Thai-Style Sweet Pancakes with Taro Root Lemon Cream Filling

When working in the kitchen with my fabulous assistant, Andrea Slonecker, we are disciplined eaters, knowing how much we have to taste and sample in a full day of recipe development. But restraint went out the window when we made these pancakes—we couldn’t stop eating them. We just looked at each other and laughed. We were stuffed and every bite was worth it. Make these for breakfast, brunch, or dessert, serving them with a tropical fruit purée such as mango or passion frui