Orange Cannoli Pancakes

• For the orange-vanilla pancakes:
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 3/4 cup skim milk
• 1/2 cup part-skim ricotta cheese
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• Zest and juice from 1 Cara Cara orange
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon butter
• 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
• For the cannoli cream:
• 1 cup part skim ricotta cheese
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/3 cup mini chocolate chips
• 1/2 teaspoon Cara Cara orange zest
• Butter and vegetable oil, for frying

1. In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together all of the pancake ingredients until just combined, taking care not to over-mix.
2. In a small mixing bowl, using an electric mixer, start on the cannoli cream: Whip together ricotta cheese, sugar, and vanilla until smooth, about 3 minutes. Fold in chocolate chips and orange zest and set aside.
3. Heat a skillet over medium heat. Give it a few minutes to get good and hot so that your pancakes brown well. Add 1 part butter and 1 part vegetable oil to the skillet so that it is lightly coated.
4. Pour 1/4 cup batter onto the skillet for each of the pancakes. Once you see bubbles developing on the top of the pancakes, flip them. Once both sides are browned, remove from the pan.
5. To serve, layer three to four pancakes with cannoli cream between each layer. They're delicious as-is, but feel free to add maple syrup as desired.

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Taken from food52.com/recipes/36212-orange-cannoli-pancakes (may not work)