This Healthier Cinnamon Roll Baked Pancake is whole wheat, low in sugar, and bakes in a pie plate so there’s no flipping or waiting! Drizzle with easy Maple Cream Cheese Syrup for a special treat!
You guuuuuyyys.
I have not been this excited about a recipe in a long time.
That’s not to say there haven’t been some pretty fantastic recipes around these parts lately — they are almost equally as fabulous as this here Oven Baked Pancake. Let me give you a quick rundown on why this thing is so freaking amazing:
- It’s pancakes without the flipping, so you can all eat breakfast together (say what?!)
- CINNAMON ROLL
- It’s made healthier with whole wheat flour and very little sugar — I know you’re looking at me with that skepticism in your eyes, but it’s true. There’s no sugar in the pancake base, there’s a ¼ cup brown sugar in the swirl and ¼ cup maple syrup in the Maple Cream Cheese Syrup. If you split the pancake 4 ways, that’s 2 tablespoons of sugar each with your syrup! And the best part is you won’t even notice because it tastes decadent.
- CREAM CHEESE SYRUP.
With Mother’s Day around the corner (okay, so maybe it’s a month away but you might say it’s a holiday close to my heart), I wanted to go with a healthier breakfast or brunch recipe that the whole family will be excited about.
I also wanted something that was easy and didn’t require slaving over a griddle while the family eats one pancake at a time.
This pancake is special enough for any celebration, but healthy enough to serve every weekend!
I know it might look like a lot of ingredients or work, but it is really easy and takes no time at all!
Healthier Cinnamon Roll Baked Pancake with Maple Cream Cheese Syrup
written by Ashley Fehr
Ingredients
Maple Cream Cheese Syrup
- 4 oz light cream cheese
- 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
- 4 tablespoons low fat milk
Cinnamon Roll Baked Pancake
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon, divided
- 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup low fat buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
Instructions
Maple Cream Cheese Syrup
- Combine the cream cheese and maple syrup in a small bowl. Heat in the microwave on high for 30-45 seconds and stir with a whisk until smooth. Heat again for 30 seconds if necessary and whisk until smooth. Stir in milk until desired consistency is reached. Set aside.
Cinnamon Roll Baked Pancake
- In a medium bowl, heat butter in microwave on high for 20 seconds or until melted. Stir in brown sugar and ½ teaspoon cinnamon. Pour into a plastic sandwich bag and set aside.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a large bowl, combine flour, egg, buttermilk, vanilla, baking powder, baking soda and remaining ½ teaspoon cinnamon until combined.
- Lightly grease a 9″ pie plate and pour in pancake batter. Snip a small corner off of the bag with your brown sugar mixture and drizzle in a circle around the pie plate and in toward the middle.
- Bake for 20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out of the center clean.
- Drizzle with warm Maple Cream Cheese Syrup.
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Lisa Murray says
Omg! I want to make this a yummy Valentine’s weekend since we can’t go anywhere or do much of anything except walk outside! I am going to make this tomorrow morning! Thank you!
Ashley Fehr says
I hope you enjoyed it!
Lynn says
I’m looking for a recipe I saw on Recipe Rebel for cinnamon buns. My printer stopped at ” Rise for 1 1/2 hours or until double in size. Please send it to my e-mail. thank you
Ashley Fehr says
Sorry! I do not have a recipe for cinnamon buns
Chantal says
Hi! I am thinking of getting the 3 in 1 Panasonic. We would like to put in in a cabinet with a door. Should I be worried about excess steam and heat in that situation. I know you said it would be great for summer but not sure if it could damage kitchen cabinets. That pancake looks amazing! I love that it is all in one dish for the whole family. Ideal!
Ashley Fehr says
Thanks Chantal! I believe that most often when it’s installed it is without a door (as a built in microwave/convection oven). I think you’d be best off to ask whoever will be building in your cabinets about the effects — it may depend on the materials used.
Bethany @ athletic avocado says
I am WOWEd by this incredible pancake! I wish I had it right now! Can;t wait to make it soon!
Ashley Fehr says
Thanks Bethany!
Cathy Capps says
Do you have to use whole wheat flour? I don’t keep that in my pantry, I never have need to use it for anything.
Ashley Fehr says
I use whole wheat flour for pretty much everything! But no, you can definitely use all purpose flour 🙂
Sarah@WholeandHeavenlyOven says
Wait, what?? That steam oven looks like the coolest thing ever! I so need to look into that. I also just REALLY need this gorgeous pancake in front of my face ASAP! The only thing better than pancakes is one BIG pancake that cooks itself and you don’t have to share! 😉
Ashley Fehr says
Right?! Why would one ever flip pancakes again?!
Malinda @Countryside Cravings says
Oh my gosh this looks awesome and cream cheese syrup!!!!!! Your new wonder machine sounds like a dream!! That’s amazing that it can sense the steam and cook it automatically!! Now why couldn’t I invent a machine like that?!?!?
Ashley Fehr says
Haha! I wish! Thankfully it’s here to rescue us from our crazy, chaotic, everyday lives 😉 Thanks Malinda!
Cheyanne @ No Spoon Necessary says
The 4 in 1 Panasonic is ALMOST as fabulous as this pancake. Almost, because ummm I don’t think anything is as amaze-balls as this pancake! Cinnamon roll, baked, healthier, cream cheese syrup and Pancake?! All that in one place??!! Girrrrrrl, you have outdone yourself! Pinned! Cheers, dear!
Ashley Fehr says
You have no idea how excited I was when the idea came to me, and then turned out to be just as amazing as I hoped it would be! A new family favorite, that’s for sure! Thanks Chey 🙂
taylor @ greens & chocolate says
I think I want this giant cinnamon roll AND that Convection Oven for mothers day!!
Ashley Fehr says
Now wouldn’t THAT be a Mother’s Day to remember?!? Lol. A girl can dream!
Cynthia McNeill says
Can you bake this in a regular oven?
Ashley Fehr says
Absolutely! You would bake it the same way at the same temperature.
Cynthia McNeill says
Ok great! Thank you! I’m definitely going to try this recipe! Looks delicious!
Ashley Fehr says
Thanks Cynthia! Let me know how you like it!
Dorothy Dunton says
Hi Ashley! This looks so good and so much better than standing over the stove making individual pancakes. My son will be thrilled with this recipe! He loves pancakes and cinnamon rolls and this combines them perfectly! He likes to make breakfast for his girlfriend on weekends and is always on the lookout for something different!
Ashley Fehr says
Hi Dorothy! I hope he loves it! We are definitely obsessed with baking our pancakes now — with 4 of us waiting, it’s too much of a pain to flip them one by one!
Gayle @ Pumpkin 'N Spice says
Oh my gosh, this looks AMAZING! Your video on fb totally reeled me in. I love baked pancakes, so this cinnamon roll version sounds just perfect!
Ashley Fehr says
It is my new obsession! We love having a big breakfast on the weekend but baking pancakes is SO MUCH better than frying them! Thanks Gayle!
Rachel @ Bakerita says
Duuuude this looks UNREAL good. I can totally imagine why you’re so obsessed with this gorgeous pancake and that SYRUP! OMG yum, and how cool is that oven?! Sensor reheat??? Sounds so cool!
Ashley Fehr says
It is the coolest thing ever! And why have I never though to combine cream cheese and syrup before?!? SERIOUSLY wanted to just pour it into my mouth… except then there goes the “healthier” part! LOl