Valentine's Day Recipe: Double Chocolate Pancakes With Raspberry Sauce

Published Feb 13, 2017

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Double Chocolate Pancakes With Raspberry Sauce 

They are just the thing to elicit oohs and ahhs: fragrant with cocoa, studded with melted chocolate chips, drizzled with a ruby-red raspberry sauce and dusted with icing sugar. 

Ingredients

For the sauce

2 cups fresh or frozen raspberries

1 tablespoon light brown sugar

1 tablespoon water

For the pancakes

3/4 cup whole-wheat pastry flour

1/2 cup almond meal or finely ground almonds

2 tablespoons unsweetened natural cocoa powder

2 tablespoons light brown sugar

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 cup low-fat milk (1 percent)

2 large eggs

1 tablespoon canola oil, plus more for the pan

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

1/3 cup dark (bitter-sweet) mini chocolate chips (may substitute finely chopped dark chocolate)

1 teaspoon icing sugar, for garnish

1 1/2 cups fresh raspberries, for garnish

Directions

For the sauce: Combine the berries, light brown sugar and water in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Once the mixture comes to a boil, reduce the heat to medium and cook for 3 to 5 minutes, stirring a few times, until most of the berries have lost their shape. Transfer to a blender; remove the centre knob in the lid so steam can escape. Place a paper towel over the top to avoid splash-ups; purée until smooth, then strain through a fine-mesh strainer. If you're serving the sauce right away, transfer to a bowl; if not, pour into an airtight container and refrigerate.

For the pancakes: Whisk together the flour, almond meal, cocoa powder, light brown sugar, baking powder and salt in a mixing bowl. 

Beat together the milk, eggs, the tablespoon of oil and the vanilla extract in a large liquid measuring cup, then pour that mixture into the flour mixture, stirring to incorporate. Fold in the chocolate chips.

Brush a large nonstick griddle or skillet with a little oil and heat it over medium heat.

Working in batches of two or three, ladle a scant 1/4 cup of the batter (per pancake) onto the hot griddle or skillet. 

Cook for 1 1/2 to 2 minutes or until the pancakes begin to look dry and bubbly around the edges, then flip and cook for about 1 1/2 minutes on the second side; some of the mini chips will be melted and should look set. 

Stack on a plate and cover loosely to keep warm while you repeat to use all the batter, adding a bit of oil as needed for subsequent batches.

To serve, drizzle about 2 tablespoons of the raspberry sauce on each plate. 

Top with 2 pancakes and garnish with a sprinkling of icing sugar and some fresh raspberries.

Washington Post

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