How to Make Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Pancakes

Chocolate chip pancakes are a great breakfast or snack item any time of year, but adding peanut butter to the mix makes for a real treat! It's easy to whip up a batch of pancakes when you need something different for breakfast or brunch. Here's how to make a tasty stack of peanut butter chocolate chip pancakes.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup 2% milk
• 4 tablespoons fresh butter
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup miniature chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup peanut butter chips
• 1/4 cup Reese's pieces baking bits
• Chocolate syrup
• Maple syrup
• Whipped cream

1. Prepare the flour mixture. Mix together the flour, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Set aside.

2. Add the eggs. Break the eggs into the flour mixture one at a time and mix thoroughly.

3. Add the chocolate chips. Slowly stir in the miniature chocolate chips until the combined. Make sure chocolate chips do not sink to the bottom by stirring frequently.

4. Add the peanut butter chips and Reese's pieces. Stir in the baking bits and peanut butter chips to combine.

5. Cook the pancakes. Melt two tablespoons of butter in a medium-sized frying pan and set to medium-high heat. Pour 1/4 cup batter for each pancake and cook for 1 to 2 minutes. Pancakes will bubble on top when ready to turn over.

6. Flip pancakes. Flip the pancake to cook other side until lightly brown. Continue cooking process with remainder of the batter.

7. Serve warm with whipped cream, and drizzle chocolate and maple syrup on top for decoration. Enjoy!

Tips & Warnings

• Use dark chocolate chunks for an even richer version.
• Add 1/4 cup cocoa to the mix to make double chocolate peanut butter pancakes.
• Avoid overcooking the pancakes by turning them as soon as bubbles appear on the surface.
• The Reese's pieces can melt and burn very easily; turn down the heat if needed.

Resources

• Chocolate chip pancake recipe from the Food Network.
• Breakfast recipe ideas from Mr. Breakfast.