Brownie Batter > Brownies
Just in case we didn’t make that clear with the Chocolate Brownie Batter Dip.
Now, another brownie recipe. What can I say? I like brownie batter!
That is a photo worthy of a chocolate-covered blog.
Slumber Party!
For the past few days, one of my friends has been staying with me while she waits to move into a new apartment. So basically, it’s been an ongoing slumber party. (Thankfully, we both like to go to bed early now. When I’d have slumber parties in high school, no one ever went to bed!) We’ve had movie nights, spa nights, gossip nights, and…
Every night is chocolate night
On the menu last night: Peanut Butter Frozen Hot Chocolate.
Yet both of us woke up craving chocolate again this morning. The only way to remedy this was to make a chocolate pancake feast. For my friend, I devised the following recipe:
Brownie Batter Pancakes
(Makes 6-8 silver-dollar pancakes)
- 1/4 cup spelt flour (or all-purpose or Bob’s gluten-free)
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 1 T Hershey’s Special Dark cocoa or dutch cocoa (You can sub regular cocoa, but I haven’t tried it in this recipe and therefore can’t personally vouch for the taste)
- 1 and 1/2 packets nunaturals stevia or 1 T plus 1 tsp sugar (you can use less if you’re planning to top with syrup and don’t want the actual pancakes to taste sweet.)
- 1/16 tsp salt
- 1 and 1/2 T applesauce or oil (Personally, I use 1 T oil and 1/2 T applesauce. But I don’t like fat-free pancakes.)
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 5 and 1/2 T milk of choice
Mix dry ingredients very well, then add wet. Make pancakes!
There are only 130 calories in this entire recipe. If you want a more substantial breakfast, feel free to make a bigger serving and/or go crazy with the toppings!!
Click for more specific Nutritional Information.
Warning: These pancakes are only for serious chocoholics, especially if you add chocolate chips to the batter.
Spinach pancakes???
For myself, I made Chocolate-Spinach Pancakes.
But my friend told me she wouldn’t eat spinach for breakfast even for a hundred dollars, which is why I created the above “brownie batter” pancakes for her. I was so tempted to sneak some of my chocolate-green powder into her pancakes and see if she’d notice. I’m a good friend, though, and so I refrained.
Questions of the Day:
Did you ever have sleepover parties?
What were your favorite things to do at sleepovers?
I really miss the sleepovers I’d have in middle and high school! We’d stay up almost all night watching movies, doing makeovers, telling scary stories, and playing Truth or Dare. And we always ate junk food, like raw cookie dough.
Too bad we didn’t know about Healthy Cookie Dough.
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Katie. stop making me salivate. I need to escape work and go make these right this second.
as always, you’re. a. genius.
P.S. I was a karaoke machine at sleepovers. nothing’s changed.
I used to love sleepovers. We’d always watch movies and eat a ton of junk food. And I would always be the first to fall asleep.
yeah pretty much second the first comment, but oh my gosh. BEST CHOCOLATE COVERED RECIPE like EVER.
I am making these… forever.
Oh. My. God. The best, most mouth-watering, good looking, visually-appealing, chocolaty, I-don’t-need-to-taste-but-looking-makes-me-know-they-taste-delicious pancakes. EVER. Tomorrow’s breakfast.
Oh my friggin goodness! This recipe is going in my cookbook right this very instant.
Regarding sleepovers – I loved the fun/scary moments when you actually (for a second) believed that you could make a friend levitate (“light as a feather, stiff as a board”) or might actually catch a glimpse of “bloody mary” in a dark bathroom mirror.
-Monica
Endangered Species Chocolate Goddess
Oh my gosh, I forgot about those games! We definitely did those too… I don’t think I ever believed they would work, but I played them anyway. And oiji (spelling?) boards too!
I used to love sleepovers with friends! All my friends aaalways wanted to come to my house, though, since my family lived in a huge black and white with enormous front, back, and side gardens for us to run around in. Favourite thing to do? Well… it was something you could do even if it wasn’t a sleepover, but: watergun fights! And playing soccer in the house at night when the parents were out… Yep, my brother and I did break some rules when friends were over.
Okay. You could not be more right in saying that: “That is a photo worthy of a chocolate-covered blog.” No. Freaking. Kidding. And I also second what Qi Tang said: Tomorrow’s breakfast. Did you top them with Barlean’s chocolate raspberry “essential woman” oil? I think I’ll do that + raspberries.
… Ugh. Come faster, Wednesday morning.
Ooh that would’ve been good!
The chocolate syrup was actually just for the photoshoot. I think it might’ve been chocolate overload if I’d served them that way. But maybe not…
What did you actually top them with when she ate them? I want to make these and am wondering what would taste best as a topper
I thought about banana butter or coconut butter or even coconut banana butter or regular pb. And I also offered her agave or maple syrup. But she actually said they were the best plain, so that’s how she ate them!
So I finally made these for breakfast this morning, and I am so mad that I waited this long! They were AWEsome! I topped mine with a choc. chip cookie dough almond butter sauce
I will DEFINATELY be making these again… soon!!! Thanks for the recipe!
Thank YOU for trying them! I’m so happy you liked them
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I top regular pancakes with pb and applesauce. I bet it would be fantastic on these!
Oh wow,I’m sure my mum would love these! I think I gotta make her some Brownie Batter pancakes,soon!
