Hummingbird Pancakes
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If you love hummingbird cake, don’t miss these hummingbird pancakes with banana, pineapple, coconut, and pecans. What a heavenly way to start the day!
Today we have Christina of Dessert for Two. She’s a sweetheart, a great blogger, and she’ll keep you from stuffing your face more than you should which is always a good thing. I’m so excited about these hummingbird pancakes!
Good morning, friends! I’m Christina of the dessert blog, Dessert For Two. In case the name doesn’t say it all, I take sweet (and sometimes savory recipes) and scale them down to serve only two people. You can find me there trimming down your favorite cupcake recipes to only make 4 cupcakes, so you can satisfy your craving without all the leftovers. I also make mini pies and cakes, and I even make your favorite breakfast recipes for two. Breakfast in bed for two anyone?
When Rachel asked me to participate in her Pancake Party, I was delighted! My mind flooded with possible pancake recipes, but I finally decided on hummingbird pancakes.
Traditional Southern hummingbird cake contains banana, pineapple, coconut and pecans. It has a cream cheese icing because c’mon, we are talking about the South. So, I made you pancakes with sliced bananas, a caramelized pineapple ring and toasted coconut and cream cheese drizzle for the top. I hope you enjoy them!
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Ingredients
Pancakes:
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 3/4 cup buttermilk
- 1 large egg
- 2 tablespoons melted unsalted butter, plus extra for greasing the skillet
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 tablespoon pineapple juice (from the can)
- 1/2 of a banana, thinly sliced
- 6 whole canned pineapple rings
Topping
- 1/3 cup sweetened shredded coconut
- 2 tablespoons chopped pecans or walnuts (optional)
- 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 6 tablespoons powdered sugar
- 6 teaspoons milk
- 1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Instructions
- Whisk together in a medium bowl flour, baking powder, sugar and cinnamon. In a small bowl, whisk together buttermilk, egg, melted butter, vanilla and pineapple juice. Combine the wet ingredients with the dry and then gently fold in the sliced bananas.
- To make the pancakes, begin by preheating your skillet or griddle with the extra butter. Test your griddle by adding a drop of water: does it jump all over the surface? If yes, you’re ready to bake some pancakes! (Note: if the water drop immediately evaporates, your pan is too hot).
- Ladle 1/4 cup of batter on the griddle as many times as will fit. Then, immediately drop a pineapple ring in the center of the batter on the griddle. Flip the pancakes when bubbles form around the edges of the pancake. Be mindful of the pineapple ring in the batter when flipping—work quickly! Repeat with the remaining batter and pineapple rings. You should have 6 pancakes total.
- While the pancakes cook on each side, toast the coconut on a plate in the microwave on 20-second pulses. Stir between each pulse to prevent burning. When the coconut is lightly toasted and brown, you are finished. You can toast your nuts (if using) in the same manner.
- After the coconut is done, stir together remaining topping ingredients in a small bowl: cream cheese, powdered sugar, milk and vanilla. Pulse this in the microwave in 20-second pulses until it melts and is slightly runny. Add extra sugar or milk if needed to achieve drizzle-ability.
Nutrition Information
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Amy Miller says
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Lindsey T. says
These were sooo good! The batter ended up making an exceptionally thick pancake. I did use hald whole wheat flour and all egg whites to make a little healthier. My husband said he approves of these being made again. Which means they were really good. :)
Roxana | Roxana's Home Baking says
We just had something similar the other day at a restaurant here in the South. Can’t wait to get back home up North to make some!
Bonnie Banters says
So creative! Definitely for kids of all ages!
Jen M O says
I love hummingbird cupcakes so I really would love these pancakes! They look great!
Julie @ Table for Two says
these sound like the perfect adaptation to the cake she made!! yum!
Kim Bee says
Coconut on pancakes? I am forever your most loyal fan now. You made me swoon.
Erin @ Dinners, Dishes, and Desserts says
I have never had Hummingbird cake before. I love all the favors though, so I will have to see about these pancakes! What a fun idea!
Jenny @ BAKE says
This sounds like a tropical holiday on a plate! What a brilliant way to start a day!
Bonnie K says
I wouldn’t mind someone serving this to me in bed. :) Hmmm–my birthday is coming up this fall. I’ll have to display this on my refrigerator.
Danielle says
Yum! I’m such a fan of Christina’s, I just had to pop over and see what delicious treat she concocted this time. I like such a variety of desserts and now, thanks to Christina, I can keep rotating because I don’t have a ton of leftovers to eat through. She’s brilliant!
Miss @ Miss in the Kitchen says
Perfectly Southern! I love it!
DessertForTwo says
Thanks for having me :)
Colleen @ What's Baking in the Barbershop?! says
This pancake party has been so amazing! I love hummingbird cake – so I have no doubt I would also love these hummingbird pancakes!! All the flavors of these go so well together.
Kathryn says
These sound as delicious as I would expect from Christina! And so pretty too, I could happily devour a stack of these bad boys right now!