Mambo Sprouts

Chocolate Chunk Flap Jacks

Ingredients:

• 1 cup flour
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. baking soda
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1 Tbsp. sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
• 1/2 tsp. vanilla
• 2 Tbsp. butter
• 1 bar Equal Exchange Organic Milk Chocolate with a Hint of Hazelnut
• Equal Exchange Organic Fair Trade Bananas
• Maple syrup, to taste

Directions:

1. In a small bowl, beat an egg and stir in buttermilk.
2. In a second larger bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
3. Create a well in the center of the dry ingredients and pour in buttermilk mixture. Stir just until combined and add vanilla. Batter will be lumpy.
4. Melt butter in a skillet and add to batter.
5. Chop chocolate bar into fine chunks, a variation of sizes keeps it exciting!
6. Wipe excess butter from skillet and bring heat to a medium-low. Pour batter into pan by 1/4 cupfuls. Allow bubbles to form on top. This will take 2-3 minutes.
7. When bubbles have formed, flip! Cook each flapjack a total of 4-6 minutes.
8. Top with butter and syrup and sliced bananas and enjoy!

Servings: 8

Recipe courtesy of Equal Exchange.