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Recipe: Chocolate Berry Pancakes
Make a change from your traditional pancakes with this easy yet oh so delicious chocolate berry pancakes and yogurt recipe, perfect for Pancake Day... or any day for that matter!
Serves: 4
Time: 20 minutes to prepare, 15 minutes standing time and 15 minutes to cook.
Nutritional info: 598 calories / serving
Ingredients:
- 100g plain flour
- 15g cocoa
- 1 egg
- 1 egg yolk
- 1tbsp vegetable oil plus extra for frying
- 250ml semi skimmed milk
For the filling:
- 170g carton fat free Greek yogurt
- 142g (4½oz) small carton readymade longlife custard
- 4tbsp fresh chopped mint
- 175g (6oz) raspberries
- 225g (8oz) strawberries, sliced
- 50g dark chocolate
Method:
1) To make the pancakes, sift the flour and cocoa into a bowl, add the egg and egg yolk, 1 tablespoon of the oil then gradually whisk in the milk until smooth. Leave to stand for 15 minutes.
2) For the filling, mix the yogurt, custard and chopped mint together. Mix the berries together in a separate bowl. Melt the chocolate if using to decorate, in a bowl set over a small saucepan of gently simmering water.
3) To cook the pancakes, heat a little oil in the base of an 18 cm (7 inch), pour the excess out of the pan into a bowl then add 2-3 tablespoons of the pancake batter to the pan, tilt pan to swirl the batter over the base in a thin layer then cook until browned on the underside. Turn the pancake over and cook the second side then slide out of pan and keep hot on a plate while you cook the remaining mixture until you have 8 pancakes.
4) Fold the pancakes into quarters, spoon in the yogurt mix and berries, arrange in pairs on serving plates and drizzle with melted chocolate, if using. Serve immediately.
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