These Pumpkin Spice Pancakes with Cream Cheese Maple Icing are the ultimate fall breakfast! Fluffy pumpkin pancakes are packed with warm pumpkin spice flavor and topped with a sweet, creamy maple icing that takes them completely over the top.
If you love pumpkin spice season, this is one breakfast recipe you need to add to your fall menu.
Imagine a stack of warm, fluffy pumpkin pancakes with cinnamon, nutmeg, and all those cozy fall spices, then picture a creamy maple icing melting over the top.
Yep. That’s breakfast.
And while these pancakes feel extra special, they’re actually easy enough to make on a lazy Saturday morning.

Why You’ll Love These Pumpkin Spice Pancakes

There are plenty of pumpkin pancake recipes out there, but the cream cheese maple icing is what makes these extra delicious.

Here’s why this recipe deserves a spot on your fall breakfast table:

Full of pumpkin spice flavor – Warm cinnamon and pumpkin pie spices make every bite taste like fall.
Fluffy and tender – These pancakes have a soft, delicious texture that’s perfect for stacking.
The icing is incredible – Cream cheese and maple syrup create the perfect sweet-and-tangy topping.
Easy to make – You don’t need any fancy ingredients or equipment.
Perfect for fall mornings – They’re wonderful for weekend breakfasts, brunch, Thanksgiving morning, or a cozy breakfast-for-dinner night.
A little more special than regular pancakes – They’re still easy, but that maple cream cheese icing makes them feel like a treat.

Ingredients for Pumpkin Spice Pancakes

flour
baking powder
sugar
salt
oil
eggs
Greek yogurt
pumpkin puree
cinnamon
cloves
nutmeg

Ingredients For Cream Cheese Maple Icing

cream cheese
maple syrup

How to Make Pumpkin Spice Pancakes

1: What You’ll Need

skillet or griddle
large bowl for ingredients
large spatula for flipping pancakes
baking sheet for keeping pancakes warm until ready

2: The Batter

This is a different pancake batter. Having the pumpkin gives that fall feel, but the Greek yogurt adds a richness plus some great extra protein!

This pancake recipe starts like most. You first want to put together all your dry ingredients. You combine your flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar. Whisk those together until combine.

In a separate bowl, you’ll mix together the oil, eggs, vanilla, Greek yogurt, milk, pureed pumpkin, ground cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg.

Then add your wet ingredients to the flour mixture. Mix the batter until it’s just combined. You don’t want to overmix. It will be a thick pancake consistency.

3: Cooking Your Pancakes

Preheat your griddle or skillet over medium heat until it’s hot. My griddle takes about 7 minutes to get to the temperature I want. At this point, I also like to place a baking sheet in the oven at 200 degrees. Once the pancakes are cooked on putting them on the baking sheet in the oven to keep warm.

Once your surface is hot you want to butter the hot surface. Then I like to use a ladle to pour a scoop of the pumpkin pancake batter onto the surface. Each side will take about 2 minutes to cook. Once you start to see bubbles forming around the outer edge of the pancake, then it’s time to peek and see if the bottom is browning. If it is, then it’s time to flip. Repeat on the second side and then when it’s finished cooking, place it on the baking tray in the oven to keep warm and repeat the process.

4: The Maple Cream Cheese Topping

This maple cream cheese topping is like the frosting to your cupcake! You definitely can eat these delicious pumpkin spice pancakes without it, but it makes them extra special! You just keep using a mixer to whip up your room temperature cream cheese and then drizzle in the maple syrup until you get the consistency you want. I like mine to be a loose frosting consistency.

How do you make pancakes light and fluffy?

In this recipe, the combo of Greek yogurt and baking powder makes the pancakes fluffy. In my buttermilk pancake recipe, it’s the combo of baking soda and baking powder. You also want your pancake batter to be more on the thicker consistency. If your batter is runny it will never puff up and be fluffy.

I adore pumpkin recipes, in fact, you’ll find a ton on my site. I love that this has Greek yogurt (extra protein is good). Of course, lavished with the cream cheese maple icing it’s almost like a dessert, but they are delicious without the icing too. All the fall spices give it that great autumn flavor.

Tips for Making the Best Pumpkin Pancakes

Don’t Overmix the Batter: This is one of the biggest secrets to fluffy pancakes. Stir the batter just until the ingredients are combined. Overmixing can make pancakes dense instead of light and fluffy.
Use Pumpkin Puree: Make sure you’re using 100% pumpkin puree, not pumpkin pie filling. The two aren’t interchangeable in this recipe.
Cook Over Medium Heat: If your skillet is too hot, the outside of the pancakes can brown before the centers are cooked. Medium heat gives the pancakes time to cook through while developing a beautiful golden-brown exterior.
Don’t Flatten the Pancakes: Once you’ve poured the batter onto the skillet, resist the urge to press down on the pancakes with your spatula. Let them puff up naturally.
Make the Maple Cream Cheese Icing as Thick or Thin as You Like: For a thick frosting-like topping, use less maple syrup. For a thinner drizzle that’s easy to pour over your pancake stack, add a little more maple syrup.

Stack of Pumpkin Spice Pancakes with a cream cheese icing on top!

I think you and your family will love them too!

Pumpkin Spice Pancakes with Cream Cheese Maple Icing

A fall favorite perfect for a weekend morning – Pumpkin Spice Pancakes with a Cream Cheese Maple Icing.

Prep Time 15

Ingredients

1 1/2 cup flour
2 teaspoon baking powder
2 tablespoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoon oil
2 eggs
½ cup milk
1 tablespoon plain Greek yogurt
1/2 cup pumpkin puree
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Icing

4 ounces cream cheese softened
maple syrup

Instructions

Combine dry ingredients in a bowl: flour, baking powder, sugar, salt.
In another bowl whisk together oil, eggs, vanilla, yogurt, milk, pumpkin, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg.
Gradually stir in the dry ingredients into the wet.
Heat a griddle for a few minutes over medium high heat until it’s hot. Use a ladle to spoon the batter onto the griddle. Cook a few minutes on each side till nicely browned.
In a mixer cream the cream cheese until soft and smooth. Drizzle in syrup until you have the consistency you want. You can make it as thick or thin as you like.

Pumpkin Pancakes with cream cheese icing

Don’t you want a bite?

What to Serve With Pumpkin Spice Pancakes

Crispy bacon
Breakfast sausage
Fresh berries
Sliced apples
Scrambled eggs
A cup of hot coffee
Apple cider
Pumpkin spice latte

Can I Freeze Pumpkin Pancakes?

Yes! Pumpkin pancakes are great for freezing.

Allow the cooked pancakes to cool completely, then place them in a freezer-safe container or freezer bag with pieces of parchment paper between the pancakes.

When you’re ready to enjoy them, reheat them in the microwave, toaster, or oven.

I recommend making the cream cheese maple icing fresh rather than freezing it with the pancakes.

Pumpkin Spice Pancakes made with Greek Yogurt and drizzled with a Maple Cream Cheese Icing - YUM!!! Perfect for a fall breakfast or brunch!

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