I love big hearty breakfasts unless I have to cook them. I am not a morning person and neither are my kids. We are all perfectly content to grab a quick bite as we are rushing out the door. When I have a serious craving for breakfast foods, I tell the kids we will have “breakfast for dinner.” We still get breakfast foods we crave and I’ve had all day for the caffeine to kick in. One staple for our breakfast meals is pancakes. I used to make the pancakes from scratch. Then I discovered how easy it was to use a mix, like Krusteaz, and jazz them up with extra additions. Since we loved the Cinnamon Swirl Pancakes at a national chain restaurant (think the one that starts with I and ends with P), I decided to recreate these in my kitchen. It’s super easy and a lot cheaper!
To make the pancakes, simply mix up the batter as directed on the box. Add your batter to the pan as usual and wait for the pancakes to begin to bubble. Helpful Hint: Cook the pancakes on medium to ensure they don’t get to brown as you cook more pancakes in the batch.
Once they are bubbly, add the cinnamon swirl mixture. It’s made of sugar, cinnamon and a splash of milk. If you put it in a bottle with a tip, it’s extra easy to add the swirl and a lot less messy!
As soon as you add the swirl mixture, flip the pancakes and allow to cook for 30 seconds to one minute on the other side. You can add your favorite toppings; whipped cream, syrup or a powdered sugar glaze mixture. I think the pancakes are sweet enough on their own and don’t need anything added to them! My son “test tasted” them as soon as they were done and told me, “These are really good. It’s like having dessert for dinner!”
- 2 cups pancake batter
- 1 1/3 cups water
- 2 tablespoons cinnamon
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup milk
- Mix pancake batter as directed on package. In a separate bowl mix cinnamon, sugar and milk until blended. Add pancake batter to pan, wait until it bubbles and add a swirl of the cinnamon mixture. Immediately turn pancake. Cook for 30 seconds to one minute longer or until light brown.
Want to make a delicious breakfast for dinner yourself? You are in luck! I have a Krusteaz breakfast for dinner prize package up for grabs. The bottle and the spatula are perfect for pancake making! Remember, February is Hot Breakfast Month, so you’ll want to enjoy pancakes all month!
*Thanks so much* Simply Southern Mom and Krusteaz! We look forward to having breakfast for dinner with Krusteaz 🙂
I have made these before and they are amazing! Your recipe looks easier than the other recipe I tried.
I want to try the Blueberry Pancake Mix.
The buttermilk pancake mix is my favorite. I would love to try this with fresh blueberries! Favorite breakfast ever!
My favorite mix would be the Double Chocolate Brownie Mix but my favorite for breakfast would be the Pancake Mix!
Since I love all their items, I know I’d love their Italian Herb Flatbread Mix. My favorite breakfast food is bacon. 🙂
i love the chocochip ones with a little bit of bacon bits!
My favorite mix is Blueberry Belgian Waffle Mix. I love Waffles and bacon for breakfast or anytime with Vermont Maple Syrup and a glass of cold milk.
These look incredible decadent! I don’t have much of a sweet tooth especially when it comes to breakfast but I know my family would love this recipe!
I like the molten cookie mix. Thankyou
My favorite mix is the Buttermilk Pancake Mix. My favorite breakfast food is a breakfast burrito.
My favorite mix is the original pancake mix, and my favorite breakfast food is bacon. 😉
My favorite mix is Chocolate Swirl Crumb Cake & Muffin Mix. My favorite breakfast food is bagels!
I like the Original Pancake Mix. My favorite breakfast food is Raisin Bran cereal.
I like the Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Mix and my favorite breakfast food is turkey sausage!
My favorite Krusteaz Mix is the Buttermilk Pancake Mix. I love pancakes for breakfast with peanut butter, bananas, walnuts, and maple syrup.
The Banana Nut Muffin Mix sounds amazing. Thanks for the awesome giveaway.
My favorite mix is the Southern Cornbread Mix. I love cornbread. My favorite breakfast food is a western omelet.
I’d like to try the Raspberry Bar Mix! I love raspberry pancakes.
