Chocolate Pancakes with Cocoa Powder

I know pancakes are eaten for breakfast and they are normally not chocolaty, but you know the sky is the limit when you are making pancakes. It is possible to create zillions of varieties when you have a sweet tooth that is hard to satisfy. I’m not going to say these are healthy but we can break the rules once in a blue moon to spoil ourselves a bit

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PUBLISHED: MAY 18, 2018 · MODIFIED: NOV 23, 2019 BY ZERRIN & YUSUF

Chocolate Pancakes with Cocoa Powder

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These Double Chocolate Pancakes are soft, fluffy and so decadent. In addition to cocoa powder and chocolate chips in the batter, these pancakes are drizzled with a chocolate ganache for another dose of chocolate. They make perfect weekend breakfast for true chocolate lovers! 

We do love our fluffiest almond buttermilk pancakes and pumpkin spice pancakes for breakfast/brunch. But because of the chocolate sauce on the top, we love these chocolate pancakes for dessert. Who can judge you if you even spread the sauce between the layers?

It is your chocolate pancake recipe and you can use as much chocolate as you like. It's not something you do everyday and weekends are for spoiling ourselves. Right?

The batter doesn’t have much sugar but the sweetness of chocolate chips in the batter and the chocolate ganache on the top will be enough. However if you are planning to leave the ganache out, you need to add some more sugar when mixing the batter or dust the pancakes with powdered sugar when serving.

These chocolate pancakes taste almost no different from your favorite Greek yogurt chocolate cake thanks to the chocolate on the top and chocolate chips in the batter. Maybe I should call them triple chocolate pancakes.

They can even serve as a birthday morning cake when you place a candle on its top or you can make them look even fancier with some sprinkles just like Melanie's Birthday Cake Pancakes. True chocolate lovers will immediately want to indulge in these very tempting chocolate loaded pancakes.

If you like eating sweets in the morning, these pancakes can take you to the heaven at the weekend when the whole family is around the table. You can decrease the calories by sharing these pancakes with your beloved ones. And you will all feel on cloud nine!

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How To Make

• It is super easy to make. Not much different from your regular pancakes. You can create the best chocolate pancakes in a few minutes. Just like making a cake, start whisking eggs and sugar in a bowl. Add in milk and oil.
• Whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt in another bowl and sift this into the wet mixture. Stir until combined. Fold in chocolate chips and make your pancakes as you normally do.
• Prepare a chocolate ganache in a pan and pour it over the stack of pancakes.

I know pancakes are eaten for breakfast and they are normally not chocolaty, but you know the sky is the limit when you are making pancakes. It is possible to create zillions of varieties when you have a sweet tooth that is hard to satisfy. I’m not going to say these are healthy but we can break the rules once in a blue moon to spoil ourselves a bit.

Alternative Breakfast Ideas

If you aren't on the sweet side and think that it's crazy to have this out-of-this world chocolate pancakes for breakfast, then go check our   to turn your breakfast into a savory feast.

On the other hand, if you want to make healthy pancakes, give Kristen's    a try. She even shares the tricks for making delicious whole wheat pancakes in that post, so go see her recipe! If you are after a gluten-free pancake recipe,  are for you.