Ricotta pancakes are extra moist and fluffy. And easy to make too! Time to up your pancake game!
Ricotta Pancakes
Don’t get me wrong – I LOVE traditional pancakes. But sometimes it’s nice to make a wee bit of an effort to make ricotta pancakes which are extra special.
Super moist inside with a flavour that is almost a bit cheesecakey, even when you don’t know it’s a ricotta pancake you’re eating, you know it’s different to the usual.
These are the pancakes that posh bistros have on their menus. Like Bills. Any Sydney-siders fond of Bill Granger’s ricotta pancakes? No need to battle the traffic into the city on weekends, not to mention the queue for a table. Just make these at home! 🙂
Ricotta Pancakes hold up quite well made ahead too. Because they are so moist, they don’t suffer as much as ordinary pancakes (in my humble opinion) when reheated and they sweat slightly. It’s pretty much how they are straight off the stove.
These are lovely just served with butter and maple syrup, but I figure if I’m making the effort, I may as well go all the way. By “all the way”, it just involves sprinkling halved strawberries with sugar and leaving them to sweat for a bit to soften the strawberries and extract some of the juice. The fancy word for this is “macerated strawberries”, but really, all it means is that the strawberries are softened slightly.
A perfect match for the extra soft, fluffy ricotta pancakes.
So this weekend, why not stay in for brunch? Flop around in your daggy slippers, stay in your PJ’s, no need to comb your hair. The coffee refills are free and nothing – nothing – beats a good homemade meal. <3
Happy weekend everyone! –Â Nagi x
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Fluffy Ricotta Pancakes
Ingredients
- 1 cup full fat ricotta cheese , not watery (Note 1)
- 2 large eggs , separated into yolks and whites
- 3/4 cup milk (full or low fat)
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract (or essence)
- 1 cup plain flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 3 tbsp caster sugar (fine sugar)
- Pinch of salt
- 2 tsp butter
To Serve (optional...but not really!)
- 8 oz / 250g strawberries , halved
- 1 1/2 tsp sugar
- Maple syrup
Instructions
- Place the ricotta, yolks, milk and vanilla in a bowl. Use a rubber spatula to mix (press down on large lumps as required) until there are no large lumps of ricotta.
- Add flour, baking powder, sugar and salt. Mix until just combined. The batter should be fairly thick.
- Place egg whites in a separate bowl. Whisk vigorously by hand for 30 seconds until foamy. It doesn't need to be stiff, just foamy on top and still watery egg whites underneath.
- Fold the egg whites into the batter and mix until just combined. The batter should be quite thick - thicker than normal pancake batter.
- Heat a non stick skillet over medium heat. Melt 1/2 tsp butter then use paper towels to wipe most of it off (Note 2).
- Pour a heaped ice cream scoop / 1/3 level cup of batter into the skillet. (Note 3) Use the scoop/cup to gently spread it into a (roughly) 15cm/6" round. Cook for 40 - 45 seconds or until a few bubbles appear on the edges (Note 4) and it is golden underneath.
- Flip and cook the other side for 40 seconds. Remove from the skillet and repeat with remaining batter, using extra butter as required (every 2 or 3 pancakes). Makes 6 pancakes. (Note 5)
- Serve warm with maple syrup and strawberries.
Strawberries (optional)
- Combine strawberries and 1 1/2 tsp sugar in a small bowl. Set aside for 10 minutes to allow them to sweat and soften slightly.
Recipe Notes:
PS No counting calories for weekend brunch! 😉
LIFE OF DOZER
PPS When Dozer saw a table full of this…
….his reaction was THIS.
A stray strawberry and a huge hunk of pancake may have fallen his way….. 😉
Best pancakes I have ever had I am addicted to them make them every weekend yum with Nutella and cream. I buy Alba ricotta from the factory made that morning.
Everyone who tastes these are addicted too .
These are seriously the best ricotta pancakes that I have ever had! Thank you so much for the recipe. It is easy to make and the pancakes are so fluffy and thick! I didn’t add any sugar, just a pinch of stevia and served it with homemade jam without sugar.
