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Freeport, Maine

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Red Velvet Pancakes

Yields8 Servings
Cook Time15 mins
Category

Ingredients:

Cream Cheese Drizzle
 4 oz cream cheese, room temperature
 ¼ cup sour cream
 3 tbsp milk
 2 tbsp confectioners’ sugar
Pancake Mix
 2 cups all-purpose flour
 1 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
 ½ tsp baking soda
 ½ tsp baking powder
 ½ tsp salt
 2 large eggs
 ¾ cup granulated sugar
 1 ¼ cups buttermilk
 ½ cup melted and cooled unsalted butter, plus more for the griddle
 2 tsp red food coloring
 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
 Toasted, chopped pecans, for serving (optional)

Directions:

1

For the cream cheese drizzle, whisk the cream cheese, sour cream, milk, and confectioners’ sugar until smooth in a bowl. Set aside.

2

For the pancakes, sift the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and ½ teaspoon salt into a large bowl. Beat the eggs and granulated sugar in a medium bowl until pale yellow; beat in the buttermilk, melted butter, food coloring, vanilla, and vinegar. Add the egg mixture to the flour mixture and fold just until incorporated.

3

Heat a griddle or large nonstick skillet over medium-low heat. Lightly coat the hot skillet with melted butter. Pour ¼ cupful of batter on the hot skillet, spaced evenly apart; use a spatula to spread out slightly if needed. Cook until bubbles begin to pop on the surface, about 3 minutes. Carefully flip and cook until the bottoms are set and the pancakes are cooked through, 1 to 2 minutes longer. Repeat with the remaining batter.

4

Drizzle the cream cheese and syrup on top of the pancakes and sprinkle with pecans.

Ingredients

Cream Cheese Drizzle
 4 oz cream cheese, room temperature
 ¼ cup sour cream
 3 tbsp milk
 2 tbsp confectioners’ sugar
Pancake Mix
 2 cups all-purpose flour
 1 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
 ½ tsp baking soda
 ½ tsp baking powder
 ½ tsp salt
 2 large eggs
 ¾ cup granulated sugar
 1 ¼ cups buttermilk
 ½ cup melted and cooled unsalted butter, plus more for the griddle
 2 tsp red food coloring
 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
 Toasted, chopped pecans, for serving (optional)

Directions

1

For the cream cheese drizzle, whisk the cream cheese, sour cream, milk, and confectioners’ sugar until smooth in a bowl. Set aside.

2

For the pancakes, sift the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and ½ teaspoon salt into a large bowl. Beat the eggs and granulated sugar in a medium bowl until pale yellow; beat in the buttermilk, melted butter, food coloring, vanilla, and vinegar. Add the egg mixture to the flour mixture and fold just until incorporated.

3

Heat a griddle or large nonstick skillet over medium-low heat. Lightly coat the hot skillet with melted butter. Pour ¼ cupful of batter on the hot skillet, spaced evenly apart; use a spatula to spread out slightly if needed. Cook until bubbles begin to pop on the surface, about 3 minutes. Carefully flip and cook until the bottoms are set and the pancakes are cooked through, 1 to 2 minutes longer. Repeat with the remaining batter.

4

Drizzle the cream cheese and syrup on top of the pancakes and sprinkle with pecans.

Red Velvet Pancakes

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