I adore red velvet. Red Velvet Cupcakes are one of my all time favorites so I think they definitely deserve to be made in breakfast form. Don’t they just have Christmas written all over them? With such a vibrant and beautiful red there’s not really a more fitting or festive breakfast to serve up on Christmas morning. These are such a breeze to whip up. No offense to any of you that only use pancake mix, but I still don’t understand the whole pancake mix thing. It maybe takes 1 minute longer to make them from scratch versus a pancake mix. And once you do make that switch from pancake mix to made from scratch you’ll have a hard time going back. Not to mention, when you make pancakes from scratch the possibilities are endless! It’s so fun to create and eat so many different flavors of pancakes.
Pancakes are one of my favorite breakfast foods, if you don’t believe me check out the breakfast list on my recipe page. I haven’t even posted half of the pancake flavors I’d like to. These are definitely going to be up there on the top of my pancake favorites not only because of their delicious combination of flavors but also for their stunning beauty. I love pretty food. I also love dessert for breakfast =). Red Velvet Pancakes with Cream Cheese Glaze = a decadent and incredibly delicious dessert for breakfast. Perfect fit for a celebration. Happy Holidays!
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 Tbsp cocoa powder
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 cups milk
- 2 Tbsp white vinegar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 1/2 Tbsp red food coloring
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup salted butter, melted
- 1 recipe Cream Cheese Glaze, recipe follows
- fresh raspberries and mint leaves, for garnish (optional)
- 6 oz cream cheese, softened
- 6 Tbsp butter, softened
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup milk, plus more if desired
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Directions
- Preheat an electric non-stick griddle to 350 degrees. In a mixing bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt, set aside. Measure out milk into a liquid measuring cup and whisk in vinegar, allow mixture to rest for 2 minutes. Pour milk mixture into a separate large mixing bowl and add in sugar, eggs, red food coloring, vanilla and melted butter. Whisk mixture until well combine. While whisking, slowly add in dry ingredients and mix just until combine. Butter griddle if necessary and pour about a 1/4 - 1/3 cup batter (depending on how large you want your pancakes) at a time onto hot griddle (you can also use the back of measuring cup or spoon to lightly spread batter from center out to the edge a bit so they aren't thicker in the center then they are on the edges). Cook until bubbles begin to appear on the top surface of the pancakes then flip and cook opposite side until pancake is cooked through (I didn't want the tops of the pancakes to be brownish red so I flipped them a little earlier than I normally do with pancakes, I didn't wait for many bubbles). Serve warm with Cream Cheese Glaze and garnish with fresh raspberries and mint leaves if desired.
- In a mixing bowl, using an electric hand mixer set on medium speed, blend together cream cheese and butter until well combine and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add in remaining ingredients and mix about 1 minute until well combine, adding additional milk to thin if desired. Store in an airtight container in refrigerator.
- Recipe Source: Cooking Classy
Chloe West: Wow, these look incredible! My family is doing waffle for Christmas breakfast…maybe we’ll do this on Christmas Eve or something! Pinning! December 5, 2012 at 8:23pm
Kim Garceau: These looks like the best pancakes ever!!!! December 5, 2012 at 8:29pm
Becky Bee: These look incredible! I’ll be making these this weekend for sure!
December 5, 2012 at 8:31pm
Loretta E.: Also doubles as a good Valentine’s Day breakfast in bed for the honey! December 5, 2012 at 10:23pm
Chung-Ah | Damn Delicious: Gorgeous! This really would be the perfect thing to wake up to on Christmas morning! December 6, 2012 at 6:11am
Anonymous: I decided to make the glaze first because I wanted to serve the pancakes as soon as they came off the griddle. Unfortunately, the glaze didn’t turn out as thick as yours in the picture. It looked like soup. I’m wondering if it should have read 2-3 TBSP of milk and not 2/3 cups milk. Well, I decided not to continue with the rest of the recipe. Sorry.