To be honest,I’m not such a great friend of sleepovers. I also am someone who usually goes to bed quite early because my body clock wakes me up at about 6AM in the morning
So I am always the first one who falls asleep and in the morning,I don’t know what to do when every one else is sleeping until lunch time 
Hehe I remember all of those sleep over staples – we also made a lot of prank calls (we were bad)!
You are such a great friend! ….She will probably NEVER move out! I know I wouldn’t!!!
It sounds like fun to have the sleepovers and good times! —We used to do a lot of truth or dare and watch movies like it was no bodies business and talk about boys NONSTOP!
This looks awesome! Going to have to try this for my next cookout or tailgating browni party .
Ahh, I remember back in middle school my friends and I would have sleepovers all the time and go to bed at 4 or 5am. It was crazy, but I think we’re all a little more mature now. Now we only stay up until 2am!
DELISH!!! mmmm the syrup never stops.. just a continual chocolaty stream haha
only once did i ever make chocolate brownie batter pancakes but they never held a candle to these!
i never had sleepovers as a kid..i was deprived of them…my mom never had sleepovers growing up either (she lived on a farm) lol.. but she also couldnt trust a lot of my friend’s parents lol .. but i did have a few sleepovers when i was a teen… the best memory was going to my best friends house and we’d have like 3 other people there and we would make these mini movies where we dressed up and did our best acting. I’m pretty sure she still has the tapes- would love to get my hands on them lol
xoxo <3
Ooooh… those look absolutely sinful, yet delightfully healthy and yummy! Wow!! I’ll make these tonight for my husband. I’m going away for 12 days and promised I would make him something special for supper tonight. These will be perfect! Thank you.
Sleepovers – lots of them! As a little kid we played games and made forts with bedsheets and furniture. As a teenager, we mostly baked, cooked, watched movies, and once a friend and I made scrapbooks for our beaus. Lots of fun!
Amazing! I’ll have to make these this weekend! I’m gonna try a gluten-free version!
think those pictures are the most amazing-chocolatey-heaven-like pictures I have ever seen. I literally just stared at them for like 20 minutes begging for them to come out of my screen so I could eat them.
Oh MY Word. You never cease to amaze me!
P.S. Good job on the syrup pouring shots!
Oh my gosh that looks like a birthday breakfast! What a treat… And I’d totally be down with spinach chocolate pancakes… I’d let you make them for me
You are a genius! Thanks for the recipe!
Those pictures oh. my. goodness. You take amazing shots. Do you use a tri-pod to get such clear shots of that syrup?!
I didn’t… I try to stay really still (which is hard when you’re pouring syrup with one hand!) but I always sharpen my photos during the editing process, so that helps a TON!
Holy yum!!!!!!!!
Yuuuuummy! I’m eating these right now
I didn’t have any applesauce so I just added a teensy bit more milk. I also omitted the sugar. I made 5 little pancakes and topped them with Dark Chocolate Dreams PB. 
Oh my wow! I am amazed that you already made them! You are a superstar, girl!
just made pancakes this morning! Now I wish I made them chocolate. What did you top them with??
I offered maple syrup, banana butter, or agave, or even coconut butter… but when she tasted them, she said they didn’t need topping, and she ate them plain!
It looks like a chocolate syrup in the pic???
Yes
My mouth is seriously watering just looking at these! When I was little, I had slumber parties all the time… I loved giggling all night and eating oreo’s at 2:00 AM!
Sleepovers were awesome when I was a kid! Can you say As Told By Ginger, popcorn, and enough chocolate to make you sick?
Ugh I had a friend who burned popcorn at 3am at one of my sleepovers.
I woke up late today, and since I knew this is what you would be posting, I made sure to check your blog before having breakfast. These were REALLY good and very brownie like! I didn’t use any of the added sugar/stevia, the sweetness from the applesauce was enough for me (though if I had made them this way for my best friend she probably would have spit them out lol). yummehhh great recipe!!!!
Wow, I am amazed that you already made them! Two people have already made them??? Y’all are crazy-awesome!
I’d eat both the spinach choco pancakes and the brownie batter pancakes…at once.They both look too yummy!
As for sleepovers, I still have them with my bff in NYC every now and then. Sometimes we go so long without seeing each other that it’s nice to reconnect and watch girlie movies and gossip
It’s funny because cookie dough is way better than cookies, but I actually prefer brownies to brownie batter. I LOVE dense, chewy brownies.
But these look delicious! I (not so) secretly wish you had snuck some green powder into your friend’s pancakes, just because I’m curious if she would have been able to tell!
You are putting my breakfast to shame. WOW!
These look delicious! I might have to make them for lunch!
My mouth is literally watering!
I always had and went to slumber parties! We would watch movies, eat lots of junk food, do each others nails, talk all night…
AMAZING!! I look forward to making these. You are just so clever you!
Just a dollop of whipped cream or soy cream for me….hmmmm
Oh my goodness. If I have a sleepover again we’re having these for breakfast. Maybe dinner, too.
I always slept at sleepovers. I’m terrible at staying up all night. On New Year’s Eve I was sleepy by 9 and somehow pushed through to midnight but crashed almost immediately after.
THOSE LOOK INCREDIBLE!!!!!
Katie, these look amazing! So super chocolatey and the perfect recipe for your blog!
I miss sleepovers SO much — we used to have so much fun being crazy silly together!
I know, me too
. I miss so much about being younger… I never actually thought I’d miss high school!
