Healthy Fluffy Chocolate Pancakes
These Healthy Fluffy Chocolate Pancakes are a decadent breakfast option for chocolate lovers. They're made with fewer than ten ingredients and take less than 30 minutes to prepare. Serve with cream, berries, and more.
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What's better than starting the day with a hot stack of homemade pancakes? And better yet, chocolate pancakes! With a few scoops of cocoa powder, you can upgrade your regular pancakes into healthy chocolate pancakes. This recipe is a favorite amongst kids, adults, and everyone!
If you want to start your day with a healthy meal, try these other protein-packed and dairy-free breakfast recipes: Healthy Chocolate Banana Smoothie and Skinny Banana Split Breakfast Recipe. You may also enjoy these Traditional South African Pancakes.
Why This Recipe Works
- These pancakes are made with easy-to-find, inexpensive ingredients.
- The combination of flour and cocoa powder adds a nutty, decadent twist to the traditional pancakes.
- You can prepare the pancake batter and cook it when you're ready.
- Double or triple the healthy fluffy chocolate pancakes to feed more people.
Healthy Fluffy Chocolate Pancakes Ingredients
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.
- Wholemeal flour: Select wholemeal or wholewheat flour.
- Unsweetened cocoa powder: Opt for high-quality unsweetened cocoa powder for the best flavor.
- Baking soda and powder: Ensure that the leavening agents are not expired to make sure that the pancakes rise.
- Milk:Â I use almond milk; however, you can use any milk of your choice, such as soya milk, coconut milk, or full-fat milk.
Tips and Substitutions
- Flour: You can use plain flour instead of wholemeal flour. However, plain flour is not as healthy as wholemeal flour.
- Milk: You can use another type of milk if you don't have soya or almond milk.
- Serve: Get creative and serve these pancakes with strawberries, maple syrup, caramel ganache, banana slices or whipped cream.
How to Make Healthy Fluffy Chocolate Pancakes
- Grab a large bowl and toss in the whole-wheat flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, salt, and brown sugar. Mix all the ingredients, then create a small well in the center and set it aside.
2. In a separate bowl, whisk together the almond milk, eggs, and vanilla extract until smooth.
3. Pour that wet mix into the well you made in the dry ingredients. Using a fork, start stirring gently in the middle, gradually incorporating the flour from the sides as you proceed. It'll eventually come together and form a paste-like texture.
4. Melt a teaspoon of butter in a pan over low to medium heat. Once it's melted, use a ladle to pour in some batter. Cook for about 1 to 3 minutes, until bubbles appear on the surface. Then, flip and cook for an additional 1 to 3 minutes on the other side. Keep going with the rest of the batter.
5. Once done, add the chocolate pancakes to a plate and repeat step 6 for the remaining batter.
6. Serve these tasty, healthy fluffy chocolate pancakes plain or with chocolate sauce, white chocolate sauce, whipped cream or fruit.
Recipe FAQs
These healthy chocolate pancakes are best eaten fresh and hot off the griddle. However, you can let the pancakes cool, cover them tightly, and refrigerate for 1-2 days. To reheat, pop the pancakes in the microwave for 30 seconds, or until warmed. Alternatively, you can heat the pancakes in a skillet for 1-2 minutes, flipping once.
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Healthy Fluffy Chocolate Pancakes
Equipment
- Pan
- Whisk
Ingredients
- 1 cup of wholemeal flour
- â…“ cup of unsweetened cocoa powder
- ¼-1/2 cup of brown sugar
- 2 tsp of baking soda
- ½ tsp of baking powder
- 2 eggs
- 1 ¼ cup of almond milk
- 2 teaspoon of vanilla extract
- A pinch of salt
Instructions
- Add whole wheat flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking powder, salt and brown sugar to a large bowl and mix. Create a well in the middle of and set aside.
- Add almond milk, eggs, vanilla extract to another bowl and whisk well.
- Pour the egg mixture (from 2) into the well in the dry mixture (from 1). Using a fork, stir slowly in the middle of the well. Gradually draw in the flour from the sides of the bowl while stirring.
- Heat 1 teaspoon of unsalted butter on a low/medium heat stove. Use a ladle to pour the batter into the pan and leave to cook for 1-3 minutes. Flip over once bubbles start to appear on the surface and cook for another 1-3 minutes. Repeat this step for the rest of the batter and serve.
Hello,
This looks really delicious. A very nice recipe.
Love greetings,
Barry
Thanks!! They were very delicious ?
These were such a hit for breakfast this morning! My family and I absolutely enjoyed these pancakes! We'll be making this again very soon!
You'd never know these pancakes are good for you! The kids love the chocolate, I love the nutrition they're getting! A keeper for sure!
Tasted so good and the kids didn't suspect anything different! Love cooking with wholemeal flour. Wholemeal flour is so filling as well so I end up eating less which is a good thing!
I have been making a lot of pancake recipes lately, but for some reason none of them have been chocolate! This needs to change! Bookmarked to make this weekend, thanks so much for the recipe 🙂
You're welcome!
Wasnt sure about the wholegrain flour but gave it a try - you are right it is nutty and grainy but still quite delicious! Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it!