Amazing Cheesecake Pancakes

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: ricotta cheese

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: oat flour

Whole wheat flour adds fiber and nutrients

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey provides natural sweetness

maple syrup

🥗Healthier: agave syrup

💰Cheaper: corn syrup

Agave syrup has a lower glycemic index

Whisk together 3 cups of soft wheat flour, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon baking soda, and 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder in a bowl.

Add 4 eggs to the dry ingredients.

Pour in 2 cups of buttermilk and mix gently without over-whisking.

Prepare the cheesecake mixture by combining 8 ounces of cream cheese, 1/3 cup of honey granules, vanilla flavoring, orange flavoring, and the zest of half an orange.

Add the zest of the other half of the orange and the juice of the orange to the pancake batter.

Mix the pancake batter lightly to combine all ingredients.

Grease the griddle with a little butter and heat it up.

Pour about 1/4 cup of pancake batter onto the hot griddle for each pancake.

Cook the pancakes until bubbles form on the surface and they look slightly dry before flipping them once.

Flip the pancakes and cook until puffed up and golden brown.

Serve the pancakes by spreading the cheesecake mixture on top, adding fresh strawberries, and drizzling with strawberry flavored agave nectar.

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