These Chocolate Chip Pancakes take a classic, fluffy pancake recipe to the next level with melty chocolate chips in every bite. Made from scratch with simple pantry ingredients and ready in just 15 minutes.
We love light and fluffy homemade pancakes. These made from scratch pancakes are made easily with simple ingredients. Take you classic pancake recipe to the next level by adding in chocolate chips.
Adding chocolate chips to our breakfast foods is one of my favorite ways to add flavor to our breakfast recipes. Chocolate chip mini muffins, chocolate chip muffins and chocolate chip waffles, blueberry pancakes, and chocolate chip pudding cookies are one of my favorite recipes and is a prefect snack or breakfast idea.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe!
- Light and fluffy every time
- Ready in just 15 minutes
- Made with simple pantry ingredients
- Loaded with melty chocolate chips in every bite
- A fun way to turn breakfast into “brinner”`
Ingredients
- All-Purpose Flour — measure correctly by spooning into the cup and leveling off; too much flour makes dense pancakes.
- Baking Powder — make sure yours is fresh; old baking powder is the most common cause of flat pancakes.
- Chocolate Chips — we like semi-sweet, but milk or dark chocolate chips both work well.
How to Make Chocolate Chip Pancakes
Step 1 – Mix wet and dry Ingredients – In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar until combined. Then stir in the milk, egg, butter and vanilla. Mix wet ingredients until just combined. The batter will be lumpy.
Step 2 – Mix in Chocolate Chips – Fold in the chocolate chips. Then let the batter rest for approximately 5 minutes.
Step 3 – Heat Skillet – Heat a skillet over medium high heat and spray the pan with a non-stick cooking spray.
Step 4 – Pour batter on skillet – Pour the batter into the pan in approximately ¼ cup measurements. Gently spread the batter out some.
Step 5 – Cook Pancakes – Cook for 3-4 minutes until you see bubbles start to form and burst on top of the batter. Flip and cook the opposite side until golden brown. Remove the pancake from the skillet to a plate. Continue this process until all the batter is used.
Step 6 – Serve and Enjoy – Serve topped with your favorite toppings and enjoy!
How to Keep Chocolate Chips from Burning
For the best results, use medium heat rather than medium-high — chocolate chips can scorch and turn bitter at higher temperatures. Freezing the chocolate chips before folding them into the batter also helps, since they melt more slowly and evenly as the pancake cooks.
If you’re using room-temperature chips, spoon a little extra batter over any chips sitting on the surface once they’re in the pan, so they’re fully coated rather than exposed directly to the heat.
Why is my batter too thick or too thin?
If your batter seems too thick, you likely packed too much flour into the measuring cup — whisk in an extra tablespoon or two of milk until it loosens up.
If it’s too runny, whisk in an extra tablespoon of flour and let it rest for 5 minutes before cooking.
If your pancakes come out flat despite following the recipe, your baking powder may no longer be active — check the expiration date, since old baking powder is the most common cause of flat pancakes.
Topping Ideas
Toppings are my favorite part of these pancakes. We love making a pancake bar when we make these pancakes for my kids friends. What are your favorite toppings?
- Fruit – We love serving these pancakes with fresh fruit. Strawberries, blueberries and bananas are my favorites.
- Maple Syrup – We love the classic taste of a maple syrup. If you have not purchased real maple syrup, I recommend serving it with these pancakes.
- Butter – These pancakes are perfect served with melted butter.
- Whipped Topping – Top these pancakes with whipped topping for a delicious addition to these chocolate pancakes.
- Powdered Sugar – Sprinkle the top with powdered with a side of fruit.
- Peanut Butter – My son loves peanut butter as a topping. It doesn’t matter if I make pancakes or waffles, peanut butter is his topping of choice.
What to Serve the Pancakes
- Bacon – Cooking bacon in the oven is so much easier than frying the bacon on the stove top. It is the perfect combination with these sweet pancakes.
- Sausage – Cook some sausage as a side with these chocolate chip pancakes. The sweet and salty combination when serving sausage makes for the perfect breakfast.
- Side of Fruit – We love to serve these pancakes with a side of fresh fruit. Loaded with berries and bananas for a delicious side dish.
Tips for Making the Pancakes
- Prepare Pan – Make sure to preheat skillet or griddle and spray with cooking spray to prevent pancake from sticking.
- Hot Skillet – Prior to adding the batter on the skillet, make sure it is hot.
- Pouring Batter – When pouring the batter on the skillet it may not make a perfect circle. I usually let the batter spread naturally on the pan. It makes for the perfectly fluffy pancake. We recommend pouring about ¼ cup of batter at a time.
- Flipping Pancakes – Once bubbles form start appearing on the top of the pancake, then it is ready to flip. It usually takes about 3-4 minutes before it is ready to flip. It will depend on your skillet how long it takes.
- Golden Brown – Your pancake will be golden brown once it is finished cooking and ready to serve.
- Serving – I like to make all the pancake batter before serving. This way we can eat as a family. Place the finished pancakes on a platter until all the batter is made.
- Storing – Make sure your pancakes are at room temperature before storing.
- Wheat Flour – Instead of all purpose flour, make the pancakes with wheat flour instead.
- Sinking Chocolate Chips – If your chocolate chips tend to sink to the bottom of the pancake while cooking, toss them in a small pinch of flour before folding them into the batter.
How to Freeze Pancakes
If you have leftover pancakes, you can freeze them. We have all the tips and tricks on How to Freeze Pancakes and Waffles here.
This busy morning a breeze when you have pancakes already made.
How to Store Leftovers
Refrigerate the leftovers in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
Chocolate Chip Pancakes
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cup All Purpose FLour
- 3 teaspoons Baking Powder
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- 2 Tablespoons Sugar
- 1 ½ cup Milk
- 1 Egg beaten
- 3 Tablespoons Butter melted and cooled
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 1 cup Chocolate Chips
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Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar.
- Add the milk, beaten egg, melted butter, and vanilla extract. Stir until just combined. The batter will be slightly lumpy.
- Gently fold in the chocolate chips. Let the batter rest for about 5 minutes.
- Heat a skillet or griddle over medium heat and lightly coat with nonstick cooking spray.
- Pour the batter onto the hot skillet and gently spread it into a round shape.
- Cook until bubbles form and begin to pop on the surface and the bottom is golden brown.
- Flip and cook the other side until golden brown and cooked through.
- Transfer to a plate and repeat with the remaining batter.
- Serve warm with your favorite toppings.