Yum! Nice and fluffy. I added lemon rind for some zing. I also used smooth ricotta as it was all we had and still worked great!
Short cut: Used the hand mixer to mix the milk, egg yolks and ricotta as I couldn’t be bothered with a spatula.
Thanks Nagi!
Hi Nagi, can you make these a day ahead and how do you reheat them?
Hi Jenni, you can, just reheat in the microwave gently 🙂 N x
My pancakes didn’t turn out fluffy, but they were so moist! I wish I knew what I did wrong x
There is nothing fluffy about these pancake
The worse I’ve ever made
Hi Nancy, sorry you had trouble here – could your baking powder be out of date? N x
10/10 absolutely delicious
I have found that if I use fresh baking powder and add an extra 1/2 tsp. Then I mix the egg whites vigorously by hand and after folding them in I let the batter sit for a few minutes it really helped make them extra fluffy
Absolutely delicious! Your recipes make my cooking look good every time! Thank you for sharing! Now diet starts tomorrow!
I’m so glad you enjoyed them Kylie!! N x
I’ve never attempted ricotta pancakes but after seeing your post on pancakes the other day when you mentioned you had this recipe I had to try it out. Seriously delicious and I’ll never bother ordering pancakes from a cafe again… I’ll just stick to the more difficult breakfast stuff! Sooo good.
Wahoo!! That’s great to hear! N x
AMAZING! had some leftover ricotta & made straight a double batch of these with white spelt flour! kids demolished them for afterschool snack & the rest reheated this morning for breakfast! no doubt I’ll make them definitely again & they reheat so well that I can make more the day before!!!! Thank you
Perfect Anna!!
Hi Nagi…I was looking for a breakfast recipe using Ricotta.
Saw ur site, read thru and made it. It’s very easy and fluffy pancake. Thank you for sharing especially the notes.
Hi Nagi…I was looking for a breakfast recipe using Ricotta.
Saw ur site, read thru and made it. It’s very easy and fluffy pancake. Thank you for sharing especially the notes.
Wahoo that’s great to hear Elizabeth!!!
Thanks so much for this recipe! How long can you keep the batter for in the fridge or freezer, if at all?
Hi KK, you need to use the batter straight away – once you’ve activated the raising agent you need to cook the batter so they stay fluffy – N x
Thanks Nagi! XX
Made this for dinner tonight 😂
It was the perfect combination of pancakes, bananas, maple syrup & Netflix!
Yessssss! I love this!
OMG Nagi we looveeee this recipe. I got my 13yr old daughter to make this for our Sunday family brekkie and she makes them perfect!!. Comes out perfectly round, fluffy, and delicious.
We love it..it’s a must in recipe in our family now. Thank you xx
Woah what a great daughter!! I’m so glad they’re a hit!
Thank you for this recipe!! I did a quick search for ricotta pancakes and stumbled across this one. I’m so happy I did!!! The instructions are so clear and easy and my pancakes were delicious. My 2 & 4 y/o boys also loved them!
I was looking for a ricotta pancake recipe and started scouring the web when it dawned on me that I should check recipetineats! And sure enough, there was a recipe. Yay!
So I made these. I only had about 3/4 of a cup of ricotta so I topped it off with sour cream. Then I added a couple of tablespoons of lemon juice and some lemon zest for added flavor. Delicious!
Good thing you added the note about there being less bubbles than regular pancakes. I was panicking at first. LOL!
YESSSS! Sounds like you nailed it!
How much lemon juice and zest should I use if making a batch of lemon ricotta pancakes?
Hi,
Just a quick question. Why does the recipe call for 2 tsp of butter and then that butter isn’t used anywhere other than 1/2 tsp after the skillet has been heated?
Step 7 🙂 “Use as required” N x
Great recipe, just served up to family in Norfolk UK, a great start to our weekend!
I’ve been looking for a ricotta pancake recipe that matches my favourite pancakes ever from a cafe I used to live near. Second time I’ve made these and I think I’m onto a winner! Thank you!
i looooove pancakes!! can’t wait to try this out 🙂 thank you for sharing!!
I hope you do! They are SO YUM!!!
These are making me drool.
They make me drool too :)!