Chocolate Chip Pancakes

Ok so I'm going to post my first proper recipe, and what better than chocolate chip pancakes? Well, I'll tell you how I ended up making them... My partner and I were a little peckish after we had lunch, so we decided to make dessert. I fancied pancakes and he wanted something with chocolate, and that's when I suggested chocolate chip pancakes. And I must say, they were bloomin' good! In fact, I'll issue a warning with them: When you make them, eat them straight out of the pan. I know, it sounds silly, but do it. You can thank me later :)

10 tbsp self raising flour
5 tbsp caster sugar
1/2 tsp baking powder
2 tbsp golden syrup
1 very large egg (or two small ones)
Milk - enough to keep the batter thick
1 bag chocolate chips - around 200g


In a large bowl, sift in the dry ingredients and gently stir together. Gradually whisk in the milk, then crack the egg into a seperate bowl and add to the large bowl. Whisk until fully blended with the flour mix and no lumps remain in the mix. Finally, add the choc chips and give the batter a quick stir.

Heat a non-stick frying pan on a medium heat - on my cooker, it was setting 8 since mine goes up to 12! Put a tiny bit of oil in the pan and wipe it round with a bit of kitchen roll so just a thin coating remains. Once your pan is up to heat, use a ladel and spoon two small pancakes into the pan. Now, I say small but really, they're going to stretch out quite a lot, so half a ladelful per pancake is more than enough. Trust me. 

Leave your pancakes until bubbles appear on the surface. Don't be tempted to keep checking up on the underside because it won't be ready and you just get stressed out and don't want to wait any longer. So, just leave them, put the kettle on, then go back and look for bubbles - this could take up to 3 minutes. I suggest you only do one pancake for a start to check for temperature and timings according to your own cooker, then carry on making more.

Once the bubbles start to appear (there won't be many) then you can turn them over. DON'T FLIP THEM!!! You only end up with a massive mess on the floor if you're anything like me. Turn them with a spatula/fish slice thing and leave them for a couple of minutes.


Once they're done, either store them on a plate wrapped in a clean dish towel or you can just eat them right away. Try one right away and try not to smile as the chocolate seeps out of the sweet batter... I'm drooling again!

This mix makes between 8 and 12 pancakes, depending on the size they turn out to be. Enjoy :)