I miss certain things (like sleepovers!!), but I like where I am now even more! The best is yet to come, dahling!
So true… lol I guess I should stop looking back on the past so that I don’t miss my “present”!
That photo should be on the cover of a magazine. No, scratch that, on the cover of every major newspaper, and on billboards across the world!
Plus one to this! I’m making it my screensaver
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Brownie batter is DEFINITELY better than brownies! And the best part of the sleeepover is definitely at 2 or 3 am when everyone’s deliriously hyper!
Couldn’t you have posted these a few hours earlier? I am seriously regretting my choice of breakfasts!
Katie, have you considered going into the “Food Porn” business? I could seriously LICK the screen right about now.
My parents tease me all the time about not taking advantage of the “sleep” in sleepovers! We mostly just hang around and gossip/surf the internet/watch TV/eat
Haha if there was a food porn business, I think I’d definitely want to make that my career. Wow, that sounds naughty.
Oh my…I’m making those asap!!!
I would eat licorice for breakfast for a hundred bucks, and I HATE licorice. But I don’t hate spinach, so I would have definitely taken you up on that offer.
I’m going to need to make these for breakfast tomorrow
Ah, the thought of middle school sleepovers brings back so many fun memories. And some interesting ones like ‘light as a feather, stiff as a board’. Its funny how we actually thought it would work…
It never did… and yet we kept playing it anyway!
Yah. I’ll be making this. End of story.
Wow I am blown away by how amazing these look!!
I think this is my favorite post you’ve ever written!
Yummm, these were so delish! I used some peanut flour too which added a nice p-nutty taste
no toppings needed which was great since they were eaten on the go! Thanks Katie! 
That sounds like a reeses pb cup for breakfast! Genius, girl!
MMM! do you think this would work with whole wheat flour instead?
I don’t think I’ve actually used regular ww flour (as opposed to pastry) in years! I can tell you that it will be fine, texture-wise. But I can’t personally vouch for the taste. If you try it, let me know whatcha think!
I made them with whole wheat flour and they were yummy
But I’m used to eating wheat things…
*white whole wheat
I used white whole wheat, too. Once with regular cocoa and once with dark. Both turned out great. We just ate them as a snack with no syrup. The dark cocoa smells more like brownies baking, but I really didn’t notice a huge difference in taste. Maybe I have an unsophisticated cocoa palate.
Oh man, I know what I’m having for dinner tomorrow!
We definitely had sleepovers. When we were younger, it almost always involved constructing a fort out of sheets and chairs and things. When we got older, it was all about staying up as late as we could watching terrible movies and talking.
OH MY MUPPETS I am seriously counting down the days till Pancake Sunday now!! Best looking pancakes EVER!! I am definitely DEFINITELY making those on Sunday!!
Oh, and I just caught up on your last gazillion posts since I’ve been away, and I love them all, and your decisions one the MOST!! SO HAPPY SO HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY for you and when the CCK book comes out I am buying it first thing and then taking a day off to make everything in it and it will be the best day EVER!!
LOVE for Katie!!!!! <3
I’m just so happy you’re back!!! I missed u!!!
Why do I always see your pancake recipes AFTER breakfast?! Ah well, there’s always lunch
Although sometimes I think I may be allergic to chocolate as it always upsets my stomach a lot. But I don’t care! It doesn’t stop me, and I eat tons anyway 
“Only for a serious chocoholic” -> sounds PERFECT for me!!
I wish I was the one staying at your house and eating all you chocolate-y treats
I would have even let you put the spinach in mine! 
Btw, I made your butternut squash fries… LOVEEED them!!
Thanks for the amazing recipe, and I hope you have an equally amazing week!!
<3 <3
So I am eating your pancakes now, and I am seriously without words. The batter almost didn’t make it into pancakes because it seriously tastes JUST like brownie batter (only BETTER!!). And now I feel like I’m eating brownies for lunch. I added chocolate chips and topped them with peanut butter and coconut butter, and I am purely in heaven. I don’t think I have EVER tasted a better pancakes (although it’s close between these and your strawberry shortcake pancakes
). So anyway, thank you SO MUCH for the beyond incredible pancakes!! You’re the BEST!! 
Love you Katie!! <3 <3
YOU are the best. No question.
Oh my GOSH!!! These look AWESOME! My hubby and I are huge chocoholics and we will DEFINITELY be trying these….
Yum!! We used to stay up all night at “sleep”overs too. Then we’d have what mom called a sleepover hangover the next day! These definitely look like perfect sleepover hangover cures.
Hahahaa sleepover hangovers… I think chocolate is a perfect cure for any hangover
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Oh man I’m bummed I didn’t read your blog before I ate breakfast. I’m definitely going to be making these tommorow! Your pictures are so pretty. Haha, and one time i tried putting chocolate syrup on pancakes but I actually didn’t like it; it just got sticky and wasn’t as runny as maple syrup. What website do you use to calculate your calories?
I don’t use a website. I use good ole math
. Especially for single-serving recipes like this, it’s really easy because all you do is add the individual #s up.
AHHH YUMMY!!!! I just made some waffles that look almost identical to that (but, of course, I didn’t have any sweetener in them, so they were bitter). It tastes fabulous with peanut butter frosting and sliced bananas!
