Gluten-free Chocolate Pancakes with Peanut Butter Sauce
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These allergy-friendly pancakes are chocolatey, rich, and totally vegan! Drizzled with a lush peanut butter sauce they make for a romantic holiday breakfast dish.
I'm having a hard time putting my feelings into words when it comes to this month's bloghop topic. One thing that I can say is that I absolutely love it! I'm so excited for all of the delicious recipes that will be floating around before and even after Valentine's day. I already have so many ideas whirling around my head, I can't wait to spoil you all with decadent recipes that seduce you into making them. But, don't worry, I'll sneak in a few healthy ones here and there so as not to be so guilt inducing.
These pancakes tasted great, and the peanut butter sauce really set them apart. It was hard not to eat them all! Good thing they are extremely filling and I also had my sleepy boyfriend to help me out with eating them. 😀 I'd love to add some chocolate chips to the recipe, but I think it is rich enough as it stands. The gluten-free flour keeps the pancakes pleasantly moist and the texture is great! I'm still having dreams about the peanut butter sauce, though; I might just put that stuff on everything!
More gluten-free and Vegan recipes you may love!
- Gluten-free Black Sesame Snickerdoodles
- Gluten-free Strawberry Rhubarb Crumble Bars
- Gluten Free Carrot Waffles with Red Grape Compote
- Gluten-free Pistachio Cheesecake
Gluten-free Chocolate Vegan Pancakes
These allergy-friendly pancakes are chocolatey, rich, and totally vegan! Drizzled with a lush peanut butter sauce they make for a romantic holiday breakfast dish.
Ingredients
Pancake Batter
- ¾ cup non-dairy milk
- 2-3 tablespoons agave nectar, or to preference
- 2 teaspoons melted coconut or olive oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup rolled oats
- ½ cup all-purpose gluten-free flour
- 2 tablespoons ground flaxseed
- ⅓ cup cocoa powder
- ¾ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Peanut Butter Sauce
- 3 tablespoons maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons smooth peanut butter
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- For the pancakes, place non-dairy milk, agave, coconut oil, vanilla, oats, flour, flaxseed, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt into a blender in that order, and pureé until completely smooth. Let the batter sit for 10 minutes and warm a pan over medium heat, coat it with a thin layer of oil if you do not have a non-stick pan.
- Once the pan is warm and the batter has set, pour your pancakes to be 4-5″ wide. Wait until there are many air bubbles/holes coming out of the top before flipping over, just be careful not to burn them (you may need to lower the heat just a little bit).
- While the pancakes are cooking, heat your oven to 175°F or the lowest temperature setting. Keep a cookie sheet in the oven and place the pancakes on it to keep them warm while you use the rest of the batter.
- For the sauce, in a small bowl or cup, heat the maple syrup, peanut butter, and vanilla together; either in a double boiler or in the microwave until warm. Stir the mixture together until it is creamy and a little thicker than syrup.
- Top the pancakes with the peanut butter sauce and indulge! 🙂
The bloghop, this month, is filled with so many amazing blogs! I love that I'm able to be a part of it, and continue to share the foodie love. Here's a list of all of the bloggers that are participating!
