Surprise your mom (or any special lady in your life!) with Strawberry Dark Chocolate Pancakes in bed this weekend. This classic pancake recipe, topped with fresh strawberries and melted dark chocolate, is the way to start her day the best way this weekend, whether it's Mother's Day or a regular weekend.
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Instructions
In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Whisk together until incorporated. Set aside.
In a smaller bowl, whisk together the milk, eggs, vanilla extract and applesauce.
Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients, stirring with a plastic spatula until just combined. (Be careful not to overmix, as this will affect the texture of the pancakes.) Set the batter aside, and let it rest for 5-10 minutes.
While the batter is resting, heat a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Grease the pan lightly with butter or cooking spray.
Dollop the pancakes onto the preheated skillet once the batter has rested and the pan is hot.
When several bubbles have formed on the surface, flip the pancakes, and cook through. Repeat until all batter has been made into pancakes.
Top with the strawberries, then drizzle with the melted chocolate. Enjoy warm!
Notes
This recipe is easily halved. To do this, just take half of all the ingredients and follow the directions.This recipe can easily be made vegan, too. Use a vegan egg substitute (a flax egg or white vinegar/baking soda both work here, as we've tried to make these without realizing we didn't have eggs on hand), and make sure your dark chocolate chips are vegan, too.