Healthy Pancake Recipe ~ Chocolate & Vegan

Courtesy/Jeff Gunn

Is there anything better than a healthy dose of chocolate pancakes for breakfast? I think not. And why not call them what they are: delectable little breadcakes. Bonus factor? Well the chocolate, of course. It's like I always say, start the day with a healthy dessert!

Yield: 6 to 8 silver-dollar pancakes

Double Chocolate Brownie Batter Pancakes

Heather Lieberman's The Vegan Chocolate Cookbook

Ingredients

• ¼ cup spelt flour (or all-purpose or Bob's gluten-free)
• ¼ tsp baking powder
• 1 tbsp Hershey's Special Dark cocoa or Dutch cocoa
• 1½ packets Nunaturals stevia or 1 tbsp plus 1 tsp sugar (you can use less if you're planning to top with syrup and don't want the actual pancakes to taste sweet.)
• ¹⁄₁₆ tsp salt
• 1½ tbsp applesauce or oil
• 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 5½ tbsp milk of choice

Preparation

1. Mix the dry ingredients very well and then add the wet ingredients.(Works best when you make smaller size pancakes.)
2. Heat the frying pan to a medium low flame.
3. Use non-stick spray so the pancakes won't stick.
4. Drop ¼ cup scoops of batter into pan.
5. Cook for about two minutes or until the pancake is golden. 
6. Flip pancake.
7. Cook the other side until golden and remove.