Chocolate Buckwheat Pancakes

Submitted by Mommy Diva

"A delicious looking and sounding recipe I was sent from Clean Home Journal. Healthy buchwheat meets luscious chocolate! ;)"

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Yields: 12 5 inch pancakes
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• BATTER

• 1 cup buckwheat pancake mix
• 1⁄3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 4 tablespoons powdered sugar (plus additional for dusting)
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil (plus 2 teaspoons for griddle)
• 1 large egg
• 1 1⁄4 cups low-fat milk
• 1⁄4 cup mini chocolate chip (optional)

• TOPPING

• butter
• 1⁄2 cup fresh raspberries or 1/2 cup fresh sliced strawberry
• raspberry flavored syrup or strawberry syrup

directions

1. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F and place a baking sheet or oven-proof serving platter in the oven.
2. In a medium bowl, blend the pancake mix, cocoa and 4 Tablespoons of powdered sugar with a whisk or fork.
3. In a 2-cup liquid measuring cup mix the oil, egg and milk; Add the wet mixture to the dry mixture and stir just until blended, about 30 seconds, leaving lumps in the batter (Do not over-mix.).
4. Let the batter rest 5 to 10 minutes then gently stir in mini chocolate chips, if using.
5. While the batter rests, warm an electric griddle to 375 degrees F then lightly brush the surface with 2 teaspoons of vegetable oil (a large, heavy-bottomed nonstick skillet or griddle on the stove, on medium high heat,will also work - heat until drops of water dance on the surface and evaporate) .
6. Pour 1/4 cup of the batter onto the heated griddle for each pancake, flipping the pancakes with a flat spatula when bubbles appear on the pancake edges, after approximately 1 to 2 minutes.
7. Cook until steam rises from the pancakes, about 30 to 60 seconds then transfer to the baking sheet or platter to keep warm in the oven until all pancakes are cooked.
8. Remove the platter from the oven, dust lightly with powdered sugar and serve immediately along with butter, syrup and berries already on the table.
9. Enjoy! ;).

Reviews

[Zanne101]

Outstanding! I made just as written without the choc. chips (I don't like overly sweet things). I did burn a few at first because my iron skillet really only needs to be at med. I always make small pancakes and then freeze them. I just pull out what I need and nuke them in the microwave. Works great. I have been missing good pancakes since going gluten-free. I think I will try an orange sauce on these also. Choc and Orange - yummy.

 

[Debbwl]

Yummy! Made as written. Could only imagine how good they would be with strawberries as after making found we were our of strawberry syrup. So let the child in me come out and topped with peanut butter and banana. While I think strawberries would be the best choice for these delicious pancakes they were very good with the peanut butter and banana.

 

[Sydney Mike]

Now THESE PANCAKES ARE OUTSTANDING & ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS! Loved everything about them ~ The buckwheat, the chocolate goodies (No optional chips here: They were included!), & the fresh raspberry 'sauce' I made! Thank you so much for a great keeper! [Tagged, made & reviewed for one of my partners in the Aus/NZ Recipe Swap #21]

 

[UmmBinat]

Oh dear this is good!! I used a gluten free mix by 1-2-3 gluten free, I did make ours caffeine free by using carob powder but would like to try it with a good cocoa powder next time! I used organic cane sugar instead of powdered to be corn free, canola oil to be soy free, the optional mini chocolate chips by Enjoy Life, to be soy free & Smuckers strawberry sundae syrup (not corn free!) plus the rest of the ingredients. I scooped Baskin Robbins vanilla ice cream on top and sprinkled with a little additional mini chocolate chips. Dessert for breakfast!! I will make these again with cocoa insha Allah (God willing).