Vegan Chocolate Pikelets with Chocolate Topping Recipe

Mother's Day is nearly here and what a perfect way to spoil your Mum than with some delicious vegan chocolate pancakes. But wait! These are not just any pancakes... these are amazingly decadent with a homemade chocolate sauce and strawberry hearts. She will love it! 

Oh, and we have a special/personal announcement coming soon... can you guess what it is?

serves 2


pikelets:
1 cup soy milk
1/4 cup water
1 cup self-raising flour
1 tablespoon corn flour
1 tablespoon sugar
dash vanilla
2 tablespoons cocoa

topping:
2 tablespoons cocoa
2 tablespoons coconut oil
2 tablespoons maple syrup

strawberries, to serve

1. Make the topping: Melt the cocoa, coconut oil and maple syrup and stir until smooth. Set aside.
2. Make the pikelets: In a blender (or you can beat it all in a bowl) add all 'pikelet' ingredients and blend until smooth without lumps.
3. In a frypan on high heat, spray with oil and drop 2 level tablespoonfuls of the batter mixture into the pan and cook until bubbles appear on the surface.
4. Flip to the other side for another 30 seconds or so until just browned. Set aside.
5. Continue frying until all of the batter is used.
6. Stack the pikelets and add a light layer of chocolate topping between each layer.
7. Serve with strawberries and enjoy!