These secretly vegan and healthy brownie batter pancakes taste like eating dessert for breakfast!
This is the pancake recipe for chocolate lovers.
Dark, rich and fudgy, yet healthy enough for breakfast at the same time!
The delicious homemade chocolate pancakes are magically made without any eggs at all and can be completely dairy free and vegan.
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For the past few days, one of my friends has been staying with me while she waits to move into a new apartment, so basically, it’s been an ongoing slumber party.
We’ve had movie nights, spa nights, and every night is chocolate night.
On the menu last night: Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookies.
Yet both of us woke up craving chocolate again this morning, and the only way to remedy this was to make a chocolate pancake feast.
Brownie Batter Pancakes
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup spelt, white, or oat flour (for flourless, try these Keto Pancakes)
- 1 tbsp dutch cocoa powder
- 1 1/2 tbsp sweetener of choice
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 1/16 tsp salt
- 1 1/2 tbsp oil, or applesauce or mashed banana for fat free
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 4 – 5 tbsp milk of choice
Instructions
- Stir dry ingredients well, then add wet. Add more milk of choice as needed to form a batter consistency. Grease a nonstick pan well and heat on medium. When skillet is hot (add a drop of water to test – the pan is ready if it sizzles), drop small ladles of the batter. Use a spatula to flip when edges begin to look dry. Re-grease the pan after each set of pancakes.*I personally much prefer the oil version but some readers really like the fat-free one so I'm including that too. I haven't tried subbing regular cocoa powder for the dutch, so be sure to report back if you experiment with that. View Nutrition Facts
Notes
More Dessert-For-Breakfast Ideas
(Or this Vegan Banana Bread)
Oh man, oh man, oh man. It’s a friday night and my house is void of chocolate. A quick web search and these saved the night! Everyone loved them. This will forever be a go-to recipe.
looks so yummy! has anyone tried this with regular cocoa?
I finally got around to making these, and wow! They’re delish!
what type of oil did you use??
Oh my gosh Katie, this recipe is spot on! And I’m not even vegan
I did change a few things, though. I used half all purpose flour and half oat flour, replaced half the sugar with honey and reduced the liquid. I also added a little bit espresso powder to enhance the chocolate flavor.
The pancakes puffs up beautifully and slightly crispy on the outside. So delicious! Thank you so much Katie 😀
These were absolutely amazing! I feel like I ALWAYS have chocolate cravings and these help big time! Thank you so much again. I wouldn’t change a single thing about this recipe!
I just wanted to thank you for this blog. I have never subscribed to a blog in my life, but your recipes are something out of my dark chocolate–eat all the sweets I can stuff into my gullet even though I’m diabetic dreams dipped in well…more chocolate of course or wait wait unsweetened coconut flakes. In any case thank you for helping me fulfill my wildest, chocolate filled fantasies.
<3 You are the goddess of guilt-free desserts
These are delicious! I am losing weight, it’s going pretty well for me and when I found your blog it was like a miracle – healthy recipes with low calorie count! This is WAY lower in calories than the usual pancakes and it tastes better!
Delicious but actually about 300 cals per batch if you use 1tbsp oil…
Yesterday I saw a picture just like this on Pinterest. Today I stumble upon the recipe on Google, coincidence? I think not! Thanks for making this fabulous weekend a chocolate one – those are the best ones! 🙂