Light, fluffy, and loaded with chocolate flavour, these Double Chocolate Greek Yogurt Pancakes make an easy and healthy breakfast! Gluten-free and flourless, they’ll keep you satisfied all morning with over 25g of whole food protein!
I’m 99.9% sure that I wouldn’t survive without my blender. No exaggerations. I mean… maybe I’m exaggerating a tad bit since blenders aren’t exactly necessary for survival, but I wouldn’t enjoy my survival nearly as much. How’s that?
Also, I just spelled exaggerating right twice, which is a big deal for me seeing as it’s on my squiggly line list along with words like embarrassing. Which I just, embarrassingly, spelled wrong. Twice.
Anyways. My blender. I love that thing so much that I gave it a permanent home on my counter… which is a big deal for someone who hates kitchen clutter to the point where she won’t even use a spice rack because it takes up too much counter space.
Have I mentioned I’m a bit OCD about stuff like that? Because I really am. Just like I’m a little OCD about how I stack my pancakes…
Hello, beauties.
It’s been a while since we’ve seen pancakes around these parts, eh? I think the last ones to grace these pages were these cinnamon roll Greek yogurt pancakes, which happened a whopping 2 months ago (read: way too long ago).
I really have no excuse for my negligence. I mean, I could say that I was busy canoodling with smoothies, banana bread, banana bread bars, and breakfast bakes, but I think I’ll just stick to “Sorry” and say that I hope you’ll accept these double chocolate Greek yogurt pancakes as a sign of my sincerest apologies 😏
We good? We GOOD.
And in case you’re wondering what that luscious chocolate sauce is, it’s a healthy chocolate “frosting” made from Greek yogurt, cocoa powder, and some sweetener, and it takes the whole panCAKE thing to a whole new level… if you can keep yourself from eating it by the spoonful long enough to actually put it on your pancakes.
Just like all of my other pancake recipes, these ones are flourless (and consequently gluten-free), packed with over 26g of whole protein, and whipped up in the blender in no time. They also rock a whopping 11 g of fiber, which would help explain why they’ll keep you satisfied ALL morning long.
And I know this because I calculated the nutritional info since I want to experiment with including it for those who need/want it. Hopefully this’ll help cut back on the 5-10 daily comments/e-mails I get asking for the nutritional info for X recipe 😳 I put it on a separate page for those who don’t want to see it, so just click on the link below the recipe if you’re interested.
Really, though… can we just focus on how freaking PRETTY these guys are?!?!
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Double Chocolate Greek Yogurt Pancakes
- Total Time: 20 mins
- Yield: 1 serving, 6-7 pancakes 1x
Ingredients
For the pancakes:
- 1/4 cup (60 g) plain Greek yogurt
- 1/2 medium, ripe banana (50 g)
- 1/2 cup (40 g) rolled oats*
- 1 Tbsp (5 g) unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 large egg whites OR 1 large egg
- 1–2 Tbsp (15–30 ml) unsweetened almond milk**
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
For the chocolate frosting:
- 1/4 cup (60 g) plain Greek yogurt
- 2 Tbsp (10 g) cocoa powder
- 1–2 tsp powdered sugar***
Instructions
- Preheat a skillet over medium heat and coat it with cooking spray or oil. You want to make sure that it’s very hot before you start cooking your pancakes.
- Add all the pancake ingredients to a blender in the order listed and blend on high until the oats have fully broken down and the batter is smooth and frothy, about 1-2 minutes. Allow it to sit for a couple of minutes to give it a chance to thicken up.
- Pour the batter straight from the blender onto the skillet until desired size of pancakes is reached and cook until the edges have set and bubbles begin to form on the tops of the pancakes, about 3 minutes. Using a spatula, flip and cook for another 2 minutes. Repeat until all the batter is gone, making sure to coat your skillet again with oil between each batch.
- Make the frosting by mixing all the ingredients in a small bowl, and either dip your pancakes into it or use a spoon to spread it between all the pancakes. Top with shaved chocolate and/or maple syrup and enjoy!
Notes
* Make sure to use certified gluten-free oats if you need these to be GF. ** Start with 1 Tbsp (15 ml) of almond milk and only add a second if you feel the batter is too thick. *** You can also use coconut palm sugar or cane sugar, but you might have to spend a little extra time mixing to make sure it dissolves.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 10 mins
Looking for more healthy chocolate breakfast recipes? Try one of these!
Deep Dish Double Chocolate Breakfast Cookies
Chocolate Overnight Oatmeal Smoothie
Brownie Batter Breakfast Bake
Hot Chocolate Breakfast Smoothie
Chocolate Banana Oatmeal Smoothie Bowl
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You are my first favourite from BlogLovin because chococlate everywhere!! I really expected dates, peanut butter or something with all those awesome nutrition facts but none in sight makes me happy! Going to try these as soon as I do a food shop!
I’m seriously drooling over here too!! Who could resist these delicious chocolate beauties?! Certainly not me!!
