Cinnamon roll pancake recipe takes over TikTok - it’s delicious and ‘so easy’

A delicious breakfast is the perfect way to start the day, like a perfect poached egg or an enticing breakfast sandwich. One woman's romantic recipe for cinnamon roll pancakes is stealing hearts across the internet. 

A recently married TikTok user named Winnie shared the detailed instructions for the sweet treat she said “turned my fiancé into my hubby.” 

She said her husband requests the easy-to-make recipe every few weekends and her followers appear to be following suit as the viral video has racked up 4.7 million likes on the social media platform.

Here are the full details for the tasty recipe that Winnie said “is perfect for breakfast or brunch.” 

For the pancake batter, start by mixing together the wet ingredients, which includes one egg, one and a ½ cup of milk, and a ¼ cup of oil. Whisk these together until all are well combined.

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For the pancake batter, start by mixing together the wet ingredients, which includes one egg, one and a ½ cup of milk, and a ¼ cup of oil. Whisk these together until all are well combined.

Then, add in the dry ingredients: one and ½ cup of flour, one teaspoon of baking powder, and one tablespoon of sugar. Whisk everything together until there are no more large clumps of flour.

“But don’t over mix here or else the pancakes will be too chewy,” she said.

Once the batter is done, set it aside and prepare the cinnamon sugar filling. This savoury filling is truly the star of the show because it not only adds a tasty touch to the dish, it also elevates the appearance of the pancakes by allowing you to get creative with how you use it.

The simple cinnamon sugar filling is made from four tablespoons of softened butter, ¼ cup of sugar, two teaspoons of cinnamon, and Winnie’s secret ingredient, one tablespoon of pancake batter.

She explained: “I found that adding the batter will help the swirls keep their shape.”

Next, put the cinnamon sugar mixture in a piping bag or ziplock bag and snip off the corner to swirl onto the pancakes or apply however you choose.

While making the pancakes themselves is fairly easy, Winnie shares “a few tricks to maintain the pretty swirls on the pancakes.”

First, heat up a tablespoon or more of butter on a skillet over medium heat. Once the butter has melted and starts to bubble, use a large ladle to pour the batter into the skillet and then immediately cover with a lid. 

Cook for about 30 seconds. Once you see small bubbles form on the pancakes, swirl on the cinnamon sugar filling. Cover again and cook for four to five minutes until the pancakes are done.

At this time, you might feel like you’ve missed a major step in the pancake making process— flipping them over! However, Winnie explains: “We’re using a steaming method to cook these pancakes so that the pancakes don’t have to be flipped.” 

She shared that she’s tried other ways to flip the pancakes but admitted that the cinnamon sugar always burned on the pan and the swirls disappeared.

Another important tip is to be sure to keep the heat on medium low to medium or else the pancakes will burn before cooking all the way through.

This delicious dish can be served how Winnie’s husband likes it, stacked with icing or butter on the side. But there’s so much room to get creative with this dish by adding vanilla extract and cloves like one commenter. Other yummy ideas include adding fresh or dried fruits, nuts, and solid or melted chocolate.

Cinnamon roll pancakes recipe

Pancake batter ingredients

• One egg
• One and a ½ cup of milk
• ¼ cup of oil
• one and ½ cup of flour
• One teaspoon of baking powder
• One tablespoon of sugar

Cinnamon sugar filling

• Four tablespoon of softened butter
•  ¼ cup of sugar
• 2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon of pancake batter