Let's start with something deliciously sweet!
Chocolate Pancake Whoopie Pies
Now before you dash and get your sugar testing kit and your insulin, let me tell you this: Yes, this recipe uses sugar. BUT you could easily substitute stevia or any other sugar "substitute" you'd like (I personally like the Splenda type of sweetener if I can't use sugar). And of course, you can always leave off the "Whoopie Pie" part and just make chocolate pancakes, if the icing is way too much for your blood sugar to handle.
So, without further ado...I present....the Chocolate Pancake Whoopie Pie!
This stuff is YUMMY! And the best part is that you can follow a recipe from scratch, or pull a Sandra Lee and make it "semi-homemade" with a boxed pancake recipe. No matter what though, make sure if you are doing the "Whoopie Pie" part that the icing is stiff. You don't want trickles of icing running down your arms while you dig into this nommy treat!
Now, the recipe I'm using here for the pancakes came from Buzzle.com. I didn't have any milk, so I was wondering how in the world I was going to make pancakes. And then I did a little search (what would I do without the internet?) and found the margarine recipe they have listed. I did use butter instead of margarine, and I added chocolate and extra sugar. Here's the recipe, with my modifications.
White flour - 1 cup
Water - ¾ cup
White sugar - 5 tbsp.
Margarine, melted - 2½ tbsp.
Baking powder - 2¼ tsp.
Vegetable oil/cooking spray - 2 tsp.
Salt - ¼ tsp.
Egg, beaten - 1
Cocoa powder, unsweetened - 2 tbsp.
If you want to make plain pancakes, use 3 tbsp sugar and omit the cocoa powder.
Now, mix it all together, turn your griddle to about 350-400 (some run hotter than others) and grease it up with some good old fashioned butter. Use a 1/4 cup measure to pour out just the right amount of batter for each pancake, so they are all roughly the same shape and size. Cook for about 4 minutes on the first side (or until the top bubbles and the bubbles begin to break) and then flip just long enough to cook the rest of the batter. Don't over do these!
Now for the filling, you can use store bought icing or you can make your own. Like I said, just make sure it is stiff. I will test various recipes for icing in the near-ish future and let you know what I come up with!!
This particular recipe should yield about 3 whoopie pies or 6 pancakes (maybe more, maybe less depending on how big you make your pancakes). Having a dinner party? Try making these as little finger sandwich style whoopie pies for dessert!
Alright folks, that's all for now! I'll be back soon with another awesomely delish recipe for you to try!
