Healthy Cocoa Chocolate Chip Banana Pancakes
photo by Swirling F.
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Yields:
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10 pancakes
- Serves:
- 5
ingredients
- 3⁄4 cup skim milk or 3/4 cup 1% low-fat milk, plus
- 3 tablespoons skim milk or 3 tablespoons 1% low-fat milk
- 2 egg whites, lightly beaten or 1 egg
- 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1⁄4 cup pureed overripe banana
- 1⁄2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1⁄2 cup whole wheat flour
- 1⁄3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons ground flax seeds
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 3 -4 tablespoons milk chocolate chips, mini (or semi-sweet)
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Topping
- raspberry jam (warmed) or caramel sauce (warmed)
directions
- In a small bowl whisk milk, egg whites, vanilla, and banana.
- In large bowl, mix flours, cocoa powder, sugar, flax seed, baking soda and salt.
- Add wet mixture to dry, and whisk just until dry ingredients are moistened, folding in chocolate chips.
- Pour pancakes onto greased griddle (at about 350-375°F) and let sit until lightly bubbling and edges have began to firm. Flip and cook until firm and browned. Top with jam or a sweet sauce.
- FREEZING INSTRUCTIONS: If you make these to freeze them, don't make the topping. Cool the pancakes on a wire rack, and then when they are completely cool, wrap them in tinfoil (I wrap them in packs of two for 1 serving) and freeze. Microwave until warm, then toast to unfreeze them.
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Reviews
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Really great chocolate banana pancakes! I am not sure I have made pancakes with cocoa powder in them before, and it was a great add. I ended up just putting a whole (small) banana in this. I think macadamias would have been super in them too. We don't like things too sweet, but you were right, they did need syrup (but I think I also used half the chocolate chips as you too). The recipe made 11 medium pancakes for us. Thanks for this yummy recipe!
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