Pumpkin Cinnamon Roll Pancakes with Cream Cheese Glaze

Pumpkin Cinnamon Roll Pancakes are the cozy, fall breakfast mashup you didn’t know you needed.

If you’re craving something warm, fluffy, and full of autumn flavor, this creative fall recipe delivers big time. We’re talking swirls of cinnamon-sugar goodness layered right into soft pumpkin pancakes—no trip to the bakery required.

Whether you’re whipping these up for a lazy weekend brunch or a special holiday morning, they’re guaranteed to impress.

These pancakes combine the best parts of two breakfast favorites, and the result is rich, comforting, and totally irresistible.

To make Cinnamon Roll Pumpkin Pancakes, prep a cinnamon swirl by melting butter with brown sugar and cinnamon.

Mix the pancake batter gently, then cook on a greased griddle.

While the pancakes cook, make the cream cheese glaze and drizzle it over the warm pancakes. Serve with maple syrup, cinnamon butter, or homemade whipped cream.

For leftovers, refrigerate and reheat throughout the week—perfect for busy mornings or a cozy fall brunch.

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Pumpkin Cinnamon Roll Pancakes Recipe

Pumpkin Cinnamon Roll Pancakes are the fall breakfast mashup you didn’t know you needed—warm, fluffy, and full of cozy spice.

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Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Cinnamon Roll Pumpkin Pancakes, pumpkin cinnamon roll pancakes recipe

Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes minutes

Total Time: 20 minutes minutes

Servings: 8

Author: momma lew

Ingredients

Pancake Batter:

• 2 cups preferred pancake batter with half of oil/butter replaced with pumpkin puree
• 1 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice

Or from scratch:

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• 1 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
• 1 1/4 cups whole milk
• 1 egg
• 3 tablespoons butter melted – substitute 1/2 of the butter with 2 Tablespoons pumpkin puree)

The Cinnamon Swirl:

• 3 Tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Cream Cheese Icing:

• 4 Tablespoons butter room temperature
• 2 Tablespoons cream cheese room temperature
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• + milk optionally, to thin out

Instructions

• Start out by making the cinnamon swirl mixture. Heat butter in a non stick pan, stir in the brown sugar and cinnamon and set aside to cool.
• Heat your nonstick griddle, electric griddle or large skillet, add oil or nonstick spray if necessary.
• Make your pancake batter by giving all of the pumpkin pancake batter ingredients a good stir with a wooden spoon in a large bowl.
• Scoop a 1/3 to 1/2 cup of batter onto the skillet.
• As the pancake starts to cook over medium heat, spoon the cinnamon filling into a piping bag or zip baggie. It will be the same squeezing texture of toothpaste.
• Once the pancake is almost fully cooked on the first snide, cut a small piece of the corner of the baggie.
• Starting from the center of the pancake squeeze to add a cinnamon sugar swirl to the top of the pancake batter.
• Allow the pretty cinnamon roll swirl to set for at least one minute before flipping and cooking the swirl side.
• Repeat for all pancakes until golden brown.
• Meanwhile, while the pancake cooks, whip together the cream cheese glaze. You can drizzle this over the pancakes with a spoon or with an additional piping bag – your choice.

Notes

Serve hot with maple syrup, cinnamon butter or whipped cream.