If you’re ready to make The Best Rum Pecan Pancake Recipe Ever, you’ve come to the right place. We’re talking fluffy, buttery Pancakes that are rich and decadent. You can enjoy these pancakes for Breakfast or Brunch, and they’re also perfect for the winter holidays!

Pancakes for breakfast have always been a classic staple here in our home. Besides, What are Saturday mornings without a nice stack of pancakes to enjoy? And if I can be honest here, I Love switching up our pancakes from time to time with different flavors that will wake up your taste buds.

Want to bring more delicious breakfast to your table? Here are more great recipes to try out: Sausage & Tomato Gravy, Banana and Blueberries overnight oats.

Are you ready to take your Pancakes up a notch?

Raise your hands if you love bacon and pecan. Yep, I figured you did! The saltiness from the nuts and bacon combined with the sweet syrup provides the perfect balance. This recipe is so rich and so delicious! It’s a recipe that you want to add to your breakfast/holiday recipe collection. My family loves these pancakes! And I’m pretty certain that there will be a special request coming soon!

Now Let’s Talk Ingredients

These buttery pancakes are made from scratch and topped with a Sweet Cream Rum Syrup that is so simple to make, It’s Sweet, Creamy and only takes 3 minutes to make! And don’t forget to top these stacks with some added chopped pecan and Bacon. (Check the recipe card below for recipe directions)

Pancakes

• 1 1/2 cup All Purpose Flour
• 1/2 tsp. Salt
• 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
• 3 tbsp. Brown Sugar or Granulated Sugar
• 1 tsp. Baking Powder
• 1 tsp. Baking Soda
• 1 cup Milk
• 1 Large Egg
• 3 tbsp. Melted Butter (unsalted)
• 1 tsp. Rum Extract

Golden Sweet Syrup

• 1/2 cup of Half n Half
• 1 cup of Sweetened Condensed Milk
• 1 tsp. Cinnamon
• 1 tbsp. Brown Sugar
• 1 tsp. Rum Extract
• 1 tsp. Vanilla Extract
• 1 tbsp. Butter

Toppings

• Chopped Pecans
• Chopped Cooked Bacon
• Powdered Sugar

Tips on this Recipe

• I have two favorite cooking tools: a cast iron skillet and a griddle. If you want your pancakes to have lightly crisp edges, cooking them in a cast iron skillet is the way to go. This method results in pancakes that are fluffy on the inside with a golden crispiness around the edges. On the other hand, a griddle cooks pancakes evenly and allows you to prepare multiple pancakes at once.

• When preparing the recipe, you’ll need 1/2 teaspoon of salt. Make sure to use unsalted butter. If you only have salted butter available, you can omit the 1/2 teaspoon of salt. You want to avoid making your pancakes too salty; I learned this from trial and error!

• Another important tip: do not overmix the batter! I repeat, do not overmix it. This was my first mistake when I tried making pancakes from scratch. I thought I had to mix away all the lumps until the batter was perfectly smooth. I found out that it’s the opposite! Overmixing will make the batter flat, resulting in dense pancakes. Who wants that?

• And don’t throw out that bacon grease! Trust me, bacon grease is gold! Adding just a little to your cast iron skillet will give your pancakes a delicious bacon flavor.

Simple Ingredient Substitutions

1. Non-Stick Spray or Canola Oil

You don’t care to use the bacon drippings huh? No worries at all! Feel free to use nonstick cooking spray or a tbsp. of oil to lightly coat your skillet or griddle.

2. Turkey Bacon

Swapping out the pork bacon for turkey bacon will still make this recipe oh-so-delicious. I have tried this easy swap several times before and I love it! My only suggestion is that you cook your turkey bacon a little on the crispy side (not burn) to add a little crunch to mimic the texture of having pork bacon when chopped.

3. Honey

This recipe calls for 1 tbsp. of Brown Sugar or Granulated Sugar. Feel free to substitute the sugar for 1 tbsp. of Honey instead or you can opt out of any sweeteners altogether. Besides the syrup will provide plenty of sweetness.

4. Milk

Milk for this recipe you can use buttermilk or whole milk. I have tried them both and honestly, they both taste so good I think the buttermilk gives it a richer taste than the whole milk.

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How to Style Your Pancakes

We all know that presentation is everything! Although I usually prefer to make perfectly round pancake stacks, for this particular recipe I decided to add a little character to the plate. And by character I mean let’s not put too much focus on each pancake being perfectly round. Let’s have a little fun by making different sizes. Stacking the pancakes gives it a little style by adding a touch of uniqueness to the overall plate presentation.

So here are a few styling tips:

• Plates -I love a good set of white plates for showcasing my meals. In my opinion, white plates are incredibly versatile and can be used for any meal and occasion throughout the year. They offer an elegant way to display your dishes.

• Styling -Make sure you are placing your chopped pecan and bacon mix between each pancake layer. Sprinkle some onto the plate as well for added styling. You can also drizzle a little of the syrup onto or around the plate as well to really wow your family and friends.

• Garnish – To finalize your pancake presentation, add some sort of fresh berries to add more style and it also adds a pop of color to the stacks of pancakes. This can be Blueberries, Raspberries, Strawberries, or a mix of the three.

• Final – As always be sure to wipe around the plate to clean it up. A nice clean plate before serving a well-presented plate!

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