Rosetta December 7, 2012 at 5:34am
Jaclyn: Hi Rosetta – you had me worried when I read your comment so I went and made this glaze again. I think you must be wanting something more like a frosting, if that’s the case then yes you would definitely want to add only about 3 Tbsp. This is a glaze so it’s meant to be runny. I thought a glaze was more fitting for pancakes than frosting. But I’m always open to advice so I changed the recipe to say 1/2 cup + =). Also, be sure that you don’t soften the butter and cream cheese too much (melting point) or yes the consistency will be off from what it should be. You are really missing out though I wish you would have continued with the rest of the recipe =). December 7, 2012 at 9:45am
ThisbeWhitney: I made these morning, and they are wonderful! I didn’t try the cream cheese glaze because I was lazy, but they were awesome enough on their own. Thanks for the recipe! December 7, 2012 at 6:49pm
Anonymous: divas can cook
December 8, 2012 at 8:59pm
Carey: Just wondering if the batter and glaze can be made ahead and refrigerated so that Christmas morning is super quick and easy? December 15, 2012 at 1:53pm
Jaclyn: I wouldn’t recommend making the batter the day before as you will lose some of the lift the baking powder gives and your pancakes wont likely be as fluffy, but definitely the glaze you can. A great make ahead batter that uses the same glaze as this if you’d like to try it is the overnight cinnamon roll waffles I recently posted. They are really easy to make and they use yeast rather than baking powder so it’s supposed to rest in the fridge overnight. I hope you have a wonderful Christmas! December 17, 2012 at 12:21pm
Hilary: These were probably the ugliest pancakes I’ve ever made, HOWEVER they were also the tastiest ones by far. So. Good. I’m not sure why they turned out really dark and fragile, but the flavor more than made up for it. Will definitely make them again. December 30, 2012 at 6:16am
Jaclyn: Hilary – I’m glad you enjoyed the flavor or but they are also meant to be some of the prettiest pancakes so I’d recommend that you try adding in more red food coloring. What brand did you use? I’ve always been really happy with the McCormick Red coloring. Also you may want to try turning your griddle down just a bit and see if that helps =). December 30, 2012 at 2:24pm
Hilary: I’m living in denmark right now so it was some weird danish (what I think is) food coloring, so that could be part of it. The glaze keeps for a long time in the fridge, too and also tastes great on normal pancakes (or pretty much anything else….). December 31, 2012 at 5:49am
Jaclyn: I would love to visit Denmark, I hope you are enjoying it there =)! January 1, 2013 at 10:50am
Jaclyn: Hilary – I’m glad you enjoyed the flavor or but they are also meant to be some of the prettiest pancakes so I’d recommend that you try adding in more red food coloring. What brand did you use? I’ve always been really happy with the McCormick Red coloring. Also you may want to try turning your griddle down just a bit and see if that helps =). 8 December 30, 2012 at 2:26pm
Lateef: Hi Jaclyn,
If a griddle is not available, can a skillet be used instead? January 2, 2013 at 1:58pm
Jaclyn: Yes I’m sure a skillet would be fine, just be sure not to turn it up very high so the pancakes don’t brown. I hope you love them =) January 2, 2013 at 8:15pm
Jane N.: I live in LA, and saw people buying mini red velvet pancakes from the food truck at the Farmer’s market. They looked so delicious, I had to google for a recipe! Your’s look equally good if not better than the ones I saw today! Great job! January 19, 2013 at 11:12pm
Jaclyn: Thanks Jane! I hope you have a chance to make them soon. January 20, 2013 at 6:44pm
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karen: Just finished making these… they were a hot mess! I don’t know why the batter was SO runny. My staple pancake recipe has about the same flour/milk ratio but for some reason this was just not working for me. The taste was also bleh. Maybe I should give it another try. I also think the amt of cocoa is too much, they never really got red :( oh well! January 31, 2013 at 9:16pm
Jaclyn: Sorry to hear that! You may want to check the dates on your leaving agents (the baking powder and baking soda) to make sure they haven’t expired, also don’t over-mix the batter or you’ll lose too many air bubbles and your pancakes won’t have enough lift and the batter will be runny. Just one other thought, all of my recipes I do the scoop and level method for flour rather than spoon an level so if you did the spoon and level it could make a slight difference. I hope that helps! January 31, 2013 at 9:41pm
