Rocky Road Pancakes

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup flour
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup cocoa powder, unsweetened
• 1 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons cooking oil
• 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips, semi-sweet
• 1/2 cup maple syrup (real, no imitation!)

Recipe

• 1 preheat a large skillet or griddle to medium heat.
• 2 in a medium mixing bowl, stir together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cocoa powder.
• 3 in another medium mixing bowl, whisk one egg until frothy. then add milk and oil; then whisk until combined.
• 4 make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and whisk in the wet ingredients all at once.
• 5 set out walnuts, chocolate chips and semi-sweet chocolate chips, so they are easy to access when you're ready to add onto your freshly-poured pancake batter.
• 6 using a 1/4 cup sized measuring cup, pour batter onto a hot, greased skillet/griddle over medium heat, leaving enough space between each pancake for them to expand.
• 7 immediately sprinkle each with approximately 1 tbs. each of nuts and chips.
• 8 cook for 2-4 minutes or until surface begins to bubble and edges appear slightly dry. turn and cook for another 2 minutes until golden brown.
• 9 serve hot with butter and maple syrup.