Tres Leches Pancakes

These tres leches pancakes are super soft, fluffy and topped with a decadent three milk syrup so good that you won’t want regular pancake syrup again! Top it off with some extra caramel or dulce de leche, a sprinkle of cinnamon and whipped cream and you are in for a treat!

Course Breakfast

Cuisine American, Mexican

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 10

Total Time 15

Servings pancakes

Calories 329kcal

Author Aubrey

Cost $6

Equipment

Saute Pan, small pot

Ingredients

Tres Leches Pancakes

2 cups all-purpose flour
3 teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
1-2 tablespoon granulated sugar (optional)
1½ cups milk or alternative milk (can add up to ¼ cup more milk if batter is too thick or continues to thicken as you are cooking) see notes for alternative milk options
2 eggs (if you omit, increase milk by 3 tablespoons) can also substitute flax egg
2 tablespoon 2 tablespoons oil or butter in pancake batter (optional). If you omit this ingredient you can add slightly more milk.
2 tablespoon Oil or butter to cook pancakes in pan.

Tres Leches Syrup

14 oz can sweetened condensed milk
12 oz can evaporated milk
1 cup heavy whipping cream

Optional Toppings

4 tablespoon dulce de leche or caramel drizzle
¼ teaspoon cinnamon
½ cup whipped cream

Instructions

Tres Leches Pancakes

In separate bowls, mix wet ingredients and mix dry ingredients. Combine wet and dry ingredients and thoroughly mix.
Heat your pan, griddle or skillet to medium high heat.
Pour pancakes mixture into pan (approx. ¼ cup per pancake).
Cook until golden brown, flipping each pancake halfway.
Boxed Mix Option: Make your favorite boxed pancake mix. Follow instructions on box.

Tres Leches Syrup

Bring mixture to a boil while stirring constantly.
Boil for 2-3 minutes to thicken (while continuously stirring).
Remove form heat and pour into heat safe boil. As it cools it will continue to thicken.
Drizzle over pancakes and enjoy!

Optional Toppings

Top with additional drizzle of caramel or dulce de leche, a sprinkle of cinnamon and/or whipped cream.

Notes

Boxed Pancake Mix Option: You can use your favorite boxed pancake mix instead of making your pancakes from scratch.

Sugar (Omission or Substitutions): You can omit sugar from the recipe. You can also use cane sugar, brown sugar or your favorite sugar substitute (follow sugar substitute conversion based on your selected product/brand).

Milk Options: Whole milk, 2% milk, fat free milk.

Non-Dairy Milk Options: Soy milk, almond milk, coconut milk, pea milk or oat milk.

Flax Egg: To make a flax egg, mix one tablespoon of flaxseed meal with three tablespoons of water. Allow to sit refrigerated for about 10 minutes to thicken.

Vegan and Dairy Free Pancakes: Omit egg, substitute flax egg. Select from alternative milks. For tres leches syrup, used vegan sweetened condensed milk (coconut), vegan evaporated milk (coconut) and alternative milk "heavy" option.

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