Healthy (But You Wouldn't Know It Chocolate Pancakes

• Vegetarian

• Produce

  • 1 Apple
  • 1/2 cup Carrots
  • 1/2 cup Spinach or kale, leaves
  • 1 Whipped cream and berries
  • 1/2 cup Zucchini or yellow squash

• Refrigerated

  • 2 Eggs

• Pasta & Grains

  • 1/2 cup Oats

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 tsp Baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp Baking soda
  • 1/3 cup Chocolate chips, mini
  • 1/4 cup Cocoa powder
  • 1 cup Flour
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 3 tbsp Sugar
  • 1 tsp Vanilla

• Dairy

  • 1/4 cup Milk. more
  • 3/4 cup Yogurt, Plain

Found on thesparrowshome.com

Description

Directions

• Mix the flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda in mixing bowl. Set aside.
• Optional step: Put carrots in a small, microwaveable dish with a splash of water and microwave on high for a couple of minutes or until soft. Drain.
• Put carrots, apple (or applesauce), spinach or kale leaves, zucchini, yogurt, oats, cocoa powder, sugar, and ¼ cup of milk into blender.
• Blend on high until the mixture is very smooth, at least 1 minute. Add more milk as needed to get the proper consistency – think smoothie or melted ice cream.
• Add eggs and vanilla and blend again to mix well.
• Pour mixture over your dry ingredients in bowl. Mix gently, folding dry ingredients into liquid.
• Stir in chocolate chips.
• Heat your pan or griddle, greasing with oil spray or butter.
• Cook your pancakes on first side until edges appear dry and you see bubbles in the center (about 2 minutes). Flip, and cook on other side until done… about 1 minute.
• Serve with lightly sweetened whipped cream and berries, with syrup, or however you like.