A fun recipe for chocolate chip pancakes made with fresh buttermilk, eggs, butter, and chocolate chips. Serve these pancakes for breakfast or brunch with maple or strawberry syrup and top with fresh whipped cream.
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time30 minutesmins
Total Time40 minutesmins
Course: Brunch
Cuisine: American
Keyword: chocolate chips, pancakes
Servings: 4
Author: Laura Warnke
Ingredients
2Cupsflour
2teaspoonsbaking powder
2teaspoonsbaking soda
2Cupsfresh buttermilk*
2eggswhisked
2Tablespoonsmelted butter
6ouncessemi-sweet chocolate chips(1/2 of a large bag-Approx. 1 cup)
Instructions
In a large mixing bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, and baking soda.
Whisk in the fresh buttermilk until combined with the flour mixture.
In a small separate mixing bowl, whisk together 2 eggs and add to the pancake batter. Stir well.
Melt 2 Tablespoons of butter and stir into the pancake batter.
Stir in 6 ounces chocolate chips.
Pour small amounts into a frying pan or a pancake griddle and fry until soft bubbles form on the surface. Flip with a spatula and fry until lightly golden brown.
Serve with maple syrup or fruit syrups and fresh, sweetened whipped cream.
Notes
Makes 9 to 12 pancakes, about 6" each.Serves about 6-8.*If you do not have fresh buttermilk, you can substitute 1 cup of water and 4 Tablespoons Saco Buttermilk powder instead. It works very well. Buttermilk powder is found in most larger grocery stores, either near the powdered milk section or sometimes in the baking section. It is a great item to have on hand.