Chocolate Pancakes with Cocoa Powder
Easy recipe for chocolate pancakes made with cocoa powder and a great chocolate taste Serve warm or cold with a choice of your toppings (or make more and freeze for later).
Equipment
- mixing bowl
- pancake pan or any suitable frying pan
- whisk
- spoon
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour plain (cake) flour
- 1 teaspoon sugar white granulated or caster sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cocoa powder or unsweetened cocoa, drinking chocolate powder
- 1/4 teaspoon instant coffee - optional (to enhance the chocolate flavour)
- large pinch salt
- 1 cup milk dairy or plant based milk (oat, almonds, rice milk) or chocolate milk
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons butter or more vegetable oil melted to use for frying your pancakes
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, mix together the flour, cocoa powder, instant coffee, baking powder, sugar and salt using a whisk or spatula.
- Add the rest of the ingredients - milk, egg - and use a hand whisk to combine until smooth.
- Heat your frying pan (or pancake pan) on low to medium heat and lightly grease it with butter to make sure your pancakes won't stick.
- Spoon or pour your pancake batter on the frying pan either using a large spoon or ladle to measure your batter depending on how large you wan't your pancakes to be. If using a regular frying pan, leave a space between the pancakes so that they can cook properly.
- Cook your pancakes for about 1 minute or until you see bubbles form on the pancake surface and the pancake batter starts to look dry. Gently lift the bottom of one pancake - it should look dry and firm. If it is, flip or turn the pancake using a non-stick spatula and cook on the other side for another minute or so.
- Serve the pancakes hot or cold with your choice of pancake toppings. Bananas, yoghurt, honey or melted chocolate on top of whipped cream make a great toppings, but these pancakes are also delicious on their own with perhaps just a dusting of icing sugar.
Notes
This recipe makes approximately 8 medium sized pancakes and the quantity is suitable for 2-3 people. To make more, simply toggle the recipe cart to 2x or 3x and ingredients amounts will be calculated for you.
If you have any leftovers, these pancakes will last 3-4 days in the fridge or you can freeze them on the same day and they should be fine in the freezer for 1-3 months (or slightly longer).
Nutrition
Calories: 109kcalCarbohydrates: 13gProtein: 3gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.02gCholesterol: 24mgSodium: 99mgPotassium: 58mgFiber: 2gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 79IUCalcium: 95mgIron: 1mg
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