What better way to start off your morning than with a pile of Chocolate Chip Pancakes! Not only are they are buttery and fluffy, they're balanced with the perfect addition of chocolate chips as well. These easy homemade pancakes will have you looking forward to getting out of bed!
Try my easy and fluffy pancakes next, they are made with a twist! Find all breakfast recipes on the blog here.
There's no denying that pancakes for breakfast are always a good idea. When you add in the sweet chocolate chips, it takes the flavor over the top. Add a bit of honey, whipped cream, or pancake syrup, and get eating!
TASTE AND TEXTURE:
- Fluffy and light
- Lightly sweetened and super easy to prepare
- Fast prep and cook time for a simple breakfast
There's a reason why people love eating breakfast foods for dinner. And ways to eat Pancakes? Eat them with a fork with sweeteners of choice or put peanut butter/nutella between the two of them and enjoy it as a sandwich as well!
If you like dessert like healthy breakfasts, make sure to check out my Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies and Healthy Breakfast Muffins Ideas as well.
RECIPE INGREDIENTS:
You only need a few simple ingredients to make these pancakes! I am pretty sure you have them all in your pantry right now.
- all-purpose flour - needed to make the pancakes form
- baking powder - combined with the baking soda, this makes the pancakes fluffy
- salt - just a tiny bit of salt goes a long way
- butter - use unsalted butter if you're adding salt
- egg - make sure the egg is at room temperature
- buttermilk - this should be at room temperature as well
- chocolate chips - mini chocolate chips would work just fine
HOW TO MAKE CHOCOLATE CHIP PANCAKES
Whisk the dry ingredients. Grab a bowl and a whisk and combine the baking soda, flour, baking powder, and salt.
Whisk the wet ingredients. In a different bowl, grab your whisk and whisk together the sugar, melted butter, egg, and vanilla. Once that is mixed well, add in the buttermilk and whisk.
Combine the ingredients. Pour the bowl of wet ingredients into the bowl of your dry ingredients and fold them together with a spatula. Add in the chocolate chips and fold them in. Don't overmix. (The batty is going to be thick and may have some lumps in it - this is okay!)
Preheat your griddle. I love cooking pancakes on the griddle. Preheat your griddle to 350 degrees. You can also use a frying pan on the stove, too. Add oil to your griddle and pour the pancake batter on once hot. I use a ⅓ cup measuring spoon to keep them the same size.
Cooking your pancakes. Don't flip the pancakes until you start to see small bubbles forming and settling in the batter. This will take about 2-3 minutes. Once you see the bubbles settle, flip and cook for another 1-2 minutes of time.
Serve. Take pancakes off the griddle and serve with toppings of your choice.
WHAT ARE THE BEST TOPPINGS FOR PANCAKES?
This all just depends on who you ask. I'm all about whipped cream, maple syrup, and pancake syrup, too. Some people will add fresh berries to the top as well.
Another way to sweeten up your stack of pancakes is to add powdered sugar or even serve the pancakes as a dessert with a drizzle of hot fudge and ice cream!
CAN YOU FREEZE COOKED PANCAKES?
Absolutely! This is one of the best ways to meal prep for mornings. I like to cook up a huge batch of pancakes and then I freeze them in serving sizes. When I'm ready to eat them again, I just unthaw, reheat, and enjoy.
How do you keep pancakes from sticking on a griddle?
You have to be sure to grease the pan or griddle that you're cooking your pancakes in. If you don't, they'll stick and make a giant mess. I recommend greasing a few times during the cooking process just to be on safe side.
QUICK TIPS FOR MAKING HOMEMADE PANCAKES
- Pancakes aren't hard to make but the biggest thing to remember is that you don't want to overmix the batter. This will cause the pancakes to turn out flat and dense.
- Next thing to keep in mind is the flipping time. Flip your pancakes not when you see bubbles on them, but flip when you see those bubbles settle on the surface of pancake. This would take around 30 secs more after the bubbles are formed. And you will be guaranteed fully cooked and fluffy pancakes.
MORE CHOCOLATE CHIP RECIPES FOR YOU TRY
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Chocolate Chip Pancakes
Equipment
- Griddle/pan to cook pancakes
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ⅛ tsp salt
- 2 Tbsp melted butter cooled to room temperature
- 2 Tbsp granulated sugar
- 1 large egg at room temperature
- 1 ½ tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup buttermilk at room temperature
- ½ cup chocolate chips
- Toppings like: Fresh cream, strawberries and honey
Instructions
- Whisk the dry ingredients. Grab a bowl and a whisk and combine baking soda, flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Whisk the wet ingredients. In a different bowl, whisk sugar, melted butter, egg, and vanilla together. Once that is mixed well, add in the buttermilk and whisk it in too.
- Combine the ingredients. Pour wet ingredients into bowl of your dry ingredients and fold them together with a spatula. Add in the chocolate chips and fold them in. Don't overmix. (The batter is going to be thick and may have some lumps in it - this is okay!)
- Preheat your griddle. I love cooking pancakes on a griddle. Preheat your griddle to 350 degrees. You can also use a frying pan on the stove, too. Add oil to your griddle and pour the pancake batter on it, once it is hot. I use a ⅓ cup measuring spoon to keep them all the same size.
- Cooking your pancakes. Don't flip pancakes until you see small bubbles forming and settling on the surface of batter. This will take about 2-3 minutes. Once you see bubbles settling, flip and cook for another 1-2 minutes of time.
- Serve. Serve with toppings of your choice. I used fresh cream, strawberries and honey.
Notes
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Place pancakes on a non-stick baking sheet and arrange them in a single layer.
- Cover sheet tightly with aluminum foil and place it in oven and reheat for 5 to 10 minutes.
- Pancakes aren't hard to make but the biggest thing to remember is that you don't want to overmix the batter. This will cause the pancakes to turn out flat and dense.
- Next thing to keep in mind is the flipping time. Flip your pancakes not when you see bubbles on them, but flip when you see those bubbles settle on the surface of pancake. This would take around 30 secs more after the bubbles are formed. And you will be guaranteed fully cooked and fluffy pancakes.
I find pancakes have to be either super-think like French crepes - or super-fluffy like these. Will definitely try this recipe on a Sunday morning 😉
I love pancakes.. My family love it specially the kids they love to eat it breakfast even snacks
One of the fluffiest pancake recipes, ever! I love the chocolate added with it for an extra sweetness.
Wow! This looks really, really good. My sister has been complaining about our plain boring pancakes and this is just perfect. Thank you for sharing the recipe. Can't wait to do this soon.
Oh goodness. The husband absolutely adores pancakes. He always wants to try every single recipe and every single restaurant pancakes. I’ll definitely pass this to him.
Oh my! This is such a really amazing recipe! This looks so good and I will surely try this!
This is perfect for breakfast. I've been looking for recipes like this
Whoa! I love your recipe. Makes me really hungry now. i cant wait to make these
I love to top my pancakes with maple syrup! They're perfect combo
Holy. Moly. That's a breakFEAST! It's like dessert for breakfast!