Start your day with these fluffy and indulgent tiramisu pancakes inspired by classic Italian tiramisu. Lightly coffee-flavored, topped with mascarpone cream, and dusted with cocoa powder these pancakes taste as heavenly as they look!
About This Recipe
“Tiramisu” is a no-bake Italian dessert, made with layers of ladyfinger biscuits dipped in coffee, covered with mascarpone cream, and dusted with cocoa powder. Tiramisu is so popular that a variety of desserts and recipes are made inspired by its decadent taste. Tiramisu Pancakes recipe is one of them. Tiramisu pancakes are a great option when you want to have a special breakfast or any time you are craving tiramisu but you feel a little lazy.
Why You Will Love This Recipe
- Full of tiramisu flavor: The main ingredients in tiramisu are ladyfingers, coffee, and mascarpone cheese. In this recipe, pancakes are replaced by ladyfinger biscuits, but the taste of coffee, cocoa powder, and mascarpone cheese makes these pancakes taste just like tiramisu!
- Easy to make: These pancakes are so easy to make and they are done in less than 30 minutes! This simple recipe gives you a good reason to head into the kitchen and make your favorite pancakes.
- Great leftover: Made a big enough batch of pancakes and don’t know what to do with leftovers? These tiramisu pancakes keep well for 2 or 3 days. Just wrap them tightly in plastic wrap or place them in an air-tight container in the fridge.
What do You need to Make Tiramisu Pancakes?
- Flour: You can use all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, or gluten-free flour. I usually use all-purpose flour to make pancakes.
- Butter: The butter should be melted and in-room temperature. You can use vegetable oil instead of butter if you like.
- Buttermilk: Buttermilk adds moisture, and keeps the pancakes fluffy.
- Baking powder: Baking powder helps leaven the pancake batter, creating a soft and fluffy texture.
- Salt: You will find a small amount of salt in most pancake recipes.
- Egg: You will need one or more eggs, depending on the number of pancakes you make.
- Vanilla extract: Vanilla adds sweetness and flavor.
- Mascarpone cheese: Soft and sweet tiramisu layers are usually made with mascarpone cheese. In this recipe, we use mascarpone cheese for pancake topping.
- Instant espresso powder: Espresso powder will give a mild espresso flavor to your pancakes.
- Suger: To add a touch of sweetness to your pancakes use a small amount of sugar.
- Whipping cream: To make mascarpone cream we need whipping cream, mascarpone cheese, vanilla extract, and powdered sugar.
- Powdered sugar: Is needed to add texture and sweetness to mascarpone cream.
- Maple syrup or chocolate sauce, shaved chocolate, and cocoa powder for topping.
How to Make Tiramisu Pancakes?
First, gather your ingredients. Melt the butter and let it cool to room temperature. Whisk all dry ingredients together (flour, instant espresso powder, baking powder, sugar, and salt). In another bowl crack the egg. Whisk egg with a fork until consistency is even. Then add the buttermilk and room temperature melted butter, and mix well. Add vanilla extract to the wet ingredients.
Stir ingredients together until combined. Do not overmix. Heat up a non-stick saucepan at medium heat, then add butter. You can use a 1/4 measuring cup or ladle to pour batter into the pan. Cook each pancake until you see bubbles on the surface and the edges look golden brown and dry. Then stack them on a plate, top with mascarpone cream and chocolate sauce. Using a fine sieve, dust cocoa powder over the tiramisu pancakes.
Making the Mascarpone Cream
Mascarpone cream is a simple topping made with mascarpone cheese, whipping cream, powdered sugar, and a splash of vanilla extract for fluffy tiramisu pancakes. Add sifted powdered sugar and whipping cream into a bowl. Whip the cream until soft peaks form. Add mascarpone cheese and vanilla extract. Whip until a fluffy and smooth consistency is reached.
Tiramisu Pancake Toppings
Stack the pancakes on a plate and spread a little mascarpone cream between each layer. Top the pancake stack with the remaining cream. Dust the pancakes with cocoa powder and sprinkle a little shaved chocolate over the top. Complete your pancakes with our favorite syrup!
How to Store Leftovers?
These tiramisu pancakes keep well for 2 or 3 days. Just wrap them tightly in plastic wrap or place them in an air-tight container in the fridge.
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Ingredients
- 1½ cups flour
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract + 1/2 teaspoon for the cream
- 2 teaspoon espresso powder
- 3/4 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 cup mascarpone cheese
- 1/2 cup whipping cream, cold straight out of the fridge
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- Shaved chocolate and cocoa powder for topping
- Maple syrup or chocolate sauce
Instructions
Step 1
First, gather your ingredients. Melt the butter and let it cool to room temperature. Whisk all dry ingredients together (flour, instant espresso powder, baking powder, sugar, and salt).
Step 2
In another bowl crack the egg. Whisk egg with a fork until consistency is even. Then add the buttermilk and room temperature melted butter, and mix well. Add vanilla extract to the wet ingredients.
Step 3
Stir ingredients together until combined. Do not overmix. Heat up a non-stick saucepan at medium heat, then add butter. You can use a 1/4 measuring cup or ladle to pour batter into the pan.
Step 4
Cook each pancake until you see bubbles on the surface and the edges look golden brown and dry. Then stack them on a plate.
Step 5
Add sifted powdered sugar and whipping cream into a bowl. Whip the cream until soft peaks form.
Step 6
Add mascarpone cheese and vanilla extract. Whip until a fluffy and smooth consistency is reached.
Step 7
Stack the pancakes on a plate and spread a little mascarpone cream between each layer. Top the pancake stack with the remaining cream. Dust the pancakes with cocoa powder and sprinkle a little shaved chocolate over the top. Complete your pancakes with our favorite syrup!
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