Decadent Chocolate Chunk Pancake Recipe

Not only is 2/14 Valentine’s Day (in case you have been hiding under a rock!) BUT February is National Pancake Month! Why not celebrate both by grabbing the kids and making your loved one breakfast in bed! Kids (and adults) will be sure to LOVE this amazing recipe that MiniMunchers was lucky enough to borrow from Clinton St. Bakery & Restaurant Chef Neil Kleinberg for Chocolate Chunk Pancakes.

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Chocolate Chunk Pancakes

makes 6 pancakes

½ cup semisweet chocolate chunks

Confectioners’ sugar for dusting

Chocolate Sauce

12 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped

1 cup light corn syrup

½ cup half-and-half

1 ounce unsalted butter

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 teaspoon ground chili powder

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1. Using your favorite pancanke mix, make enough for 6 pancakes. Stud the pancakes with the chocolate chunks before flipping or top each stack with a scattering of chunks.

2. Dust with confectioners’ sugar and serve chocolate sauce on the side.

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