Gluten-Free Pancakes with Chocolate Spread & Coconut Whipped Cream

by | Updated: August 7th, 2017 | Read time: 1 minute

Chocolate for breakfast? These vegan, gluten-free pancakes make it possible. After you whip up a batch of these easy-peasy flapjacks, you’ll stack them with a velvety, melt-in-your-mouth chocolate spread layered between each. Top them off with a scoop of fluffy coconut cream to get the most luxurious pancake breakfast you’ve ever eaten. Maple syrup has finally met its match.

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Serves 3

Ingredients

1-1/2 cups gluten-free flour
3 Tbsp. coconut sugar
1 Tbsp. ground chia seeds
3 tsp. baking soda
Pinch pink salt
1 cup almond milk
1 cup filtered water
1 Tbsp. coconut oil
2 tsp. apple cider vinegar
1 tsp. vanilla extract

Toppings

Chocolate spread
Coconut whipped cream

Directions

  1. In large bowl, combine dry ingredients. Add in remaining wet ingredients and mix until combined.
  2. Heat 5-inch, non-stick pan. Scoop out about 4 1-inch scoops and add to pan. Cook about 2 minutes until bubbles form evenly over the top, then flip and cook on other side.
  3. Serve warm, layered with chocolate spread and topped with coconut whipped cream.