Those pancakes look amazing! I made your Snickerdoodle dip this weekend and my kids loved it. So much that my 15 year old then made your Chocolate Brownie Batter Dip. Another big hit. We had friends over Sat. night and I brought out the dips and everyone loved it. Nobody could believe it when I told them it was made with chickpeas and Great Northern Beans (that is all I had when my daughter went to make the Chocolate dip – they worked great!)
I am so so excited you made the bean dips! I love bringing them to parties and surprising everyone… it’s a great conversation starter!
Holy chocolate stack! Those do look good
I had sleepovers all the time when I was a kid. My daughter has started asking to have one, but she’s only 5 and all I can imagine is me calling moms at 2am when the kids won’t go to sleep!
Your daughter is brave! LOL I was afraid of spending the night away from home until at least second grade!
Oh my goshiiii, these pictures are so beautiful!! Chocolate for breakfast is the best thing ever! Your friend is one lucky girl
I really miss all the sleep-overs we used to have! Its been years, but they were so much fun! Watching girl moves (Mean Girls is still my favorit), eating chocolate, spreading gossip, talking about boys! Miss those days
Holy chocolate! lol. These look so decadent! I always loved sleepovers. We always stayed up late watching Disney movies when younger which eventually turned into late night games about crushes, Truth or Dare, and gossiping. I was always pretty crabby the day after from lack of sleep!
Looks good!! I’m ashamed to admit I’ve never actually had chocolate in pancakes before, or even chocolate sauce, I am obviously weird. I’ll try them and let you know whats better fruit vs. chocolate, I’m afraid I think fruit might win!! x
Making these…tomorrow!??
If you ever figure out how to send pancakes in the mail….please send some to me at college. Please and shanks. <3
G-frand you KNOW I love sleepovers — still do! I love staying up late and talking forrrrever. Doesn't get any betta.
Oh my! Those pictures look delicious!
My favorite things to do at slumber parties usually involved movies, nachos and painting nails
sleepover parties? Not in a few years, no
I can’t wait for Skylar to have them though!
living vicariously thru her will be the best!
And living vicariously thru these pancakes and all this chocolate is THE BEST!!!
SO much chocolate, so little time.
#whitegirlproblems
Oh heyyyy action shots! Food pron at it’s finest
wow. can these post get anyy better!!?? Love this of course. I hardly every do sleepovers anymore….. I loved hair and nails…the usual girly things
OH EMMMMMMMM GEEEEEEEEEEEE…. you are killing me Miss CCK
Death by chocolate?
These look AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!! CHocolate and spinach for breakfast- sounds like my kind of day!
Sleepovers- oh how I miss the days of WANTING to stay up and play, now I WANT to sleep, but have too much to do. ha!
Used to love sleepover parties – my friends and I would play music, board games, watch movies, prank-call people (HAHA
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WOWZA those pancakes – the best.
So basically, this post means I need to buy some cocoa powder.
Those pancakes should be banned
I loved sleep overs growing up-I actually did one last summer with some girl friends. We played cards, ate junk food, swam in the pool and watched TV. Good times.
Katie, you are amazing! I remember how much I loved sleep overs growing up… we used to eat such junk though! If only we had known about your awesome healthy dessert recipes!
Your photos are always the besttttt! I haven’t had a sleepover in ages, although I still love them
Yum I can’t wait to try these! Maybe a chocolicious Saturday morning breakfast. I loved having sleepovers as a kid. Scary stories, smores, talking about boys, and movies! And before caller id we did a lot of prank phone calls. Fun times.
I made these pancakes and they are phenomenal!!! I used all-purpose flour, dark cocoa, and subbed mashed banana for the applesauce. Definitely the best pancake recipe I’ve tried in a long time. I topped them with banana peanut butter, but they were so perfectly sweet and moist that they didn’t even need a topping (unlike many pancakes).
I love love love your idea to top with pb… it sounds like a Reeses for breakfast!
I’m reading this at 6:45pm. Tonight is officially a Brinner night
Those are definitely the best nights!
I’d kill for these pancakes! But it’s just too hot for cooking right now…
I haven’t been on a real sleepover party since high school too but I remember we had a lot of fun and I really miss those times.
One of my favorite slumber parties was when we all went to the zoo to see the Christmas light display and then came back to bake cookies!
Strangely, I now feel like making pancakes. And I’m not ever really much of a pancake kinda gal, but those look like chocolate heaven. Maybe top them with a few fresh raspberries…yum!
Amazing…as usual! Your pancakes look positively delicious! I always loved sleep-overs, although my friends and I still try and do a “girls night” when we are all in town. We usually stay up until about 2, so its close enough to a sleep-over I think. I remember my friends and I would alway watch Mary-Kate & Ashley movies at sleep-overs! We rocked the junk food as well
These days, I bake fancy cupcakes and once, I brought your white bean blondies! (They never knew the secret ingredient)
Brownie batter is better than ANYTHING! God, these look amazing. I know what my breakfast will be tomorrow
Actually both of those pancake recipes look good to me!! Still love my sleepovers!! Watching movies, vegging out on snacks, except now I dont like staying up all night. I need my sleep
Just made these! GAH they are so good!!!! I felt like I was eating brownies, and kept having to pinch myself and remind myself that they were pancakes!
Thanks for making healthy eating FUN!
Sleepovers for me now that I am older usually consist of telling about our lives now that we have all moved away to college/work. We barely see each other and have sleepovers to overindulge in food and gossip!
