Happy Easter everyone! What a Sunday it’s been! I woke up early this morning and sneaked down to the shops to get ingredients for a new recipe – an Easter Chocolate-themed Pancake breakfast. I’ve seen lots of chocolate pancakes stuffed with Nutella and topped with melted Cadburys creme eggs on Pinterest, which, although may look moreish, would leave one hell of a sickly feeling afterwards!

So as always, I wanted to create a ‘best’ and healthy chocolate pancake option that was completely scrumptious and indulgent but meant you could still walk throughout the day!

Made with one banana, a dash of cacao powder, raw cacao nibs (which give an amazing chocolate chip crunch), greek yoghurt and protein-rich eggs, along with a few others ingredients. They’re a winner to kick off an Easter morning with, or Sunday…or day for that matter! You can watch a video of making the pancakes on my Instagram here.

I Skyped my dad this morning who was surrounded by my very hyper little brothers and sisters munching on huge chocolate eggs. These healthy pancakes may not replace Easter eggs but they’re a great addition…and I’m talking more for the adults than children!

The pancakes are super light and fluffy and with berries and a drizzle of honey on top, they work perfectly with the chocolate!

Guilt-Free Chocolate and Banana Pancakes

 

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Prep time

5 mins

Cook time

10 mins

Total time

15 mins

 

Chocolate and Banana Pancakes

Author: Lean Living Girl

Recipe type: Breakfast

Serves: 14 Small Pancakes

Ingredients

Dry Ingredients

• 1 Cup all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp of Cacao powder
• ½ tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp baking powder
• Pinch of Cinnamon
• Pinch of Sea Salt

Wet Ingredients

• 1 Large very ripe banana
• Drizzle of honey
• 1 Tbs of Greek yoghurt
• 2 Large Organic eggs
• ½ Cup full-fat Milk

Other

• Sprinkle of Cacao Nibs
• Coconut oil for cooking.
• Raspberries and extra honey to top

Instructions

1. Add the dry ingredients to a bowl and mix together, set aside.
2. Mash up the banana with a fork and whisk in the eggs.
3. Then add the remaining wet ingredients and whisk until smooth.
4. Add the dry ingredients to the wet and mix well until fully combined.
5. Sprinkle in the Cacao nibs and mix.
6. Add coconut oil to a frying pan and wait for 30 seconds until pan is warm.
7. Spoon 2 tbs of the mixture onto the pan and cook each pancake for about 60 seconds on each side - until golden brown.
8. Serve in a stack and top with fresh berries and more honey!

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