I woke up this morning, and I thought… Hungry! Kind of like my nephew, Ezril, who needs to be fed every few hours or he starts mumbling to himself like a slightly mad man. Heh. And then I got depressed thinking I had nothing in the house. But one of the pleasures of knowing how to cook is also knowing that if I think carefully enough, I always have something.
I had some gorgeous frozen raspberries in the freezer – I was considering making a raspberry coulis to go with my raspberry tart – but time got the best of me. I always have chocolate – and almost always have the basics: flour, milk, butter, eggs, baking powder. Hmmm. Pancakes. Yes! And literally less than ten minutes of putting it all together – a few minutes of cooking, and I was done!
Unfortunately, I snarfled up all the pancakes I made before thinking to pause for a photo (of the pancakes, not me). So you will have to wait till later on today for me to post an image. Suffice to say, these are lovely. Light, fluffy, studded with pink raspberry and melting bits of white chocolate. Simple, elegant and delicious.
And so easy that once you know the basic formula, you can get creative in so many ways. Cheddar basil pine nut pancakes may be? Strawberry bittersweet chocolate pancakes? Apple cinnamon walnut? Yes and yes and yes. Just keep to the basic formulation, and you will be fine.
Be inspired! Make some pancakes today 😉
Makes about 10 – 15 pancakes, depending on the amount of batter you use per pancake
- 2 cups flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3 tsp light brown sugar
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 2 eggs
- 1 tbsp vanilla essence
- 2 tbsp butter, melted plus extra for the pan
- 1/2 cup white chocolate chunks (well chopped) or chips
- 1 cup frozen raspberries
Measure out the flour, baking powder, salt and brown sugar into a large bowl. Using a fork, toss to combine well.
Measure the milk, eggs and vanilla essence and whisk together well. Pour over the dry ingredients, and still using your fork, stir to combine. Lumps are fine, dont over mix.
Melt the butter in a large non stick frying pan over low heat. When melted, pour over the pancake mixture, and stir well to combine.
Add the white chocolate and raspberries and stir lightly.
Place the frying pan over medium low heat, and slick on a little bit of butter. You dont need much – less than half a teaspoon. Just enough to cover the bottom and help the pancakes crisp and brown.
Once the butter has melted and foamed, ladle on the pancake batter – about 2 tablespoons at a time. I usually use a soup ladle for this. I get 3 pancakes in a pan at a time.
Allow the pancakes to cook undisturbed for about 3 – 4 minutes. You will see bubbles start to form. Check by lifting a corner of the pancake – if they seem lightly browned and crisp you can flip them over. Be patient. The worst thing you can do to a pancake is to flip it before its time. It will go all hard and rubbery on you. But if you flip it when its ready, the pancake will fluff up, and cook on the second side within a few minutes. You wont need to flip it again (in fact, you shouldnt) – it will be perfectly browned on the outside, and fluffy inside, with melting bits of white chocolate, and gorgeously tart raspberries.
Serve with a bit of butter and some maple syrup or honey.
Total heaven in a few minutes!
Any left over pancake batter can be stored in the fridge, covered, for up to 24 hours.
Enjoy!
delectable 
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