If you're looking for a real showstopper of a dessert tonight and you have a penchant for a pack of Oreos, these Oreo pancakes are certainly the recipe for you.
Using crushed Oreos and cocoa powder, these pancakes taste just like the chocolatey biscuit and are sure to satisfy even the sweetest tooth. Stacking the pancakes up and using whipped cream to keep them together, then topped with more crushed Oreos, means this dessert looks so impressive. So, whether you're entertaining friends and want something to wow them or are looking for a unique pancake recipe for Shrove Tuesday, this one will certainly have you covered.
Ingredients
For the pancakes
- 160g plain flour
- 25g cocoa powder
- 4 eggs
- 50g crushed Oreos, middles removed
- 2 ½ tsp baking powder
- 275ml milk
- 25g melted butter
- 2 eggs
For the filling
- 300ml whipped cream
- 50g Oreos and Oreo Minis
- 100g cooled melted chocolate
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Method
- To make the pancakes: In a bowl, combine the plain flour, cocoa powder, crushed Oreos, and baking powder.
- Make a well in the middle in the middle of the mixture.
- Add the milk, melted butter and 2 eggs and beat until the batter is smooth.
- Leave the mixture to rest for an hour.
- Once your pancake batter is ready, melt a little butter in a hot frying pan and spread it evenly across the base.
- Pour a scoop of the pancake batter into a neat circle and cook the pancake on both sides.
- Move the pancake to a warm plate and make the next one.
- To make the filling: Combine the whipped cream and crushed Oreos.
- Stack the pancakes, spreading a little of a mixture of the whipped cream with the crushed Oreos folded through.
- Once you’ve completed your pancake stack, top it off with the rest of the cream.
- Add extra Oreos and mini Oreos to the top of the pancakes. Pour over the cooled melted chocolate.
Top tips for making Oreo pancakes:
Want to level up your Oreo pancakes? You can now buy double chocolate Oreos, which have the crunchy biscuit base and top and also a chocolate cream middle.
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Jessica Dady is Food Editor at GoodtoKnow and has over 11 years of experience as a digital editor, specialising in all things food, recipes, and SEO. From the must-buy seasonal food hampers and advent calendars for Christmas to the family-friendly air fryers that’ll make dinner time a breeze, Jessica loves trying and testing various food products to find the best of the best for the busy parents among us. Over the years of working with GoodtoKnow, Jessica has had the privilege of working alongside Future’s Test Kitchen to create exclusive videos - as well as writing, testing, and shooting her own recipes. When she’s not embracing the great outdoors with her family at the weekends, Jessica enjoys baking up a storm in the kitchen with her favourite bakes being chocolate chip cookies, cupcakes, and a tray of gooey chocolate brownies.
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