K I’m having a major droolfest over here. Chocolate frosting on chocolate pancakes is insanity…in the best way possible. I NEED them NOW.
SO happy to have come across this! these sound amazing and i will definitely be trying them soon – nothing better then chocolate and pancakes! thank you! 😀
I hope you like them, Mia!
Any suggestion for Greek yoghurt substitutions? I am dairy intolerant and I don’t find plain Greek-style soya yoghurt here. Thanks!
Regular-style soya yogurt would work fine too, Sara. It doesn’t have to be Greek.
Thank you! 🙂
My blender and my sharp knives – essential items for any recipe creator!!
Ooh, these look scrumptious!
It’s the words with double letters, I tell you. Those are the hard ones. Which letters do you double, and which don’t you? I have the hardest time with words like ‘dilemma’ and ’embarrass’ and ‘pinnacle.’
Definitely hit the nail on the head! Vacuum gives me problems too.
Oh my gawd, the Hubby would love these. I also happen to adore their nutritional profile since I’ve been trying to find things to eat that’ll keep up with the nursing. I need lots of filling foods these days. The fiber protein combo would be great!
Currently sitting here, drooling at the library. Need this now.
You are singing my song. 🙂
HELLO to this weekend’s breakfast!! I’m obsessed with all of your pancake recipes, they’ve always been so delicious! 🙂 I couldn’t live without my immersion blender because I have a protein shake as a mid-morning snack every single day and I use it to make single-serve recipes like these! 🙂
Ooo that’s definitely an interesting way to use it! I could see myself doing something like that if I wasn’t obsessed with my blender.
Immersion blenders ftw! They are so convenient and easy to clean.
These look really good. I always like chocolate pancakes myself. I love adding Greek Yogurt because those make them so much richer.
Apart from the kettle, I use my microwave the most actually! I always make leftovers for lunch and can whip them up in no time heating with the microwave. I also cook my sweet potatoes in there – 8 mins versus over an hour in the oven? Win win!
The frosting for these pancakes sounds amazing,., I would eat it as is!
I would definitely get more use out of my microwave if I didn’t prefer my food cold 😯 As it stands, I hardly ever heat things up and usually wait until they cool down to room temp before I start eating.
omg this is so exciting! These look amazing!! I think I’d say my coffee machine and my blender are my two most used appliances on the counter.
Anything coffee related would definitely be up there for me as well… if I wasn’t constantly going to Bux 😆
I love my food processor like a child. Second would be my strainer. It’s got a billion uses and not only for food 😉
Ha! Okay, now you’ve got me curious…
Yum! Adding this to my “to make list”.
That frosting looks delightful. I think I could manage to put that on just about everything! As far as a kitchen gadget I can’t live without? Ummm….my wine opener? Lol
What would you use as a banana sub? I can’t eat them:( thank you
You could probably use applesauce, Francesca. I’d say that 1/4 cup would be good.
Thank you!
I am going out of my everloving mind looking at this stack! Amanda, I’m 99.9% sure THIS needs to be my birthday cake! Wait, make that 199.9% sure! And – ooh that Greek Yogurt frosting!
Would adding oil to the batter make them a little easier to cook (i.e., a little less likely to stick?).
I don’t think so. I just add oil to my skillet or use a non-stick pan to prevent them from sticking.
This recipe is definitely a keeper. These pancakes look out of this world. Is there anything better than chocolate!
Is that a trick question? 😛
Aaaa!! I knew I should’ve checked your blog this morning before I ate breakfast!! I was oddly kind of getting a hankering for pancakes, but also chocolate. But I wasn’t in the mood for making decisions, so I just went with one of my go-to breakfasts, which ironically was neither pancakes nor chocolate. 😯 I can’t wait to have these though…maybe tomorrow. 👍🏽
Lol, I spell embarrassing wrong (<-just did and spell checker had my back 😳) ALL the time! I guess we're spelling-challenged twins. 😂
OR there’s always the option of pancakes for dinner 😀
Anything that makes chocolate acceptable to eat in the morning is the best in my books.
These look so darn good! I love all of your pancake recipes!
I just posted pancakes today too! Great minds think alike? 😉
I love, love, LOVE the look of these. And that frosting? Ohhh yes. It seriously does look just like whipped chocolate frosting!
Apparently Tuesdays are a good day for pancakes. For dinner 😀
I’m drooling looking at these pictures!! Can’t wait to try making these this weekend. Thanks for including the nutritional information. Adding it on a separate page was such a good idea!
Thanks Michelle!
About 5 minutes ago my kids and I were discussing what we “need” versus want, as in one of them needs cereal and the other meat lol. I have to say that without my food processor I’m not sure the blog would exist! If I had a high end blender that might replace it though. These look so perfectly decadent!
Food processor would definitely be my runner up if I didn’t have my blender! And I’m pretty sure I -need- cereal as well 😀