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Banana Swirl Cinnamon Roll Pancakes. Here's the BEST pancake you'll ever make--fluffy, light as air pancakes with a banana pecan cinnamon swirl! Easy, Scrumptious cross between CINNAMON ROLLS+BANANA BEAD+PANCAKES..Get the Step by Step recipe and photos! www.twopurplefigs.com

Banana Swirl Cinnamon Roll Pancakes

Tender fluffy pancakes with a swirl of cinnamon, pecans, banana and sugar — these Cinnamon Roll Pancakes are the perfect cross between cinnamon rolls, banana bread and pancakes! Drizzled with cream cheese icing and caramel sauce, this is a five star breakfast right at your fingertips!

Course Breakfast, brunch
Cuisine American
Keyword cinnamon roll pancake recipe, cinnamon roll pancakes, cinnamon rolls, cinnamon rolls recipe, easy pancake recipe, how to make pancakes, pancake recipe, pancakes
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 3 minutes
Total Time 18 minutes
Servings 8 servings
Calories 164 kcal
Author Mahy

Ingredients

For the batter

  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • ¾ cup buttermilk (or yogurt)
  • 2 tablespoons oil (or melted butter)
  • 2 tablespoons sugar

For the swirl

  • 1 large very ripe banana mashed or pureed (no chunks)
  • 1 tablespoon confectioner sugar
  • 2 tablespoons cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 tablespoons finely crushed pecans (any nuts or almond flour)

To assemble

  • Cream cheese icing
  • Homemade caramel sauce

Instructions

  1. Preheat an electric griddle to medium-low and spray (or swab) it with a thin layer of baking oil. Alternatively, preheat a non-stick skillet over medium heat low heat and spray or swab a thin layer of oil on it.

  2. Make the pancake batter: In a large bowl, add the dry ingredients and whisk them until all well combined. In another bigger bowl, add all the wet mixture ingredients and whisk them well. Add the flour mix into the wet mixture and using a spatula or even a wooden spoon, mix the pancake batter well until no more flour mixture is visible but the batter is still lumpy.

    pancake batter ready in a bowl
  3. In a small bowl, combine all the banana swirl ingredients and mix them well.

    a plate with the mashed banana and the remaining ingredients blended in
  4. Transform the swirl into a Ziploc bag and seal it. the snip off a tiny bit at the corner

    cinnamon swirl placed in a ziploc bag
  5. Take your ¼ cup measuring cup and fill it a little over half way with the pancake batter and pour it on top of the hot griddle or skillet.
    a pancake batter on a skillet and a swirl of cinnamon sugar around it
  6. Wait for 15 seconds until the pancake starts to cook and then take your Ziploc with the banana mixture and start swirling the banana mixture starting at the center and going in concentric circles till you reach about a half an inch away from the border of the pancake. Leave at least a half inch border without swirling to avoid any mess.
  7. Wait for about 20.seconds until you shake the skillet slightly and feel the pancake and swirl mixture do not jiggle anymore. Then use a spatula and flip the pancake. Cook the pancake for about 30 more seconds until cooked through. Repeat with the remaining batter and swirl.
    flipped cinnamon roll pancake on a skillet
  8. Serve the pancakes drizzled with cream cheese icing and caramel sauce if desired and enjoy.
    close up of one stack of cinnamon pancakes recipe

Recipe Video

Recipe Notes

 

  • Don't snip a large tip off the ziplock bag. Start small and test it on a plate to make sure it makes a good stream of about the size of a cooked linguine pasta. Then when making the swirl make sure to leave at least half inch border around the edges of the pancakes without swirling because it may leak and burn and make a bit of a mess.
  • Start swirling only after the pancakes have been cooking for a few seconds.
  • Do not be rushed to flip your pancakes after they're swirled. Wait for a few seconds. I always shake the skillet a bit until I feel the pancakes and banana swirl mixture doesn’t jiggle anymore or melt into each other..that's when I flip.
Nutrition Facts
Banana Swirl Cinnamon Roll Pancakes
Amount Per Serving (1 serving)
Calories 164 Calories from Fat 54
% Daily Value*
Fat 6g9%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Cholesterol 22mg7%
Sodium 106mg5%
Potassium 202mg6%
Carbohydrates 22g7%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 7g8%
Protein 3g6%
Vitamin A 75IU2%
Vitamin C 1.3mg2%
Calcium 86mg9%
Iron 1.2mg7%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.