May Recipe Part II: Chocolate Avocado Pancakes

I guess I've been on a pancake kick lately, so my second recipe for the month of May is another pancake recipe! This time around, I stumbled across a recipe substituting avocados for butter in pancakes, and as I had exactly one avocado left, I thought why not? I followed the recipe I found on Motherthyme to a tee (link). 

Now before I post pics of the process, I did have a couple of comments. First, the batter was incredibly fluffy and thick, which was super exciting despite its very unappetizing muddy color. Second, the pancakes turned out to have a bitter aftertaste. I saw one commenter on the original recipe say the same, and I think that in my case, it was because the avocado was probably a little underripe. Third, as another commenter mentioned, it was difficult to get the middle of the pancake fully cooked. Not sure if that's user error on my part or a flaw with the recipe. Anyway, on to the pictures (they're not very good pictures, but pictures nonetheless).

Lining up the dry ingredients: 

The batter did not have such an appetizing color, but it was so fluffy & thick! Oh, and I added some chocolate chips to satisfy that pesky sweet tooth of mine.

 Due to the batter being so thick, I had to help spread it out a bit after pouring it onto the pan.

 Aaaand, flip!

 And a very blurry, hasty picture of the final product:

In conclusion? Not the best pancake experience I've had. I think that when I am back in California for the summer with an abundance of ripe avocados, I may try it again. Until then, I'll stick to regular pancakes or other breakfast foods.

Categories: chocolate avocado pancakes, May recipe, resolutions