Just ate these for breakfast. ZOMG they were good! Even better than I’d imagined. My 7 year old who HATES healthy food scarfed them down in record time! Thank you so much for this recipe!!!
The Girl Scout Samoas sound good. I’m going to try to make them TODAY! I’m so glad I found your site. Thank you!!
Hi Katie! Thank you so much for your blog and your dedication to it and all of your fans!!
Where can I find Amazing Grass Chocolate Green SuperFood? I’ve looked for it a Whole Foods but I can’t find it anywhere! Maybe I am just looking in the wrong place?
I (and my very carnivorous boyfriend) LOVE your recipes!! Thank you so much!!
Hey Katie, I didn’t know where to ask this, but I have a completely random question: Have you ever tried Shirataki noodles before? I was wondering if you had an opinion of them. Thanks!
I tried them once, out of curiosity, a few years ago. I thought they were slimy and weird! But I am an absolute LOVER of real pasta, so I am probably biased
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Oh.my.lawd, Katie! These look beyond amazing! And I am in love with the chocolate drizzle action in the photos…and I’m not even a huge chocolate fan (I know, *gasp*)
4:25 saw the picture of Food Gawker
4:35 made pancake batter
4:40 jumped around anxiously for pancakes to cook
4:42-4:43 stuffed pancakes in my mouth
4:44 completely blissed out with chocolate
4:45 sat down to write how insanely good these are…. and how I’m thankful I only got 3 3-inch pancakes so will not be forced to replace dinner with pancakes!
Thank you so much for posting!!! Perfect quick chocolate fix!!!
LOL! I especially like the part at 4:44
I think this is the cutest comment ever
Do you think this will work with coconut flour? I have a whole bag just begging to be used for something!
I don’t know if you can use part coconut flour, but you can try. You definitely shouldn’t try with ALL coconut four, though, because it’s too crumbly of a flour and will fall apart.
Oh man, I am making this tommorow. I’m bummed that I don’t have dutch processed though because I’ve tried your other chocolate batter pancakes (from a long time ago) but it didn’t taste super chocolatey without the dutch processed. I’m trying it again though and throwing in some chocolate chips and topping with peanut butter or coconut butter.
I would love the Samoas babies! I’ve already subscribed by email, and liked you on Facebook!
Can I omit the applesauce? Because I don’t have any…
You can sub an equal amount banana… or probably even nondairy yogurt! Or oil.
i just made them and used pumpkin, actually… it worked!
These were sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo good!!!!!!!!! Even my husband loved them, and he does NOT eat healthy food so that’s saying something!
Katie, these were AWESOME! Actually “awesome” doesn’t even begin to cut it. These were BETTER than awesome. I know what I’m having for breakfast tomorrow and the next day and the next day and the next day……….. YUM!!!
Made these for breakfast this morning….DELICIOUS! I quadrupled the batch to make a bunch for my family. I also added my own twist: cinnamon. I would have loved to add some cayenne pepper too but my son doesn’t like spicy chocolate (but I sure do!!). I have a Mayan brownie recipe that I use cinnamon and cayenne for and they are AWESOME. The cinnamon was a nice addition to the pancakes but maybe not everyone cares for spicy when they wake up in the morning…
Anyways. AWESOME! Thanks!
Oh wow, I LOVE your idea to add cinnamon! And I love your cayenne idea even more! I might have to try this too!
I used ovaltine in lieu of cocoa powder and o. m. f. g. I just had an experience. I’ve been craving chocolate like mad and to finally get it, in such a healthy form… I’m so happy <3
(I also added some chocolate chips, though!)
my favorite recipe yet!
Ooh I’ve never had Ovaltine before… I remember I used to think the commercials were funny, but I never actually tried it!
These were really good! I added a few chopped cherries and chocolate chips (I know you love the choc/cherry combo). I love how easy all of your recipes are. Thanks for satisfying my sweet tooth.
That sounds awesome! Now you have me wanting to try raspberries too!
Made them for breakfast. Am in love <3
Haha. I wanted to eat them straight-away, off the pan, so they were pretty hot…so what to do? I took some Greek yogurt, and layered it, and it was like chocolate CAKE heaven…now…I REALLY want to make them again tomorrow…and I'll just keep doing that until I'm sick of it! (but really…who gets sick of chocolate?
My ex boyfriend didn’t like chocolate at all! Do you wonder why he is an ex boyfriend?
How can you NOT like chocolate? And yes, I can see how he is an ex boyfriend
haha ^^
Wow, these were really delicious. I made three larger pancakes and they tasted a lot like the $6 crepes that a local french bakery serves. I put some Tru Whip on top with a little drizzle of Santa Cruz chocolate syrup and they were a delicious dessert. I think they would also be awesome with nutella spread on them!
Nutella on chocolate pancakes? I think you are my new best friend. True fact.
I have got to make these.
Ohmygosh. I just made these and they are INCREDIBLE!!!! They cooked perfectly and the chocolatey-ness —— OHMYGOSH, heaven in your mouth!
Hi! Just tried this recipe this morning, delish! Just curious, do you usually double this recipe?? I only got a couple regular sized pancakes out of it. Just wondered if I have the right measurements. Thanks =)
Oh yes they are small; silver-dollar sized. That’s why I wrote in the recipe that you should plan to add lots of toppings or double the recipe or plan to have something else alongside.
