Chocolate orange pancakes

Hola! I woke up this morning realising that it's been such a long time since I've made some breakfast pancakes, so you know what that meant, chocolate orange pancakes for mum! I wanted a banana-free pancake, something a bit more filling and indulgent and 'chocolate orange' because this flavour combination is just amazing!

These pancakes were super easy to make, I used 100% whole wheat flour, but if you want a lighter and flufflier pancake, it would be best to mix a lighter flour in, such as rice, cassava etc. To make these more indulgent, add in some dark chocolate chips, as you cut into the pancakes, you'll come across melted chocolate goodness, mmm!
If you have a very sweet tooth, add some honey to the batter.

CHOCOLATE ORANGE PANCAKES

• 60 g whole wheat flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 0.5 tsp baking soda
• Pinch of salt
• 2 tsp cocoa powder
• Finely grated zest of 1 orange
• Juice of half an orange made up to 60 ml (+ milk)
• 1 egg
• A few dark chocolate chips (optional)
• 1-2 tsp honey (optional)

1. Combine the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, zest and salt together. Break in the egg and slowly beat it all together (it will get quite dry at this stage).
2. Whilst continuously stirring, pour in your orange juice/milk mixture and mix until you obtain a thick and smooth batter, fold in the chocolate chips if using.
3. On medium heat, heat up your pan, grease with a little oil and spoon on a few dollops of the batter, once it bubbles up, flip and cook for a couple more minutes et voila, pancakes are ready!

I layered these pancakes with sliced oranges, honey and topped with some dark melted chocolate.

Here are  few pictures from our weekend away 'glamping', it was good fun! We went kayaking to the waterfalls, took a little boat over to Ile aux cerfs and just chilled by the river!

Print PDF