Ricotta Pancakes

Recipe courtesy Giada De Laurentiis

Show: Everyday ItalianEpisode: Friend in Town

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (101)

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Cook Time:
30 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
4 servings (16 pancakes)

Times:

Prep: 10 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 30 min
Total:: 40 min

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Ingredients

2 cups water
1/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup honey
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups pancake and waffle mix (recommended: Krusteaz)
1 cup whole milk ricotta cheese
2/3 cup frozen blueberries
Melted butter

Directions

Stir 1/3 cup of water and sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat until the sugar dissolves, about 5 minutes. Stir in the honey. Set aside and keep the honey syrup warm.

Using a rubber spatula, stir the remaining 1 2/3 cups of water and vanilla in a large bowl. Add the pancake mix and stir just until moistened but still lumpy. Stir in the ricotta into the pancake mixture, then stir gently to incorporate the ricotta but maintain a lumpy batter. Fold in the blueberries.

Heat a griddle over medium heat. Brush with the melted butter. Working in batches, spoon 1/4 cup of batter onto the griddle for each pancake. Cook until golden brown, about 3 minutes per side. Serve with the honey syrup.

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recipe Ricotta Pancakes
Judy Cromwell, CT 10-09-2009
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Good use for small amount of ricotta cheese
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I found and tried this recipe to use up about one cup of ricotta that I had in fridge. I used Hungry Jack Buttermilk... Complete mix as that is what was in the cupboard and a whisk so everything blended nicely - no lumps. It produced very tender pancakes that were alittle difficult to flip till I got the hang of it. I liked the vanilla flavor with the blueberries. Next time I will use more blueberries.Read more
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Melissa VA BCH, VA 10-04-2009
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It is now our household recipe!!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

My son is allergic to egg, so I do not use a complete mix, and it still turns out. I also add some lemon zest to round out... the blueberry flavor. Giada is the best!!Read more
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Lori Eagle River, AK 09-23-2009
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It was good but it needed something else...
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I made this recipe and thought it was very good on its own. The ricotta helped to keep the pancakes moist and fluffy. The... left over batter also kept well in the fridge over night to be used again the next day. My only negative thought was that the pancake itself was a little bland. The next time I made it I decided to give it a little punch with the zest of a lemon and it was amazing! It was subtle but tasted so good! With the lemon this is a five star recipe for sure.Read more
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Barb Saegertown, PA 08-23-2009
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scrumptous oh so good
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I am spoiled for life. Plain pancakes will never do again....Only change I had to do was the pancake mix. I had New Hope... pancake mix. I used one cup of the buttermilk and one cup of the buckwheat. I liked the ricotta so much I added more on top of the pancake while it was cooking....FANTASTIC..Read more
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Jennifer Concord, NC 08-16-2009
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Simply Sunday Morning
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

These Pancakes were amazing. I used butter in the pan to cook them up. The outer rim of the pancake had a golden crisp and... they browned up beautifully! I have not really ever cook with Ricotta before but I will be doing it again. We normally eat honey on our pancakes anyway but the syrup made this dish special. I love how the blueberries kept their consistancy and sort of popped in your mouth when you ate the pancakes. My husband and kids enjoyed these as much as I did. Thanks for the amazing recipe!Read more
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Jennifer Portland, OR 07-20-2009
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Delicious
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made these pancakes over the weekend. They were so so good. I used fresh blueberries instead of frozen, and while the first... side was cooking I dropped small bits of ricotta, in addition to what was mixed in the batter, so you could see it in the pancakes. Everyone loved them and said they wanted these pancakes from now on! I had trouble with the syrup being very thin, I just added a little more honey than it called for- and it was great with the pancakes! Will be making these again for sure- soon!Read more