

Yields:
6
Prep Time:
20 mins
Total Time:
45 mins
Our favorite thing to do with carrots? It would definitely be making carrot cake. These fluffy pancakes have everything we love about the classic cake, even down to a cream cheese glaze. It’s perfect for when you’re craving cake, but have no time (or reason?) to make one. It’s a fun riff on our favorite weekend tradition. They're fluffy pancakes, well spiced, and full of toasted walnuts and carrots for a sweet sweet morning.
Have you made these yet? Let us know how it went in the comments below!
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Ingredients
For the cream cheese glaze
- 4 oz.
cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup
maple syrup
- 1/4 cup
powdered sugar
- 2 Tbsp.
heavy cream
For the pancakes
- 1 cup
all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup
packed light brown sugar
- 2 tsp.
baking powder
- 1 tsp.
baking soda
- 1 tsp.
cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp.
kosher salt
- 1/4 tsp.
nutmeg
- 1/2 cup
whole milk
- 1/2 cup
sour cream
- 2
large eggs
- 2 Tbsp.
butter, melted, plus more for pan
- 1 tsp.
pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup
shredded carrots
- 1/2 cup
finely chopped toasted walnuts, plus more for serving
Directions
- Step 1Make glaze: In a medium bowl, beat cream cheese, maple syrup, and powdered sugar until smooth. Add heavy cream and beat until combined. Add more heavy cream, if needed, until desired consistency is reached.
- Step 2Make pancakes: In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, and nutmeg.
- Step 3In another bowl, whisk together milk, sour cream, eggs, melted butter, and vanilla. Add to dry ingredients and mix until just a few dry streaks remain. Stir in carrots and walnuts.
- Step 4In a medium skillet over medium heat, melt enough butter to coat bottom of skillet. Add about ⅓ cup of batter to skillet, and cook until golden on bottom and bubbles appear around edges, 2 to 3 minutes. Flip and cook until golden, about 2 minutes more. Repeat with remaining batter, adding more butter as needed and adjusting heat.
- Step 5Serve warm with glaze and more walnuts.
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