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Carrot Cake Pancakes

April 5, 2012 By Jennifer @ PB and P Design 26 Comments

Hi Everyone,

Today is the Holiday Recipe Club Blog Hop is hosted by Erin from Big Fat Baker.  Today’s hop we had a choice of ingredients, either spinach, eggs or carrots.  I debated about egg dishes since I love eggs, but I decided on using carrots.  I love these hops because I get to put my thinking cap on and try to come up with a different kind of dish.  During the last hop I made pistachio pancakes, which I just adore, so this time I thought, hmm, carrots in pancakes and therefore Carrot Cake Pancakes were born.

I actually made this recipe twice, since I didn’t think the first ones were not carrot cake tasting enough, so with a few modifications to the recipe, I came up with these bad boys.  I am really happy with the second set of pancakes.  They came out thick and had more shredded carrots in them.  I changed them up by adding yogurt, cutting back on the milk and adding brown sugar to them.  Perfect!!  If you’re a carrot cake fan, you will love these!


I made a cream cheese frosting, which was fat-free cream cheese, milk, powdered sugar, vanilla extract and cornstarch.  The frosting was amazing!  In the original recipe I kind of over did the topping on my pancakes, but I was having so much fun with it.  After all said and done, I felt it was just a little to sweet for me, but if you like sweet frosting than add more to the pancakes.  But I will say the frosting was bowl licking good!

I am looking forward to the next hop, because I can’t wait to see what ingredients they let us choose from.  I wonder if I’ll be able to make pancakes with one of the ingredients?  If your interested in joining the Holiday Recipe Club, you can check out all the information here.  You should join, it brings out your creative side using the ingredients they tell you to use.

Carrot Cake Pancakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
 
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Prep time
7 mins
Cook time
5 mins
Total time
12 mins
 
Serves: 6 oancakes
Ingredients
  • ½ cup greek yogurt plain
  • 2 egg Whites
  • 1 tbsp. milk, non-fat
  • ½ tsp. Vanilla Extract
  • ½ cup Whole Wheat Pastry Flour
  • ½ tsp. Baking Powder
  • ½ tsp. Brown Sugar, packed
  • ½ tsp. salt
  • ½ tsp. cinnamon, ground
  • ¼ tsp. ginger, ground
  • ¼ tsp. nutmeg, ground
  • 1 dash cloves, ground
  • ¾ cup carrots, shredded
  • **Cream Cheese Topping**
  • 1 tbsp. cream cheese, fat free at room temperature
  • 1 tbsp. corn starch
  • 1 Tbsp. powdered sugar
  • 1 tablespoons milk
  • ¼ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • Optional add ins: raisins and walnuts
Instructions
  1. For Pancakes:
  2. Mix greek yogurt, milk, egg whites & vanilla extract into a small bowl.
  3. In a separate bowl combine flour, baking powder, sugar, spices and salt. Mix and add carrots.
  4. Combine and whisk till evenly incorporated.
  5. Spray a skillet with cooking spray, turn heat to medium, let the skillet heat up and add ¼ cup of batter to skillet and cook till bubbles start appearing through the top of the pancake and then flip.
  6. About 2-3 minutes on each side
  7. For cream cheese topping:
  8. Add cream cheese, powdered sugar, cornstarch, milk, vanilla and cinnamon to a small bowl and whip together until combined.
  9. Add cream cheese topping to pancakes.
Notes
Calories per serving with frosting: 212, Fat: .07, Cholesterol: 1.6, Sodium: 232, Potassium: 262, Carbs: 37, Fiber: 5.2, Sugar: 9.9, Protein: 15.4
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 3
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Now be sure to check out the other recipes on the blog hop!  I can’t wait to see what everyone posted.  It’s funny how we get the choice of the same ingredients and everyone makes something a little different, that’s what is so cool about the Holiday Recipe Club!  Same ingredients and totally different recipes.  Than you think, oh man, that was a great idea, why didn’t I think of that.  That’s normally what I do.  🙂

Off to make din din!  Have a great day!



Filed Under: Breakfast, Pancakes Tagged With: breakfast, Carrot Cake, Carrots, healthy, Pancakes, vegetable, whole wheat, yogurt

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Comments

  1. Liz says

    April 5, 2012 at 4:08 AM

    Oh.My.Gosh! I adore carrot cake and LOVE this idea!!! Super yummy, my friend…and perfect for the HRC!

    Reply
  2. Renee says

    April 5, 2012 at 5:28 AM

    Now those are some tasty looking pancakes! I like the use of Greek yogurt and whole wheat flour. Great HRC recipe!

