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.
Hannonle says
These look lovely and sound easy to make. I normally do english style, not American so it would be a bit different to me.
David Price says
My children would go crazy for these!
Chris Fletcher says
Holy moly these look good! I am definitely trying these!
Felicity Kelly says
Wow these are chocolate heaven!
Sam Williams says
These look delicious!
William G says
Wow! These look great! When is Shrove Tuesday…..
faye reed says
These look delicious. I'm going to have to try them sometime, I've been looking for breakfast ideas.
downingarms says
I've always preferred savoury pancakes but this recipe is visually very appealing and it will make a fun meal.
Michelle Banks says
mouth watering!
Jenna Kate Kelly says
These look incredible!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kim Neville says
Mouthwatering my family would like me to make them now
James McKenna says
Look scrummy, would love to try these!
Kevin Smith says
Chocolate and banana is always a winner
Jayne says
These look so yummy, my children would love them.
Michelle Banks says
oh! these look so delicious x
Heather Haigh says
So naughty, and yet so tempting – looks delicious.
Hayley Mulgrove says
Oh wow this looks so yummy, am deffo going to try this
Jaycee says
Now these are my kind of pancakes! Great photography. x
Maggie Ali says
how yummy they look like? fantastic start of any day 🙂
Natalie Crossan says
omg.. wish I was waking up to these this morning!!