In August when my parents were visiting, I wanted to make some lemony blueberry pancakes for them. I tried a few recipes for the mix online with varied and not good enough results. So I made my own mix with Spelt, Rye/barley/kamut, flaxmeal and almond flour.
What did I make with the mix… Cinnamon Roll Pancakes! My baked Cinnamon rolls are gorgeous, delicious, tried and tested too, but I dont have the time to bake the rolls on weekday mornings. So as well use the cinnamony goodness in pancakes. Make a thick cinnamon sugar filling mixture and pipe it onto the pancakes. Dont worry if those circles are not pretty. Mine aren’t either, since I used a spoon to make them instead of a ziplock baggie. They all taste awesome! Top with maple or coconut cream.
Plain pancakes below.. Fluffy!
Surprisingly I have very few pancakes recipes on the blog. I make more French Toasts than pancakes. Though the recipes of both are easily interchangeable.
For Cinnamon roll French Toasts, make a thinner batter with the pancake mix. Make swirls with the filling on one side, pan fry and serve. yum.
More pancakes from the blog…
Tiramisu pancakes
Samoa French Toasts and Molten Chocolate French Toasts
Tiramisu French toasts
Coconut Crusted Baked French Toasts
Savory Chickpea Flour Pancakes with Cauliflower and Mushrooms
Steps:
Mix all the ingredients of the pancake mix and keep in an airtight container.
Take a cup of the mix, add the wet ingredients and cinnamon.
Drop ladle full of the batter and after about a minute, make circles with the cinnamon sugar mixture.
Flip, cook the other side.
Stack and Serve hot topped with maple syrup and a dollop of Earth balance.
Vegan Cinnamon Roll Pancakes!
- 1/2 cup Spelt flour
- 1 cup unbleached white flour
- 1/4 cup Kamut or barley, rye, sorghum, millet, buckwheat flour
- 1/2 cup Almond Oat flour To make the Almond Oat flour. Use equal quantities of almonds and oats and blend until coarse flour, or use 1/2 cup almond flour/meal
- 1/4 cup ground raw sugar or other sugar finely ground or add sweetener/stevia later while making pancake batter
- 2 Tablespoons flaxmeal
- 2 Tablespoons cornstarch or arrowroot starch
- 1 Tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup Regular Pancake Mix (above) or use my Gluten-free Pancake Mix (see recipe notes for link)
- 1/4 cup almond milk
- 1/3 + cup water
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons oil optional
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon powder
- 1 Tablespoon oil or melted Earth balance
- 1 Tablespoon Almond milk
- 3 Tablespoon ground raw sugar or coconut sugar
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon powder
- pinch of salt
- 1 teaspoon flour
- Mix everything well with a whisk and store. Use Arrowroot starch to make corn-free.
- Whisk everything well and refrigerate while you get the pancake mix ready.
- Add the lemon juice to 1/3 cup water. Add the almond milk, water, oil, cinnamon to the dry pancake mix. Mix until just combined and let sit for 2 minutes. If the mixture feels too thick(it is thicker than plain flour pancake mix), then add a tablespoon more water.
- Heat the pan on medium heat. Grease with a little oil. Once the pan is hot, pour ladle full (1/4 cup) of the pancake batter for each pancake. Spread the batter a bit with the ladle if needed. Let it cook for about half a minute till it starts to bubble on the edges. Make circles on top with the cinnamon sugar filling(using a spoon or the sandwich bag method). Do not make the swirls too close to the edge of the pancake. Cover the pan for a minute. Let it cook until bubbles form in the center(3-4 minutes). Flip the pancake and cook for another 2-3 minutes. Remove from the pan, stack and serve hot with maple syrup, a dollop of Earth balance or coconut cream drizzle.
Notes: For plain pancakes, mix everything under Cinnamon roll Pancakes, except cinnamon and use batter.
Gluten-free Pancake Blend here
Nutritional information based on one serving of 4 to 5 pancakes
Firstly, these pancakes look so good. I’d seen the original recipe around the blogosphere but would feel better about eating your wholegrain, healthier version 🙂 Secondly, I love the new look. It looks really smart and pro. I think being right-handed make me prefer a right side-bar but it’s no biggie.
I know right. when i am in a hurry i just sprinkle some cinnamon and sugar on top and eat them 🙂
i thought so about the side bar. will see for a few days and then change it up or try to.. depends on how complicated it is:)
WOW! Little pancakes of heaven! I am going to have to GF this recipe!!!