    Reply
  3. Jen @ Juanita's Cocina says

    April 5, 2012 at 8:09 AM

    Next month is Cinco De Mayo, so I can’t wait to see what pancake recipe you come up with! 😀

    Reply
  4. Erin @ Dinners, Dishes, and Desserts says

    April 5, 2012 at 8:23 AM

    Yum! I haven’t had carrot cake in forever, but you know I love my pancakes! These sound incredible!

    Reply
  5. Erin says

    April 5, 2012 at 8:50 AM

    Look at us totally being on the same wavelength! I’d love your pancakes with my waffles 🙂

    Reply
  6. Teri @ The Freshman Cook says

    April 5, 2012 at 10:07 AM

    What a great idea! I am looking forward to trying these, they sound so good!

    Reply
  7. Chung-Ah | Damn Delicious says

    April 5, 2012 at 10:10 AM

    When I first saw these pancakes in Joy the Baker’s cookbook, I was absolutely hooked! But now I’m really antsy to make these. I mean that cream cheese topping slathered all over the tops of the pancakes is just screaming at me!

    Reply
  8. claire @ the realistic nutritionist says

    April 5, 2012 at 10:16 AM

    Love these!! it’s like cake, but healthier! and totally acceptable for breakfast.

    Reply
  9. Rhonda says

    April 5, 2012 at 10:25 AM

    How to have cake and frosting for breakfast..sweet. Totally justifiable with healthy carrots and dairy to boot.

    Reply
    • Jennifer @ Peanut Butter and Peppers says

      April 6, 2012 at 4:41 PM

      Perfect for breakfast and low on calories, can’t go wrong with that!!

      Reply
  10. Jenn and Seth (@HomeSkilletCook) says

    April 5, 2012 at 12:35 PM

    what an awesome breakfast! love this!

    Reply
  11. Laura @ Sprint 2 the Table says

    April 5, 2012 at 3:44 PM

    These are perfect for Easter morning! I will have to try them out. Great pics too! 🙂

    Reply
  12. Kiri W. says

    April 5, 2012 at 6:05 PM

    Oooh, that looks so delicious 🙂 Great job on the frosting!

    Reply
    • Jennifer @ Peanut Butter and Peppers says

      April 6, 2012 at 4:40 PM

      Thanks Kiri! The frosting does make the pancakes!

      Reply
  13. Kristi @ My San Francisco Kitchen says

    April 5, 2012 at 7:35 PM

    OK, these look fantastic!! I wish I could try a bite (or two or three…!!). Have a wonderful Easter weekend =)

    Reply
  14. Benefits of Eating says

    April 6, 2012 at 2:51 AM

    Looks like one easy way to remake the old carrot cake. Perfect for cooking dummies like me. 🙂

    Reply
    • Jennifer @ Peanut Butter and Peppers says

      April 6, 2012 at 4:40 PM

      lol, anyone can definitely make them!! If I post it, than anyone can make it! 🙂

      Reply
  15. Jennie @themessybakerblog says

    April 6, 2012 at 4:15 AM

    Oh my gosh. Yum! Seriously, they sound heavenly.

    Reply
  16. Trader Joes Recipes says

    April 6, 2012 at 3:16 PM

    I love carrot cake! The idea of getting to eat it for breakfast is so exciting!

    Reply
    • Jennifer @ Peanut Butter and Peppers says

      April 6, 2012 at 4:37 PM

      I love carrot cake to and this one is pretty healthy too!!

      Reply
  17. Eliot says

    April 6, 2012 at 3:18 PM

    This and those carrot cake waffles are genius for HRC posts! Really? Cream cheese frosting! That is genius.

    Reply
  18. BigFatBaker says

    April 6, 2012 at 4:00 PM

    Your pancake posts make me crave breakfast… I love the carrots peaking out of the pancakes – perfect! I should make these and layer them with some liquid cheesecake..mmm.. Great post!

    Reply
    • Jennifer @ Peanut Butter and Peppers says

      April 6, 2012 at 4:36 PM

      Ohhh adding liquid cheesecake sounds amazing and perfect for the pancakes!

      Reply
  19. Sonja Heers says

    June 10, 2012 at 1:27 PM

    The best special veggie recipe is creamy broccoli soup. In these days i cooked for my 5 guests. They really like my vegan meals.

    Reply
    • Jennifer @ Peanut Butter and Peppers says

      June 10, 2012 at 9:00 PM

      Ohhh yum! That sounds really good!

      Reply

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