Haha! Okay, thanks Katie =) I will definitely make these again!
omg!! thoes look so sinfully delicious!!
OMG Double Chocolate Brownie Batter Pancakes?!?!? I think I just died and went to heaven. I can practically taste these right now that’s how delicious they sound. I sooo know what’s on my next Sunday brunch menu.
so i seriously love that it makes a perfect serving size! and they are beyond indulgent in their chocolately goodness. i don’t know if you or any other readers have tried this but i added some instant coffee crystals, about a tsp. it brought out the chocolate flavor even more and was just fantastic! thanks for all your great recipes, ill be trying some more soon! and thanks for following my board on pinterest as well!
Oh you are so welcome!!
And I adore your coffee idea! Definitely writing it down to try!
Hey I was wondering if I used chocolate instead of the powder how much I should put in?
Sorry, no idea. You’ll have to experiment.
Hi Katie! I just discovered your blog and I am already in love!
I just made these this morning and, although I think I put a bit too much stevia in them for my taste, I could see the genius behind the recipe. Thanks for a delicious breakfast!!
im making these right now and the batter is really thin, any suggestions or just try cooking em?
thanks so much!
It should definitely not be a really thin batter. Are you sure you measured the correct flour and liquid amounts?
I hope they worked for you anyway!!
I had the same problem. Mine were way too liquidy, and when I made one like that it was more like a crepe than a pancake. I used regular flour, not spelt flour, but I don’t think that would have made that big of difference.
Different flours do absorb different amounts of liquid, but you’re right that it shouldn’t still be a problem. Maybe it’s a climate thing? If you ever decide to make them again, try adding less to begin with and add more only as needed. But then again, chocolate crepes don’t sound too bad…
hey this is gonna sound stupid, but when you say “the entire recipe” is 130 cal, do you mean it’s 130 calories for all 6-8 pancakes or just one?
All the pancakes. The pancakes are small, but it’s for all of them.
YUMMMMM!!!!! (Just made these. Topped with a dairy-free hazelnut chocolate spread
ok curious… do you think I could make up the batter the night before and cook them in the morning? I’m thinking of surprising the fam with chocolate pancakes Thanksgiving morning but wanted to save precious time (I also have to bake an apple pie in the morning). The family here in TN are big fans (my hubby keeps talking about he is so stunned how much he likes the brownie bites).
Hmmm… I don’t think you can make pancake batter the night before. But you can cook the actual pancakes the night before and then re-heat in the oven, I think. I haven’t tried it with these, but I know other pancake recipes work that way
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you could always mix the dry ingredients the night before and then add the wet in the morning (: … i saw a box of red velvet pancakes last night and i was thinking dang…. katie should really get on that
I can’t believe that photo. I’m just salivating… Did you hire a professional to take it or was it homemade? I came across this photo on the website I’m working for and just wanted to verify that it was okay. We’re a young startup in Berlin and don’t want to step on anybody’s toes. Please get in touch with me at masterpinspire@gmail.com if you’d like the link. Cheers!
Hi Esmerelda,
Yes, it’s my photo
. Thank you so much for your sweet words!!
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As long as you credit it as being mine, I would be honored if you used my photo. Definitely do send along your link
What is the pancake syrup shown in Brownie Pancake recipe? Is it maple syrup or a chocolate syrup?
Thanks!
Chocolate syrup
I am so making these tommorrow. Just found you via Gina skinnytaste,com and so far I love everything I see.
Aww thanks, Maggie!
YUM! Made these today and don’t even feel guilty about it! I used regular flour, omitted the sugar, but added Ghirardelli dark chocolate chips and they were divine! Thanks for sharing (o:
I’ve had brownie batter pancakes on both Xmas and New Year’s Day.
You deserve a prize!! I’ve melted Nutella in the microwave for sauce. AWESOME! Do you have another sauce you like to use? (assume it’s not just Hershey’s?)
You can try this one:
http://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/2010/05/20/homemade-artisana-cacao-bliss
I like to freeze it and make chocolate bars, too!
Wow- thank you! Looks great.
I must admit, I was a little sceptical going into this recipe, but now I feel ashamed of that scepticism. I mean DAYUMMMMMM they tasted like brownie batter, almost exactly. They were amazing. So thank you Katie, and I apologize for ever doubting you and your wonderful recipes.
Katie,
Thanks for the recipe, I made the pancakes a few days ago and the flavor was deliciously chocolate!
I definitely plan on repeating this recipe; I agree with your mantra of chocolate everyday! My only question is if you have any advice for reducing the gummy-ness of the pancakes. As a non-vegan, I am used to the traditional fluffiness of non-vegan pancakes, but am intrigued by your healthier and more animal/environmentally friendly versions of recipes. Perhaps I need to adapt to the new texture – but I thought I would check and see if you had any advice! Again, loved the flavor!
Try using oil for the applesauce. Fat-free baked goods tend to be gummy. Let me know if you do try it!
What would I need to change (if anything) to use this recipe for waffles? I’m on the hunt for healthy waffle recipes to try out with my new waffle iron! Thanks!
Sorry, I’ve never made homemade waffles
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You are absolutely my hero for creating this amazing recipe for all of us chocoholics out there…Just made these (using banana instead of applesauce) and they are incredible
Everything on your site actually seems to be amazing<3
When I made these, for some reason they didnt turn out…the batter was thick and looked like pancake batter but when I tried to flip it, it just kind of smooshed up on the pan…What do you think went wrong?
