These thick, fluffy pancakes are loaded with lots of banana flavor and a double-delight of chocolate—Your family will go “bananas” for these crowd-pleasing pancakes!
Sometimes I wonder what life would be like without chocolate. Have you ever stopped and thought about that? No doubt the world would be a dark, dark place to live. I’m not even sure if life would be worth living without it…
I mean, can you even imagine the darkness and dreariness that would take over the world? I don’t really want to…
Wow, the thoughts going through my head right now are kiiiiinda freaking me out. I’m just chalking it up to today being Monday and all…
So I find it best NOT to think about these dreary chocolate-less subjects and just bury my woes in mile-high stacks of double-whammy chocolate pancakes.
With bananas because, uh, health-food ALL the way.
On a Monday aaaaaall the way. Yeeeees.
Yeeees, my friends, your Monday is about to be made. I made us all breakfast in a big, fat, carb-loaded way.
With a double-delight of chocolate and a boatload of bananas. In a big ‘ol stack of fluffier-than-clouds pancakes. Yep, you’re comin’ over.
And if you’re not over in about 10 seconds from now, there’s a serious chance I may end up eating your share of pancakes.
Sorry. Ugh. My sharing skills need a little bit of work.
Along with my table manners. I tell ‘ya, trying to eat a mile-high stack of pancakes may sound amazing, but in reality, it is SERIOUS business if the people watching you happen to think their names are Ms./Mr. Manners.
A.k.a. My entire judgy-judgy family and their judgy pancake-mannerisms eyes. Me and my broom closet have become BFFs because of this….
Fact: I would beat the pants off you in a pancake eating contest. No liez.
Now that I’ve flushed about 5 minutes of your life down the drain by babbling on and on about my pancake problems, shall we talk about today’s actual pancakes?
They’ve got all the double-chocolate joy. All the banana goodness. All that super-thick and fluffy texture goin’ on. The SPEEDINESS. Really, there’s nothing NOT to love about a big ‘ol pile of this pancake paradise.
The syrup-drowning is just the icing on the cake. And 110% necessary.
A maple syrup waterfall. I’m lovin’ it.
Your pre-coffee early morning is about to be made. On a quick sidenote, am I the only one who is seriously so.freaking.PUMPED that daylights saving time started yesterday?? One more hour of daylight which means an extra hour to photograph food! All the YES.
And yeah, that’s pretty much the only reason I’m psyched about daylights saving time. That and the fact that summer is practically here.
Yeah, that foot of snow outside told me so.
Anywaaaayz…Your new breakfast of the champs is right here, people. Time for a pancake stack swan-dive. ♥
Double-Chocolate Banana Pancakes
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Ingredients
- 2 cups white whole wheat flour
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons coconut sugar or brown sugar
- 1 large ripe banana mashed
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 large egg
- 2 cups buttermilk
- 3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- Maple syrup for serving
Instructions
- In a large bowl, whisk flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and sugar until combined. Set aside.
- In a separate large bowl, whisk mashed banana, oil, egg, and buttermilk until smooth. Gently fold flour mixture into liquid until just combined. Fold in chocolate chips.
- Heat a nonstick skillet to medium-high heat and working in batches, drop pancake batter by 1/4 cupfuls and cook 1-2 minutes on each side, flipping once. Serve pancakes warm with maple syrup.
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Izzy says
Please don’t ever speak of a world without chocolate again!!! I don’t ever want to hear those words again! 🙂 But seriously, these pancakes look amazing and banana and chocolate are so good together! I wish someone would come over and make me a big stack of these for breakfast tomorrow, hint hint 🙂
Sarah says
Haha! Point taken. I don’t even like to THINK about such horrid subjects. 😉 I’ll send you over an extra-tall stack of these pancakes as a peace offering. 😀
Keren @ Just One More Spoon says
Hmm…banana, chocolate, maple syrup…. what could be better?
Sarah says
I can’t think of anything better! 😉
Mandie | Mandie's Kitchen says
Banana pancakes are great, but chocolate banana pancakes?! Now that’s even better! Lovely recipe, Sarah!
Sarah says
You just can’t go wrong throwing chocolate into the mix, right? 😉 Thanks Mandie!
Helen @ Scrummy Lane says
I actually am shuddering right now at the thought of a world without chocolate, Sarah. It would be SUCH a depressing place!
Now pairing chocolate with bananas in pancakes is my idea of heaven!
Sarah says
Right?! It’s depressing to even think about a chocolate-less world. *shiver*.
Thanks Helen!! 🙂
Christin@SpicySouthernKitchen says
I always say yes to chocolate for breakfast!
Sarah says
Who in their right mind would ever say no, right?! 😉 Thanks Christin!
Amber @ Dessert Now, Dinner Later! says
I think all women would die if there was a world with no chocolate! At least I would!
Sarah says
Haha! I’m right there with ‘ya! 😉
aimee @ like mother like daughter says
These look so perfect Sarah! I love banana pancakes and chocolate chip pancakes and combining the two? YUMMO!
Sarah says
Thanks Aimee! I’m positive you would adore these pancakes! Really, there’s nothing NOT to love. 😉