Lemon Ricotta Pancakes with Raspberry Syrup (Lemon Soufflé Pancakes)
Lemon ricotta pancakes with raspberry syrup is truly a breakfast worth of your best china, however, you can just use paper plates, as long as you make them! They’re so light and delicious you can even make them for dessert!
Originally published on May 23, 2014.
These lemon ricotta pancakes with raspberry syrup will make a pancake lover out of anyone. I’m not a huge pancake fan, in fact, when I make regular pancakes for my family I rarely ever eat any myself–except when I make these.
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It’s not that I don’t like pancakes, I just don’t usually eat them, much the same as I am with ice cream (strange, I know). That said, the first time I tried these pancakes was many years ago at the Hotel Bel-Air. I think the only reason I ordered them is because they were the least expensive item on the breakfast menu (I was on a social worker’s income at the time.)
Despite this, I was not disappointed! I’d never had such delicious, light, fluffy pancakes in my life! The lemon ricotta pancakes were served with a fruit sauce and I can tell you, it was heavenly!
Some time later, I was looking through my recipe binder and came across a recipe I had cut out of a magazine years before for “Lemon Soufflé Pancakes.” They sounded exactly like the lemon ricotta pancakes I’d had at the Hotel Bel-Air, so I gave the recipe a try. Well, guess what? They were just as delicious and light as the ones I’d eaten at the high-end restaurant (of course, I made a few tweaks, as usual.)
If you try these pancakes and they don’t become one of your family’s favorites, I’d be very surprised. Here are some Danish pancakes (called aebleskivers) which are another fun treat for the family.
Lemon ricotta pancakes are perfect for a special occasion, or just when you have a little extra time to make a normal day more special! No fancy china, or place settings, just a delicious treat! Here’s a confession: we often make them as a cheeky dinner!
No time for these sumptuous pancakes? Make these buttermilk pancakes which are quicker,
but are still light and fluffy and taste fantastic!
Good quality eggs are important in recipes like these lemon ricotta pancakes. Did you know that “cage-free” hens doesn’t mean what we think it means? Cage free simply means that the chickens are not in cages, but they can still be living in cramped quarters inside a building. “Pasture raised” is a better label to look for. Learn about the different categories so you can be well-informed about your egg purchasing.
Lemon Ricotta Pancakes with Raspberry Syrup
(Lemon Soufflé Pancakes)
Recipe slightly adapted from an unknown magazine cut out – sorry I can’t give credit to the proper source
Makes about 20 medium size pancakes
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Ingredients
Raspberry Syrup
- fresh or frozen raspberries
- lemon juice
- sugar
Pancakes
- unsalted butter (good quality)
- buttermilk
- brown sugar
- sugar
- grated organic lemon zest
- freshly squeezed lemon juice
- good quality eggs, separated (yolks in one bowl, whites in another)
- ricotta cheese
- vanilla extract
- good quality all purpose/plain flour
- baking powder
- salt
Special equipment: a griddle or a non-stick frying pan. Sieve for straining the syrup.
To Make the Raspberry Syrup.
Place all ingredients in a small pot and simmer for about 8 minutes, remove from heat.
Strain if desired.
To Make the Lemon Ricotta Pancakes
In a small saucepan, put the butter, buttermilk, sugars, lemon zest, and juice.
Stir over low heat until mixture is hot (do not boil.) Remove from heat.
In a clean, dry bowl, beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form; set aside.
To the mixture in the pot, add the ricotta and vanilla.
Then add the egg yolks, and whisk until smooth.
In a large bowl, mix together flour, baking powder and salt, then pour in the egg mixture.
Whisk gently until incorporated, but do not over mix.
Gently fold egg whites into this mixture, until mostly homogeneous- again, do not over mix.
Heat a large non-stick pan or griddle, and drop the pancake batter onto the hot pan in whatever size or shape you would like your lemon ricotta pancakes.
Cook the Lemon Ricotta Pancakes
Cook approximately 2 1/2 minutes or until bubbles form, then gently turn over. Cook another 1 1/2 minutes or until completely cooked.
Place the lemon soufflé pancakes in the oven or a warming drawer to keep warm, or serve immediately. Pour the raspberry syrup on the pancakes or make a mixture with 100% pure maple syrup.
If you have leftover raspberry syrup, use it to make a Knickerbocker Glory!
You can use any other fruit syrup, fresh fruit or even honey to top these beauties.
I like to mix the raspberry syrup with maple syrup and serve it in a little jug.
Who needs the Hotel Bel-Air? Now you can make these lemon ricotta pancakes in your kitchen!
