Chocolate Chip Pancakes

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If you have kids (or a bit of a sweet tooth yourself!) then you’ll definitely want to try these Chocolate Chip Pancakes. They’re such a fun camping breakfast to make and are sure to please the littles!

A stack of chocolate chip pancakes with strawberries on top

Sponsored by Endangered Species Chocolate

Chocolate for breakfast? Well alright! You’ll have no problem getting your kids to join the clean plate club with this one! Adding chocolate chips can be such a fun twist on the classic pancake breakfast. All it takes are some chocolate chips to transform ordinary pancakes into a decadent morning splurge.

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A platter of chocolate chip pancakes on a wooden table

Why We Love Them

  • Guaranteed hit with the kids
  • Dry ingredients can be premixed at home
  • Uses the same base recipe, so you can divide the batch in order to make some chocolate pancakes and some that are not
  • Pairs beautifully with fresh fruit like strawberries
Ingredients for chocolate chip pancakes laid out on

Ingredients

Endangered Species Chocolate Chips: We used Endangered Species Oat Milk + Dark Chocolate chips for this recipe to get that rich, velvety chocolate flavor.

Flour, Sugar, Baking Powder, Salt: We like to premix all of these dry ingredients at home.

Egg: The binding properties of the egg are fairly critical. 

Milk: We use extra-creamy oat milk for our pancakes since it’s what we usually have on hand, but you can use dairy milk as well.

Coconut oil: We recommend using oil in the skillet (instead of butter) to achieve those delightfully crispy edges. Coconut oil has a much higher smoke point than butter and also adds a pleasant toasty flavor to the pancakes.

Steps to make pancake batter

Make the Batter

At camp, in a large bowl, thoroughly scramble the egg until it becomes uniformly yellow. Add the oat milk and mix until combined. Then, slowly in your premixed dry ingredients. Using a fork, slowly and gently mix the dry and wet ingredients together until you reach a mostly wet, lumpy consistency.

If you want to make an entire batch of chocolate chip pancakes, now is the time to add the chips to the batter. If you just want to make a few, divide out some of the batter in a separate bowl and mix in the chocolate chips.

Depending on how long the batter sits, the chocolate chips might start to drift towards the bottom. But just give it a gentle swirl with a fork to mix it all back up again before pouring out on the skillet.

Left: Adding pancake batter to a skillet. Right: Golden brown pancakes in a skillet.

Best Skillet To Cook Pancakes In While Camping

For the best results, we recommend cooking the pancakes in a non-stick skillet over a camp stove. The highly conductive aluminum will radiate heat out across the pan, reducing the likelihood of developing an intense hot spot in the center. We like to use this GSI Bugaboo Square Skillet, which allows us to cook four pancakes at once.

Cast iron is a viable option too, but you will want to move the pan around frequently to minimize the effects of a center hot spot.

Pre-warm the skillet prior to starting your first batch for about 5 minutes. Aim for medium-low heat.

Pancakes in a skillet on a camp stove. To the side there is an enamel plate with cooked pancakes.

How to Keep Your Pancakes Warm

We like to cook our pancakes on one side of our two-burner camp stove and then transfer them to a large enamel plate placed on the other side of the stove (with the burner off). A cast iron skillet will work as well.

The ambient heat from the cooking burner will warm the plate or skillet slightly to help keep the pancakes warm.

A stack of chocolate chip pancakes with strawberries on top

How to Serve Chocolate Chip Pancakes

We love to serve these chocolate chip pancakes with all the usual pancake toppings like butter and maple syrup. But we also find the chocolate pairs really nicely with fresh strawberries or raspberries.

Also, if you have come so far, a little cone of whipped cream and a few more chocolate chips on top wouldn’t be the worst thing either! Or, try making these s’mores pancakes instead, for a really fun twist!

A platter of chocolate chip pancakes on a tree stump
A stack of chocolate chip pancakes with strawberries on top

Chocolate Chip Pancakes

This is the perfect breakfast for kids or anyone who has a bit of a sweet tooth!
Author: Fresh Off The Grid
5 from 1 rating
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Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
10 pancakes

Ingredients

FOR THE PANCAKES

  • 1 cup flour
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 egg
  • cup chocolate chips
  • coconut oil

TO SERVE (optional)

  • Maple syrup
  • Fresh fruit
  • Whipped cream

Instructions

  • At home, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a small sealed container.
  • In camp, whisk the egg and milk together in a bowl with a fork. Add the dry ingredients and stir to combine, taking care not to over mix (some small lumps in the batter are okay). Gently fold in the chocolate chips.
  • Heat a non-stick skillet on your camp stove over medium low heat. Add one tablespoon of coconut oil to the skillet and swirl to coat the pan. Pour ¼ cup of batter per pancake into the skillet. Cook for a few minutes until the tops begin to bubble and the sides are set, two or three minutes. Using a spatula, flip the pancakes and cook the other side until golden.
  • Repeat with the rest of the batter, adding additional coconut oil into the pan as needed.
  • To serve, stack the pancakes and top syrup, fruit, and/or whipped cream.

Nutrition (Per Serving)

Serving: 1pancake | Calories: 118kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 5g | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 5g

*Nutrition is an estimate based on information provided by a third-party nutrition calculator

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