Description
These vegan chocolate chip pancakes are so super fluffy! Wake up to a quick and easy batch of these beauties and add your favourite toppings!
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup whole wheat flour
- 3/4 cup white all purpose flour
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- Pinch sea salt
- 3 tbsp chia seeds (see notes if omitting)
- 1 1/2 cup oat milk (or plant milk of choice)
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 tsp apple cider vinegar (or sub lemon juice)
- 1/4 cup chocolate chips, mini dairy-free (can omit or sub fresh fruit like blueberries!)
- note: If you do omit the chocolate chips add 1 more tbsp maple syrup
*All the ingredients for this recipe are from our pantry and freezer tips!
Instructions
- In a large bowl, stir together your flours, baking powder, chia seeds, and pinch of sea salt.
- Add the oat milk, maple syrup, apple cider vinegar and stir until just combined. You shouldn’t see any flour not incorporated but you still want it to be lumpy.
- Gently stir in the chocolate chips and allow the mixture to rest for at least 5 minutes to fluff up.
- Heat a non-stick skillet over medium-low heat and lightly brush the pan with vegan butter if needed. I don’t have a large pancake griddle so I multitask and heat 2 or 3 pans to cook all my pancakes at the same time! If you want to juggle multiple pans you can make all your pancakes in about 5 minutes. Otherwise, make 2 or 3 at a time (as many as can comfortably fit in your pan).
- Scoop ¼ cup amounts of batter into the warm skillet and spread slightly into a nice 4 inch round shape. Allow to cook for about 3 minutes, until the edges start drying and small bubbles appear in the middle.
- Flip and cook on the other side for another 2 minutes or so.
- Serve with more maple syrup, warmed fresh fruit, homemade chocolate drizzle, drizzled peanut butter or anything else your heart desires!
- These freeze well, and they will last in the fridge for a day or so. Pop them in the toaster to reheat!
Notes
*Cost Comparison: $2.53 CAD (roughly $.42/pancake, $1.26/serving of 3 pancakes) vs. roughly CAD $9 for a serving of 3 pancakes at a restaurant. Even if you make 3-4 large pancakes instead of 6-8 smaller ones, you can save over $7.
*If you omit the chocolate chips you can add an extra tbsp of maple syrup to replace the sweetness if desired. I generally err on adding less sweetener to the batter if maple syrup or a fruit topping will be poured on top.
*Feel free to use all whole wheat flour, or all white flour.
*You can omit the chia seeds if you don’t have any on hand. You won’t have to change the amount of milk called for. Your pancakes will just be slightly less fluffy.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American