Uh, did I read that right? Carrot cake for breakfast? YESSSS!!!! I think carrot cake is my all time favorite dessert. It’s got sweetness. It’s got spice. It’s rich and decadent. Seriously, folks, what’s not to love?!? I stumbled across this recipe on the Tasty Kitchen Blog and it looked deeeee-licious!
Carrot Cake Pancakes
Compliments of It’s a Keeper
Original recipe from Tasty Kitchen Blog
www.everydaytastes.com
1-¼ cup White Whole Wheat Flour
2 tsp Baking Powder
1 tsp Ground Cinnamon
¼ tsp Salt
⅛ tsp Ground Nutmeg
⅛ tsp Ground Cloves
⅛ tsp Ground Ginger
¼ cups Light Brown Sugar, Packed
¾ cups Lowfat Buttermilk
1 Tbsp Canola Oil
1-½ tsp Vanilla Extract
2 whole Eggs
2 cups Finely Grated Carrot (about 1 Pound)
Combine flour and next 6 ingredients (through ginger) in a large bowl, stirring with a whisk. Combine 1/4 cup brown sugar and next 4 ingredients (through eggs); add sugar mixture to the flour mixture, stirring just until moist. Fold in the grated carrot.
Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Coat the pan with cooking spray. Spoon 4 (1/4-cup) batter mounds onto the 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 for 1 minute or until bottoms are lightly browned. Repeat procedure twice with the remaining batter.
Is It a Keeper?
This recipe is definitely a keeper! What a great way to work some veggies into breakfast! I loved the texture of whole wheat flour. The pancakes were a little bit denser (is that a word?) that my (great-grandmother’s) usual pancake recipe but it was good. They had some heft.
And, I absolutely loved all of the spices. Cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cloves, oh my! I just love that combination of spices. This recipe get a big thumbs up from me! What a great way to start the morning!
Christina
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Oh I can tell that my boys are drooling at this already! I will have to make it for them next weekend!
OHHHHH WOW do they sound yummmy delish.
Oh my yumness!
Megan
mommyminded.blogspot.com
Yum, these sound good!
Carrot cake is my all time favorite too! So carrot cake pancakes?…YES PLEASE!
Right now I’m trying to figure out how a dollop of cream cheese frosting would taste on the top of that stack. Maybe a whipped topping with a dash of cream cheese, cinnamon and cream? Hmm…
Sounds heavenly!
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Those pancakes look soo yummy
-Shellsea
Love, Shellsea Blog
Great idea for pancakes… .they would be good with some type of cream cheese topping!
UM, I will definitely be testing this recipe out. Looks so amazing! Hiiii! I’m your newest follower! Would love for you to swing by & visit my blog when you have a chance! If you have a Twitter I’d love to be friends there as well! xoxo! http://www.shelbylately.com & @shelbylatelycom
WOW, that looks so delish!! I’m glad i found your blog through the blog hop!
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These look fabulous…I will give them a try! I am excited to find your blog and become a new follower. I found you through the Tuesday blog hop….I hope you will hop over and say hello and join me as a new follower as well. I am looking forward to reading more!!
These look so great! I found you through the follow party and am, of course, following you! I would love if you followed me back as well!
Kelly
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Great idea and sounds like a great recipe. I always have whole wheat flour on hands so this will be perfect.
Your getting to become my one stop blog for new ideas for the kitchen. Thank you.
Ok – but do you have a recipe for cream cheese syrup
I can see how these could be addicting – I could totally justify eating a whole stack all by myself!!
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oh, wow! so creative and delicious!!
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I love this idea! You don’t typically think of carrots in pancakes, but hey, these sound yummylicious!
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what a great idea for a blog. i am definitely bookmarking these carrot pancakes!
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Yum!! My husband always requests my Ultimate Carrot Cake for his birthday (http://www.laurelofleaves.com/2010/11/ultimate-carrot-cake/). This will be a great way to have carrot cake for breakfast!
They look so yummy! I don’t usually like pancakes, but I think these could change my mind. I’m a new follower over from Reasons to Skip the Housework
Those look delicious! I’m your newest follower! Visit me at http://www.GritsandGiggles.blogspot.com
Yea, I’m in love with those pancakes already!! Great lookin’ breakfast! Miriam@Meatless Meals For Meat Eaters