Arthur: Just made these and they were delicious! Great recipe, well done. And thanks! February 2, 2013 at 10:02am
Jaclyn: Arthur that’s so great to hear! I’m glad you enjoyed, thanks so much for your comment! February 2, 2013 at 4:31pm
Kelly: Amazing recipe. Being from the far north I had no choice but to add a tablespoon of pure maple syrup to the glaze. Loved them both ways but the little maple taste is a good alternative to pancakes. Thanks again February 3, 2013 at 7:58am
Jaclyn: The maple syrup addition sounds delicious =)! I’m so glad you enjoyed these, thanks so much for your comment Kelly! February 4, 2013 at 8:30pm
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kellyn mcfarlane: These were absolutely delish! Super easy to make to! I saw the photos on the page and thought it would be a bit of a challenge but it worked out brilliantly! thankyou so much. appreciate it xox February 7, 2013 at 4:00am
Jaclyn: I’m so glad you enjoyed these Kellyn! Thanks so much for taking the time to return and leave a comment =)! Have a great weekend! February 8, 2013 at 6:05pm
anna: hi im making these for a school cooking assignment and I was wondering whether you could help me out by telling me any certain alllergies and nutrients to this recipe. Ive made them at home and they taste amazing by the way! thankyou! :) February 7, 2013 at 4:32am
Jaclyn: Hi Anna – sorry but unfortunately I don’t have any of that information I would recommend as far as the nutrition that you try http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-calculator.asp or a similar site. I hope that helps! I’m glad you’ve enjoyed these =). February 10, 2013 at 10:26am
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Jason: I made these this morning as a special pre-Valentine’s Day treat for my boyfriend and I. I halved the recipe, seeing as it was only the 2 of us.
The pancakes were absolutely divine, just like eating cake for breakfast :-)
And the cream cheese glaze is to die for…! February 10, 2013 at 10:25am
Jaclyn: Lucky boyfriend – a pre-Valentines treat! I’m so glad you enjoyed these, thanks for returning to leave a comment! February 12, 2013 at 11:41pm
julia: hello! I found your site, I am an italian food blogger, this recipe is fantastic! I love the red velvet and the pancakes! February 12, 2013 at 6:53am
Jaclyn: Julia – thanks so much! I just checked out your blog and I love it! Italian food is the best =). Thanks for stopping by and also for leaving a comment! February 12, 2013 at 10:57pm
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Beth: Hello Jaclyn: Just wanted to let you know I just made these wonderful pancakes, just now. I used 1 cup whole wheat/one cup white flour, one cup milk/one cup buttermilk and slightly less vinegar. But the major thing that worked out so well was I poured the whole batter on my half sheet pan (which was buttered under and over a piece of parchment paper). It cooked to perfection in 15 minutes at 400. I mean 1/2″ fluffy perfectly red and delicious. I used heart shaped cookie cutters to cut out the pancakes (used large, med. & small sizes). Very little waste, but I already ate the waste because there is no way I would waste that wonderfulness. Thank you so much for sharing. I searched the internet for a baked pancake and was very uneasy about trying. I am so glad I did:) Happy Valentines Day! My family is going to feel so loved tomorrow:) February 14, 2013 at 1:30am
Jaclyn: Beth – that is such an incredible idea! I’m definitely going to have to try that – thanks so much for your comment! I hope you and your family had a wonderful Valentines Day! February 17, 2013 at 11:15am
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Cinny: I tried these, 1/2 recipe, and they tasted great even though I forgot the butter and vanilla and used a bit of stevia instead of the sugar. Very tender and delish! I didn’t color them enough so they weren’t as pretty. One comment to whomever regarding the milk, either in the pancake mix or the glaze… play with it… it all depends on how thick or thin YOU like it aaaaand… sometimes it depends on the humidity that day or other factors. Part of cooking is learning what and how to improvise a bit.
