Red Velvet Pancake Tacos with Strawberries
This recipe is perfect breakfast treat to serve, especially on the Valentine's morning. Pancakes inspired by Red Velvet Cake are super moist, slightly tangy, and whole lot delicious! I like serving them as tacos with fresh strawberries on the side, to make them look fancy. Red Velvet Pancake Tacos with Strawberries are my number 1 recommendation for romantic breakfast for two!
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 3 tbsp granulated sugar
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 2 tbsp cocoa
- a pinch salt
- 1 ½ cup milk
- 1 tbsp vinegar
- 2 eggs
- 3 tbsp vegetable oil
- red food dye
- 12 strawberries
- 8 oz cream cheese
- ⅓ cup powdered sugar (or more, to taste)
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
Instructions
Making the Batter
- Combine the dry ingredients: flour, cocoa, baking powder, granulated sugar, and salt.
- In a bowl, merry milk and vinegar and let it sit for about 2 minutes.
- Add the yolks and oil into the milk mixture. Stir.
- Mix egg whites to stiff peaks in a different bowl.
- Mix dry ingredients and milk mixture, and incorporate some red food dye. With a spatula, slowly fold in egg whites.
Cooking the Pancakes
- In a non-stick pan, pour 1/3 cup of batter and let it cook over low heat.
- When the bubbles appear on top, flip the pancake.
Making the Filling
- Mix cream cheese until silky and add powdered sugar. Mix again until there are no lumps of sugar left. Incorporate a few drops of vanilla extract.
Assembling the Pancakes
- Place a tablespoon of cream cheese filling on top of the pancake and top it with diced fresh strawberry. Fold like a taco and serve.