Cinnamon Roll Pancakes

Cinnamon Roll Pancakes. The best, most ridiculous breakfast ever made. They're so addicting and sweet. James only wants these when I ask him what I should make for breakfast in the morning. Good thing I don't since I'm trying to lose weight.

Ingredients:

CINNAMON FILLING:

• 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, just melted but not boiling
• 1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons packed light brown sugar
• 1/2 tablespoon ground cinnamon

CREAM CHEESE GLAZE:

• 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter
• 2-ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
• 3/4 cup powdered sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

First of all, for my pancakes I didn't use cream cheese because I was cool and forgot to get some at the grocery store the night before. So I used the half of can of cream cheese frosting I had in the fridge and didn't use the powdered sugar. I still used the butter and the vanilla extract. I think it's better than the recipe but that could just be me :)

Directions:

• Prepare the cinnamon filling. In a small to medium sized bowl, stir together the butter, brown sugar and cinnamon. Scoop the filling into a quart-sized heavy zip-lock bag and set it aside.
• Start to heat up your griddle to medium heat. In a small pan, heat the butter over low heat until melted. Turn off the heat and whisk in the cream cheese until it is almost smooth. Sift the powdered sugar into the pan, stir and add in vanilla extract. Remove from heat and start making your pancakes.
• Mix up your pancake batter. I just use Bisquick. Spray with nonstick spray. Place about 1/3 cup of batter on the griddle - try to spread out a little bit so they're not small, fat pancakes.

• Once they start to bubble, squish up your cinnamon filling again real quick in case it separated a little. Cut a small corner off of your zip-lock bag and swirl it in the pancake batter just like a cinnamon roll. (see above)
• Once the cinnamon swirl mix has started to melt into the pancake batter, flip the pancakes. Quickly but carefully.
• Cook the rest of the way and place on a plate. Heat up your glaze again, if needed and drizzle over hot pancakes. You can add a extra cinnamon filling in between your pancakes if you want extra. There's nothing wrong with that!
• Enjoy the cinnamon-sugar party going on in your mouth :)