I’d like to try the Banana Nut Muffin Mix.
I like the Lemon Pound Cake mix and my favorite breakfast food is a bagel!
I love the pumpkin spice pancake mix. Nothing better than pancakes and bacon for breakfast.
Thank You for the giveaway…we like the Low Fat Oat Bran Pancake Mix; pancakes & scrambled eggs !
I like the buttermilk pancakes mix
I would like to try the Cinnamon Raisin Bread Mix to make my favorite breakfast French Toast.
Buttermilk Pancake Mix! I love this with butter and syrup.
I would love to try the Chocolate Swirl Crumb Cake & Muffin mix. My favorite breakfast food is Cinnamon Rolls.
i love the Heart Healthy Buttermilk Pancake Mix!
Chocolate Swirl Crumb Cake & Muffin Mix
Pancakes are by favorite breakfast food, so I think I would love the blueberry pancake mix.
My favorite is the Belgium waffle mix!
I love the buttermilk pancake mix. I love pancakes and French toast
The honey wheat pancake mix would be nice. I like french toast.
We love their muffin mix. Our favorites are blueberry and cinnamon swirl.
I’d want to try the Apple Cinnamon pancake mix – looks and sounds delicious
My favorite breakfast food is pancakes so my fave is the pancake mix.
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I love pancakes for breakfast! My favorite mix is the Honey Wheat Pancake Mix.
Chocolate Chip looks great!
I would love to try the Molten Deep Dish Chocolate Cookie Mix. My favorite breakfast food is pancakes!
Love anything with cinnamon-also cinnamon is really good for diabetics!
My favorite mix is the cornbread. My favorite breakfast is a skillet of potatoes, sausage, eggs, peppers, mushrooms and onions.
My favorite breakfast food is waffles! I love the Krusteaz muffin and cookie mixes, especially the Sugar Cookies.
My favorite mix would be the chocolate chunk muffins. I love muffins!
i would get the Wild Blueberry Muffin Mix and my favorite breakfast item are sausage and bacon
My Favorite Mix Is The Pumpkin Spice Pancake Mix.
I love their Beligian waffle mix, didn’t realize it was available in a blueberry variety.
My favorite mix is the apple cinnamon pancake mix. My favorite breakfast food is Belgian waffles with strawberries and whip cream.
I love all of the creative pancakes! They are exciting! my favorite breakfast food is hash browns(:
My favorite mix is the Banana Nut Muffin mix. These are so good. My family loves them!
love the buttermilk pancake mix
I like their Belgian Waffle Mix. I like pancakes and waffles.
blueberry pancake mix!! that’s my favorite breakfast food
I love the Wild Blueberry Muffin Mix and I like to pair them with fries potatoes and sausage and scrambled eggs.
apple cinnamon would be my favorite mix…my favorite breakfast food is french toast!
i just started my own breakfast buffet and this recipe will be awesome!
I like the Cinnamon Swirl Crumb Cake & Muffin Mix. My favorite breakfast is Belgian waffles.
I’m a breakfast burrito kind of girl! Love them! But the Chocolate Chip Pancake mix sounds like a great way to start my day too!
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I love the Fat Free Cranberry Orange Muffin Mix!
My favorite mix is the blueberry pancake mix.My favorite breakfast food is bacon. Yum!
My favorite mix is the Blueberry Pancake Mix. My favorite breakfast food is scrapple.
I love all Krusteaz products! I use the pancake mix, cookie mix & flatbread mixes all the time. So easy to make & great tasting, every single time.
my family likes the Blueberry Belgian Waffle Mix
The Wild Blueberry muffin mix is my favorite. I add extra berries. So good!
My favorite breakfast food is pancakes.
Favorite mix…Snickerdoodle Cookie Mix. As for breakfast, a poached egg w/ super crunchy whole grain toast and avocado.
I love the Krusteaz Coffee Cake mix. It only takes a couple of minutes to put together, and tastes great!
