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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
    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. Amanda

      February 11, 2013 at 11:46 am

      These look so delicious!

      Reply
    2. Amanda

      February 11, 2013 at 5:37 am

      Those look positively fabulous Barb!

      Reply
    3. Cathy

      February 10, 2013 at 11:50 am

      Your pancakes are perfect, I love your griddle it looks so good to cook on.

      Reply
    4. Lana @ Never Enough Thyme

      February 10, 2013 at 8:37 am

      These sound so very tempting! Must say I’ve never had ricotta pancakes but I can’t wait to try.

      Reply
    5. Chaya

      February 09, 2013 at 11:31 pm

      I have ricotta and no excuse not to make these for breakfast. RIght?

      Thanks for a delicious looking recipe.

      Reply
    6. Susan

      February 09, 2013 at 10:19 am

      What a delicious plate of pancakes and this would be perfect for Valentine morning.

      Reply
    7. Lisa

      February 09, 2013 at 9:49 am

      My pancakes, no matter what I add to them or not, never turn out as fluffy and light as yours. I love the combo of ricotta and lemon with a raspberry sauce. This pancake recipe is a keeper!

      Reply
    8. Angie@Angie's Recipes

      February 09, 2013 at 12:44 am

      They are so soft and fluffy! A great weekend breakfast.

      Reply
    9. Angie

      February 08, 2013 at 9:42 pm

      These look delicious…I was wondering did you use the raspberry sauce recipe from the Williams Sonoma site?

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      • Barbara Schieving

        February 09, 2013 at 8:59 am

        No, I actually bought the Kodiak Raspberry syrup from Costco. But I’m sure homemade would be even better.

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        • Angie

          February 09, 2013 at 11:13 pm

          Thanks for such a quick response…I’ll have to look for that next time I’m there!! =)

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    10. Natalie

      February 08, 2013 at 6:27 pm

      Perfect pancakes, lemon must give them a wonderful flavor.

      Reply
    11. teresa

      February 08, 2013 at 4:35 pm

      i have never put ricotta in pancakes, but these look DELICIOUS!! must try soon!

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    12. JG

      February 08, 2013 at 4:18 pm

      They look so light! The raspberry sauce looks so tempting! Yum!
      ~Judy

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    13. Barbara | Creative Culinary

      February 08, 2013 at 3:52 pm

      I’ve got a lovely recipe for lemon ricotta pancakes too and I always serve them with blueberries. It is time for a change. These look and sound fabulous; I would eat them for dinner!

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    14. Patricia @ ButterYum

      February 08, 2013 at 3:12 pm

      Oooo…. looks so good. Love the use of ricotta here, and your photo is making my tummy grumble!

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    15. Karen

      February 08, 2013 at 11:45 am

      Sound yummy! I don’t know how you find the time to do all you do.

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    16. Rocky Mountain Woman

      February 08, 2013 at 11:35 am

      These look perfect…

      I have never made a recipe from Williams Sonoma that didn’t turn out. They rock!

      xxoo,

      RMW

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    17. Becky

      February 08, 2013 at 10:46 am

      totally sending these over to Josh as a hint for Valentine’s Day 🙂 Take care friend!

      Reply
    18. Susan

      February 08, 2013 at 9:45 am

      I adore ricotta pancakes, and these are so fluffy, might have to make a batch this weekend!

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    19. carrian

      February 08, 2013 at 9:23 am

      i’M A SUCKER For a fluffy pancake, but even more so when lemon is involved.

      Reply
    20. Rosa

      February 08, 2013 at 7:03 am

      Perfect pancakes and goregous flavor!

      Cheers,

      Rosa

      Reply
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