Very Chocolatey American Pancakes

Very Chocolatey American Style Pancakes- American style pancakes with added cocoa powder and chocolate chips to make them extra chocolatey. Perfect for dessert with whipped cream or ice-cream on Pancake day!

Stack of chocolate pancakes on a white plate


Pancake Day is just around the corner! We are going for American style pancakes again this year for two reasons. The main reason is convenience. They are easy to make in big batches and then freeze, so you can whip them out the night before you need them and away you go. Also, I have just grown to prefer them. They are more substantial and a bit firmer, less floppy, than traditional British pancakes.

Last time, I made banana pancakes which were really nice and were good for breakfast or dessert. This time, as it will be evening when we have them, I wanted something much more desserty, so I went for chocolate pancakes. They ended up being very chocolatey as I added cocoa powder and chocolate chips!

Instinctively, I wanted to put the chocolate chips in the pancake batter. I decided not to because the pancakes have to stay in the pan for quite a while as they cook, and there's nothing worse than burnt chocolate! The chips sink to the bottom and burn there or, if you put them on as it cooks, they burn when you flip them over. Even if they just melt, the remainder will burn in the pan after you have taken the pancakes out. So, resist temptation! Don't do it! In the end, I sprinkled them over the hot pancakes on the plate and they melted nicely onto them. I used dark chocolate chips which made them very chocolatey, but you could tone it down a bit with milk ones. The pancakes are very nice with cream or ice-cream to top them off.

Hope you enjoy!

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