These Chocolate Chip Cake Mix Pancakes use a shortcut that makes this recipe a whole lot easier and all you need is a few ingredients. It is the best quick and easy breakfast that your family will love.
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Using prepackaged pancake mix is a great way to speed up breakfast. It makes the recipe simpler and adds a slightly fluffier and sweet twist compare to a classic recipe for chocolate chip pancakes. These cake mix pancakes are the perfect recipe to make on a lazy Sunday morning when your kids are begging for homemade pancakes.
For recipe starting with a box of cake mix, check out these recipes made with cake mix.
And, to add more protein to your breakfast, try these Cottage Cheese Pancakes.
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What We Love About This Recipe
- 20 Minute Recipe: This 20 minute recipe for chocolate chip cake mix pancakes is perfect for a lazy weekend morning.
- Easy Ingredients: All you need is 3 ingredients to make this recipe.
- Family Friendly: Your husband and kids will love this twist on a classic chocolate chip pancake.
Ingredient Notes
- Chocolate Chip Muffin Mix: I used chocolate chip muffin mix, you could also use vanilla cake mix and use add chocolate chips. Here is information about the brand I used.
- Milk: You can use whole, 2%, 1%, skim, or a non-dairy milk.
- Egg: You will need one large egg.
- Cooking Spray: You will need cooking spray, vegetable oil, or butter to grease the skillet or griddle.
Equipment Needed
- Skillet
- Spatula
- Mixing Bowl
- Whisk
- Measuring Cups and Spoons
- Ladle
How to Make Chocolate Chip Pancakes
These are the basic steps for making Chocolate Chip Cake Mix Pancakes. Please refer to the recipe card below for more detailed instructions.
STEP 1: MAKE THE BATTER
In a large bowl, mix together the muffin mix, egg, and milk. Stir until fully combined, you should get a smooth consistency then set aside for 5 minutes.
STEP 2: COOK PANCAKES
In a pan with melted butter or oil over medium heat, pour 1/4 cup of batter and cook for 2-3 minutes on each side. Repeat until you have no more batter left. Serve immediately with butter and maple syrup.
Prep and Storage Tips for Chocolate Chip Cake Mix Pancakes
HOW TO MAKE THIS RECIPE AHEAD OF TIME
To make this recipe ahead of time, you make follow the steps as usual and store pancakes in the fridge for 1-3 days.
HOW TO STORE THIS RECIPE
Store pancakes in an airtight contianer or plastic bag in the fridge for up to 4 days.
HOW TO FREEZE THIS RECIPE
To freeze pancakes, store in a freezer bag in the freezer for up to 3 months. You should let thaw completely before reheating.
HOW TO REHEAT THIS RECIPE
You can reheat this recipe for chocolate chip pancakes in the microwave or stovetop.
Frequently Asked Questions
You can easily make this recipe gluten-free, just use a gluten-free muffin or cake mix, you should be able to find it in the baking section along with normal box mix.
If you have vanilla or white cake mix in the pantry, you can also use that in place of muffin mix and just add chocolate chips separately.
This recipe can easily be doubled or halved, just increase or decrease ingredients proportionally.
Pancake mix is not nearly as sweet as cake mix, additionally cake mix contains for baking powder resulting in a fluffier pancake.
Expert Tips for Making This Chocolate Chip Cake Mix Pancakes Recipe
- This Recipe Can be Doubled: This is a great recipe for a larger family brunch. Simply increase the ingredients proportionately. You can cook on a griddle to make the cooking process faster as you can cook more at once.
- Other Flavors: This recipe will work with any other flavor of muffin mix, banana or pumpkin cake mix pancakes would be tasty.
- Funfetti Pancakes: For birthday cake batter pancakes, use funfetti cake mix or yellow cake mix and top a small amount of sprinkles, whipped cream, and a drizzle of vanilla glaze.
- Toppings: Top pancakes with fresh blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, sprinkles, or cool whip.
- Vanilla Icing: Make a simple icing by combine powdered sugar, a teaspoon vanilla extract, and milk.
What to Serve with Chocolate Chip Cake Mix Pancakes
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Chocolate Chip Cake Mix Pancakes
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Ingredients
- 6.5 ounces Chocolate Chip Muffin Mix Package
- ½ cup Milk
- 1 Egg
- Butter or Baking Spray, as needed
Instructions
- In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together the muffin mix, milk and egg until well-combined.
- Allow the mixture to sit for 5 minutes before proceeding with the recipe.
- Place a skillet over medium-heat and once hot, add a bit of butter or baking spray.
- Once the butter is melted and hot, add 1/4 cup of the pancake batter.
- Allow the pancake to cook for about 2 minutes, until bubbles appear all over the top. Flip and cook until golden brown on the bottom, approximately 2 minutes.
- Remove the pancake to a plate and repeat with remaining batter.
Christina’s Notes
- This Recipe Can be Doubled: This is a great recipe for a larger family brunch. Simply increase the ingredients proportionately. You can cook on a griddle to make the cooking process faster as you can cook more at once.
- Other Flavors: This recipe will work with any other flavor of muffin mix, banana or pumpkin cake mix pancakes would be tasty.
- Funfetti Pancakes: For birthday cake batter pancakes, use funfetti cake mix or yellow cake mix and top a small amount of sprinkles, whipped cream, and a drizzle of vanilla glaze.
- Toppings: Top pancakes with fresh blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, sprinkles, or cool whip.
- Vanilla Icing: Make a simple icing by combine powdered sugar, a teaspoon vanilla extract, and milk.
- Scale the recipe: Simply adjust the serving size in the recipe card and the ingredients will update automatically.
- Make your own All Purpose Seasoning: When a recipe calls for All Purpose Seasoning, you can use my homemade All Purpose Seasoning recipe or substitute salt and pepper to taste.
- Meat doneness: I always use a meat thermometer to test for doneness when cooking meat.
- Use unsalted butter: I use unsalted butter so I can control the salt level in the recipe.
- Preheat the oven: Unless otherwise noted, always preheat your oven before baking.
For more helpful information about this recipe, such as variations, substitutions and other pro-tips, check out the blog post.
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