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Chocolate Matcha Pancakes

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Antioxidant-rich cocoa and matcha green tea combine to make a delicious, healthy, gluten-free, vegan breakfast recipe! Chocolate Matcha Pancakes will leave you feeling energized for the day, mind, body, and spirit!

Chocolate Matcha Pancakes | Strength and Sunshine @RebeccaGF666 Antioxidant-rich cocoa and matcha green tea combine to make a delicious, healthy, gluten-free, vegan breakfast recipe! Chocolate Matcha Pancakes will leave you feeling energized for the day, mind, body, and spirit!

***This post has been updated in July 2016. Original writing stands***

Ah, yes, the wonders that are a hot mug of tea. Or now that the temperatures are warming up, a nice cold glass of iced tea! Either way, tea is simply pure and amazing. So fresh, natural, and good for the body and soul. But today I’m not talking about drinking tea. I’m going with something much better. It involves my favorite food…PANCAKES! Inspiration hit one weekend morning in May and a new pancake creation was born. I grabbed my lonely matcha powder and got a little fancy. Matcha is pure dried green tea leaves to create a lovely green powder. It is so powerful in antioxidants and has a plethora of never ending health benefits. A little goes a long way.

Chocolate Matcha Pancakes | Strength and Sunshine @RebeccaGF666 Antioxidant-rich cocoa and matcha green tea combine to make a delicious, healthy, gluten-free, vegan breakfast recipe! Chocolate Matcha Pancakes will leave you feeling energized for the day, mind, body, and spirit!

Not only did I want to use my matcha, but I also went a little crazy and added some fresh brewed green tea as well. Then add come cocoa powder and I had a serious pancakes winner on my hands.

Chocolate Matcha Pancakes | Strength and Sunshine @RebeccaGF666 Antioxidant-rich cocoa and matcha green tea combine to make a delicious, healthy, gluten-free, vegan breakfast recipe! Chocolate Matcha Pancakes will leave you feeling energized for the day, mind, body, and spirit!

Green tea is such a classic and simple tea. It is fresh and light. Less delicate than white, but softer than black. Our favorite middleman! However, I have to say my favorite teas are flavored black teas (like vanillas or mints), peppermint, this passion tea (cold brewed!), and this vanilla chamomile! For cooking, though, I love using any and every tea! (Fun Fact: I’ve never made a matcha latte or drinking matcha tea; I’ve only cooked/baked with it!)

Chocolate Matcha Pancakes

Chocolate Matcha Pancakes | Strength and Sunshine @RebeccaGF666 Antioxidant-rich cocoa and matcha green tea combine to make a delicious, healthy, gluten-free, vegan breakfast recipe! Chocolate Matcha Pancakes will leave you feeling energized for the day, mind, body, and spirit!

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Chocolate Matcha Pancakes

Antioxidant-rich cocoa and matcha green tea combine to make a delicious, healthy, gluten-free, vegan breakfast recipe! Chocolate Matcha Pancakes will leave you feeling energized for the day, mind, body, and spirit!

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  1. Before making the batter, brew the green tea. I used 1 bag, and let it brew in a mug for about 2 minutes. Let it cool before you use it in the pancakes.
  2. In a mixing bowl, combine the flours, baking powder, matcha, and cinnamon, mix together. The add the applesauce, brewed green tea, and stevia. Mix again until you have pancake batter.
  3. While the batter sets, heat a non-stick or greased skillet on the stove over medium-high heat. Then pour about 1/2 the batter in the pan. Cook for 2-3 minutes, flip and cook an additional 2 minutes. Repeat for the rest of the batter.
  4. For the sauce, combine all ingredients and slowly add in the green tea until you get the right consistency (about 2 tablespoons was good for me).
  5. Plate your cakes and swirl on the sauce!

Chocolate Matcha Pancakes | Strength and Sunshine @RebeccaGF666 Antioxidant-rich cocoa and matcha green tea combine to make a delicious, healthy, gluten-free, vegan breakfast recipe! Chocolate Matcha Pancakes will leave you feeling energized for the day, mind, body, and spirit!

Chocolate and green tea make a beautiful and decadent combo! Chocolate Matcha Pancakes need to be added to your breakfast rotation!

So tell me:

+ What is your favorite kind of tea?

+ Have you ever tried Matcha?

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  1. Nikki Frank-Hamilton says

    Rebecca, there are a few things here that I have been wanting to try, first off Matcha, and second Buckwheat flour. I have been dragging my feet on both, I don’t know why. A creature of habit I guess. I saw some Matcha tea at the store the other day, and I didn’t purchase it. Now I see that I should have scooped it up! I will be going back to get some and this recipe is on my “must make” list! Thanks!

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  13. Gina says

    You have no idea how excited I am to try these! I love matcha and chocolate. So, this is the best of both worlds! Once I get my hands on some matcha powder, it’s go time!

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  19. Susan says

    Who wouldn’t love to wake up to your scrumptious Chocolate Matcha pancakes this Saturday morning! Love the addition of green tea and applesauce!

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  32. Sophie at Franglaise Cooking says

    I’m afraid I have to say that this is one I won’t be trying – despite being British, and having tried over and over again I just don’t like the taste of tea! But I’m sure for tea-lovers this is a great one to try out.
    Thanks for linking up to #TastyTuesdays, I’ve pinned this to the Tasty Tuesdays Pinterest board too.

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  43. catfoodisgoodforyou says

    Amazing! I always need recipes for egg-free pancakes (I love my eggs too much to lose their taste in pancakes…) plus I LOVE matcha – I have 3 boxes of the stuff and I’ve been neglecting them! These are happnin fo sho 😉

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  47. jessielovestorun says

    I’m super impressed you came up with this recipe. I mean I’ve made matcha pancakes, but never thought to include chocolate. Not sure why, because after seeing yours it only seems like the smart thing to do 🙂

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