Feb 28 2010
White Chocolate Coconut Pancakes.
Growing up, pancakes were always a staple in our house. My dad would make them on Saturday or Sunday, continuing the tradition from when his grandmother would make him a short stack.
Luckily, I married a man that can also make some superb pancakes. However, everyone tries to test me and ask ‘who makes better pancakes, your husband or your dad?’
I’ll never tell.
But I do sense a bit of competition each weekend when my husband is whipping up a batch.
I fancied these pancakes up a bit – which is funny since neither my husband or my father would eat such a thing. I would and did, of course.
Into the batter went some creamy coconut and white chocolate morsels. I toasted some coconut for garnish.
This is basically my husband’s worst nightmare since he hates coconut. But even he took one look at these pancakes and said ‘Wow! Those look really good!’
Luckily, today wasn’t the day that he decided to love coconut, which meant more pancakes for me.
I am considering forcing him to eat coconut. He and his friends decided that it would be hilarious to grow mustaches. I am refusing to go out in public with him. He looks like the uni-bomber, a child predator, and a creepy old man all rolled into one. Think I can shave him in his sleep?
Probably, since he sleeps like a toddler.
But do you know what’s funny? My dad has a mustache. So of course, my husband thinks it is fine for him to have one, too.
I should boycott cooking for him. Or only cook foods using items he dislikes, like ricotta cheese, coconut, and anything labeled ‘vegan.’ It would be funny if I got rid of all the meat in our house, too. I bet he’d shave that ‘stache in an instant.
White Chocolate Coconut Pancakes
pancakes from allrecipes
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon white sugar
1 1/4 cups milk
1 egg
3 tablespoons butter, melted
1/2 cup white chocolate morsels
1/2 cup coconut
1/4 cup toasted coconut
In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar. Make a well in the center and pour in the milk, egg and melted butter; mix until smooth. Fold in coconut.
Heat a lightly oiled griddle or frying pan over medium high heat. Pour or scoop the batter onto the griddle, using approximately 1/4 cup for each pancake. Drop in white chocolate morsels. Flip when bubbles appear on the top. Brown on both sides and serve hot. Garnish with butter, syrup, and toasted coconut.
The white chocolate became melty and creamy, giving the fluffy pancakes a sweet, smooth texture. They practically melt in your mouth!
Make these pancakes for breakfast asap. Or for dinner. Or even lunch. Or dessert. Or how about for a snack? You can also make them if your husband hates coconut and is growing a crusty mustache. Report back.
On the pancakes that is, not about the mustache. There is no changing my mind on this one.
These looks absolutely divine! Like coconutty heaven on a plate.
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These look soo fluffy,white, perfect, and just amazing…omg I can almost taste them thru the screen and they taste amazing
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These look better than restaurant quality! Nice work. A stache?? Shave that thing off! I’ll help!!
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Hey Jess!!!
WOW these look soo great! i need to make these for my fam when i go home for spring break-they adore coconut!
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YUM!!! That’s all
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HOW do you come up with these amazing recipes??!!!!! And WHY have I never thought to put white chocolate chips in my pancakes???!!!!!!
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I HAD to come visit your blog after my lunch!! My sweet tooth is calling me name. That pat of butter made my day
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This is the 2nd coconut pancake recipe I’ve seen so I know they must be so good. I love making pancakes for dinner, I need to put these on my list to make. Have a good Sunday, I’m SO sick of the snow too!!!
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ugh major drooling! I LOVE white chocolate. I think my favorite cookie of all time, and I know it sounds strange, is White Chocolate, Lemon, Coconut.. They had them every so often at a Whole Foods I use to live by.. amazing.
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Wow, look how fluffy they are! They look delicious!
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These look SO light and fluffy– almost like angel food cake!!! Yummy!!!
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Holy Wow! Those pancakes look amazing. We must have been sharing white chocolate vibes today as I whipped up some white chocolate macadamia granola bars today. What better way to start the week?
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That coconut looks absolutely yummy!
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this sounds soooo good…my sweet husband (who, by the way is also growing a ‘stache for a fundraiser contest at work) just asked why they weren’t in his stomach yet. guess making coconut stuff for him won’t keep him from growing it…
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Oh my god… i think those are the best looking pancakes I’ve seen in a lonnnnggggg time
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oh they look absolutely divine….I LOVE the addition of coconut
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Those sounds like my idea of perfection. WOW. That is quite the stack of pancakes!! I showed my hubby, and even he was drooling (and he doesn’t like coconut!). What is with these husbands?? Hehe!
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You just cooked up a batch of white chocolate coconut pancakes? It would take me a whole day, no joke!
I have a coconut tolerant hubby, but you are on your own with the ‘stache. Mine doesn’t shave on vacation so he grows a beard in 3 weeks that’s scary/hot all at the same time! good luck!
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I love it!
Coconut not mustaches. My husband hates it. Coconut not mustaches. SO if he ever decides to grow one, I’ll pull out the big ones and make this for every meal of EVERY day until he shaves it.
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Oh my goodness, these look heavenly!
You should shave his moustache in his sleep. I hate when my hubby doesn’t shave and he doesn’t understand why. Let’s see how he’d feel if I didn’t shave my legs for a few weeks!
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I almost made chocolate pancakes this morning but your coconut pancakes sound much better!
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Absolutely amazing photos!! I have been adding cocnut to many of my baked goods lately and it looks like pancakes will be next!
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OMG, those pancakes look amazing. I always make pancakes for the kids on the weekends, though there’s are more plain, and put into a mold of some sort. I need some adult pancakes, LOL!
