Vegan Chocolate Peanut Butter Pancakes With Cocoa Powder
The best easy vegan chocolate peanut butter pancakes. This recipe is made with simple ingredients like oats and cocoa powder.
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Vegan Chocolate Peanut Butter Pancakes
Good morning everyone! Today, I am sharing my simple and delicious chocolate peanut butter cup pancake recipe with all of you. This recipe is easy to whip up in just minutes. You can make these pancakes for breakfast or brunch on the weekend when you want something sweet to start your day with. Or, you can make a stack in the evening for a tasty chocolate treat. Now, let’s go over a few quick things to note for this recipe. Then, we will dive into the list of ingredients you will need to make these chocolate peanut butter pancakes.
How Do You Make Chocolate Pancakes With No Milk Or Eggs?
Making pancakes without any dairy (specifically milk or eggs) is actually quite simple. When it comes to making vegan pancakes, I use a few key base ingredients. For vegan oat pancakes, I start with a base of oat flour. Then, I add a leavening agent like baking powder to help the pancakes achieve a lighter and fluffier consistency.
When it comes to omitting the milk, you can easily sub a non-dairy milk such as almond milk or oat milk. With the above mentioned ingredients and a few other key ones, you will end up with the perfect vegan pancake batter. Now that we have covered that, let’s take a look at the simple ingredients you will need to make these delicious vegan chocolate peanut butter pancakes.
Chocolate Peanut Butter Pancakes – Ingredients
- Quick Cooking or Rolled Oats – The first ingredient you will need for these chocolate peanut butter cup pancakes are the oats. The oats will be blended up to form an oat flour base. I use oats in this recipe for optimal flavor and texture. Plus, you can make this recipe gluten free if you use gluten free oats.
- Cocoa Powder – The next ingredient you will need for this recipe is the cocoa powder. I used Hershey’s special dark cocoa powder for this recipe. The cocoa powder adds rich chocolate flavor to these pancakes, so it is a very important ingredient.
- Baking Powder – Another ingredient you will need for this chocolate peanut butter pancakes recipe is the baking powder. The baking powder acts as the key leavening agent in this recipe to help the pancakes achieve a nice and fluffy texture. You definitely do not want to forget this ingredient, as it is super important.
- Pure Maple Syrup – The next ingredient you will need for this recipe is the pure maple syrup. Pure maple syrup adds sweetness and flavor to the pancake batter. A little bit goes a long way with this ingredient. It is the perfect addition to the chocolate pancake batter base. Pure maple syrup also has the added bonus of offering some extra micronutrients, such as magnesium and iron.
- Non-Dairy Milk – Non-dairy milk acts as the main source of liquid for this recipe. It addds creaminess and moisture to the pancake batter. I used unsweetened vanilla almond milk, but you can use whichever kind you have on hand or prefer.
- Creamy Peanut Butter – Another ingredient that you will need for this recipe is, of course, the peanut butter. The peanut butter goes on top of your pancake stack to get that perfect blend of chocolate and peanut butter flavors. It also adds a ton of flavor and richness to the pancakes. You could easily sub another nut or seed butter if you prefer.
- Vegan Chocolate Chips – The final ingredient you will need for this recipe are the vegan chocolate chips. The chocolate chips add even more sweetness and rich chocolate flavor to this pancake recipe. They are the perfect finishing touch to top your pancakes off with. You will also gently fold some of the chocolate chips into the pancake batter for even more chocolate flavor. You can use whichever chocolate chips you enjoy most. I used some mini semi-sweet chocolate chips. If you opt for dark chocolate chips, they will be a bit less sweet.
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Vegan Chocolate Peanut Butter Oat Pancakes
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup quick oats
- 1 tbsp peanut butter
- 1 tbsp chocolate chips
- 1/2 tsp cocoa powder
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 cup nut milk (I used unsweetened vanilla almond milk)
- 1 tbsp pure maple syrup
Instructions
- Add the quick oats, cocoa powder, baking powder, nut milk, and pure maple syrup to a high speed blender or food processor.
- Blend until a smooth batter forms.
- Gently fold two tsp of the chocolate chips into the pancake batter.
- Pour dollops of batter onto a greased pan or pancake griddle.
- Cook the pancakes for a few minutes until they start to bubble.
- Flip the pancakes and cook them for a few more minutes.
- Plate the pancakes.
- Top the pancakes off with the peanut butter, the remaining chocolate chips, and more pure maple syrup if desired.
- Dig in and enjoy!
Notes
I hope you all enjoy this simple and delicious vegan chocolate peanut butter pancakes recipe. It is the perfect sweet recipe to start your day with or end your night with. The ingredients list is super short and budget friendly, and the recipe comes together in just minutes. I can’t wait for you all to try these vegan pancakes! Anyway, that’s it for this post. As per usual, I will be back with more content very soon.
-Alyssa 🙂