Unfortunately, it’s almost impossible to know what could’ve gone wrong in a recipe when I wasn’t there to see exactly what you did. So I can only try to guess
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Can you tell me more specifics about what ingredients you used? Type of flour, etc?
I just tried these using Cup4Cup gluten free flour and they were delicious!!!
So, I know this may sound silly but I don’t know how to make pancakes!
Im just confused as to what to do when you finished all the mixing processes. Do you just heat a frying pan and put them on? I have no idea!
Silly me, I wish I knew how to make pancakes
Grease frying pan first. Then drop batter in pancake-sized amounts onto pan. When they bubble, you can turn them… but you don’t need to do so. Don’t turn them when they’re still liquid!
Katie, this was fabulous, and all the recipes of yours I have made over the past 3 weeks! I made these for my husband and myself this morning, and it was like eating a fresh, warm, chocolate chocolate chip cookie for breakfast! Wow!
I double this recipe to serve my parents at Sunday breakfast – I used whole wheat pastry flour, a mashed banana instead of apple sauce (just didn’t have any), & regular unsweetened cocoa powder. I also added 1 T of chocolate hemp protein powder (next time I’ll try 2) and just 1 packet of truvia.
In some of the pancakes I added sliced strawberries. I loved the strawberry version, and I used peanut butter instead of syrup. My mom liked plain better & she wants chocolate chips in hers next time! Anyway, they were a hit and a double recipe was great for 3 people with fruit on the side.
For anyone’s who’s arent’ turning out. Make it a hot pan, and make sure the edges of your pancake are looking dry and cooked before flipping.
I love your idea to add strawberries!
I like how you don’t write out the instructions for how to make pancakes. Who needs all that extra for something that SHOULD BE basic knowledge. I read a recipe for grilled cheese one time. GRILLED CHEESE! Good grief.
Just made these today for my whole family. They LOVED them! My 5-year-old ate them plain and my 6-year-old said they were the best pancakes she’s ever eaten. Hubs loved them too. Wow! Pretty incredible for vegan, sugar-free pancakes!! I’m going to try subbing in half buckwheat flour next time. These are SO good!
Made these for breakfast this morning and I was pleasantly surprised! Delicious! Typically don’t enjoy chocolate for breakfast, but these were perfect.
I just made these yesterday with half buckwheat flour, and honestly they were even more amazing – I think because of the texture. The buckwheat made them super fluffy. They were honestly like cake. I wish I had some to eat right now… lol. I’m going to try them this coming Sunday with all buckwheat flour. If it’s a success, these will be GF
Yay!
Hi! I tried to make this recipe yesterday. For some reason, the pancakes came out very thin and wouldn’t flip. I replaced the stevia with agave and the applesauce with Greek yogurt.
I can only vouch for the results of the recipe as written.
Agave is going to thin out your batter. As will Greek yogurt or even the applesauce (as opposed to using the oil). This is a small amount of batter, so a small amount of agave is even an issue in the fluffiness of the final product. I used everything as written, except for subbing my GF flour mix which works fine in nearly ally recipe, but used applesauce, not oil. I even added extra flour because the batter was quite thin, and mine came out thin as well and tricky to flip. But they still tasted wonderful.
Try using a granulated sweetener next time rather than agave, or be sure to add in extra flour and probably and extra scant pinch of Baking Soda….perhaps even a pinch of baking powder. My pancake recipes usually get both anyway. HTH.
These were yummy…chocolate pancakes for breakfast are perfect when Aunt Flo is in town, lol.
Love them! Doubled the ingredients for a full 3 person meal. However, the batter was way to thick (breaddough), so I doubled the milk again. Left out the sugar, added a bit more appelsauce. Perfect dark rich chocolatey pancakes, without being sweet. I finished them with a thin layer of homemade sugarfree blueberry/blackberry jam. This added a sweet-and-sour fruity touch that was absolute heaven with the chocolate. What a feast!
I made these, and they were unbelievable! And you get such a huge serving size. I will make these many, many more times
These are amazing!
Since they’re vegan, do you think the batter would work as a ganache or frosting?
I don’t know… it sounds like a fun experiment, though!
I’ve always loved this recipe but today I made it with dark chocolate almond milk and omitted the applesauce…it really tasted like I was eating brownies! (And when I inevitably ate half of the raw batter it really felt like I was eating brownie batter :p)
Just made these to satisfy my chocolate craving earlier, and I did indeed dunk them in chocolate syrup because I am an chocoholic for sure! The amount in this recipe is perfect for a light snack, and I love how low-maintence it is and how easy it’d be to double it. You’re a genius Katie, and so your blog is so fun to read for a die-hard vegan like me!
I just made these, delicious. I am going to add chopped walnuts next time.
What kind of oil do you use for these!? It’s low calorie!
What kind of oil do you use for these!? It’s
low calorie!
Going to make these on sunday! What sort of syrup/topping did you use in the pics?
That was just chocolate syrup, just for the photos. You can use anything, really! Some ideas: (Scroll down to the section titled “frostings and nut butters”)
http://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/chocolate-covered-recipes/snackity-snacks/
or
http://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/2011/06/16/chocolate-raspberry-sauce/
thanks! Also, another question, I do have applesauce but being abroad I think it’s a little thiner than the one you peeps in the US use. Could I sub it for natural yogurt?
