You may have heard that we recently had some snowfall in Portland. It’s true! It was a whole 1.5 inches or so 🙂

Even though it’s not much, it still was really fun to wake up to. Dave woke me up to show me that it was snowing… but I admit I did go back to sleep for a little bit before actually getting up. And even then, the thing that really got me out of bed was the thought of making these pancakes together.

If you’re drooling now, you should be. Banana pancakes are great. Chocolate chip pancakes are great. In fact, the only thing better could be the combination of the two! I especially like making them with a regular pancake batter (as in, not a chocolate batter) for a little more contrast between the sweet and relatively savory bits.

And, of course, I topped it with some homemade chocolate syrup and some more bananas.

Go big or go home, I always say… starting now, apparently.

Chocolate & Banana Pancakes

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 Tbsp. sugar
• 1 Tbsp. baking powder
• 1/4 tsp. kosher salt
• 3/4 cup milk
• 2 Tbsp. oil
• 1 over-ripe banana, mashed well
• 1/2 to 3/4 cup chocolate chips

Instructions

1. Separate the egg, and set aside both parts for now.
2. In a large bowl, whisk together the four, sugar, baking powder and salt. In a different bowl, whisk together the milk, oil and egg yolk. Add the liquids to the solids, along with the mashed banana, and chocolate chips. Stir to combine. Turn on the burner to begin heating your pan or griddle over medium heat.
3. Finally, use a whisk to beat the egg white to a foam (not just slightly bubbly!) Fold into the pancake mixture.
4. Use butter or nonstick spray to grease your cooking surface, and test the heat by dropping a drop of water onto the surface. When a drop of water sizzles upon impact, it’s hot enough.
5. Drop the batter by 1/4-cupfuls onto the griddle, being careful not to overcrowd. Cook on the first side until the top surface is full of little bubbles. Flip over and cook for just another 1-2 minutes more. You can store these in a low oven while you finish the batch.