Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Pancakes

 Pumpkin is not always my favorite food, but boy, do I love pumpkin baked goods with chocolate. My mom (check out her blog) decided this weekend to try these pumpkin chocolate chip pancakes that she had found while reading cooking blogs. Let me tell you, these are amazing! These pancakes were delicious because it wasn't overwhelmingly pumpkin and the chocolate chips add a sweetness to them. The only thing I would change about the recipe would be to add a little more chocolate chips, but other than that these were perfect. Now if only I could have these every weekend.

This recipe comes from Half Baked Harvest. I would recommend you check out Tieghan's blog. Her pictures looking amazing and the food she makes is to die for.

Ingredients:2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups buttermilk
3/4 cup pumpkin puree
2 eggs
4 tablespoons browned butter or melted butter
1 tablespoon maple syrup
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Instructions:
      In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and salt. In a small bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, pumpkin, eggs, butter, maple syrup and vanilla. If your pumpkin puree is thick and not mixing well, just blend the all the wet ingredients together in a blender.

     Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix the batter until just combined. It's OK if there are lumps in the batter. Stir in the chocolate chips. Cover the batter and set aside for 10 minutes.

      Heat a large skillet or griddle over medium heat and add butter, or spray with cooking spray. Pour about 1/4 cup pancake batter on the center of the hot pan and gently spread the batter to form a circle. Cook until bubbles appear on the surface. Using a spatula, gently flip the pancake over and cook the other side for a minute, or until golden. Repeat with the remaining batter

(I love to add maple syrup to everything, and it was great on these pancakes)

What a perfect way to start a fall morning!

xoxo,

Maddie