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Peanut butter? AND Chocolate? This may be one of the best combinations in food history! That’s why I made the glorious Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Pancakes.
Heaven. All you need is a fork to eat that heaven, too. Syrup dripping down a multi-stack of pancakes. These peanut butter pancakes are fluffy and wonderful. The peanut butter flavor is not overwhelming. Chocolate chips are an excellent pairing with peanut butter pancakes!
This is a re-post of RecipeBoy’s original post first published in 2011, so this post is written from his 10-year old perspective! The photos have been updated, but I left a little pic of RecipeBoy making these pancakes at the end of the post- underneath the recipe.
Ingredients needed:
- all purpose flour
- white sugar
- brown sugar
- baking powder
- salt
- milk
- peanut butter
- egg
- vanilla extract
- chocolate chips
A funny story is that my mom developed this recipe and had just jotted down the ingredients but not the directions of this recipe, and then she left the room. Unfortunately, I tried to make the recipe with no directions, and when my mom came back in the room, I had a peanut butter pancake on the stove already! The only problem was that I hadn’t added enough vanilla, I had omitted the egg and had added the whole bag of chocolate chips. I’m such a fan of chocolate chip cookies that I got a little crazy.
I started over. I learned my lesson and gently sprinkled just a few chocolate chips on the batter in the skillet.
The pancakes turn out light and fluffy, but not the fall apart kind of fluffy. They’re firm, but light. I’ve always been a fan of making French toast or waffles for breakfast, but I sure love these peanut butter pancakes!
What’s the best topping for peanut butter pancakes?
There are two ways to go about topping peanut butter pancakes. Butter, syrup and a few more chocolate chips can be added for a more traditional topping. If you’re really, really into peanut butter, you can top the pancakes with peanut butter instead. Warm some peanut butter in the microwave and drizzle it on top with more chocolate chips. Either way, it will be delicious and you’ll be stuffed.
These Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Pancakes taste AWESOME! They have rich chocolate bites inside and a warm syrupy or peanut buttery outside. On any day, make this recipe because it is perfect for any weather. Hmmm. I think the only thing left to wonder about is how many calories this has!
After this delicious breakfast, I seriously do not need to eat any more chocolate or peanut butter for the next two weeks!
Peanut Butter Pancakes with Chocolate Chips
Ingredients
- 1¼ cups all purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 tablespoon granulated white sugar
- 1 tablespoon packed light brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1¼ cups milk
- ¼ cup crunchy peanut butter
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, sugars and salt. In a separate bowl, whisk together the milk, peanut butter, egg and vanilla. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir gently until all is combined.
- Preheat a skillet or griddle to medium and spray with nonstick spray. Scoop ½ cup of batter onto the skillet and sprinkle the pancake with several chocolate chips. Reduce the heat to medium-low and watch the pancake. When bubbles begin popping and forming in the center of the pancake, wiggle a spatula underneath and gently flip it over. Cook the other side for a minute or so until both sides are a nice, golden brown. Repeat with the rest of the batter and chocolate chips. Serve with warm maple syrup or warmed peanut butter.
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This recipe comes from RecipeBoy.com
You can’t go wrong with peanut butter and chocolate… even if you overdo it on the chocolate chips ;). The pancakes look fantastic, and I would totally make a stack if I hadn’t just scarfed down a big bowl of pumpkin oatmeal!
Can I have some please!!!
🙂
This looks perfect for breakfast this morning!! LOL pouring the entire bag of chocolate chips sounds like something I would do for sure…. I love the combo though 🙂
Those look like perfect pancakes! Cooking is always about learning as you go! Well done, Recipe Boy!
These look amazing! I love chocolate chip pancakes but I’ve never tried adding peanut butter…sounds delicious! 🙂
Breakfast perfection!
Hey RecipeBoy!
Apparently, I picked the wrong Saturday to fly a Red Eye to the East Coast! Missed your Sunday Morning surprise! I hope you choose to remake these awesome-sounding/looking pancakes soon. Hmmmm…doesn’t someone in the house have a Birthday this weekend?
Love, Dad
Seriously do I need to get hungry at 4am. I shouldnt read a recipe at this hour. Special a good one like this. 🙂
“Especially” good grief I cant spell at this hour either. lol
YUM!! I’m seriously in love!! With the pancakes, I mean. 😀
Made this a few hours ago. My man is hooked. He was jonesing for the version of these made by the local diner, but the outside temp is a bunch below zero today. I Googled, found your recipe and gave it a shot. He especially loves that they turned out good and dense. I thought I’d messed up thinking “pancakes = fluffy”, right? He’s thrilled, so no questions. 🙂
These are so unbelievably awesome. I’ve tried a lot of pancake recipes in my life, and these are number 1! Sometimes I leave out the chocolate chips (because I’ve eaten them all), and they make a great basic pancake that can be topped with fruit stuff and all that jazz. Thanks so much for posting this!
Great recipe! I only keep creamy PB on hand & it provided a great subtle flavor. LOVE how fluffy these are, too. Thanks for sharing.
I wanted to make something special this morning for my little girls 7th birthday. I came across this recipe and was immediately in the kitchen! These turned out INCREDIBLE! Everyone in the house loved them. I will definitely be making this again. Thank you 🙂
I tried this for Christmas breakfast. They were absolutely amazing. I used the batter to make waffles and they were so good. I’m making them again this morning. Not a big peanut butter fan but I am definitely hooked to these. Thanks for the great recipe!
These were AMAZING!!!! I could only taste a hint of peanut butter though so I may add more next time.
I’ve been wanting to make peanut butter pancakes for awhile now. Found your recipe and made them this morning. They turned out great! Thanks.