A Little Bit of Everything ~ Roxana ~ @RoxanaGreenGirlASTIG Vegan ~ Richgail ~ @astigveganBadger Girl Learns to Cook ~ Kimberly ~ @BdgrGrlBaker Street ~ Anuradha ~ @bakerstreet29Baking and Cooking, A Tale of Two Loves ~ Becky HigginsBaking Extravaganza ~ SamanthaBigFatBaker ~ Erin ~ @BigFatBakerBon a croquer ~ Valerie ~ @ValouthCafeTerraBlog ~ Terra ~ @CafeTerraBlogCake Duchess ~ Lora ~ @cakeduchessCooking with Books ~ Marnely ~ @nella22Creative Cooking Corner ~ Karriann ~ @KarriannGrafEasily Good Eats ~ Three CookiesElephant Eats ~ AmyGeorgiecakes ~ Georgie ~ @georgiecakesHobby And More ~ Richa ~ @betit19Java Cupcake ~ Betsy ~ @JavaCupcakeKitchen Belleicious ~ JessicaMike's Baking ~ Mike ~ @mikesbakingMis Pensamientos ~ Junia ~ @juniakkRico sin Azucar ~ Helena ~ @ricosinazucarSavoring Every Bite ~ Linda ~ @SpicegirlflaSimply Reem ~ Reem ~ @simplyreemSmart Food and Fit ~ Lisa ~ @LisaNutritionSoni's Food for Thought ~ Soni ~ @sonisfoodSprint 2 the Table ~ Laura ~ @Sprint2theTableThe Dusty Baker ~ Jacqueline ~ @dustybakergalThe Spicy RD ~ EA ~ @thespicyrdThe Wimpy Vegetarian ~ Susan ~ @wimpyvegetarianVegan Yack Attack! ~ Jackie ~ @veganyackattackVegetarian Mamma ~ Cindy ~ @VegetarianMammaYou Made That? ~ Suzanne ~ @YouMadeThatblog
Now I know what my husband is making me for a Valentine's Day breakfast. What scrumptious looking pancakes--and they're gluten free as well. Lovely! I love the idea of peanut butter sauce as well. Thanks for this idea!
No problem! 🙂
Love this idea! I've had peanut butter syrup over banana pancakes and it was all I could do not to drink the stuff. I can't imagine how fabulous it would be over chocolate pancakes!
Oh gosh, over banana pancakes? That sounds incredible. I'll have to try that out next time!
these sound great, but out of curiosity what does the club soda do?
It has a reaction with the baking soda and creates more air inside the dense pancake mix so that they are lighter.
Ahh, I love peanut butter and chocolate together! This recipe looks like a great excuse for me to get my chocolate/peanut butter fix in the morning (:
Yup, all it takes is chocolate and peanut butter to keep me reading 😉 If you like Bob's Red Mill, I like using their oat, coconut and almond flour...nice change ups for flavor/texture - coconut flour is my go-to ingredient for pancakes. 🙂
Coconut flour sounds like it WOULD be amazing for pancakes! If I ever see it on sale I'll have to grab some!
oh that looks good, I would eat it for desert too!
Waw! These chocolate gf panckaes look like the real thing! That sauce is a winner too! 🙂 Yummy!
An excellent recipe! You have avery " Cool " food blog!
Many greetings from a foodie from Belgium! 🙂
Thank you, Sophie! 🙂
My husband and son thank you ahead of time! Wow! They look to die for! Sending some chocolatelove your way!
Let me know how you like them, if you do make them! 🙂
We both had the chocolate peanut butter combo on the brain for this bloghop! I love your pancakes. I've made chocolate crepes, so I know I would love these.
Oooh.. if the batter was a little runnier for this recipe, they could totally be crepes! Thanks for the idea! 🙂
Great looking breakfast. Love the peanut butter sauce.
Thank you! 🙂
I have the same with my blog. I have to watch out not to neglect other things 😀
I make similar ones, but I just put peanut butter on them- it melts in a minute on warm pancakes. ♥
Holy yum! The PB sauce looks fabulous! Great to be co-hosting with you!
Cheers!
A
I love the last photograph! looks juicy and yummy 😉
Great bloghop!
I am not vegan but yeah, I am gluten free and these pancakes are definitely yumm.
Oh I love chocolate waffles so I know these pancakes would be right up my alley especially with the pb. This is a keeper 🙂
Peanut Butter Sauce?! Woah! Love it! And in honor of #chocolatelove, today is the last day to enter my 4 chocolate inspired giveaways! http://cookingwithbooks.blogspot.com/2012/02/foodie-love-for-your-foodie-lover.html
These pancakes remind me of everything good in the world! 😀 lol
Agreed! Peanut Butter and chocolate are two of my favorite things, top 10 for sure!
Oh my goodness! When I make these for breakfast this weekend, I'm going to be the coolest mom EVER! Great recipe!
I've never made chocolate pancakes before, let alone PB sauce. these pancakes and sauce are amazing. Sending #chocolatelove your way!
There's a first time for everything! 😉 Thanks for stopping by!
These GF chocolate pancakes are superb! I would love to try making them!