Reviewed: May 17, 2012

I added baking powder as some people recommended, and replaced over half the flour with whole wheat flour. Someone had commented that the cocoa powder didn't seem to add much chocolate flavor, so I left out the cocoa powder and sugar. For the last pancake, I put chocolate syrup in the batter and it tasted great, so that could definitely be an alternative to the cocoa powder and chocolate chips, especially if not everyone wants chocolate in their pancakes. We put whipped cream and cherries on the pancakes and REALLY enjoyed them.

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Shenzhen Chen

Reviewed: Mar. 3, 2012

I don't know why previous commenters are saying that this batter is thin and runny. Other than adding a tbsp of baking powder (as I prefer fluffy pancakes) and an extra tbsp of sugar since I didn't have chocolate chips on hand, I followed the recipe to the letter and the batter was the perfect thickness for scooping and pouring. I lowered the heat on my frying pan to medium low and these pancakes cooked up fluffy and perfect very quickly (2-3 minutes on the first side; 1 minute after flipping). My kids loved them, comparing them to having chocolate cake for breakfast. I gave them 4 stars only because I had to add the baking powder. I will definitely make these again.

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Krys_L

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Freeport, Freeport, Bahamas

Reviewed: Nov. 11, 2011

Dense, thin and took forever to cook. Also, they did not taste chocolately at all.

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Karen

Reviewed: Sep. 10, 2011

Not good. They were VERY thin and dense. I was really disappointed.

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missy_008

Reviewed: Nov. 15, 2010

My picky 2 year old requested chocolate pancakes for lunch, so I turned to this recipe. In an attempt to bulk it up a bit, I added a mashed, over ripe banana, added a couple scoops of flaxseed and omitted the butter. I think I also added some cinnamon. I also didn't have any chocolate chips, and figured we could do without the added sugar anyway. I thought the batter was very thin, but it cooked up nicely. Not a fluffy pancake by any means, but tasty for sure! Not quite as thin as a crepe, but not quite as fluffy as a traditional pancake. They were a hit with all the kids.

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jennyg_4855

Reviewed: May 22, 2010

These had more of a crepe texture rather than pancakes to me. The batter was very thin. I made some with the chocolate chips and some without. The ones without the chocolate chips were not very flavorful. These might be good with some whipped cream, but I don't think they'll become a staple in my kitchen.

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its_tricia

Reviewed: May 2, 2010

I too added 1 Tsp of baking powder. The final product is sweet, which I found made maple syrup redundant, but it went quite well with apple cider syrup, a recipe for which is also available on this site.

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Kenny G

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Apr. 17, 2010

I thought it was very tasty. I had to add a little more flour to thicken it up a bit. And I used the suggestion of 1 TBSP Baking Powder. I used real 85% dark chocolate and chopped it up and I heated up some raspberry preserves and used that as a topper. I also tried maple syrup, but the raspberry preserves are the way to go.

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skycamltd

Reviewed: Jun. 19, 2009

These were ok at best. I had to add baking powder and a bit of extra flour to thicken up the otherwise thin batter. I also added banana slices, and swapped some of the chocolate chips for peanut butter chips. My chocoholic brother described these as "brown pancakes"- all the chocolate flavor came from the chocolate chips & the nutella we slathered on top. I found these really thin and rather "rubbery", as mentioned by other reviewers. I definitely prefer "Good Old Fashioned Pancakes" with chocolate chips, topped with nutella or fudge sauce if I'm looking for a real treat.

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Marie

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Reviewed: Jun. 15, 2009

I made this as directed and loved it. If you like your chocolate-chocolate chip cookies a little mushy (like I do) you should try these pancakes. Perfect for kids!

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