Description
Leftover macaroni and cheese has found a new home in the form of sweet-and-savory pancakes. Make them for breakfast or dinner, and keep in mind the addictive sweet heat of the hot sauce-maple syrup — it’s also delicious on waffles and fried chicken.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup All-purpose Flour
- 1 Tablespoon Granulated Sugar
- 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
- ½ teaspoon Baking Soda
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- 1 Egg
- 1–1/2 cups Buttermilk
- 2 Tablespoons Unsalted Butter, melted & slightly cooled
- Butter or Vegetable Oil, for cooking
- About 1 cup Cooked Elbow Pasta
- About 1 cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese (or blend)
- Hot Sauce, for serving
- Good-Quality Maple Syrup, for serving
Instructions
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt until combined. In a separate bowl, whisk together egg, buttermilk and butter until combined. Add the wet ingredients into the dry, mixing until just combined (do not over-mix, there can be small lumps in the batter).
- Preheat a large skillet or griddle to medium-high heat (like a 6 or 7 out of 10). Once heated (test by sprinkling a few drops of water onto the griddle – if they bounce off, it’s heated up). Coat the pan with about a teaspoon of either butter or oil.
- Scoop out about ¼ cup portions of the batter onto the hot griddle. Sprinkle some of the cooked macaroni onto each pancake. Then sprinkle with about a Tablespoon of shredded cheese. Cook until bubbles form & start to pop on the surface. Flip the pancakes over and continue to cook the other side for about another minute, or until cooked & light golden brown. Once they’re cooked through, remove pancakes from the griddle in one quick motion (or the cheese folds up).
- Repeat this process with the remaining batter. Place any cooked pancakes in the oven at about 200 degrees F while you cook the rest. Serve with hot sauce and good-quality maple syrup.
Notes
You can make these pancakes with any type of cheese you want, including Cheddar, mozzarella, Stilton, and others.
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Griddle
- Cuisine: Western
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 10 servings
- Calories: 272kcal
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 84mg
- Fat: 13g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 8g
- Protein: 19g
- Cholesterol: 98mg
Keywords: Mac and Cheese Pancakes Recipe, Mac and Cheese, pancake, breakfast