Wow these looks amazing! My son is a huge pancake monster and I know that he would love these for a special weekend breakfast 🙂
Just a quick question… is almond oat flour something that you make yourself?
yes, i make the almond oat flour with equal amounts of almonds and oats. i use it in cakes and breads, so it is usually handy. You can use half almond flour and half oat flour or just use 1/2 cup oat flour.
Sunday morning breakfast has just been found!
I’ve made cinnamon roll waffles before but never pancakes- So awesome! And beautiful new site, by the way! It’s just so gorgeous! 🙂
Thank you Kristy! It needed a redesign 🙂
Gorgeous mouthwatering photos, Richa. I found the new site to be easy to navigate too.
Thanks Gigi!
Oh, Richa! These are beautiful! Thanks for the little shout-out. 🙂 I love how you turn the epitome of comfort food into something nutrient-dense and healthy. Btw, I think your cinnamon swirls turned out perfect. Lol…I got 1 or 2 pancakes to look pretty good (put those on the top of the stacks), drizzled coconut cream to hide any imperfects, then took pictures. So, yeah, most of mine tasted wonderful, but didn’t look perfect. 😉
thanks Lindsay. I know right.. those dang swirls. 🙂
it is difficult to not eat them up while clicking the photographs.. all that warm cinnamon in the air
oh my goodness. I love pancakes. Unlike your dad, I love sweeties for breakfast – i love waffles and pancakes and french toast and cinnamon rolls. I want to eat it all!! These cinnamon roll pancakes sound and look like heaven on earth!
Thank you Amey. I gave my mom some 7 grain mix to take back with her. she makes savory pancakes with veggies out of it 😉
The new layout looks great, I really like it. (As someone who lurks often but never comments)
Thank you for the comment:) <3
(Although the italic font in the “related posts” at the bottom of the post is a bit hard to read)
Oh yes it is. Thanks for letting me know. Some of the template default fonts are a bit too small or light. I will be looking at each and changing them over the next few days.
wow…the fluffyness of pancakes are clear before our eyes…looks super yumm
i am in love with your new blog template. and i love that you made a pancake mix! i’ve been meaning to do the same thing with waffles!
Thanks Caitlin! its so easy to pick up the pre-made pancake mix that it took me long enough to make my own:)
Those look cute. Oh, and I have to say that I love the new look of your blog!
The new Blog format is SO PRETTY- loving the fonts and clean design! Personally I like the main info on the left and the info bar on the right- maybe it is the whole reading left to right thing?
These pancakes look amazing and you know I am pretty picky about my pancakes 🙂
I love the idea of having this flour mix on hand! I was just wanting to make pancakes, this morning, and made oatmeal instead because I didn’t want to bother measuring everything out. I’ll need to make this for the future!
Also, I love the new look of the site! Super clean and the photos are (obviously) eye-catching. Terrific! 🙂
First, I love your new design — it looks fantastic! Secondly, I *need* these pancakes in my life.
Hoooly cow these look amazing. Funny, I was just thinking about cinnamon pancakes the other day, wishing I had a good recipe for them. Thanks for reading my mind!
wow looking great, yummy I like to taste it.
Richa you are proof that creative cooks really are true artists! Not only is the recipe yumfully innovative but the elegant presentation of those swirly beauties is truly extraordinary. Many thanks for sharing this one…I think I could eat these every week for the rest of my life! 🙂
The blog looks fabulous as is…I like the streamlined sophisticated design. Cheers!
I love the idea of keeping homemade pancake mix on hand! I’ve had terrible luck with the store-bought sort.
PS – Did you overhaul your site? It’s lookin’ lovely!
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H Richa
I am planning on making these pancakes very soon! Question: is the 1/4 cup kamut etc…suppose to be flour. If I use barley…do I grind it into flour? thank you! Maureen
they are all flours.
Made these today–so tasty and fluffy and fun. Now I’m going to have to work my way through all of your pancake recipes!
I am drooling over the pictures…. Loved way you narrated….
Richa, your photography is sooo drool-worthy! It’s not even breakfast time, but I want some pancakes NOW!
By the way, have you ever written a post with any photography tips? I’d love to get a few pointers from you, and I’m sure I’m not the only one!
This are amazing!! Just made a batch this morning and they were sooo good. Is it really for two people? because I finished the 4 pancakes as soon as they came out of the pan. thanks 🙂
Hi Richa! I have just made the pancake mix and the cinnamon sugar filling, so that I can bake these tomorrow morning. I was wondering if I could also make the milk/water/lemon juice mix in advance. I was guessing no, because of the acid in it, but I just wanted to check with you! 😉
yes, that acts as buttermilk and it will loose the acidity as it sits. so keep it fresh.