Saturday is Pancake Day

Tell me what you think of these pancakes...

Fluffy Chocolate Mint Pancakes
3/4 cup all-purpose flour 
1/3 cup sugar 
1/4 cup cocoa 
1/2 teaspoon baking powder 
1/2 teaspoon baking soda 

1/2 tsp vanilla

1/8 tsp mint extract, can omit
1 cup buttermilk 
1 egg, beaten 
3 tablespoons melted butter 

1/2 cup mint chips or Andes mints broken
Whipped topping 
Combine flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder and baking soda in medium bowl. Combine buttermilk, egg, butter, extracts  in separate bowl; add all at once to flour mixture. Stir just until moistened.  Fold in chips.
Pour about 1/4 cup batter onto preheated, lightly greased griddle or heavy skillet. Cook over medium heat about 2 minutes on each side, turning to cook second side when pancakes have a bubbly surface. Serve warm with whipped topping, if desired. Makes 8 to 10 pancakes. 


Let's do a Chocaholic Breakfast...

CHOCOLATE SYRUP FOR PANCAKES

Printed from COOKS.COM

1 1/2 c. sugar
2 tbsp. cocoa
Dash of salt
1/2 c. water
1 tsp. vanilla

Mix together and let cook until sugar dissolves. Serve cooled, or pour while hot over pancakes or waffles.

No..let's really go crazy:

Rocky Road Pancakes

3/4 cup all-purpose flour 
1/3 cup sugar 
1/4 cup cocoa 
1/2 teaspoon baking powder 
1/2 teaspoon baking soda 
1 cup buttermilk 
1 egg, beaten 
3 tablespoons butter, melted

1/2 cup semisweet chocolate pieces

1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans

2 cups miniature marshmallows

Combine flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder and baking soda in medium bowl. Combine buttermilk, egg, butter in separate bowl; add all at once to flour mixture. Stir just until moistened.  Fold in nuts and chips.
Pour about 1/4 cup batter onto preheated, lightly greased griddle or heavy skillet. Cook over medium heat about 2 minutes on each side, turning to cook second side when pancakes have a bubbly surface.

Top with warm chocolate syrup and marshmallows
Makes 8 to 10 pancakes.