Chocolate-banana pancakes
Saturday, June 6, 2009 at 11:30PM 
As I've mentioned before, I'm often inspired by my fellow food bloggers. Recently I saw a particularly delectable post on one of my faves, Under the High Chair, for chocolate-banana pancakes. (Aimee of UTHC always has gorgeous photos to go with her sensational recipes -- if you haven't been to her blog, go!)
Chocolate-banana pancakes??? Yes, please!!!
I didn't think Mark would go for it, since he usually doesn't like things that sweet. But to my surprise, he saw me looking at (well, drooling over) the post on UTHC, and said, "WOW, those look great!" Isn't it incredible how you can know someone forever and be married to them and have a baby with them and everything, but they can still surprise you?
So I decided to make my own version of Aimee's yummy pancakes, basically by re-working the banana oat bran pancakes I had made recently to chocolate-ify them. They were yummy! Thanks so much to Aimee for the inspiration!
Chocolate-Banana Pancakes
Makes about 9
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/4 cup whole-wheat flour (use whole-wheat pastry flour, if you have it)
1/4 cup oat bran
3/4 tsp. baking soda
pinch of salt
3 Tbsp. honey
1/4 cup milk
2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 large ripe banana, mashed
1 large egg
1/2 cup plain low-fat Greek yogurt
1/4 - 1/3 cup mini chocolate chips (optional)
1. Preheat oven to 200ºF. In a large bowl, stir together the cocoa, flour, oat bran, baking soda and salt. In a small bowl, mix together the honey, milk, vanilla, banana, egg and yogurt. Add the banana mixture to the flour mixture and stir until just combined. Fold in the chocolate chips, if using.
2. Preheat a skillet or griddle to medium and mist with cooking spray. Drop the batter by 1/4-cupfuls onto the griddle and cook until bubbles form and edges turn golden, about 3 minutes. Flip pancakes and cook until golden on the other side, about 1 to 2 minutes longer. Keep pancakes warm in the oven while you cook the remaining pancakes.
3. Serve with maple syrup (use Grade B if you can). Top with toasted pecans and more sliced bananas, if you like.
Reader Comments (15)
I already love banana in my pancakes, but chocolate? Yes please!!! These look fabulous :)
Sues
These look great. We like pb on our pancakes and hello--choc/pb/banana are my fave!
Oooh these look great :)
Chocolate and banana, what could be better?
Yum! Dylan is in for a real treat as soon as she can eat solid foods!
these sound delicious, banana and chocolate is surely a combination made in heaven
holy cow! bookmarking! LOVE it! and it's SO healthy, too!
Ooo I don't know if I've ever had chocolate pancakes, only with chocolate chips. These look like a decadent yummy breakfast!
I love chocolate and banana, this morning I had a banana while drinking chocolate milk and started dunking the banana in the milk! Yeah I'm weird!! LOL!! These look fantastic!
You had me at chocolate! These look terrific!
Yummie...just the sound of the ingredients I am in...
Goodness those look good! So glad hubz liked them as well. You can't beat pancakes - especially with chocolate and banana.
I had to laugh at your comment about knowing your husband. I know exactly what you mean. My kids would be so happy to have these pancakes!
Pancakes taste so great with bananas in them but this is a new twist! Sounds dessert like -- dessert disguised as a breakfast! Not bad!
Choclate banana pancakes sound right up my alley. They look absolutely delicious!
Hey! Thanks for stopping by my blog! I wish I could ship cupcakes...but from what I've seen on other blogs...the results are often disastrous....lol and they totally wouldn't make it past Aussie customs anyway! hehe
I love cooking breakfast on Sunday mornings, and I am totally going to make these delicious looking pancakes next Sunday, I will let you know how I go!
:) Jessy