These Lemon Ricotta Pancakes are delicious and lemony pancakes! Serve with whipped cream and fresh berries for the perfect breakfast.
I’m kicking off the morning with a fresh lemony recipe…nothing like a little bit of yellow sunshine to get things started off right! In case you haven’t noticed over the years, but we’re big breakfast people…we especially love pancakes. And because we eat a lot of them on weekends, we are always looking for new recipes. So if you’re also looking for a new and delicious pancake recipe to try, these Lemon Ricotta Pancakes are it!
Full of lemony goodness!
We’re so used to our pancakes being simple (and delicious) little cakes that the way we add flavour to them is by adding syrup and different toppings. But not these pancakes, they have lemon juice and lemon zest in the batter making them SO fresh and flavourful…like little lemon cakes full of delicious lemon flavour.
Ricotta Pancakes are amazing.
If you’ve never added ricotta cheese to pancakes, you are missing out! This creamy cheese makes the most delicious pancakes…rich, soft, fluffy and creamy.
Don’t forget the toppings!
These pancakes are delicious topped with whipped cream, syrup and berries (fresh blueberries, raspberries or strawberries). For a nice decorative touch I like to sprinkle our pancakes with icing sugar (confectioner’s sugar). You don’t have to do this, but it definitely looks pretty.
Perfect for brunch!
These pancakes are perfect for weekend brunch! They’re especially lovely for special occasions and holidays.
Enjoy!
Recipe Tips:
- This recipe can easily be doubled.
- Lemon Flavour: Sometimes lemons are very flavourful, and sometimes they’re not. So taste test your pancake batter before you put the pancakes on the grill. If they’re not lemony enough, add more lemon zest.
- No butter? Yes, you read that right! There is no butter or oil in this recipe. The ricotta cheese adds all the richness and moisture these pancakes need.
- What to Serve with Lemon Ricotta Pancakes? These pancakes are delicious topped with whipped cream, syrup and fresh berries…SO gosh darn good.
- Garnish: Give the pancakes a little dusting of icing sugar for a pretty and sweet touch.
- Side Dishes: Make a Fruit Salad, and serve with bacon or sausages.
- Leftovers: You can freeze the leftovers. I like to put small squares of parchment paper between the pancakes before I freeze them
Lemon Ricotta Pancakes
These Lemon Ricotta Pancakes are delicious and lemony pancakes! Serve with whipped cream and fresh berries for the perfect breakfast.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: 24 pancakes 1x
- Category: Pancake
Ingredients
Pancakes
- 2 cups flour
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup ricotta
- 1 1/2 cups whole milk
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 1/4 to 1/3 cup lemon juice (about 1 medium lemon)
- 2 – 3 tsp of lemon zest, depending on how lemony you want them)
Toppings
- whipped cream
- fresh berries (raspberries or strawberries or blueberries)
- maple syrup
- garnish: powdered sugar
Instructions
- In a large bowl mix together the flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
- In a separate bowl whisk the eggs. Then add the ricotta cheese, milk and vanilla. I like to use a stand mixer to do this part.
- Fold the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. Stir until just blended.
- Then stir in the fresh lemon juice and lemon zest.
- Scoop about 1/4 cup batter per pancake, onto a preheated medium heat griddle or skillet.
- Cook about 2-3 minutes on one side, until you see the bubbles popping, then flip.
PIN IT to make later!
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Have a delicious day!
Please Note: This recipe was originally published in February 2014. It has since been updated with new images and improvements to the recipe (November 2021).
13 Comments
Kristen
February 10, 2014 at 9:25 AMI love putting lemon curd on my pancakes, but never thought about putting lemon IN my pancakes! These look delish!
Jo-Anna
February 12, 2014 at 9:05 AMNow I’m loving the idea of serving these up with lemon curd! YUM!
Angie@Echoes of Laughter
February 10, 2014 at 9:42 AMThese looks insanely delicious Jo-Anna! I am tempted to get in my car and drive to your house to invite myself for some! Yum! Now I am totally craving these! Angie xo
Jo-Anna
February 12, 2014 at 9:05 AMCome on over! I’d love to see you! 😉
Thea
February 10, 2014 at 9:46 AMThis is a ridiculous cold right now! Brrr! Breakfast is my favourite meal of the day. I love all kinds of pancakes too because they are so easy to make. Adding lemon makes a very interesting flavour burst I never thought of before in a pancake. The lemons are fabulous in the stores right now too! Have a great day! ~Thea
Shauna
February 10, 2014 at 10:33 AMOh wow, these look so yummy. We used to eat pancakes a lot on Sunday mornings, but it seems like we stick with our smoothies. Perhaps we’ll try switching it up this weekend 🙂
Dani @ lifeovereasy
February 10, 2014 at 5:54 PMThose look amazing. I’m coming over!
Liz
February 10, 2014 at 8:04 PMThese sound delicious! Love the bursts on yellow sunshine! 🙂
nicolette @ momnivore's dilemma
February 10, 2014 at 8:34 PMI just made lemon curd for the first time…and this post has kicked up my lemon craving big time. Must be a need for vitamin C or something, right Jo?
Your photography grows more gorgeous by the week!
<3
Nic
Stephanie
February 11, 2014 at 1:06 PMThese sound amazing, I’ll have to make a batch soon.
Tash @ The Dreamhouse Project
February 13, 2014 at 1:48 PMOh man! These have my mouth watering just looking at them. YUM!
Christine
February 14, 2014 at 12:50 PMI love everything lemon….. I’m dying to try these pancakes!! Thanks Jo-Anna!
Laurie
February 16, 2014 at 10:15 AMOh I love the idea of lemon pancakes.
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