Key Lime Pie Pancakes Recipe
These Key Lime Pie Pancakes are a delightful twist on a classic breakfast favorite, combining the flavors of tangy key lime pie with fluffy pancakes. Topped with a homemade whipped cream and graham cracker crumble, these pancakes are a perfect indulgent treat for a special brunch or weekend breakfast.
- Author: nova
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: Makes about 10-12 pancakes 1x
- Category: Breakfast/Brunch
- Method: Pan-frying
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Pancakes:
- 1 cup unsweetened almond milk
- 7 oz plain Greek yogurt
- 2 TBSP fresh lime juice
- 1 + ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 5 graham crackers, crushed
- 2 TBSP sugar
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 3 TBSP coconut oil, melted and cooled slightly
- 2 eggs
- Zest of 1 lime
Whipped Topping:
- ½ cup heavy whipping cream
- ¼ cup powdered sugar
- ⅛ tsp pure vanilla extract
- Lime zest, to taste
- In a medium-large bowl, whisk together almond milk, Greek yogurt, and lime juice. Allow mixture to sit and thicken.
- Crush graham crackers.
- In a separate bowl, combine flour, finely crushed graham crackers, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Heat up your griddle.
- Whisk in melted coconut oil and eggs to the wet ingredients.
- Add lime zest.
- Sift flour into wet ingredients, stirring gently to combine until a thick, slightly lumpy batter forms.
- Ladle batter onto a hot, greased griddle using a 1/3 cup measuring cup.
- Cook until bubbles form on top, then flip and brown both sides.
- Whip heavy cream with vanilla extract until stiff peaks form; mix in lime zest.
- Dollop whipped cream on pancakes, sprinkle with graham cracker crumbs, and garnish with lime slice.
Notes
- You can adjust the sweetness of the whipped topping by adding more or less powdered sugar to suit your taste.
- For extra citrus flavor, you can add a touch of lime juice to the whipped cream.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 pancake
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 240mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 50mg
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