Ricotta & Hemp Flour Pancakes Recipe

This Ricotta & Hemp Flour Pancakes recipe combines creamy ricotta, hemp flour, maple syrup, vanilla, and classic pancake ingredients to create tender, satisfying pancakes with a wonderfully soft centre. Featured on Gusto TV Studios Presents: Inside and Out, these pancakes are made for sharing around the breakfast table and are especially delicious served warm with a colourful mixed berry compote.

The Inspiration

These Ricotta & Hemp Flour Pancakes are inspired by the simple pleasure of preparing and sharing food with other people. Featured as part of the Social Wellness segment on Gusto TV Studios Presents: Inside and Out, host Sylvia Meo brings together familiar breakfast ingredients with hemp flour and ricotta to create a recipe that feels comforting, approachable, and a little different from an everyday stack of pancakes.

Ricotta adds another layer of texture. Folded into the wet ingredients alongside milk, eggs, maple syrup, and vanilla, the ricotta creates a richer batter and contributes to the pancakes’ soft, tender interior.

The result is a pancake that feels familiar enough for a relaxed family breakfast while still offering something distinctive through the addition of hemp flour and ricotta. On Gusto TV Studios Presents: Inside and Out, Sylvia Meo demonstrates how a straightforward recipe can create an opportunity to slow down, gather around the table, and enjoy both the food and the company.

Ingredients

1 cup all-purpose flour
½ cup hemp flour
2 tsp baking powder
¼ tsp baking soda
½ tsp sea salt
1 ¼ cup 1-2% milk
¾ cup low fat Fiorella ricotta
2 large eggs
2 Tbsp maple syrup
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 Tbsp butter
Extra butter for pan

Method

Preheat a griddle to moderately high heat or 375F; you can also use a pan over medium heat.
Add all the dry ingredients (both flours, baking powder, baking soda, salt) for a mixing bowl and whisk until well combined. Make a well in the center of the flour mixture and set aside.
Add the wet ingredients, except for the melted butter, to a separate bowl and mix well. Then whisk in the melted butter until well blended.
Immediately pour the liquid mixture into the dry ingredients and whisk to combine all the ingredients together. The batter should be slightly lumpy.
Pour roughly ¼ cup batter onto the hot griddle or pan and cook until you start seeing bubbles appear on the surface and the bottom is golden brown. Flip and cook the other side also until golden brown.
Eat immediately! You can also give these a lemony twist by adding the zest and juice of ½ to a whole lemon to the liquid ingredients, or sweeten things up with mixed berry compote.

Tools

Whisk
Measuring cups 1, ½, ¼
Spatula

Serving Suggestions

These Ricotta & Hemp Flour Pancakes are especially well suited to weekend breakfasts and leisurely brunches when there is time to sit around the table and enjoy a meal together. Stack several pancakes on each plate and spoon warm mixed berry compote generously over the top so the fruit juices run between the layers.

For a larger brunch spread, serve the pancakes alongside a colourful bowl of fresh berries, sliced seasonal fruit, yogurt, scrambled eggs, or other breakfast favourites so guests can create their own plates. A small pitcher of maple syrup can be placed on the table for anyone who prefers additional sweetness.

Serve them with coffee, tea, fresh juice, or another favourite breakfast drink for an easy, welcoming meal that encourages everyone to settle in and enjoy both the pancakes and the company.

Final Thoughts

This Ricotta & Hemp Flour Pancakes recipe gives the classic pancake breakfast a distinctive twist by combining familiar ingredients with creamy ricotta and hemp flour. The result is a tender, satisfying pancake with subtle richness, gentle sweetness, and enough character to stand out from a standard pancake recipe.

All recipes featured in this episode Inside & Out were improvised by Sylvia Meo. Please note that the following recipes are approximations of what unfolded during the episode. We encourage you to embrace the spirit of experimentation when recreating these dishes and share your results with us. Individual results may vary.

Find more recipes from Gusto TV Studios Presents: Inside Out here!