Apple Ricotta Pancakes

By Sarah On September 10, 2014 | Updated: August 14, 2025

These apple ricotta pancakes are the ultimate fall breakfast! Ricotta cheese gives them an incredible light and fluffy texture while sautéed apples and lots of spices give them the perfect touch of fall.

Stacks of fall heaven are all we know this time of year! Apple season is the best season and stacks like this masterpiece only further prove my point.

Not only are we giving apples their chance to shine in these pancakes but we’ve also got ricotta cheese coming in for duty and can I say, absolutely KILLING it??

The end result is pancakes with an incredible tangy flavor, impossibly fluffy texture, and tender spiced apples in every dang bite.

You won’t need more than a few minutes of your morning to pull off these pancakes making them perfect for a lazy weekend breakfast!

Don’t even get me started on how amazing they are alongside a mug of hot apple cider. I will scream that from the rooftops.

These Pancakes feature…

A super light and fluffy texture
A rich and tangy flavor thanks to ricotta cheese and buttermilk
Tender sautéed apples in every bite

Making the Pancakes

(scroll down to the bottom of the post for the full recipe)

Ingredients You Will Need

Unsalted butter
Apples
Ricotta cheese
Egg
Buttermilk
All-purpose flour
Brown sugar
Spices
Baking soda
Kosher salt
Maple syrup

Choosing Your Apples

I recommend using a sweeter apple for these pancakes such as honeycrisp, gala, pink lady, or Jonathon. Ideally, you want an apple that has a sweet, crisp flavor that will soften nicely when cooked.

Tips for Perfect Pancakes

Sauté apples – cook the apples in a little bit of butter until softened before adding to pancake batter.
Divide apples in half – fold half the apples in the batter so you have apples distributed throughout the pancakes and save the rest for topping.
Spoon and level flour – I use the spoon-and-level technique for measuring flour as this will prevent over-measuring your flour. Use a spoon to scoop flour into the measuring cup, then level with the back of a knife.
Use buttermilk – this gives the pancakes a rich and tangy flavor that pairs so well with the ricotta.
Gently fold batter – use a light hand when mixing batter to prevent overmixing.

Recipe Variations

Try these ideas for a different twist on these pancakes.

Use a different fruit – try using diced pears or peaches in place of the apples.
Add caramel – skip the maple syrup and drizzle stacks of pancakes with caramel sauce instead.
Make it nutty – fold 1/2 cup toasted chopped pecans or walnuts into the batter.

We gotta have something warm and cozy to get us through these frosty cold mornings and these pancakes for SURE fit the bill.

You simply must try them. You are about to fall head-over-heels in love with a pancake.

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