Lemon Ricotta Pancakes
Published 3/7/2023
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These fluffy lemon ricotta pancakes are made with 10 simple ingredients and flavored-packed with ricotta cheese and lemon zest, these healthy pancakes can’t be beat!
Fancy Lemon Ricotta Pancakes
Ricotta and lemon zest in pancakes, you say?! These delicious lemon ricotta pancakes are reminiscent of fancy pastries, except they’re easy to make, and you don’t need ingredients you’ll never use again!
If you’re looking to jazz up your breakfast game for the fam, or wow brunch guests coming over, then this flavorful pancake recipe is for you!
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6 Healthy Pancakes – 1 Base Batter
Want more healthy pancake recipes? Check out our go-to base healthy pancake batter with 6 different pancake flavor combos!
- Peanut Butter Pancakes
- Scallion Potato Pancakes
- Apple Cinnamon Pancakes
- Pumpkin Pancakes
- Lemon Ricotta Pancakes
- Chocolate Chocolate Chip
CHeck it out!
6 Healthy Pancakes – 1 Base Batter
Want more healthy pancake recipes? Check out our go-to base healthy pancake batter with 6 different pancake flavor combos!
- Peanut Butter Pancakes
- Scallion Potato Pancakes
- Apple Cinnamon Pancakes
- Pumpkin Pancakes
- Lemon Ricotta Pancakes
- Chocolate Chocolate Chip
What You Need for Lemon Ricotta Pancakes
Each of these ingredients plays a delicious role in these healthy pancakes! Let’s get into it:
- White whole wheat flour: We have many GF pancake recipes here on FFF, but for these lemon ricotta pancakes, we decided to stick with trusty ol’ white whole wheat. If you try these pancakes with a GF option, let us know how it goes in the comments!
- Baking powder: Baking powder is the way to go with pancakes! You’ll need 2 teaspoons.
- Ricotta cheese: The true star of the show for these pancakes! Ricotta adds a fantastic tart flavor and a delicious texture that’s perfectly mixed throughout the entire batter.
- Lemon zest: Lemon zest is the perfect complement to ricotta!
- Eggs: Eggs not only add fluffiness to this pancake recipe, but protein, too! If you’re looking for a vegan option, you can try using 2 flax eggs instead.
- Almond extract: Can’t go wrong with a splash of almond extract. A little goes a long way with this flavor!
- Coconut oil: We nixed the butter and used coconut oil instead for a silky smooth flavor and texture!
- Honey: Just the right amount of sweetness in these pancakes comes from the honey!
What kind of ricotta cheese to buy?
We always recommend whole fat ricotta cheese becuase it tastes the best and adds a great amount of fat.
Toppings for Ricotta Pancakes
These lemon ricotta pancakes are delicious on their very own, but even more jazzy with any of the following (or a combination!) toppings:
- Raspberries
- Sliced strawberries
- Blackberries (pictured here!)
- Additional lemon zest
- Nut butter
- Whipped cream
- Syrup
- Greek yogurt
Easy Freezer Intructions
- First, let your pancakes cool completely. The reason we do this is so that the pancakes can come down to room temperature and stop producing so much moisture (steam). This will prevent freezer burn in the freezer.
- Then, stack 1 serving of pancakes (2 pancakes) together. Tightly wrap them in a piece of plastic wrap or a Ziploc bag. Make sure to remove as much air as possible (this is also to prevent freezer burn).
- Place pancakes in the freezer and freeze for up to 3 months. Make sure to write the type of pancakes and the date you’re freezing them on the outside of the bag or plastic wrap!
How to Thaw & Reheat Pancakes
- Option 1: Thaw ricotta pancakes in the refrigerator overnight. Then, microwave for 60 seconds in the morning.
- Option 2: Place frozen pancakes directly in the toaster and toast on medium until warm all the way through.
Lemon Ricotta Pancakes
Ingredients
Dry
- 1.5 cups white whole wheat flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
Wet
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup unsweetened, plain almond milk
- 2 tablespoons lemon zest
- 1/2 cup ricotta cheese
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 2 tablespoons melted coconut oil
Instructions
- Place dry ingredients into a medium bowl and mix well. Set aside.
- Then, in a separate bowl, crack 2 eggs and whisk. Add almond milk, lemon zest, ricotta cheese, almond extract, and honey and whisk to combine.
- Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix making sure all ingredients are combined. Finally, add in 2 tablespoons melted coconut oil and mix again.
- Next, heat a large skillet over low/medium heat. Spray skillet with non-stick cooking spray.
- Using a 1/3 cup measuring cup, scoop pancake batter into the skillet. Let the pancake cook for 2-3 minutes on each side, flipping when bubbles start to form in the center of the pancake. when Repeat until all pancake batter is gone.
- Top with your favorite toppings and enjoy!
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Photography: photos taken in this post are by Erin from The Wooden Skillet.
Photography: photos taken in this post are by Erin from The Wooden Skillet.
These are fantastic! Perfect texture and just the right amount of lemon flavor. Definitely a keeper!
Those pancakes look delish, Denise!
I have a question. How many pancakes does this make exactly? does yield 4 mean 4 of them, and is the calorie count for 1 pancake or for the 4 of them?
So good. The texture was amazing. Cream cheese pancakes are my fave.
So pretty!
Amazing!!! I didn’t have lemons, so I used pure lemon extract in place of half of the almond extract. I used cashew milk instead of almond. Also added some blueberries!
Best Pancake Recipe I have ever tried. Full of flavor., light and fluffy. I made a few adjustments for ingredients I had on hand. I made 1 1/2 times the recipe which yielded 13 pancakes using the third cup to measure out. I use unbleached all purpose flour, coconut milk and vanilla extract, otherwise everything else was the same. I don’t use cooking sprays, so I use a very small amount of olive oil on my griddle, . I will make these again and share the recipe with friends.
So good!!! Tried so many different healthy pancakes and they always quite dense and lacking in flavour. These are light and absolutely delicious! Will definitely make again. Thank you!
Glad you loved it!!
Wow, these are so good! And lighter than most pancake recipes. Will definitely be making again!
Glad you love them!!!