Condensed Milk Pancakes

5 from 5 votes

Fluffy condensed milk pancakes topped with candied maple bacon with a cinnamon condensed milk drizzle! Dessert or breakfast? You decide!

Prep Time5

Cook Time20

Total Time25

Course: Breakfast, Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: Pancakes

Calories: 373kcal

Author: Joyce Lee

Ingredients

Candied Maple Bacon (Optional, but Delicious!)

8 slices bacon
¼ cup maple syrup

Cinnamon Condensed Milk Syrup

½ cup condensed milk
1-2 tablespoons milk
¼ teaspoon cinnamon

Pancakes

¼ cup condensed milk
1 cup milk
1 egg
3 tablespoon unsalted butter (melted)
2 tablespoons vanilla extract
1 ½ cups all purpose flour
3 ½ teaspoons baking powder (not baking soda)
pinch salt
3 tablespoons lemon zest (Optional, approximately 2 large lemons)

Instructions

Bake the Candied Maple Bacon (Optional)

Lay out parchment paper over a cookie sheet and layout 8 slices bacon, 1 at a time side by side.
Set the Oven to 400F (204C) and put the tray of bacon into the oven right away! Don’t wait for it to pre-heat!
Set the timer to 15 minutes and wait
Once the timer goes off, remove the bacon from the oven and drizzle ¼ cup maple syrup on it and toss it around to coat it
Put it back into the oven for another 8 minutes or so (Oven temperatures will vary, so keep an eye on it to make sure it doesn’t burn!)
Remove it from the oven and place it on a plate to cool.
Once it's cool, finely chop it up or rip it up by hand and set it aside.

Make the Cinnamon Condensed Milk Syrup

In a small cup or bowl add in ½ cup condensed milk
Add milk to it 1 teaspoon at a time, and mix. Adjust it to the thickness you enjoy more. A thicker syrup will be more decadent than the thinner one! Make sure you don't add more than 2 tablespoons of milk, else it will thin it out too much.
Add ¼ teaspoon cinnamon and mix well and set aside.

Make the Pancakes

In a large bowl, combine 1 cup milk, ¼ cup condensed milk, 3 tablespoon unsalted butter (melted), 2 tablespoons vanilla extract, 1 egg and 3 tablespoons lemon zest (optional) and mix well.
If you see small bits, don’t worry it’s probably your butter semi-solidifying from the cold milk, just means you’ll have tiny pockets of delicious butter in the pancake! (Note: make sure you put in the egg last so that the warm butter doesn’t cook the egg)
In a small bowl, mix 3 ½ teaspoons baking powder, pinch salt and 1 ½ cups all purpose flour together until combined, and then add it to the liquid mixture you previously made. Lightly mix the batter.
*IMPORTANT*
In order to get fluffy pancakes, never over-mix the batter. A smooth batter will produce a chewy, dry pancake, whereas the lumps in the lumpy batter has air and chunks of flour bits which help produce a nice fluffy (not dry) pancake. In order to prevent myself from over-mixing, I fold and mix the batter 8-10 times max.
Set the stove to medium low heat and add a tablespoon of oil and let it come to temperature and then add a dollop of butter to melt.
Add in ¼ cup of pancake batter into the pan. This batter is on the thicker side so after you put the batter into the frying pan, use the scoop to gently shape and spread it out the batter to a thinner pancake. Don't worry they will rise and get fluffy in the pan as well!
Let it cook for about 2 minutes until bubbles form. Then flip it to cook for another 1-2 minutes on the other side.
Repeat steps 4-5 for each pancake. If the pan is dry between cooking the pancake, add 1 tablespoon of oil and a bit of butter again.
Once all the pancakes are cooked, assemble a mountain for yourself, topped with chopped candied bacon and drizzle condense milk over top and enjoy!

Notes

Don't Overmix the Batter: To achieve fluffy pancakes, avoid overmix the batter. A smooth batter will result in a chewy, dry, tough pancake, while a lumpy batter with air and chunks of flour bits will produce a fluffy, moist pancake.

Flip Only When You See Bubbles: The right time to flip your pancake is when bubbles (or small holes) start to form on the batter. If your pancakes are burning before bubbles form, you might need to reduce the heat.

Don't Set the Stove Too Hot: Set your stove to medium-low heat for cooking pancakes. Too high heat can burn your pancakes before they're cooked through, while too low heat can make them dry and tough.

Customize your Condensed Milk Syrup: For the Cinnamon Condensed Milk Syrup, adjust the milk to your preferred thickness. A thicker syrup will be more delicious, while a thinner one will be lighter.

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