Pancakes and pajamas are a great way to start your day. After his first bite, my husband says “these are the best pancakes I have ever eaten.” Really? These pancakes? Then I cut myself a bite and instantly realized what he meant. They really ARE the best pancakes. You must get a cherry with every bite too. I personally am more of a savory breakfast eater, but that bite was a party in my mouth. Not to mention everyone’s plates were left clean in a matter of minutes.
Wait and they have protein? Now I can enjoy eating this delicious, griddled breakfast food without all the guilt. Think Cherry Garcia ice cream meets Keke’s. My kids like to put real maple syrup on their pancakes and they didn’t even need it with the gooey cherry topping. That combo of chocolate and cherry is so good, why mess with it? You can even apply that combo in a savory setting like a chocolate rubbed steak or pork tenderloin with a cherry demi-glace. Or a mole sauce and roasted cherries with your meat of choice. Yum!
I usually buy the Kodiak pancake mix to always have on my pantry shelves for a weekend morning, but this recipe allows me to make bigger batches at a cheaper cost. I used the Trader Joes jarred cherries rather than fresh because I needed the cherry juice for the sauce. They aren’t your typical jarred cherry either. They were more like the cherries you serve with an old-fashioned cocktail.
These pancakes stack up next to any other pancakes with its easy to make recipe and crowd pleasing moans. So get your flip on and start your guilt free morning with a mouthwatering pancake breakfast that will put a smile on everyone’s face because good pancakes equal happiness.
- Prep Time: 10m
- Cook Time: 20m
- Total Time: 30m
- Yield: 7-8 pancakes
- Category: Breakfast
Ingredients
Pancakes
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup whey protein
- 1/2 cup buttermilk powder
- 3 tablespoons coconut sugar or brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 egg
- unsalted butter for pan
- 1 cup chocolate chips 60% cocoa Ghirardelli
Cherry Topping
- 1 jar of Trader Joes Cherry pitted Amarena cherries with stems in syrup
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1/2 cup water
Instructions
Pancakes
- Whisk together the oat flour with the rest of the dry ingredients until evenly combined.
- whisk together 1 cup of dry mix with the milk, vanilla and egg until just combined.
- Heat butter or oil in a large pan on medium heat. Pour a scoop of the batter into the hot pan. Scatter chocolate chips on the batter. Cook for 2-3 minutes or until little bubbles start to form.
- Flip and cook for 2 minutes on the other side.
- Serve with cherry fruit topping and maple syrup
Cherry Topping
- Drain cherries but keep juice. Destem cherries and place in a small saucepan. add reserved cherry juice.
- In a small cup, combine cornstarch and water until dissolved. Once cherries are simmering, add cornstarch mixture. Once it comes to a full boil it is at its full thickening point.
- In a blender or food processor, pulse the oats until you get a rough flour texture.
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