The birds are chirping, the sun is shining, the days are longer and everyone is outside. It must be spring!!!
I am so excited for this beautiful weather! So in celebration, I made some unbelievably delicious Strawberry Cheesecake Pancakes!
Springtime just makes me crave some juicy plump strawberries. And I love having strawberries or any kind of fruit in pancakes.
Oh, and in case you haven’t noticed around here, I also love cream cheese! Probably 1/2 of my sweet recipes on this blog have cream cheese in it. And let me tell you, this cream cheese glaze definitely belongs on these pancakes.
And the real “icing” on this “cake” is the homemade strawberry sauce. Homemade sauce is so easy to make that there is absolutely no reason to settle for sauce from a jar. It only takes three ingredients to make it: Fresh strawberries, sugar, and corn starch. Heat and stir for about twenty minutes and your sauce will be ready.
And it really so perfectly compliments the cream cheese glaze that you are going to want a bit of glaze and sauce in every bite you eat!
And when you cut into the pancakes themselves and see and taste those fresh strawberries, everything about these delicious pancakes will seem complete!
These amazing pancakes truly are like having strawberry cheesecake for breakfast! And that just makes me happy! 🙂
These Strawberry Cheesecake Pancakes would make a great dessert too wouldn’t they!?! Whether for breakfast or dessert, or shoot, even dinner (I wouldn’t judge!) These amazing pancakes are the perfect way to celebrate the arrival of spring!
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 c. flour
- 2 TBLS sugar
- 2 t. baking powder
- 1/2 t. salt
- 1 egg
- 1 c. milk
- 1 t. vanilla
- 1 TBLS butter, melted
- 1 pint of strawberries, stemmed and chopped
- butter for the pan
- 1 pint of strawberries, stemmed and chopped
- 1/4 c. sugar
- 1 t. corn starch
- 2 oz. cream cheese, softened
- 2 TBLS butter
- 1 c. powdered sugar
- 1/2. t. vanilla
- 2-3 TBLS milk
Instructions
- Make the cream cheese glaze by mixing all ingredients in a medium mixing bowl. Put aside.
- Make the strawberry sauce by placing the strawberries and sugar in a medium sauce pan and heat over a medium flame and stir until mixture comes to a boil. Turn the heat down to a low simmer and stir occasionally for 15 minutes. Stir in the corn starch and simmer for another 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and set aside.
- Make the pancakes by whisking together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Add the egg, milk, vanilla, and melted butter and whisk until well blended.
- Over medium heat, melt a pat of butter and pour the batter in 1/4 cup batches on a skillet. Place several pieces of strawberries on each pancake before flipping it. Cook each pancake for a minute or so on each side.
- Serve by drizzling each serving with cream cheese glaze and top with the strawberry sauce. Enjoy.
Try these other Breakfast Treats:
Nutella, Peanut Butter, and Banana Breakfast Braid
Lemon Cream Cheese Coffee Cake
Apple Caramel Baked French Toast
Oh my goodness, these look amazing! I love fruit on pancakes, but adding cream cheese takes it to a whole new level. Yum!!
Kara recently posted…Toasted Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Muffins
Mmmm, I bet the cheesecake glaze and the strawberry sauce go so well together of these pancakes.
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These pancakes look so amazing! The perfect way to celebrate the arrival of spring!
Christin@SpicySouthernKitchen recently posted…Honey Chipotle Chicken Crispers
I am in love with cheesecake, so I will take any excuse to have it for breakfast. Yum!
Shelby @ Go Eat and Repeat recently posted…Marble Cake
Are you SERIOUS? Something like this beautiful thing exists? I want to eat this right now Renee! When I read the title, I was like “OMG…I MUST have these!” Girl, these are so pinned, because they have to be happening at my house!
Kristi @ Inspiration Kitchen recently posted…Baked Coffee Glazed Donuts with Coffee Candied Pecans
Strawberry sauce and cream cheese glaze on pancakes sounds over the top delicious! What a beautiful stack!
marcie recently posted…30 Minute Skillet Pasta Primavera
Very very cute! I would serve these pancakes for a breakfast.
Sound so delicious!
These look splendid! What a wonderful treat for the weekends. I just want to dig right in. xo, Catherine
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What an awesome stack of pancakes! Perfect for spring! Love them! Pinned!
mira recently posted…Easter Nest Pudding Cups
HOLY MOLY! this looks fabulous. mounds of sweet deliciousness. each bite would be so worth it 🙂
Kelsey @ Snacking Squirrel recently posted…Small Simple Suppers and Giveaway Reminder
I swear pancakes are chasing me around the internet today. I’m craving them SO BAD! These look fantastic!
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust recently posted…Coconut Brookies
Your pictures- and that cream cheese glaze- look beyond amazing! Lovely 🙂
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Now this is a pancake! I love the flavor, Renee! Sounds delish!
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Yayyy for spring!! Now these are some fluffy pancakes and that too cheesecake?! I am sold!
Ami@NaiveCookCooks recently posted…Tex Mex Deviled Eggs
I’ve seriously been dreaming of these since the first picture I caught of them! They look out of this world!
Julie @ Julie’s Eats & Treats recently posted…Oreo Fluff
Springtime always makes me happy too and I want fresh fruit!! These pancakes look perfect for any morning 🙂
Zainab recently posted…Coconut Key Lime Panna Cotta
Making these pancakes for saturday morning breakfast! Love decadent pancake stacks for the weekend.
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One minute I want to come live with you; then the next minute, I remember that I am SUPPOSED to be eating healthy and preparing for bathing suit season. Your blog KILLS ME.:)
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Yeah, I guess my blog isn’t the best place to be if you are trying to cut back on calories. 😉 But hey, everyone’s got to indulge sometime!!
Hi Renee, I made this for Rob this morning and he loved them! He said they were the best pancakes he’d ever had, and that I should definitely not lose the recipe. It helps that he has a weakness for strawberries. 🙂
I’m so glad that he liked them Sheila!! 🙂
Sheila had posted this recipe on her FB, and I know I had to try this. I am glad I did, because my kids loved it, even my fussy one. I plan on trying out the Nutella breakfast braid next 🙂
A question – How long after can the extra sauce and glaze be used?
Hi Sukanya, I’m so glad you stopped by! I am so glad the strawberry pancakes worked well for you!! I would say that the glaze should last in the refrigerator for several days. There is no egg in it so I would treat it more like you would a gallon of milk. As for the sauce, I would think at least a few days in the refrigerator would be fine. Let me know when you make the Nutella braid and how you like it!! 🙂
Pancakes and cheesecake? Stahhhhp. These look amazing!
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Thanks for your response, Renee. I did try the Nutella breakfast braid and it turned out pretty awesome too.. My kids are truly impressed and quite elated at the new side of their mom.. Thanks to you! The Nutella breakfast braid was gone literally in seconds. I intend on checking your blog regularly, in my attempt to delight my kids with yummy new treats.
Sign me up for a stack of these bad boys this Mother’s Day! Mmm-mmm!
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It looks perfect!Can’t wait to try this.