Chocolate Chocolate Chip Pancakes!

Original Recipe at: https://www.penzeys.com/shop/recipes/cocoa-pancakes/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Read%20more&utm_campaign=2-14-16%20Valentine%27s%20Day%20MT

Ingredients

3/4 Cup flour
3 TB. COCOA POWDER
1 TB. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
2 TB. sugar (could use VANILLA SUGAR)
1 egg
1 tsp. PURE VANILLA EXTRACT
1 Cup milk
2 TB. butter, melted
1/2 Cup mini chocolate chips
whipped cream for topping, optional

Directions

Preheat an electric griddle to 350°, or use your favorite pancake pan. Sift together the flour, COCOA POWDER, baking powder and salt into a large bowl. Mix in the sugar. In a jug or bowl with a pour spout, beat the egg, VANILLA EXTRACT and milk. Pour in the melted butter. Make a well in the flour and add the milk mixture gradually to form a batter. You can do this by hand or with an electric mixer. Fold in the chocolate chips. Pour a scant 1/4 Cup of batter into heart-shaped pancake molds and cook for 2-3 minutes per side. You can flip the pancakes when they start to bubble and seem set. Layer on parchment paper if you are not serving immediately. To serve, dust with powdered sugar, whipped cream.
Prep. time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 6-8 minutes per batch
Yield: 12 pancakes

Hot Mama Grade: A+! :D

Hot Mama Notes: I used regular sugar.  I used 1/4 cup of milk chocolate chips and 1/4 cup of semisweet mini chocolate chips.  I used whole milk.  Cocoa powder was Penzey's.  I did not sift.  These pancakes were superb.  Everyone in the family loved them!! :)  Next time, double batch.  The batch made exactly 12, and they were devoured immediately!!!! :)