Chocolate Chip Pancakes

posted by Megan on Oct 1, 2021 (last updated 9/13/22) 0 comments »

These chocolate chip pancakes are easy to make, with just a few tips to help you get the best texture!

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stack of chocolate chip pancakes with raspberries on top, with syrup being poured over top

This recipe is adapted from my mother in law, whom I love dearly. With or without chocolate chips, the pancakes are lovely. But let’s be honest. Who WOULDN’T want chocolate chips??

Pre-Mix the ingredients

It might seem like an unnecessary step. But blending the wet ingredients together separately before you add them to the dry ingredients really helps you get the best texture. Just like cake batter, over beating will produce pancakes that are dry and dense.

Combine the buttermilk, egg, vanilla and oil together in a separate bowl and whisk vigorously until the mixture is well blended. The goal is to completely incorporate the egg during this step, so that there’s no need to do any extra mixing when the batter comes together.

Do the same with the dry ingredients to evenly mix them. This makes sure that you don’t have one pancake with ALL the baking powder and another one with all the salt. Again, the goal is the same as with the wet ingredients. We don’t want to mix the wet and dry together for too long. The more time you spend mixing the batter, the more air you’re pushing out.

Fold the batter

Don’t use a whisk to mix this pancake batter, you will trap the thick batter between the wires and have to either A) beat the whisk against the side of the bowl to get it out, or B) whisk harder to get it out. Neither one is ideal, and both can be avoided by folding with a spatula.

Make sure you stop folding when the batter is mostly smooth with a few lumps remaining. If the batter seems too thick, just add some more buttermilk 1 tablespoon at a time.

Don’t overheat

Keep your griddle or skillet over medium heat. It’s tempting to raise the temperature to move things along quicker, especially with the first pancake. But once the griddle catches up and becomes too hot, you’ll end up with an overcooked outside and raw interior. Not to mention, the chocolate chips will burn!

stack of chocolate chip pancakes with raspberries on top.

Storage

These chocolate chip pancakes will keep in the fridge for about 3 days before a noticeable decline in taste/texture. We just keep ours sealed in a zip top bag.