Visit the Krusteaz page and tell me your favorite mix. What’s your favorite breakfast food?
wild blueberry muffin mix,and i really like bacon..thanks
i like the chocolate chip pancake mix. My breakfast food is bacon and eggs
My favorite mix is the Chocolate Chip Pancake Mix, My favorite breakfast food is biscuits and gravy!!!
My favorite mix is the Wild Blueberry Muffin Mix. My favorite breakfast food is eggs and bacon.
My favorite is the wild blueberry muffin mix.
I love the chocolate chip pancake mix. My favorite breakfast food is ham and eggs.
I love French toast for breakfast. One of my favorite Krusteaz mixes is the Cinnamon Swirl Crumb Cake. Delicious!
I love making chocolate pancakes.
I had no idea that they made SO very many mixes, for real. I have bought their buttermilk pancake mix for years now, and I have noticed and tried the muffin mixes- but wow now so many. I would like to try the Gluten free anything. I have one daughter who really needs this.
I like the Pumpkin Spice Cookie Mix….My favorite breakfast food is eggs, bacon and waffles.
My favorite mix would be the Blueberry Muffins. My favorite breakfast food is toasted bagels with butter.
My favorite breakfast food is grilled cheese with a sweet pickle on the side. I would like to try the double chocolate muffin mix.
my favorite mix is the Pumpkin Spice Pancake Mix, my favorite breakfasy food is fresh berries and pancakes
I love waffles for breakfast, my favorite mix is the blueberry belgium waffle mix
I would love to make these cinnamon roll pancakes, maybe next weekend!
I think I would like the Meyer Lemon Pound Cake Mix. My favorite breakfast food is a veggie omlet.
I think the Blueberry Belgian Waffles mix sounds amazing!
My favorite mix is the Cinnamon Swirl Crumb Cake & Muffin Mix. My favorite breakfast is eggs and hash browns. Both are so tasty!
My favorite mix is the Honey cornbread! I can not find any better! For breakfast I like the old school eggs and bacon but pancakes are a plus if I have them.
I love eating chocolate chip pancakes.
Oh that looks so good with the swirl added! Never thought of that! I have to try that! I would love to try the Blueberry Swirl Crumb Cake & Muffin Mix! We love having breakfast for dinner! We love pancakes!
Those look so delicious – I’m totally trying this. Two of my favorite breakfast foods!
These look like a really yummy breakfast to have. Or even a dinner, since breakfast is really good anytime!
I like the honey wheat pancakes. my favorite breakfast food is pancakes.
Love how you added the swirl to it. Brilliant idea! I also love heart breakfasts.. if I am not the one cooking it.
You can never go wrong with pancakes! I love pancakes for breakfast and would love the Honey Wheat mix.
This couldn’t have come at a more perfect time! We just ordered cinnamon roll pancakes at a diner yesterday and they were to die for! Now I can make them at home- yummy
I tried a pancake similar to this in the past & it was a huge fail. I just may have to give your recipe a try though because they look so good!!!!
I want to try the Cobbler Topping Mix and I like waffles for breakfast.
Thanks for the giveaway.
The honey wheat mix is probably the one I am most eager to try. Pancakes really are my favorite breakfast food. The cinnamon swirl sounds amazing.
I didn’t know you could add easy swirls like that! My kids would love a little surprise in their pancakes
Oh my goodness these sounds delicious! I will be giving these a try!
This look delicious! I’d like to try the blueberry belgian, too.
Blueberry Belgian and my fav breakfast item is eggs over medium.
Oh, this look so delicious! I would also like to try their Oat Bran Pancake Mix.
I can not for the life of me get my husband on board with “breakfast for dinner”. My son would LOVE pancakes for dinner, but the hubs just makes a face at the idea. Both of them would devour these cinnamon roll pancakes on a Sunday morning though!
Love pancakes! Pumpkin Spice looks good!
I love the Krusteaz brand. This is such a great giveaway!!
I also like their Belgian Waffle Mix. My favorite breakfast food is … bacon!
I like the Southern Cornbread & Muffin Mix. My favorite breakfast food is scrambled eggs
My favorite is Blueberry to make Blueberry Belgian Waffles.
