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    Home » breakfast » Carrot Cake Pancakes

    Published: Mar 13, 2010 | Modified: Apr 4, 2018 | Author: Amanda Livesay

    Carrot Cake Pancakes

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    My kid is a huge pancake fan and requests them just about every morning. Unfortunately, he likes to eat as soon as his feet hit the floor and I need to check my email and have a cup of coffee before I’m ready to stand over the stove for 20 minutes. I do like to give in every once in a while (even if that means he’s grabbing cold hot dogs out of the fridge while I try to cook without coffee).

    I have been holding onto this recipe for months. Carrot cake pancakes sound like a good idea until you actually consider making them. Carrot? In pancakes? With lots of spices? I wasn’t too sure but I also knew I’d always wonder about them.

    They were fantastic! Straight out of the pan with nothing on them, a little too spicy for me but with some powdered sugar and Greek yogurt on top – the best breakfast I’ve had in a long time. The kid gobbled his up and then a couple hours later he took off with the only pancake that had survived breakfast. Definitely kid approved! Plus he got the added bonus of 1 veggie serving out of the way first thing in the morning!

    Carrot Cake Pancakes

    • 5.6 ounces all-purpose flour (about 1 ¼ cups)
    • ¼ cup chopped walnuts (toasted)
    • 2 teaspoons baking powder
    • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
    • ¼ teaspoon salt
    • ⅛ teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
    • Dash of ground cloves
    • Dash of ground ginger
    • ¼ cup brown sugar
    • ¾ cup low-fat buttermilk
    • 1 tablespoon canola oil
    • 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
    • 2 large eggs (lightly beaten)
    • 2 cups finely grated carrot (about 1 pound)
    • Cooking spray
    1. Weigh or lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups, and level with a knife. Combine flour and next 7 ingredients (through ginger) in a large bowl, stirring with a whisk. Combine ¼ cup brown sugar and next 4 ingredients (through eggs); add sugar mixture to flour mixture, stirring just until moist. Fold in 2 cups carrot.
    2. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Spoon 4 (¼ cup) batter mounds onto pan, spreading with a spatula. Cook for 2 minutes or until tops are covered with bubbles and edges look cooked. Carefully turn pancakes over; cook 1 minute or until bottoms are lightly browned. Repeat procedure twice with remaining batter.

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    1. Hollie says

      September 10, 2010 at 7:26 am

      These look so good and I’m going to have to try them. I love pancakes but having the same ones everyday gets decently boring. I have been looking through your recipes and will have to give a lot of them a try.

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    2. Emily says

      March 16, 2010 at 2:09 am

      Oh, yeah. So, I imagine you could keep a supply of the mixed dry ingredients on hand and then add the wet stuff – including grated carrots – when you’re ready to go. I love the Greek yogurt idea. Ace!
      .-= Emily´s last blog ..Local food meets Google Maps =-.

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    3. Lexie says

      March 14, 2010 at 6:32 pm

      These sound absolutely amazing and the photo is simply gorgeous! All your photos look really great actually.
      .-= Lexie´s last blog ..The Countdown Begins! =-.

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    4. grace says

      March 14, 2010 at 4:52 am

      excellent. i’ve been known to partake of actual carrot cake for breakfast many times, but this is a marvelous alternative for those occasions when i don’t have an entire cake on hand. :)
      .-= grace´s last blog ..nerd power! =-.

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    5. Eliana says

      March 13, 2010 at 1:58 pm

      Carrot cake is one of my favorite cakes so I imagine I would absolutely love them. They look delicious Amanda.

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    7. Nicole says

      March 13, 2010 at 8:26 am

      So, yeah, I have to have these!

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    8. Jessica says

      March 13, 2010 at 6:04 am

      I’ve been eyeing this pancake recipe in CL because I love carrrot muffins for breakfast. Like you, I like to have my coffee and check my email before I feel really ready to attack the day, so I haven’t gotten around to making these yet. I’m a big fan of “breakfast for dinner” though, so I might do that. At any rate, your pancakes look absolutely wonderful! Thank you for posting your review of this recipe.
      .-= Jessica´s last blog ..Greyston Bakery’s Grapefruit Yogurt Cake =-.

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    9. Andreanna says

      March 13, 2010 at 5:38 am

      OHHH I am going to have to try this one day. We eat pancakes every sunday so this would be a great way to mix it up.
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    10. Kelly says

      March 13, 2010 at 4:21 am

      Good thing I have my coffee and check my email before breakfast! These are definitely getting made as soon as I finish leaving my comment. I can’t believe I actually have all the ingredients to make these right now….that never happens!

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