Orange Pancakes with Chocolate Chips

A sliced-into stack of orange pancakes with syrup, butter and mini chocolate chips as garnish

Orange Pancakes with Chocolate Chips

Treat your loved ones to decadent Orange Pancakes with Chocolate Chips! This homemade orange pancake recipe gets its flavor from orange juice and orange zest and is speckled with chocolate chips, too! No matter when you make this homemade pancake recipe, you're in for a treat.

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 15

Total Time 25

Servings (1.5-tablespoon) pancakes

Calories 85kcal

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour 240g
2 tablespoons granulated sugar 30g
2 teaspoons baking powder 12g
½ teaspoon baking soda 4g
½ teaspoon kosher salt 3g
1 ½ cups orange juice 375ml
2 eggs ~100g
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 6g
2 tablespoons flavorless oil avocado, vegetable or canola oil all work (30g)
1 tablespoon orange zest 7g
¾ cup chocolate chips 140g

Instructions

Measure the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt into a large bowl. Whisk together until incorporated, and set aside.
Whisk together the orange juice, eggs, vanilla extract, oil and orange zest in a smaller bowl or a liquid measuring cup. Whisk together with a fork until combined—you want to ensure that the egg is incorporated. Why? We do not want random egg whites in our pancakes.
Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients, stirring until just combined. Be careful not to overmix, as this will affect the texture of the pancakes.
Stir in the chocolate chips until just incorporated.
Set aside the batter, and let it rest for 5-10 minutes.
While the batter rests, heat a griddle or nonstick skillet over medium heat. Grease the pan lightly with butter or cooking spray.
Dollop the pancakes onto the preheated skillet when ready. I like to use a cookie scoop to measure my pancakes out into 1.5-tablespoon silver dollar sized ones, but you can use a larger measuring scoop if you’d rather larger pancakes.
When several bubbles have formed on the surface, flip the pancakes, and cook through. Repeat until all batter has been made into pancakes.
Make a stack of pancakes, and serve with warm maple syrup, softened butter and your favorite fruits. These are particularly excellent with extra chocolate chips and orange zest sprinkled on top.

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