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Total Time
30 minutes
There's nothing as delightful as a towering stack of fluffy pancakes. Unless those pancakes happen to be reminiscent of your favorite mint chocolate chip ice cream. The green food coloring here is optional but adds nicely to the appeal.
Ingredients
Makes 12 pancakes (3 to 4 servings)
Step 1
1. Sift together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt into a bowl.
Step 2
2. Whisk together buttermilk, egg, butter, extracts, and food coloring (if using) in a small bowl. Add to dry ingredients and stir until incorporated. Stir in chocolate chips.
Step 3
3. Heat a large nonstick skillet or griddle over medium heat. Add 1/2 tablespoon butter; it should sizzle and melt almost immediately. Ladle 1/4 cup of pancake batter into skillet for each pancake, taking care not to let the pancakes run together. Cook for 1 to 2 minutes, until bottom is golden brown and edges begin to bubble, then carefully flip and cook for 1 to 2 minutes more. Transfer to plates. Repeat with remaining batter.
Step 4
4. Serve warm with whipped cream, vanilla ice cream, hot fudge sauce, and more chocolate chips, if desired.
Pancakes Inspired by Ice Creams
Step 5
•Candy Cane Pancakes: Replace mint extract with peppermint extract. Add 1/4 cup finely chopped candy canes along with or in place of chocolate chips. Use red food coloring instead of green.
Step 6
•Almond Chip Pancakes: Replace mint extract with almond extract. Add 1/4 cup chopped almonds to batter. Omit food coloring.
Step 7
•Plain Old Chocolate Chip Pancakes: Omit mint extract and increase vanilla extract to 1 teaspoon; omit food coloring.
Mint and peppermint extracts are similar but not identical in flavor. Mint extract typically contains both peppermint and spearmint, whereas pure peppermint is popular in holiday treats like candy canes. Use whichever minty extract you prefer.
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Reviews (6)
Back to TopAbsolutely AMAZING I'm 9 Years Old And I Made These Pancakes (With Adult Supervision) And Boy Did They Turn Out Delicious A Little To Much Chocolate But Nothing Else And I Did Use Almond Milk And It Still Turned Out Delicious I'm Definitely Gonna Make These Again!
reeseric
2/19/2017
As with many of the reviewers I added more liquid because batter was thicker than I like and doubled the amount of mint flavoring. The end result was delicious. I know my son will ask for these again and again
mairzi
Holyoke, MA
1/23/2016
Started with the chocolate chip almond, which were yummy. Continued with the mint chocolate chip (even used the food coloring) and they were delicious. As with other reviewers I added more buttermilk since batter was like sludge. Next I plan to use up those leftover Christmas candy canes with peppermint flavor for my granddaughter. Really versatile recipe.
hubblecat
Baltimore, MD
4/21/2014
I made the recipe as written, except I used a rounded tablespoon of sugar and substituted soured milk (1 c milk plus 1 T lemon juice) for the buttermilk. These were very tasty chocolate chip pancakes, but we could barely taste the mint. I agree with the reviewer who stated more was needed! The batter was thick, but it worked fine, resulting in thicker pancakes that were easier to flip. If possible, use room temperature egg and milk. Otherwise, the melted butter will harden!
msbork
8/24/2013
I made this recipe, but added 1/3 to 1/2 cup more plain milk in order to get a good consistency. The 1 cup of buttermilk required for the recipe is NOT enough. The batter was more like brownies. I topped with whipped cream and vanilla ice cream, but they are fine with just butter and whipped cream.
Kaytala
California
7/6/2013
I made these with a friend today. The recipe was a bit dry even after combining the wet and dry ingredients, so I added more buttermilk. I also added an extra tbsp of sugar along with extra mint extract and vanilla. I actually tasted the batter just to see how it might turn out, and thats how I concluded that more sugar and extract was needed. All in all, they were well worth it! I served them with whipped cream and strawberries, and they were delicious!
Sonja_Maxwell
Minnesota
3/16/2013
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