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Triple Chocolate Pancakes with Hot Chocolate Sauce & Whipped Cream

November 17, 2012 By Laura 8 Comments

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Chocolate Ganache Poured over Chocolate Pancakes with whipped cream

For Sammy’s family birthday meal, when John and I gave her our presents, she requested breakfast for dinner. Although I love breakfast for dinner, it left me with a dilemma. I don’t usually serve dessert when we have breakfast for dinner, because we love breakfast dishes like pancakes, waffles and French toast. in other words, dishes that are sweet enough to qualify as dessert.

But a kid must have a separate dessert on her birthday, right?

child eating triple chocolate pancakes

OK this is the wrong kid–but Sammy was already upstairs showering off the chocolate getting ready for bed by the time I started taking pictures.

Enter these pancakes. I made an egg dish with veggies for our main course (served with sausage–Birthday Girl’s favorite thing in the world along with bacon) and these pancakes for dessert.

Hot Chocolate Sauce on Triple Chocolate Pancakes

It was the perfect compromise because these babies could not have been any more indulgent, rich and chocolatey if they had been a flourless chocolate cake. I wish I had a photo of a happy chocolate smeared face for you, but that’s pancakes–they turn the cook, in this case Mom, into a short order cook. So while she was gleefully munching, I was flipping pancakes. But it was worth it-both for the look on her face and for the pancakes themselves.

Hot Chocolate Sauce cascading down Triple Chocolate Pancakes

5 from 1 vote
Chocolate Ganache Poured over Chocolate Pancakes with whipped cream
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Triple Chocolate Pancakes with Hot Chocolate Sauce and Whipped Cream
Closely adapted from Kate Haberson, Pancakes and Waffles
Course: pancakes
Cuisine: dessert
Keyword: chocolate
Author: TheSpicedLife
Ingredients
For the pancakes:
  • 1 1/2 cups (190 g) AP flour
  • 3/4 cup natural cocoa powder
  • 1 t baking powder
  • 1 t baking soda
  • 1/2 t sea salt
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 3/4 cup milk I used 1% with a drizzle of cream
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 1 t vanilla
  • 2 eggs separated
  • 3 T unsalted butter melted and cooled
  • 3 oz (about 1/2 cup) chocolate chips or chunks
  • 3 oz white chocolate chopped (I always recommend using a pure white chocolate bar, chopped, as opposed to the chips which are often not really chocolate)
For the hot chocolate sauce:
  • 1 1/4 cups heavy cream
  • 1 t instant espresso
  • 8 oz bittersweet 60%-72% chocolate, chopped
  • 1 T light corn syrup
  • 3 T unsalted butter
  • Lightly sweetened whipped cream for garnish
Instructions
  1. Because pancakes come together quickly, it is advisable to make the chocolate sauce first. Put the cream and instant espresso into a small saucepan over low heat. Stir occasionally until tiny bubbles appear along the edges of the pan--do not let the cream boil.
  2. Turn off the heat. Add the chopped chocolate, light corn syrup and butter to the saucepan. Whisk until smooth. Set aside until needed--if it starts to become too thick to pour, stir over low heat until loosened.
  3. Now make the pancakes: Sift the cocoa powder into a large bowl. Whisk in the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and sugar. Set aside.
  4. Whisk together the milk, buttermilk, egg yolks, vanilla and butter. Pour into the flour mixture and mix very gently.
  5. Whip the egg whites in a separate clean bowl with a clean whisk or whisk attachment. Whip to stiff peaks--but be careful to not overbeat to dryness.
  6. Add 1 tablespoon of the whipped egg whites to the chocolate mixture. Stir it in to loosen the mixture. Then fold in the remaining egg whites--when they are just showing a few streaks, add the white and dark chocolate chunks. Fold these in as well.
  7. Heat your pan or griddle over low heat. Use a little butter, about 1-2 tablespoons, to grease the pan (you may need to repeat as you proceed). These pancakes cook up quite thick; they will take about a minute per side once your griddle is hot enough.
  8. Serve drizzled with hot chocolate sauce. Dollop some whipped cream on them, immediately before eating because the whipped cream will melt!

 

 

 

 

 

Filed Under: breakfast, buttermilk, chocolate, ganache, misc. dessert, pancakes, quick breads Tagged With: breakfast, chocolate, chocolate chunks, chocolate sauce, pancakes, white chocolate

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Comments

  1. Joanne says

    November 17, 2012 at 7:26 am

    These would DEFINITELY make me super content. I have half a mind to make them for MY next breakfast for dinner. Never mind the fact that they are most certainly dessert. 😛

    Reply
  2. Carrian@ohsweetbasil says

    November 17, 2012 at 11:47 am

    My girls saw this and immediately wanted this for breakfast this morning, it looks like a chocolate lovers dream! Can’t wait to make it!

    Reply
  3. CJ - Food Stories Blog says

    November 17, 2012 at 12:49 pm

    Oh wow … How decadent … I could eat that right now 🙂

    Reply
  4. Chris says

    November 17, 2012 at 3:58 pm

    Oh, these are gorgeous! But wait, now since you have made a triple chocolate something I have to rearrange things for my next chocolate post and do a quadruple something … 🙂

    Reply
  5. Gina says

    November 18, 2012 at 10:33 pm

    I think I gained weight looking at the picture! Yum!

    Reply
  6. Raymund says

    November 19, 2012 at 3:39 am

    5 stars
    Wow that looks sinfully delicious

    Reply
  7. Barbara @ Barbara Bakes says

    November 19, 2012 at 1:23 pm

    Such a fun idea. I love breakfast for dinner. Happy birthday to your little one.

    Reply
  8. Colleen, The Smart Cookie Cook says

    November 19, 2012 at 7:57 pm

    Sweet Jesus! These look so decadent and amazing that I can barely contain my drool. What could be better that pancakes packed with chocolate?

    Reply

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Hi! I’m Laura and I am a recovering history major who has re-channeled all of my passion for learning about the history of different countries to learning about their food culture. That doesn’t mean every dish on here is strictly authentic, but it does mean that even my adaptations are not undertaken lightly. My goal is to show you–by doing–that these dishes are possible in your kitchen. Including desserts because I have quite the sweet tooth! Read More…

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