Sneaky Healthy Chocolate Pancakes

August 16, 2014

Thanks to a cocoa-flavored batter that is studded with miniature chocolate chips, your family will never know that there are fruits and veggies hiding in these delicious Sneaky Healthy Chocolate Pancakes!

1 cup whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon kosher salt
¼ teaspoon baking soda
1 cup cottage cheese
½ cup peeled, roughly chopped carrots, or baby-cut carrots
½ cup whole oats
½ cup fresh spinach leaves
¼ cup unsweetened cocoa, such as Dutch process
¼ cup milk, plus ¼ cup as needed (I used almond milk)
3 tablespoons honey
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 apple, peeled and roughly chopped
2 eggs
? cup mini chocolate chips
Fresh fruit, for garnish
Powdered sugar, for garnish

Whisk the flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda in a medium bowl. Set aside. Place the cottage cheese, carrots, oats, spinach, cocoa, ¼ cup milk, honey, vanilla and apples into a high quality blender....
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Nutritions

Calories
116

Sodium
198mg
8% DV

Fat
2g
3% DV

Protein
5g
10% DV

Carbs
19g
6% DV

Fiber
2g
10% DV

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