What do you get when you put two delicious breakfast foods together? No need to wonder for too long because The Cheesecake Factory has answered that question for all of us. Yes, The Cheesecake Factory has shared its cinnamon roll pancake recipe, giving us all the breakfast food concoctions we didn't know we needed. This is a pancake! These are cinnamon rolls! Suddenly, this is what you need for brunch at home.
You probably have most, if not all, of the ingredients to make this cinnamon blend. The recipe starts fairly simply with the ingredients for traditional pancakes - flour, sugar, baking powder, eggs. The Cheesecake Factory batter also contains buttermilk. (If you can't find buttermilk at the store or just don't want to make another trip, you can make a simple buttermilk substitute by mixing 1 tablespoon lemon juice or white vinegar into a cup of regular milk.) Here's the kicker, though. "Cinnamon Swirls," aka sweet, gooey ribbons, transform these babies from pancakes to cinnamon roll pancakes.
Making a cinnamon swirl is also super easy. All you need to do is combine butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, and cream. Then you need to use all your willpower not to eat the cinnamon swirl alone. After you ladle the batter onto the skillet, you'll add the cinnamon swirl. Finally, you can drizzle the cinnamon roll pancakes with vanilla frosting and sprinkle them with powdered sugar. You can also top it with cream cheese frosting and a generous amount of cinnamon swirl mixture. Your cinnamon roll pancakes, your rules. Check out the full recipe for Cinnamon Roll Pancakes on The Cheesecake Factory's website.
If you're looking for an "all cinnamon roll" breakfast, your options are far from limited. International Delight's Cinnabon Coffee Creamer is exactly what it sounds like. This buttercream has the flavor of cinnamon rolls and cream cheese frosting. So, you can eat a cinnamon roll, or you can drink it.
Want a more decadent brunch? There are also flavored liqueurs to suit you. In 2018, Cinnabon launched a line of cream liqueurs in two flavors: Horchata Crème Liqueur and Cinnamon Crème Liqueur. While Cinnabon no longer appears to be selling the liqueur on its website, you can still purchase Horchata Crème Liqueur from online alcohol seller Total Wine.
If you want to embrace the inevitable and turn your cinnamon roll pancakes into a hearty dessert, cinnamon ice cream can help you on that journey. Cinnamon and vanilla ice cream includes cinnamon roll flavors, as well as cinnamon dough flavors. This proves that the dessert gods love us and want us to be happy.
While you're trying cinnamon roll pancakes, you should also check out The Cheesecake Factory's Lemon Ricotta Pancakes recipe. As their name suggests, they take your typical pancake batter and stir it in a mixture of lemon zest and ricotta cheese. If nothing else, they'll be a nice fruity balance to your stack of cinnamon roll pancakes.
