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Stack of rich chocolate pancakes topped with melted chocolate, powdered sugar, and fresh raspberries on a white plate

Chocolate Pancakes

Light, fluffy chocolate pancakes with rich cocoa flavor and melty chocolate chips. Perfect for cozy weekends, birthday mornings, or anytime you crave chocolate without it being too rich for breakfast.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Rest Time 5 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Course: Breakfast, Brunch
Cuisine: American
Calories: 310
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup All-purpose flour - Can use whole wheat or GF blend
  • ¼ cup Unsweetened cocoa powder - Sift to remove lumps
  • 2 teaspoon Baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon Salt
  • 2 tablespoon Sugar - Adjust to taste
  • 1 cup Milk Any kind: - dairy oat, almond
  • 2 Eggs - Or flax eggs
  • 3 tablespoon Melted butter - Or coconut oil
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract - Optional: almond extract
  • ⅓ cup Mini chocolate chips - Optional: dark or chopped chocolate
  • 1 Extra cocoa powder - For optional dusting

Equipment

  • 1 Large mixing bowl (For dry ingredients)
  • 1 Medium mixing bowl (For wet ingredients)
  • 1 Whisk
  • 1set Measuring cups/spoons
  • 1 Griddle or skillet (Preheated to medium heat)
  • 1 Spatula (For flipping)
  • 1 Ladle or ¼ cup (To portion batter onto the griddle)

Method
 

  1. Whisk the flour, cocoa, baking powder, salt, and sugar together well.
    A white bowl containing separate piles of cocoa powder, flour, powdered milk, and sugar for pancake mix.
  2. Blend milk, eggs, melted butter, and vanilla until smooth and consistent.
    A brown ceramic bowl with rich chocolate pancake batter being whisked with a metal whisk.
  3. Gently stir wet mix into dry, fold in chocolate chips, and let it rest.
    A mixing bowl filled with thick, dark chocolate pancake batter being stirred with a wooden spatula
  4. Pour batter onto hot griddle, wait for bubbles, then flip and finish cooking.
  5. Stack pancakes and serve hot with syrup, berries, or whipped cream.
    A tall stack of chocolate pancakes drizzled with glossy chocolate sauce, topped with banana slices and served with chocolate chunks and a raspberry on the side

Nutrition

Serving: 140gCalories: 310kcalCarbohydrates: 35gProtein: 7gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 70mgSodium: 280mgPotassium: 210mgFiber: 3gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 400IUCalcium: 120mgIron: 2.5mg

Notes

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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