My husband has a perma-stache. He shaves in the am, and it’s back a few hours later. It’s bizarre! I’m Italian and my hair doesn’t grow that quick
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Ahh! These looks soooo good! They’re definitely on the top of my list for my next pancake making extravaganza! Thanks for sharing this recipe!
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The uni-bomber look must go! Why do so many people dislike coconut? Oh well, leaves room for us.
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Best looking pancakes I’ve ever seen! I’m a big coconut fan. Maybe I’ll add some cinnamon in too! The best way to get him to shave is to pretend you don’t notice it at all.
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These pancakes look amazing! My kids aren’t crazy about coconut either, but I think if I told them they had white chocolate chips in them, they’d change their minds!
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Yummmmmmmmy, these look amazing! I adore coconut, I can’t even imagine that they make people who don’t like it. Although my best friend doesn’t like it, I almost ended that friendship when I found out, however since I pretty much like her alot decided it was worth accepting that one flaw…
My boyfriend wanted to do the ‘stache thing too… to which I immediately threatened to remove things other than food if that ended up happening haha
Good luck!
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Hahahahahaha I love the mustache story. YES! Cook him vegan food.
see how long that facial hair stays put…
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God, you crack me up:) Must be in the coconut mood b/c I just made a batch of flourless pb coconut cookies yesterday, that I’ll be posting sometime this week!
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Those pancakes look amazing! And that’s funny about your husband and his mustache. I think mustaches are creepy too
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…. Those look AMAZING!! I would love to try those out but knowing me, I’d have no willpower and consume the whole batch. My boyfriend also hates coconut so that would just be too dangerous!
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I love coconut! Those look so fluffy and delicious! Sorry about the ‘stach. Facial hair is a no go for me too. I bet the vegan thing would work!
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Those could possibly be the fluffiest pancakes I’ve ever seen! Good work Jess!
In college, some of my guy friends did a mustache and ugly christmas sweater party. They grew out their staches for 2 months, no joke. They all looked like homeless scrubs. The party was fun though! Some of the girls even got fake ‘staches
I hope for your sake that your hubby decides to shave soon though!
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I could clear through a plate stacked with like 12 of these in 30 seconds. Want to time me?
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you absolutely NEED to make you hubby eat coconut, he is missing out!! this is PERFECT for a brunch..or lunch…or dinner. it just looks amazing
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I’ve never thought to add coconut to pancakes. What a great idea. Your photography is beautiful…. looks like I could reach into the screen and have a bite.
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Oh yeah, these look fantastic. We used to always have pancakes on the weekends too. My mom always added chocolate chips. We never had coconut around because my dad DESPISED it, therefore I hated it too. Now that I am older, I LOVE IT! I think I just assumed I didn’t like it because my dad didn’t….crazy.
Happy Monday Jess!
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These look fantastic Jessica!! GREAT pictures!! (I bet tastespotting would take these!!) And what an amazing recipe!!
For the record…the upper lip thing your hubby is growing is not my fav. Gotee… yes… but only if nicely trimmed.
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I want to reach in and grab these babies! Great pics…how could they not taste awesome! Love the addition of toasted coconut.
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These look heavenly! Amazing.
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crusty mustache…lol. I think a picture needs to be posted before he shaves it. I’m not a fan of any type of facial hair.
Light, fluffy pancakes…mmm…so good!
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These look absolutely divine! And haha my husband tried to grow a beard/mustache as well. That didn’t last too long though.
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darling wifey,
my ginger ‘stache is not crusty or creepy. if i had to describe my ‘stache in one word, it would be “tight.” or “niiiiiiiiice.” and once it fills in a little more, i would be more than happy to share the awesomeness of the ‘stache with your readers. give them what they want….which is more me!
and regarding your cooking boycott, will this be offset by a markedly noticeable increase in dusting or will this boycott run in conjunction with your dusting/sweeping/bathroom cleaning boycott?
if i’m going down, i’m going down fightin’!
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nice lookin’ pancakes! i happen to thoroughly enjoy coconut AND white chocolate.
and yeah, let me know how the boycotting works
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Mustaches are definitely creepy…tell him that unless he grows additional facial hair (goatee or full-on beard) that you’re shaving him in his sleep!! Both my dad and future FIL have full-on beards and I love them…luckily my stepdad shaved his mustache years ago. It made such a difference in how he looks, a much softer look!
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My husband hates coconut and I could either take it or leave it. My hubs also decided to have a Man-uary with some buddies and they all grew beards. Troube is…my hubs can’t grow much of a beard even when he tries. He has two patches on either side of his face that just don’t grow in.
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WHAAAAAAATTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!! OMG! these look sooo good.
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Don’t they understand that 99% of them look BAD with moustaches? Silly boys. Hold your ground, girl. Lack of meat will certainly bring him around!!
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These look so good! I love pancakes and coconut!!!
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I love making chocolate chip pancakes- but why have I never thought to use white chocolate? Oh my goodness… my world just turned inside out!
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I have no idea how i got to your blog, but i absolutely love it, I’m a follower! These Pancakes are to die for…i’m making them for dinner tonight…yum!
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I have no idea how i got to your blog, but i absolutely love it. These pancakes look delicious, i’m going to make them for dinner
Yumm. I’m a follower.
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I saw these this afternoon and HAD to have them for dinner-I reworked the recipe a bit but they were delicious! I have never thought to put coconut on my pancakes-so good! (I blogged the changes I made-check ‘em out!)
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Those pancakes are food porn at it’s finest. I wish I could lick the screen!
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Oh my… These look positively sinful. I’ll take a plate, please! Yum
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Mmm, I think you should submit these to Free Coconut Recipes’ blog! If your recipe and a picture gets accepted you’ll get two free quarts of coconut oil.
Here the form if you’re interested: http://www.freecoconutrecipes.com/recipe_submission.cfm.
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