These thick and fluffy chocolate banana pancakes are the ultimate breakfast indulgence! Loaded with a double whammy of chocolate and lots of banana flavor.
Breakfast is looking pretty dang indulgent today! Only the most chocolate-packed stacks of heaven for you guys.
Excuse me, TWO kinds of chocolate plus banana all in one stack. These details matter especially if you’re dedicating a weekend breakfast slot to these gems.
Which I highly recommend you do so immediately.
There’s pretty much nothing to these pancakes, folks! We’re going to be using my trusty buttermilk pancake base and from there’s it’s just a little double chocolate + banana action to keep things lively.
Your next weekend pancake breakfast calls!
These Pancakes Feature…
- A soft and fluffy texture
- Sweet mashed banana
- Lots of chocolate flavor from both cocoa powder and gooey chocolate chips
Making the Pancakes
(scroll down to the bottom of the post for the full recipe)
Ingredients You Will Need
- Bananas
- Unsalted butter
- Brown sugar
- Egg
- Vanilla extract
- Buttermilk
- All-purpose flour
- Cocoa powder
- Baking powder
- Baking soda
- Kosher salt
- Semisweet chocolate chips
Tips for Perfect Chocolate Banana Pancakes
- Use ripe bananas – ideally, you want ripe bananas that are bright yellow and spotted all over.
- Spoon and level flour – I use the spoon-and-level technique for measuring flour as this will prevent over-measuring. Use a spoon to scoop flour into the measuring cup, then level with the back of a knife.
- Allow melted butter to cool – wait for the butter to cool before mixing with the other ingredients to prevent curdling.
- Gently fold batter – use a light hand when mixing batter to prevent overmixing.
- Use real buttermilk – this gives the pancakes a rich and tangy flavor.
Recipe Variations
Try these ideas for a different twist on these pancakes.
- Choose a different chocolate – dark, milk, or white chocolate will all work great here. You can also use a chocolate bar cut up into chunks.
- Add nuts – fold 1/2 cup toasted walnuts or pecans into batter.
- Add a fruit – try folding 1/2 cup diced strawberries or raspberries into the batter.
It’s the gooey chocolate + rich banana flavor in each and every bite of these fluffy pancakes that really does it for me. You’ll soon see why one pancake quickly turns into three here!
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Double Chocolate Banana Pancakes
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Ingredients
- 2 medium ripe bananas, mashed
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled
- 3 tablespoons packed light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 large egg
- 2 cups buttermilk
- 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- Melted butter for cooking pancakes
- Sliced bananas, chocolate chips, and maple syrup for serving
Instructions
- In a large bowl, whisk mashed bananas, melted butter, brown sugar, vanilla, egg, and buttermilk until smooth. In a separate medium bowl, combine flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Fold flour mixture into liquid until batter is just combined. Fold in chocolate chips.
- Preheat a large skillet or griddle over medium heat and lightly brush with butter. Working in batches, drop pancake batter by heaping 1/3 cupfuls onto hot skillet and allow to cook 2-3 minutes on each side until pancakes are golden brown. Repeat cooking method with remaining batter, adding more butter to skillet as needed.
- Serve pancakes warm with banana slices, chocolate chips, and maple syrup on top. Enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition
This post was updated with new recipe adjustments and photos on 5/29/26.
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. 😉