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    Home » Recipes » Breakfast » Pancakes and Waffles

    Lemon Ricotta Pancakes

    Published by Melissa on February 8, 2013 | Updated June 10, 2022 | 38 Comments

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    Light and fluffy lemon ricotta pancakes drizzled with raspberry syrup. The ricotta adds a rich, fluffy texture and combined with the beaten egg whites makes pancakes that are light as air. 

    My sweet friend Tiffany, Food Finery, invited me to her house to make homemade ricotta cheese and pasta. My husband gave me a pasta attachment for my KitchenAid mixerimage and we broke it in by making linguine. My daughter wanted to have Linguine and Clam Sauce for dinner, so I decided to use the ricotta cheese the next morning in pancakes.

    I searched for a great ricotta pancake recipe, and the recipe on the William Sonoma website got rave reviews. I altered the recipe by blending the ricotta with the other liquid ingredients in the blender so it was nice and smooth. I increased the ingredients so the recipe would make enough pancakes to feed my crowd. The original recipe called for cake flour and I made my own cake flour by combining corn starch with the flour.

    Lemon ricotta pancakes drizzled with raspberry syrup. The ricotta adds a rich, fluffy texture and beaten egg whites makes them light as air.

    Although there are several steps and plenty of dishes required to make these pancakes, all the steps are easy and I loved these pancakes. The bright lemon flavor and light fluffy texture is a perfect match for the sweet/tart raspberry syrup. It’s like adding a little sunshine to your morning.

    We had a few left over that I ate the next morning for breakfast and they reheated very well and were still light and fluffy.

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    Lemon Ricotta Pancakes

    Prep Time15 mins
    Cook Time3 mins
    Total Time18 mins
    Course: Pancakes and Waffles
    Keyword: Breakfast, cooking, food, recipe
    Author: Barbara Schieving
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    Ingredients

    • 2 cups all purpose flour*
    • ¼ cup cornstarch*
    • 1 tablespoon baking powder
    • ½ teaspoon salt divided
    • 1 ½ cups ricotta cheese
    • 1 ½ cups milk
    • 5 eggs separated
    • ½ cup sugar
    • Zest and juice of 1 lemon

    Instructions

    • Preheat griddle to 325º. (This is a thick batter and needs to cook at a slightly lower heat, because they brown up quickly.)
    • In a large bowl, whisk together the flour and cornstarch until well combine; whisk in baking powder and ¼ teaspoon of salt. Set aside.
    • In a large bowl, beat the egg whites until frothy. Add the remaining ¼ teaspoon salt and continue beating until soft peaks form.
    • In blender jar add the ricotta, milk, egg yolks, sugar, lemon zest and juice and pulse until smooth. Add to flour mixture and mix until just combined.
    • Using a rubber spatula, gently fold the beaten egg whites into the pancake batter.
    • Spray the griddle with nonstick cooking spray. Ladle ⅓ cup batter onto the griddle for each pancake. Cook until bubbles form on top and the pancakes are golden underneath, 1 to 2 minutes. Flip the pancakes and cook for 1 minute more. Repeat with the remaining batter.

    Notes

    *The original called for cake flour
    adapted from William Sonoma

    Note: We used the Epicurious ricotta recipe and had to add twice as much vinegar to get it to form a curd. If you’re were using it in a savory dish (Tiff used her’s in a brown butter pasta sauce) you’ll want to add 3-4 teaspoons of salt. I didn’t add any salt to the ricotta I used in the pancakes.

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    1. Carmen

      July 04, 2015 at 10:05 am

      Best pancakes I have tried in a long time!! Procedure is somewhat messy, but the outcome is definitely worth it. I did strawberry sauce and butter pecan syrup instead of the raspberry sauce.

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      • Barbara Schieving

        July 04, 2015 at 10:22 am

        Thanks Carmen – glad you enjoyed them. I’ve been meaning to make the again soon. My family would especially love the butter pecan syrup.

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    2. Jessica

      June 28, 2015 at 1:24 pm

      Really good, made with changes since we are eating a very low cal diet – 1 cup whole wheat flour and 1 cup oats, 1/4 cup sugar not 1/2, and a very low fat ricotta. Made into 24 pancakes and they were 85 kcal each. I scarfed them, granted I had just come back from a run but they were delicious

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    3. Darlene

      April 05, 2015 at 9:16 am

      Yum! Made them this morning. I added blueberries–so good!

      Reply
    4. The lady

      July 04, 2014 at 1:55 am

      This is such a lovely recipe. if I don’t have cornstarch can I use maize flour

      Reply
      • Barbara Schieving

        July 04, 2014 at 5:20 am

        As I understand it, maize flour has a coarser grind more similar to what we would call cornmeal and would not be a good substitute in this recipe. Cornstarch is very fine and helps to lighten the pancakes. I believe Cornflour is what we would call cornstarch. Thanks for the question.

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    5. Janna

      February 27, 2013 at 3:49 pm

      Could those look (or sound) any more perfect?? I will be trying these for sure!

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    6. Paula @ Vintage Kitchen

      February 16, 2013 at 3:05 am

      You give new meaning to the word fluffy. Absolutely gorgeous pancakes Barbara, and with ricotta which is an ingredient I love to use in the kitchen!

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    7. Brenda @ a farmgirl's dabbles

      February 14, 2013 at 1:29 pm

      I had lemon ricotta pancakes at a restaurant a few years ago, and vowed to make them at home. But I haven’t yet. Yours look beautiful – I need to try them!

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    8. Jess

      February 11, 2013 at 11:48 pm

      Barbara – these look incredible – so totally light and that topping looks perfect. I love the combination of ricotta and lemon, but never would have thought of them in pancakes. Definitely looks like a worthwhile weekend project!

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    9. Deeba Rajpal (@vindee)

      February 11, 2013 at 6:54 pm

      Gorgeous! Craving some ow GF! xoxo

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    10. My Inner Chick

      February 11, 2013 at 12:57 pm

      Simply DeeeeLISH! X

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      • Linda M

        February 11, 2013 at 6:32 pm

        My sons do not like lemon flavor. But I am intrigued about the ricotta. I think I may try these with blueberries. And definitely for dinner. If I am going to do all that separating and whipping, it will be for a dinner. Looking forward to it. Especially with Lent coming on. Pancakes for dinner anyone?

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        • Barbara Schieving

          February 11, 2013 at 8:12 pm

          I love pancakes for dinner. Blueberries sound like a great addition.

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    11. Jamie

      February 11, 2013 at 11:55 am

      Gorgeous! Wow! I am so making these! I love the ricotta and lemon combo and these are stunning! (but I will not make my own ricotta!)

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