Red Velvet Pancakes

with Cream Cheese Syrup

prep time: 5 minutes (not including time to hard-boil eggs) cook
time: 8 minutes yield: four 3-inch pancakes (2 per serving)

pancakes

2 large eggs
2 hard-boiled eggs
4 ounces cream cheese (½ cup) (Kite Hill brand cream
cheese style spread if dairy-free)
1 tablespoon Swerve confectioners’-style sweetener
or equivalent amount of liquid or powdered sweetener
(see here)
1 tablespoon natural red food dye
1½ teaspoons unsweetened cocoa powder
½ teaspoon vanilla or almond extract
Pinch of fine sea salt
Coconut oil or spray, for the pan

cream cheese syrup

1½ tablespoons cream cheese (Kite Hill brand cream
cheese style spread if dairy-free), softened
¼ cup unsweetened cashew milk (or unsweetened
hemp milk if nut-free), plus more if needed