Chocolate Pancakes

Who doesn't like chocolate in the morning, especially when it is brunch time in the late morning-early afternoon. Pancakes are my favorite treat from childhood, chocolate pancakes, make this treat seem almost sinful!





1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
2/3 cup of unsweetened cocoa powder
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 large egg
2 egg whites (or equivalent liquid egg white)
2 cups low fat buttermilk
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 tablespoon walnut oil (can use canola or safflower if you like)
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 tablespoon peanut butter powder
1/4 cup Splenda (or white sugar)

1. Preheat skillet on stove top to medium-high heat.
2. In a large bowl, whisk all ingredients together until batter is very smooth and all lumps are gone.
3. Melt some butter in bottom of skillet. Spoon batter into pan. It will take about 3 minutes to cook one side. Watch the batter. It will talk to you! When you start to see bubbles forming you are getting close, when the bubbles start to pop, you are ready! FLIP! Be sure to flip it before all the bubbles pop - this is what creates fluffy pancakes, trapping the bubbles and air in that dough when you flip it over.
4. Cook another 2 minutes and it is ready!

Enjoy with pure maple syrup and/or fresh peach or raspberry preserves!