Chocolate Chip and Raisin Scotch Pancakes. Traditional Scottish pancakes studded with chocolate chips and raisins. Quick to make, light and fluffy.
Chocolate Chip Pancakes
Everywhere I look I see pancakes. It's a pancake frenzy!
I just couldn't resist. I had to join in with these chocolate chip and raisin pancakes.
They are just Scotch pancakes with a few added extras.
Don't they look good?
They are so easy to make and even easier to eat.
I decided there had to be chocolate in the pancakes.
Scotch Pancakes are so simple and so quick to throw together, I don't know why I don't make them more often.
They are great for breakfast, a snack and if you add a dollop of ice cream and a drizzle of chocolate sauce and you have an indulgent dessert.
Wait, I do know why I don't make them very often.
Every year at this time I go into pancake overdrive. I eat them too often and then I'm scunnered with them and the love affair is over.
After that I pretty much forget all about them until February rolls round again.
Don't they look good?
They are so easy to make and even easier to eat.
Vegan Pancakes
These pancakes are vegetarian, but can be made without eggs and with a plant based milk.
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Chocolate Chip and Raisin Scotch Pancakes
I decided there had to be chocolate in the pancakes.
I sent Cooper to rummage in my baking supplies and he found some super chocolatey dark chocolate chips that were just what we needed.
Cooper loves raisins, so we decided to add some of those too.
It was a team effort from development to flipping.
Admittedly some of the egg missed the jug and ended up on the floor, but hey the pancakes turned out great and we had a lot of fun.
It was a team effort from development to flipping.
Admittedly some of the egg missed the jug and ended up on the floor, but hey the pancakes turned out great and we had a lot of fun.
For more Scottish recipes have a look at my recipe index of Scottish Recipes for Vegans and Vegetarians
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Scotch Pancakes
Scotch Pancakes are so simple and so quick to throw together, I don't know why I don't make them more often.
They are great for breakfast, a snack and if you add a dollop of ice cream and a drizzle of chocolate sauce and you have an indulgent dessert.
Wait, I do know why I don't make them very often.
Every year at this time I go into pancake overdrive. I eat them too often and then I'm scunnered with them and the love affair is over.
After that I pretty much forget all about them until February rolls round again.
More Pancakes to Try
- Homemade Marshmallow Fluff and Melted Chocolate Pancake Stack
- Creme Egg Pancake Stack
- Chocolate and Lemon Curd Pancake Stack with Whipped Cream
Happy Pancake Day!
Chocolate Chip and Raisin Scotch Pancakes
Yield: 12
Prep time: 3 MCook time: 10 MTotal time: 13 M
Chocolate Chip and Raisin Scotch Pancakes. Traditional Scottish pancakes studded with chocolate chips and raisins. Quick to make, light and fluffy.
Ingredients:
- 120g / 1 cup self-raising four
- 30g / 1/8 cup caster sugar
- a pinch of salt
- 50g / 1/3 cup dark chocolate chips
- 50g / 1/3 cup raisins
- 1 large egg
- ½ pint/1 cup/250ml milk
Instructions:
How to cook Chocolate Chip and Raisin Scotch Pancakes
- Rub your frying pan with a little oil and heat on a medium heat until the pan is really hot.
- Sift your flour into a bowl, then pour in the sugar, salt, chocolate chips and raisins. Mix well together.
- Whisk your milk and egg together. Make a well in the middle of your flour and pour in most of the egg mixture. You want it to be like thick pouring cream, you may not need all the liquid.
- Try a teaspoon full of your batter in your frying pan, to test if it is hot enough. It should bubble up in less than a minute, then cook on the other side for just a few seconds. You should have a teeny golden pancake.
- Now cook off the rest of your batter. Each pancake is made from a tablespoon of batter. They will take about 3 minutes each. Turn them when they start to bubble. You can have a sneak peek underneath using a palette knife to check it they are ready to turn. I can cook three at a time in my frying pan, but you have to make sure there is room between them.
- Serve the pancakes warm with maple syrup.
- Enjoy!
Notes:
You can make this batter the night before and store in the fridge overnight.
You can leave the chocolate chips and/or the raisins out if you like.
You can leave the chocolate chips and/or the raisins out if you like.
