Regular pancakes are great with a cup of coffee. But you know what would make those regular pancakes even better? Coffee flavored pancakes – Caramel Coffee Pancakes!
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I love a delicious stack of pancakes in the mornings.
A classic pancake with maple syrup is just so satisfying.
But as I thought about it, I could give pancakes a coffee twist. So I made these Caramel Coffee Pancakes.
I used Nescafe Clasico, my go to instant coffee for baking and other coffee flavored desserts. I used buttermilk to make these pancakes fluffy and chose Torani Caramel Sauce as the topping to complement the coffee flavor.
I hope these will make your morning!
Caramel Coffee Pancakes Ingredients
- 1 ½ tbsp instant coffee, dissolved in 1 tbsp water
- 1 egg
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 2 tbsp butter, melted
- 1 cup flour
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- Caramel sauce
- Optional: whipped cream
Tips for Making Caramel Coffee Pancakes
The Best Instant Coffee
I used Nescafe Clasico Instant Coffee.
I like using this dark roast instant coffee for most of my coffee flavored desserts and baked goods. It works really well for these caramel coffee pancakes too.
If you prefer a more subtle coffee flavor, use less like ½ tbsp of instant coffee and for a stronger coffee flavor, add more.
Also, if you prefer your coffee pancakes without caffeine, you can use the decaf version of Nescafe Clasico.
Looking for a new favorite instant coffee? Check out our favorite instant coffee brands (other than Nescafe Clasico!)
Here’s the list if you just want to pick one (links to purchase on Amazon):
- Douwe Egberts Pure Gold Instant Coffee
- Starbucks VIA Pike Place
- Mount Hagen Organic Instant Coffee (Fair Trade)
- Cafe Buen Dia by Juan Valdez
- Nescafe Clasico
- Cafe Bustelo
Buttermilk
While you can use regular milk instead of buttermilk, your coffee pancakes won’t be fluffy. So I recommend using buttermilk for these pancakes.
Caramel Sauce
I used Torani Caramel Sauce.
I like using Torani sauces because they are great in coffee drinks and can also double as sauces for desserts and these pancakes!
How to Make Caramel Coffee Pancakes
- Dissolve instant coffee in water. Add more instant coffee if you prefer a really strong coffee flavor.
- Beat the egg. Mix in buttermilk, melted butter and instant coffee.
- In a separate bowl, mix flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
- Mix buttermilk mixture with dry ingredients. Let the batter sit for 10 minutes.
- Place a pan on the stovetop on medium heat. When heated, add 1 tbsp butter to the pan.
- Scoop approximately ¼ cup of batter for each pancake onto the heated pan. Flip when the batter starts to bubble.
- Drizzle caramel sauce on top. Optional: add whipped cream.
In pictures…
Step 1
Dissolve instant coffee in water. I used Nescafe Clasico.
Step 2
Beat the egg. Mix in buttermilk, melted butter and dissolved instant coffee.
Step 3
In a separate bowl, mix flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
Step 4
Mix buttermilk mixture with dry ingredients. Let the batter sit for 10 minutes.
Step 5
Place a pan on the stovetop on medium heat. When heated, add 1 tbsp butter to the pan. Scoop approximately ¼ cup of batter for each pancake onto the heated pan. Flip when the batter starts to bubble.
Step 6
Drizzle caramel sauce on top of pancakes. Top with whipped cream.
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Caramel Coffee Pancakes Recipe
Caramel Coffee Pancakes
What would make those regular pancakes even better? Coffee flavored pancakes – Caramel Coffee Pancakes!
Materials
- 1 ½ tbsp instant coffee, dissolved in 1 tbsp water
- 1 egg
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 2 tbsp butter, melted
- 1 cup flour
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- Caramel sauce
- Whipped cream
Instructions
1. Dissolve instant coffee in water. Add more instant coffee if you prefer a really strong coffee flavor.
2. Beat the egg. Mix in buttermilk, melted butter and instant coffee.
3. In a separate bowl, mix flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
4. Mix buttermilk mixture with dry ingredients. Let the batter sit for 10 minutes.
5. Place a pan on the stovetop on medium heat. When heated, add 1 tbsp butter to the pan.
6. Scoop approximately ¼ cup of batter for each pancake onto the heated pan. Flip when the batter starts to bubble.
7. Drizzle caramel sauce on top. Optional: add whipped cream.
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