Jolene's Recipe Journal

This month's Taste of Home Bakeable challenge is carrot cake. One of the suggestions given were Leanne G's Carrot Cake Pancakes. We're big fans of pancakes and I had everything on hand. 

Once the carrots are shredded everything else for the batter comes together really quickly.  I used a cookie scoop to drop it onto the skillet which keeps them all nice and uniform.  They're so fluffy and you can see the pieces of carrot on the top and sides.

I omitted the cinnamon addition to the maple syrup and I didn't reduce it.  Real NH maple syrup is delicious on its own.  I dolloped the cream cheese mixture on, then some shredded carrots, but I wanted another crunchy element.

I decided to do some candied pecans for a topper. It's super simple, you just add the nuts, brown sugar and a little bit of water to a skillet over medium heat. Toss until the sugar is dissolved and the pecans are coated and then move them to parchment to cool.  

Carrot Cake Pancakes

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Author: Jolene's Recipe Journal

Ingredients

• 2 cups pancake mix
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
• 2 large eggs, room temperature
• 1 cup whole milk
• 1 cup finely shredded carrots

Topping:

• 1/2 cup maple syrup
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2/3 cup whipped cream cheese
• 1 tablespoon whole milk
• 1/2 cup pecan halves, toasted and glazed (see note)
• Finely shredded carrots, optional

Instructions

1. In a large bowl, combine the pancake mix, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves.
2. In a small bowl, beat eggs and milk; stir into the dry ingredients just until moistened. Stir in carrots.
3. Pour batter by 1/4 cupfuls onto a nonstick skillet or a greased hot griddle. Turn pancakes when bubbles form on top; cook until second side is golden brown.
4. In a small bowl, combine cream cheese and milk.
5. Serve pancakes with cream cheese mixture and syrup; sprinkle with nuts and, if desired, shredded carrots.

Notes

For the candied pecans, combine 1/4c brown sugar, pinch of salt, dash of cinnamon and 1/2T water in a skillet. Whisk over medium heat until smooth. Add 1/2 cup pecan halves. Stir to coat well. Cook for 1 to 2 minutes until thickened. Spread on parchment and cool completely.

Source: https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/carrot-cake-pancakes/

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