Chocolate Pancakes
Chocolate pancakes are a breakfast favorite for many. This recipe is easy to make and perfect for people who love chocolate.
Ingredients
- 5 oz plain chocolate
- 3 1/2 oz plain flour
- 1 large egg
- pinch of salt
- 11 floz skimmed milk
- 1 oz butter
- 1 tbsp soft light brown sugar
- 4 medium bananas thickly sliced
- 4 floz brandy
- vegetable oil for brushing
- icing sugar to dust
- Greek yogurt or quark to serve
- chocolate shavings to decorate
Instructions
- Place 50 g (2 oz) chocolate in a food processor and whiz until roughly chopped. Add the flour, egg, salt and milk and process until smooth. Cover and chill for 30 minutes.
- Melt the butter and sugar in a frying pan. Add the bananas and stir-fry over a medium heat for 3 minutes. Add the brandy (take care when doing this as it may ignite in the warm pan) and continue to simmer for about 2 minutes until the bananas soften and the liquid is syrupy. Set aside.
- Lightly brush an 18 cm (7 in) non-stick crepe or small frying pan with oil and heat. Stir the batter and coat the base of the pan thinly, with a ladleful of mixture (equivalent to 4 tablespoons). Cook for 2 minutes or until golden brown, then turn with a palette knife. Cook for a further 1 minute. Transfer to a plate, cover and keep warm. Cook the remaining batter in the same way.
- Chop the remaining chocolate. Place two spoonfuls of banana filling over one half of each pancake; sprinkle with some of the chocolate. Fold in half, then in half again. Keep warm while filling the remaining pancakes. Dust with icing sugar and serve warm with yogurt and decorate with chocolate shavings.
- Freezing: Make and wrap the pancakes as above, then freeze for up to one month.
Notes
To use: Thaw at cool room temperature for 3 hours. Complete as above.
Calories: 183 kcal
Carbohydrates: 25 g
Protein: 3 g
Fat: 7g
Saturated Fat: 4 g
Trans Fat: 1 g
Cholesterol: 19 mg
Sodium: 36 mg
Potassium: 233 mg
Fiber: 2 g
Sugar: 13 g
Vitamin A: 159 IU
Vitamin C: 3 mg
Calcium: 43 mg
Iron: 1 mg