Mini Chocolate Chip Pancakes
Breakfast of champions | 3-4 Servings
- Wheat
- Milk
- Soy
Chocolate chip pancakes are basically just an excuse to eat dessert for breakfast, and we’re 100% here for it! Semisweet chocolate chips are tossed into a rich ricotta pancake batter, then dolloped onto a hot frying pan. The result? Fluffy, delicious pancakes studded with decadent bits of melted chocolate. Nutrition values are representative of approximately 3.5 servings.
Ingredients
½ cup
Flour
(Contains: Wheat)
1.5 teaspoon
Baking Powder
4 ounce
Ricotta Cheese
(Contains: Milk)
3 ounce
Semisweet Chocolate Chips
(Contains: Soy)
2 ounce
Confectioners' Sugar
1 ounce
Maple Syrup
Not included in your delivery
Butter
(Contains: Milk)
Sugar
Cooking Oil
Nutrition Values
Cooking Steps
In a large bowl, whisk together flour, 1 tsp baking powder (be sure to measure—we sent more!), and a pinch of salt. In a medium bowl, whisk together ricotta, ½ cup water, 1 TBSP oil, and 1 tsp sugar.
Add ricotta mixture to flour mixture and whisk until just combined. (TIP: It’s OK if some lumps remain!)
Melt 1 TBSP butter in a large, preferably nonstick, pan over medium heat. Once pan is hot, add 1 TBSP scoops of batter. Cook until bubbles form on tops of pancakes, 1-2 minutes. Sprinkle with chocolate chips; flip and cook until golden, 30-60 seconds more (lower heat if pancakes begin to brown too quickly). Transfer to a plate. (Depending on size of pan, you may need to cook in batches! Add more butter to pan as needed.)
Divide pancakes between plates. Drizzle with maple syrup and dust with powdered sugar. Serve.
RECIPE SUGGESTION (Additional ingredients not included.) Feel free to top with your favorite pancake toppings! We like sliced strawberries, sliced bananas, or a drizzle of nut butter.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Many enjoyed the delicious taste, especially the melted chocolate chips, though some found them too rich or gooey.
- Ease of prep: Several had difficulty with the batter consistency, finding it too watery or hard to cook through.
- Suggestions: Mix chocolate chips into the batter instead of sprinkling on top for better results and easier cooking.
- Portions: Some felt the recipe didn't make enough pancakes; consider doubling the ingredients for a heartier breakfast.
- Texture: A few found the pancakes too thin or crepe-like; try adjusting flour amount for desired thickness.
Reviews from our home cooks
Very good but the instructions to sprinkle the chocolate chips on top before flipping didn't work well, the chocolate chips just made a big mess in the pan. After the first batch, we just mixed the rest in and it worked much better that way.
Never had pancakes that implemented ricotta cheese in the batter. These were delightful.
I was scared they weren't done because the ricotta made them so moist, but they were incredible!
I'm not good at pancakes but these turned out so good
These were tasty and fun. However, the kids didn't really like the dark chocolate chips. They prefer milk chocolate and apparently can taste the difference a mile away.
I did not like that I had to make these from scratch, but they ended up being delicious.
Hard to make, didn't turn out that well with the batter, but our boys still loved the taste.
I think 1 tsp of butter per batch might have been a little better than 1 tbsp...😂