Your pictures are lovely, too. Thanks ever so much for posting!! February 15, 2013 at 1:20pm
Jaclyn: Cinny – thanks so much for your comment and compliment =)! And your welcome =), I’m so glad you enjoyed them! February 19, 2013 at 9:56am
Jenn: Made these for my fiancé on valentines day, delicious! He loved them and so did I. Just a question though, any suggestions on the consistency? I could only make one at a time because the batter was so thin and soupy it spread as soon as I poured it on the pan. I wasn’t sure if I should have added more flour or not. Thank you for the recipe! Will definitely be making again. February 15, 2013 at 10:47pm
Jaclyn: Jenn – it shouldn’t be very “soupy”, it should be slightly runny but you should definitely be able to cook more than one at a time on the griddle. I would recommend next time that you add a 1/4 cup – 1/2 cup additional flour but I would recommend mixing it in with the rest of the dry ingredients because it you add it in after mixing everything together your pancakes won’t be quite as fluffy. If you live in high humidity or other factors can slightly change the amount of flour needed. Also, just a side note I did the scoop and level method for flour with the recipe, I never use the spoon and level method unless noted. I hope that helps! February 19, 2013 at 9:44am
Todd: Would this be made with dutch process (alkalized) cocoa powder, or natural cocoa powder? I can’t quite tell based on the ingredients. February 25, 2013 at 12:27pm
Jaclyn: I used natural cocoa powder and that’s what I would recommend using for this recipe. February 25, 2013 at 1:42pm
Nikki: Sweet! I’ve been craving for Red Velvet for quite some time and hope this fulfills it :) Red Velvet is the new craze here in Philippines. But its a bit pricey to order . What I like about this is I can do it myself . Will definitely try this later or tomorrow. Thank you for sharing your recipe. <3 February 28, 2013 at 8:04pm
Kat: Thank you so much for this recipe! They were delicious!! I’m not a huge pancake fan and i loved these!! The pancake and glaze combination is perfection :) March 12, 2013 at 1:13pm
Jaclyn: I’m so glad you thought these pancakes were delicious Kat! Thanks for your comment! March 16, 2013 at 9:42pm
cathy: what kind of cocoa power did you use?
I’m trying to make these for mother’s day but i am confused whether to use dutch processed or natural cocoa? May 9, 2013 at 8:55am
Jaclyn: It’s natural unsweetened cocoa. It’s basically the only kind I ever use. With all of my recipes if it just states cocoa powder then it’s always referring to the natural unsweetened stuff. Pretty much every recipe I’ve ever seen will always let you know if it’s calling for dutch processed cocoa specifically as they will label it as such. I hope you love them :)! May 11, 2013 at 11:02pm
jill green: so great hope i get them tommorow for mothers day May 10, 2013 at 7:18pm
Jaclyn: me too:)! Happy Mothers Day! May 10, 2013 at 8:30pm
Brooke: Hey, how important is the white vinegar? I really want to make these but I don’t have white vinegar. Will it ruin the recipe? May 12, 2013 at 10:43am
Jaclyn: You could use lemon juice if you have vinegar or you could use 2 cups plus 2 Tbsp buttermilk instead of the milk and vinegar. It probably won’t ruin the recipe if you don’t use it but it will have a slightly different flavor. May 12, 2013 at 1:18pm
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Calum McFerran: Made these for breakfast today and they aren’t off the pan long enough to make a stack lol they were yummy!!!!
Found this website the other day and the recipes are amazing May 31, 2013 at 6:49am
Jaclyn: Thanks Calum :), I’m so glad you found my site and happy to hear you enjoyed these pancakes! Thanks for your comment! June 2, 2013 at 11:05pm