I’m actually someone who makes their own pancake mix. Basically its homemade Bisquik and I keep it in an airtight container for when we are ready to make pancakes or biscuits. Even waffles. I just add a cup the the bowl I am mixing in and go about my business. I love having pancakes for dinner. I’m going to have to try a cinnamon swirl ! I love cinnamon rolls!
I like french toast the best. The Krusteaz Belgian waffle mix works great!
Butter milk pancakes are our fave. But this swirl business is genius!
Girl, those pancakes look amazing. I need to try this asap.
Chocolate chip is my favorite! I buy this brand all the time! Our family loves it
I’m about to make breakfast for my family, and I want to make these now. They look so yummy!
Those are the only pancake mix we buy in my house. Had a stock up sale at Stop n Shop and got 2 years worth of pancakes for free!
Ummm…yum! Those sound divine!
Now that’s a breakfast of champions right there. Or just someone with a big sweet tooth like mine lol. YUMMY!
Those pancakes look amazing. I will be dreaming about them tonight and hoping they magically appear on my breakfast table tomorrow morning.
I like the cornbread mix. They have great products.
Oh good gah. These look delicious! my mouth is watering!
I love pancakes. These sound AMAZING!
I love the Belgian Waffle Mix it is so tasty!
my favorite is there honey cornbread our favorite dinner is pancakes with sausage patties
These look so delicious. I make pancakes every weekend. I will have to try this recipe this week end.
Oh now this looks pretty amazing. I love cinnamon anything!
I love the cornbread mix. My favorite breakfast food is coissants.
We add cinnamon to our pancake batter for our Sunday morning breakfasts. This would be way more fantastic. Can’t wait to try them!
My favorite mix is blueberry pancake mix and I love grits!
Oh my goodness. I’m not a huge pancake girl but these? I must try. They look incredible!
I currently have their pancake mix and I love it. I always add cinnamon but never thought to do the swirl.
I am a huge pancake lover for breakfast and my favorite mix is their Blueberry Pancake Mix
My favorite is the Southern Cornbread & Muffin Mix. One of my favorite breakfast foods is pancakes.
I love Krusteaz products! Your Cinnamon Roll Pancakes look and sound delicious! Thanks for sharing!
I love the gluten free pancake mix now can’t wait to try the brownie mix.
I love the Blueberry Belgian Waffle mix. Waffles are my favorite breakfast food with fresh fruit.
Their blueberry pancakes are my favorite. My favorite breakfast food are omelets.
My favorite breakfast food is pancakes and I would love the Honey Wheat Pancake Mix from the site.
Good gracious, Pam, those look amazing! You’d have to roll me away from the table LOL
I love Cinnamon. I have never tried Cinnamon Swirl Crumb Cake. I am off to try it. Looks delicious
I have seen these on pinterest. Looks delish!
My favorite mix is the Wild Blueberry Muffin Mix. My favorite breakfast food is eggs and bacon.
I love their Cinnamon Swirl Crumb Cake! I made one last weekend.My favorite breakfast is maple sausage with eggs,gravy and buttermilk biscuits but my fiance’ prefers pancakes and bacon.
My favorite is the Blueberry Pancake Mix. My favorite breakfast is grits, eggs and bacon with toast.
My favorite mix is the Cinnamon Swirl Crumb Cake & Muffin Mix. My favorite breakfast food is a bacon and cheese omelet.
My favorite mix is Sourdough Bread Mix.
That one is very good! I like their pumpkin bars. So good!
My favorite is Fat Free Cranberry Orange Muffin Mix. My favorite breakfast is biscuits and gravy.
My favorite mix is the Wild Blueberry Muffin Mix. And my favorite breakfast item is muffins.
I love the buttermilk pancake mix. I am a pancake addict, love all variations and always love trying new things. I’ll definitely be trying these this weekend!
I buy and use the pancake and waffle mix all the time!! We add blueberries to the pancake mix batter and that is always our Sunday breakfast :
I like the buttermilk pancakes mix. My favorite breakfast food is pancakes
Okay. You are a genius. Cinnamon rolls and pancakes together? That’s the best breakfast idea I’ve ever heard.