Double Chocolate Pancakes
, Updated Feb 19, 2020
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These Double Chocolate Pancakes are the ultimate indulgence – perfect for a Pancake Day! This recipe is sponsored by Heritage Breeds.
You will also love my Chocolate Crepes
Pancakes – and waffles – are a weekend staple in our house and the kids look forward to this treat every week.
Chocolate pancakes on the other hand – and chocolate crepes – are for special occasions only. I usually pull this recipe out of my sleeve whenever my daughter has a sleepover friend or on birthdays and holidays.
These indulgent pancakes can be served simply drizzled with maple syrup with bananas and walnuts or go all out and add chocolate sauce for total chocolate overload!
By the way these are very easy to throw together and my kids loved helping out by sifting and whisking the batter.
Any leftovers can be frozen, separated by greaseproof paper and sealed in a freezer bag – but leftovers and chocolate pancakes don’t usually coexist!
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Double Chocolate Pancakes
Ingredients
- 150 g (1 ¼ cup) self raising flour
- 60 g (¼ cup) light brown sugar or caster sugar
- 4 tbsp cocoa powder
- ¼ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp salt
- 160 ml ( ⅔ cup) whole milk
- 1 large egg
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter melted
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- grapeseed oil to fry or a mix of oil and butter
- icing sugar to dust optional
Chocolate sauce (optional)
- 100 ml (scant ½ cup) whipping cream
- 80 g (½ cup) dark chocolate chips
- warm milk as needed, if sauce needs thinning
- 1 tbsp cocoa powder
- 1-2 tbsp runny honey or golden syrup
Serving Suggestions
- fresh fruit like bananas or berries
- maple syrup to drizzle
Instructions
Make the chocolate sauce
- Make the chocolate sauce. Put the chocolate in a bowl. Heat the whipping cream, cocoa powder and honey until bubbles form around the edge of the pot.
- Pour over the chocolate and then stir until smooth. If the sauce is a little too thick for pouring, you can thin it by stirring in a little warm milk. Set aside – you might need to warm in a microwave for few seconds before using.
Make the pancakes
- Sift the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, cinnamon and salt into a large bowl.
- Mix the egg and milk in a measuring jug and add to the bowl. Mix together with a balloon whisk.
- Stir in the melted butter until the pancake mix smooth and glossy.
- Heat a tablespoon of grapeseed oil in a large, non-stick pan.
- Lower the heat to medium and add a heaped tablespoon of batter per pancake. Spread with the back of a spoon so that each pancake is smooth and even.
- Cook for 2-3 minutes, until bubbles start to form on the surface. Carefully flip and cook for a couple more minutes.
- Continue until you use all the batter, adding a little more oil between pancake batches.
- Drizzle the pancakes with maple syrup or chocolate sauce and serve with fresh fruit and nuts or your choice of toppings.
Nutrition
Nutritional information is always approximate, and will depend on quality of ingredients and serving sizes.
These look sooo yummy. I wish most recipes would include an approximate calorie amount as I usually look for new recipes to try based on how many calories per serving (don't want to gain that 43 back!).
My daughter is a big fan of pancakes and a big fan of chocolate – I bet she would love these!
These look gorgeous, I love them!
These look gorgeous! My dad would love these made for him on Father's Day! Bookmarked! Thanks x
These are gorgeous, Lucy! Love love love! Would you mind if I used one of your photos in my post featuring my favorite food finds of this week? Let me know if that is ok! Thanks and happy Friday!
Looks absolutely delicious, more exciting than the plain one's I make, will certainly try this recipe 🙂
These look delicious, I think that they would be once in a while treat though!
OMG This look delicious!
These look absolutely delicious Lucy, exactly what I want to see this morning (ahem, afternoon) having just woken up! You have a pair of lucky children!
Your photos are as stunning as usual 🙂
Thanks Em. I am trying to eat sensibly but I HAD to taste one at least. Just to make sure it turned out right.
They look incredible! My pancakes don't always come out round but I enjoy eating them all just the same. I've never tried making a chocolate version though.
The batter is quite thick so you can spread them to perfect roundness with back of a spoon