2012 @ 11:04 AM
Spin class
Kami — February 21, 2012 @ 12:56 PM
Bahahaha! Nicely played : )