Haven’t tried it so I can’t say for sure. But it sounds ok.
oh god, I just made and ate them. Amazing! Cannot believe there are so few calories in them!
I used one T of low fat yogurt but because the batter was a little thick I also added a T of applesauce and an extra T of skimmed milk. Perfect! Next time I’ll try adding some kind of syrup (maybe golden syrup) as I was out of any today, to make them a little more moist but they were still great as they were!
Thank you katie!!
huge serving size too!
Thanks for a great recipe Katie! I’ve toyed around with grandma’s PA Dutch pancake recipe for years, but my chocolate version never tasted this good. Absolutely love the spelt flour and applesauce substitutions, they make this healthy version taste phenomenal. I used xylitol as my sweetener just to keep the blood sugar in check, no discernible difference in the flavor. And we had no plain applesauce- the choices were blueberry, mango, and spiced Asian pear. My husband opted for the blueberry and it definitely added a great fruit component to the mix. Just waiting for the boy child to wake up and smother his in Nutella now!
I just made these, and the taste is INCREDIBLE, but the texture came out weird. I just subbed the flour since I didn’t have any spelt, but other people have subbed different things too and said they turned out fine. What did I do wrong? I used coconut oil (not as much) at first, then I had to add some almond flour and a little flax seed flour (the only three I had available). The texture of the batter seemed great, but they didn’t hold together, before or after I added the extra flour.
We still loved them though and just ate them up like crumbles of brownies! I made a simple sauce of butter, cocoa, milk, cream and xylitol. It was perfect. YUM!
Sorry, that should say that I used coconut FLOUR instead of spelt.
Coconut flour is very different from other flours. I can’t vouch for the results if you used coconut flour. Glad they were still ok though!
Just wondering if you have a recipe for the chocolate syrup in this recipe? Also, what kind of chocolate chips do you use that do not have added sugar? Love this blog, thanks!
I don’t have a recipe, but here is my favorite chocolate syrup: http://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/2011/06/16/chocolate-raspberry-sauce/
As for chocolate chips, my favorite are the ghirardelli 100% discs, but you could always crumble up a sugar-free chocolate bar to make sf chocolate. I’ve bought a brand with a red label before… don’t remember the name, but it’s 70% chocolate and sugar-free.
Oh, or you can use my three-ingredient chocolate bar recipe to make chips.
My kids loved these pancakes. I don’t think they set quite right, though. The texture was not pancake-y at all. Not sure why. I did use spelt flour. Maybe because I used all applesauce and no oil? Maybe too much almond milk? Not sure. Will keep tinkering with it, because my kids did enjoy them a lot! Thank you!
Actually, im in highschool and have an after-prom sleepover coming up in a few nights, so guess who’s convincing her friends that vegan food doesn’t taste like rabbit food? (That’s literally what they refer to my lunches as!) These look wonderful, can’t wait to try them out! They’ll be wonderful with an almond milk lattee.
Oh have fun!!
Just made these, topped with your hot chocolate butter, for dinner!
These were absolutely delicious! I loved that they weren’t too sweet, just chocolatey!!
This is probably a strange question for a food blog, but would you mind sharing what kind of blush you use? It’s such a perfect pop of pink!
Aw Lia, thank you
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. So I also have a free one from Clinique that came in a gift!
I have one by Urban Decay that I really like. I don’t use it very often, though, because that brand is crazy-expensive
Ahhhh!!!!! I love these so much! I literally have them every night for dinner! So good!
Oh my goodness I’m so glad I found you, you make my world better..this would for sure kill my chocolate cravings, I’m gonna have to make this soon! God Bless you!!!!
Best pancakes ever!
I had to wait until the weekend to make these since I’m still in high school, but oh my GOSH Katie! Just made these for breakfast, and they were fantastic! Mine were quite flat, but we a little spread raspberry jam on each, squirted whipped cream down the middle, rolled them up like cannolis and sprinkled on powdered sugar! Yum! I’ll have to go find your thick pancakes trick… sure they’ll be delish like that too
My mom loved these too! We are both serious chocoholics but she was kind of skeptical about this recipe. Her mind is totally changed now, and I’ll be making many of your recipes in the future, starting with chocolate chip cookie dough dip later today. Thanks for the recipe!
Oh yum I just made these are they were great! I planned on using maple syrup so I used a little less sugar and they were still good enough to eat right out of the griddle. Fluffy, chewy and a nice chocolate flavor. I’m definitely using chocolate chips next time because I can never have too much chocolate!
Had them for a mother’s day breakfast this morning. Still wanting more now at nearly 2130! Thanks for this awesome recipe.
I just made these for myself and kids today and we are in love with them! I made them as written, using spelt flour, sugar, the oil and applesauce suggestion. I wasn’t sure about the batter at first, since it was really runny, and it makes a very thin pancake, but once I used enough spray/butter on the griddle, they were not too difficult to flip with some finesse. Just so ridiculously easy to make! I tripled the recipe, I probably need to at least quadruple it next time…..five kids and myself, sometimes hubby, thats a lot of pancakes!
Can you use oat flour with this recepie?
Is it 130 calories if you use unsweetened apple sauce?? Because if you use oil it is definitely more than 130 calories because the flour alone would be one hundred calories…just wondering. Thanks for posting such awesome recipes!
yes.
Posted recipe on facebook! (The brownie batter pancake recipe, I eat these at least once a week haha)
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