Mint and chocolate are another one of my favorite flavor combinations, so I am so excited to share with you this delicious recipe for yummy pancakes!
This recipe is perfect for a special and memorable wintertime breakfast, or just any time that you have time to indulge your sweet tooth a little.
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How to make them:
Start out adding dry ingredients to a large bowl.
Add the wet ingredients.
Whisk until just combined.
Fold in the chocolate chips and start cooking!
Recipe card found here
Easy Hot Chocolate And Peppermint Pancakes
Easy and delicious cocoa and peppermint pancakes are the best flavor combo for a perfectly memorable Christmas morning breakfast!
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Flour
- 2 Packets Of Hot Chocolate Mix (dry)
- 1 Teaspoon Baking Powder
- ½ Teaspoon Baking Soda
- ¼ Teaspoon Salt
- 1 Egg
- 1 ¼ Cups Milk
- 2 Tablespoons Vegetable Oil (or Avocado Oil)
- ½ Teaspoon Peppermint Extract
- ½ Cup Mini Chocolate Chips, Plus More For Garnish (optional)
- Crushed peppermint, mini marshmallows, whipped cream, and chocolate syrup for garnish (optional)
Instructions
1. Preheat skillet or griddle (low to medium heat).
2. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, hot
chocolate mix, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
3. Add the egg, milk, oil, and peppermint
extract. Whisk until just combined, don't overmix.
4. Gently fold in the chocolate chips.
5. Grease skillet or griddle with nonstick cooking
spray or butter.
6. Pour batter onto hot surface. Cook until the pancake begins
to bubble, then flip to cook the other side and let cook a few more seconds. Remove from heat. Repeat process until all batter has been used up.
7. Serve with mini chocolate chips, mini marshmallows, whipped cream, crushed peppermint candy, and chocolate syrup (optional but it makes it pretty).
They turn out so fluffy and delicious and only feel slightly sinful to eat unless you totally load them up with the fattening toppings…so you can’t blame me about your pants not fitting if you go overboard on those…lol.
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*This article was originally published to this website on November 29th, 2019 and has since been updated.