Indulge in the ultimate cosy autumn treat with these warm, fluffy chocolate chip pancakes, packed with rich chocolate chunks. Perfect for a sweet breakfast or weekend brunch, these pancakes are light, melt-in-your-mouth delicious, and guaranteed to satisfy your chocolate cravings. Serve them up for the perfect start to a crisp autumn morning!
What do you need to make chocolate chip pancakes?
Like most sweet breakfast recipes, these chocolate chip pancakes call for a handful of ingredients that are all pantry staples. Which is great news because it means you can whip these easy chocolate chip pancakes up pretty much wherever you are and at a moments notice.
- Flour: Regular old all-purpose flour is all you need to make this classic breakfast recipe. If you’re gluten free these chocolate chip pancakes also work perfectly with a cup for cup gluten free blend!
- Baking Powder + Baking Soda: Baking powder AND soda will give your pancakes that distinctly fluffy rise. A combination of baking powder and baking soda will give the pancakes that perfect fluffy texture.
- Salt: Salt is such an underrated ingredient in sweet treats. Salt is the perfect complement to an otherwise sugary treat.
- Sugar: Pancakes actually don’t call for much sugar, but feel free to adjust to your taste!
- Egg: Make sure your eggs are at room temperature to ensure they incorporate seamlessly into your batter and give your pancakes that perfect rise!
- Butter: A few Tablespoons of butter in the actual batter + cooking these easy chocolate chip pancakes in butter keeps them just them decadent and buttery enough without a crazy amount of added fat!
- Vanilla Extract: Vanilla is not just for chocolate chip cookies or vanilla cake. Pure vanilla extract will take these easy chocolate chip pancakes from good to gourmet.
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Chocolate Chips: you can add as many as you’d like – we recommend about a half cup.
How to make chocolate chip pancakes
- Mix the dry ingredients together.
- Make a well in the center and add all your wet ingredients.
- Mix the wet and dry ingredients together. Do NOT under any circumstances over mix. This is what will keep your pancakes moist and fluffy!
- Cook the pancakes on a hot, well buttered griddle or pan.
- When the edges start to bubble flip the pancakes.
- Serve warm with maple syrup and butter!
Tips for the best chocolate chip pancakes
Pancakes are one of the more straightforward breakfast foods to make at home. As long as you have a bowl and 8 ingredients you can make delicious chocolate chip pancakes in under 15 minutes!
- Don’t over mix the batter: This is really the only rule you need to follow when it comes to pancake making. This will keep your pancakes super tender with that melt in your mouth texture.
- Liberally grease your griddle: There is nothing sadder than a pancake that won’t flip. Grease your griddle GENEROUSLY with butter to give your pancakes a crisp buttery finish and make flipping them a breeze.
- Don’t be alarmed by your first pancake: First pancakes are always a little off. Just throw it out, and keep going.
PREP TIME: 5 Minutes
COOK TIME: 10 Minutes
SERVINGS: 4 (9-10 Pancakes)
