Chocolate Chipped

Vegans Know How To Do Chocolate: Cocoa & Cinnamon Pancakes

:: Cocoa & cinnamon pancakes, originally uploaded by Ines 93.

I've said it before, and I'll say it again--vegans whip meat eater's tails in the chocolate world.

Yes, these have whole wheat flour in them, yes, they're made from soy milk, and YES it's a legitimate way to work chocolate into a healthy breakfast.

I love the strawberry preserves on the side, but might I also suggest a drizzling of chocolate gravy?

That would be like healthy decadence, wouldn't it?

Grab the recipe! Cocoa & Cinnamon Pancakes

Tropical Breakfast Paradise: Nutella, Banana, and Coconut Waffle

waffle with nutella, banana, and coconut flakes, originally uploaded by roboppy.

One of the things you have to love about Nutella is that it legitimizes the concept of eating chocolate for breakfast! We’re all for that, aren’t we?

But I could also see any of the Nutella “breakfasts” we’ve seen this week doubling as a dessert–so versatile.

Well, here we have a waffle (probably homemade, but you could use the frozen kind too) drizzled with Nutella, with bananas, and sprinkled with coconut flakes. How simple is that, and yet it’s totally genius!

 

Could this be lunch? Nutella Covered Strawberry Panini

Photo Dessert Panini Originally uploaded by  MicheKerr

Now, obvy this poundcake, nutella, strawberry sandwich was put in a panini press.

Imagine the crispiness of the outside and then the Nutella gets all melty on the inside, and then all of the sudden you’re eating a chocolate covered strawberries sandwich!

There is no recipe for this other than: Poundcake + Nutella + Strawberries = YUMMMMM!

Breakfast Of Champions! French Toast, Marshmallow Fluff and Nutella Sammy

French toast fluff and nutella sammich, originally uploaded by roboppy.

Holy cow! How sinfully gorgeous is this? I am in love with this photo.

Robyn Lee took this photo of this super-special sandwich which she discovered on a menu in a restaurant.

If you’re craving this sammich right now, there’s no need to go out to a restaurant for it–it’s simple enough to make:

1) Make French Toast.

2) Spread one slice of still warm French Toast with Nutella.

3) Spread other slice of still warm French Toast with Marshmallow Fluff.

4) Mash both sides together into a beautiful mess.

5) Swoon. (Then chow down)

Sophisticated Flapjacks: Autumn Squash Pancakes With Chocolate Chips

Autumn squash pancakes with chocolate chips and sugar, originally uploaded by esther.brownie.

The baker / photographer of this pancake masterpiece is Esther Brownie (oh, how I envy that name!) at the blog Consubstantial Paneity, and didn’t she do an outstanding job with her first foray into food porn? (audience nods in agreement).

She’s an absolute natural, cuz the second I saw this photo I immediately went “Ahhhh–for the love of Autumn!”

I have had pumpkin pancakes, but I can’t say that I’ve ever had squash pancakes though. Of course her recipe calls for winter squash (ya know–butternut, acorn and all that) roasted no less. So, it’s not your everyday pancake–these guys are special occasion flapjacks!

By all means, include the chocolate chips in the batter–it can’t get any better than that.

Grab the recipe! Autumn Squash Pancakes With Chocolate Chips