Bela is already capable all on her own in the kitchen. It's always more fun, though, to cook with a friend. She is well on her way to posting some of her own cooking adventures on here soon I think. We picked out, modified a bit, and whipped up these heavenly pancakes inspired from the recipe posted below.
Divine (but not TOO sweet) Chocolate Pancakes
Ingredients:- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 + 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 eggs, well beaten
- 1 cup lite coconut milk
- 1 cup almond milk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Directions:
- Stir together flour, cocoa powder, sugar, salt, cinnamon, and baking powder.
- In separate bowl, combine eggs, milks, and vanilla.
- Stir until ingredients are combined and batter is smooth.
- Preheat a skillet on medium heat. Drop a pat of butter or cooking oil to coat pan. Spoon 1/4 cup of batter on skillet and cook until bubbles form (about 2-3 minutes). Flip and cook until lightly browned (about 1 minute).
- The chocolate and sweetness is pretty subtle. To make them extra special today we added a dollop of cream and an extra sprinkle of cinnamon and cocoa.
This recipe serves 3-4 (about 12 pancakes) and is adapted from a "Chocolate French Silk Pancakes"
recipe that we found at: http://thewhimsicalcupcake.wordpress.com/2011/02/12/chocolate-french-silk-pancakes/#comments.
*Even though it's not really snowing, school is closed because of "excessive cold." These pancakes and time together sure did bring warm smiles to our faces.