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Lemon Ricotta Pancakes with Raspberry Syrup
Special Equipment
- 1 griddle (or non-stick frying pan)
- 1 sieve
Ingredients
Raspberry Syrup Ingredients:
- 1 cup raspberries (fresh or frozen)
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- ⅓ cup sugar (or more or less to taste)
Pancake Ingredients:
- ¾ cup unsalted butter (good quality)
- 1 cup buttermilk
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 2 Tbsp sugar
- 1 Tbsp lemon zest (grated organic, ½ to 2 Tbsp depending on how much lemon taste you prefer)
- 3 Tbsp lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
- 4 egg yolks (good quality eggs)
- 4 egg whites (good quality eggs)
- 1 cup ricotta cheese
- 1 ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 1 ¾ cups all purpose flour (good quality)
- 1 ½ tsp baking powder
- ¾ tsp salt
Instructions
To make the raspberry syrup:
- Place all ingredients in a small pot and simmer for about 8 minutes, remove from heat. Strain if desired.
To make the lemon ricotta pancakes:
- In a small saucepan, put the butter, buttermilk, sugars, lemon zest, and juice. Stir over low heat until mixture is hot (do not boil.) Remove from heat.
- In a clean, dry bowl, beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form; set aside.
- To the mixture in the pot, add the ricotta and vanilla. Then add the egg yolks, and whisk until smooth.
- In a large bowl, mix together flour, baking powder and salt, then pour in the egg mixture. Whisk gently until incorporated, but do not over mix.
- Gently fold egg whites into this mixture, until mostly homogeneous- again, do not over mix.
- Heat a large non-stick pan or griddle, and drop the pancake batter onto the hot pan in whatever size or shape you would like your lemon ricotta pancakes.
- Cook approximately 2 1/2 minutes or until bubbles form, then gently turn over. Cook another 1 1/2 minutes or until completely cooked. Place the lemon soufflé pancakes in the oven or a warming drawer to keep warm, or serve immediately.
- Serve with the raspberry syrup and 100% pure maple syrup or any other fruit syrup or even honey. I like to mix the raspberry syrup with maple syrup and serve it in a little jug.
Notes
- Special equipment: a griddle or a non-stick frying pan. Sieve for straining the syrup.
Nutrition
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awesome mouthwatering recipe..shared on my facebook and posted to my Pinterest,,,Twitter..
Thank you, Zouhair!! :)
Eww gross!
This thing has 3 types of cow secretions, and 4 chicken ovulations.
How barbaric!
Ivanka, the fact that you think it’s appropriate to leave this type of comment says more about YOU acting like a barbarian than the ingredients in this recipe, which most people find DELIGHTFUL! So sorry you’re missing out on one of life’s greatest gifts: good food. Have a better day! :)
Of course, being Italian and British Isles myself, I must now make these. Mmmmm, embryos and lactates. I will fry them up in lovely rendered lard. Barbarism is Delicious.
Seriously, while there is a case for all different kinds of dietary preferences, there is never one for being mean-spirited. Perhaps some substitution ideas would have served Ivanka’s case better. For example, I am going to try these with finely ground almond flour as I am trying to reduce my net carb intake these days. I think they will be lovely! Thanks, Christina!
Well written, Kathy! I so agree! Lovely idea and please let me know how they turn out so many others will follow your lead. :) Thank you!
First of all, you need to know that Ivanka’s comment isn’t enthusiastic, it’s downright rude, and if you don’t know how to humanely kill an animal, our conversation is over.
Good morning Christina,
I’m very hungry after seeing your spongy pancakes. Is it lunch time yet?
Zoe
Yes! Perfect for lunchtime, too!
Your pancakes look very yummy, Christina! And I LOVE raspberries :) Cheers
Thank you, Del!
Love to use my eggs in pancakes or crepes!
:)
These are very similar to pancakes my sister-in-law made for us! I loved them and definitely want to try these! ~ David
Ooh! I would love to see your photos of these, David!! Enjoy!
Funny – I did make these but never took the photo. And was just talking with my sister0-n-law last evening (we did a zoom cook and dine together) and she ends up liking your recipe better than hers! These are truly delicious – and I use the syrup recipe a lot for poached pears, peaches, apricots, or apples.
Just the thought of lemon souffle pancakes is making me crazy!!
You’ll just have to make them then, Sue! :) CC
Wow, they look delish! I think cage-free is even worse than you described. My understanding is that they are still in cages, but the doors to the cages are open, and they have access to go out, which means nothing if they choose to stay in the cage all day. Or if they go out for five minutes, they are still considered “cage-free.”
True Adair, I’m sure there are many variations of “cage-free”, but none of them are good and even “organic” doesn’t mean anything other than what they’ve been fed. :(