Calories
85.89
85.89
Fat (grams)
2.28
2.28
Sat. Fat (grams)
1.25
1.25
Carbs (grams)
15.30
15.30
Fiber (grams)
0.48
0.48
Net carbs
14.82
14.82
Sugar (grams)
12.74
12.74
Protein (grams)
1.63
1.63
Sodium (milligrams)
29.81
29.81
Cholesterol (grams)
17.60
17.60
What an impressive stack - I saw a little school kid with some pancake art she had done in class and was so confused I almost went home and made pancakes today! Still not sure what pancakes to make for tomorrow but we do have pancakes often - they are just always the same banana oat ones that sylvia loves which is ok because I love them too.
ReplyDeleteBanana oat pancakes, now those sound good! I must look for your recipes Johanna.
DeleteLove the pictures so much!
ReplyDeleteThanks Eugusta :)
DeleteI know, it's hard not to join in, particularly when pancakes are just so good and anyway, everyone has their own particular take on how they make theirs. Yours looks so good, love the stack and love the scotchness of them all!
ReplyDeleteThanks Dom, I was rather pleased with them :)
DeleteThey look so fluffy and delicious. I'm coming round to yours for breakfast! ;)
ReplyDeleteHehe you are welcome Emily :)
DeleteThese look brilliantly fluffy and light as a cloud. Too bad that doesn't mean they are as calorie-free as clouds ;-) Great photos, Jac. That must've taken some restraint to get these. Most would have been left with a few choccy smears!
ReplyDeleteHaha no, nor calorie free at all, but little slender boys need there calories for all that running about and mummies can have one or two. Ohh they were yum!
DeleteMelty chocolate chips in pancakes sounds divine, plus a few raisins counts as a fruit portion right? ;)
ReplyDeleteOh yes definitely Jen :)
DeleteOooh, those look so good! My mom always used to make us Scotch pancakes although we called them crumpets (cue major confusion when I moved to the UK!). Love those super-dark choc chips... Happy pancake day!
ReplyDeleteWe have crumpets top. but they are yeasted and bubbled not smooth like these. the world of food, globally can be very confusing.
DeleteMelting chocolate chips in a panake - I'm in and with a generous scoop of vanilla ice cream and maybe some sliced banana yummy:-) Happy Pancake Day!
ReplyDeleteOh yes, both of those would be great with them and voila you have dessert.
DeleteMOUTH DRIBBLING!!!!! The amazing photos are almost allowing me to taste them. Going to make ASAP :D
ReplyDeleteHaha fabulous! Enjoy the Ricky :)
DeleteOMG Those look amazing, I'm not a fan of normal pancakes, but quite like the thick Scottish ones.
ReplyDeleteI prefer these fluffy ones too Ashley.
DeleteThose look amazing! we had the usual Lemon & sugar, then toblerone, and milkybar! xx
ReplyDeleteBrilliant Natalie. Now milky bar sounds like a good plan.
DeleteWow you've made these look delish! I made paper thin Delia ones - but might now whip up a batch of these nice thick ones :)
ReplyDeleteAhh, I prefer this kind, although I wouldn't turn down a pancake :)
Deletewhat an amazing stack of pancakes please please share x
ReplyDeleteThanks Claire. Sorry they are all gone, but you can whip them up super quick.
DeleteGlad I saw this post this morning, we had our usual big pancakes on pancake day but fancied making these for breakfast, no chocolate in the house so we used raisins and instead of measuring the ingredients like I usually do I just chucked it all in a bowl and whisked it by hand (usually I use the electric whisk) and I surprised myself, the batter came out great and the pancakes were delicious :)
ReplyDeleteBrilliant Lucy. Glad you enjoyed them and less work is always best. They really need no more than a stir to incorporate.
DeleteWhat a mouthwatering stack Jaq. These would be minichef approved
ReplyDeleteSuper awesome stack of pancakes. Oh so yummy!
ReplyDeleteThanks Celeste :)
DeleteGosh, these look so good - so light and fluffy - I could almost be persuaded to eat breakfast! I'd probably have them for supper though! I really like the idea of having chocolate chips AND raisins too!
ReplyDelete"scunnered" - what a brilliantly Scottish word! I totally read it in a David Tennant voice... which is no bad thing at all, really. :-p
This is my kind of pancakes, and they look so divine!
ReplyDeleteI am thinking about what t6o make for kids right now, and this comes in handy! Thanks so much for sharing