Choc-berry pancakes

Ingredients

• 1 overripe banana
• 1/3 cup (80g) brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 50g unsalted butter, melted, plus extra to grease
• 300ml full cream milk
• 1/3 cup (25g) good-quality cocoa powder, sifted
• 1 1/2 cups (225g) plain flour
• 3 tsp baking powder
• 100g dark chocolate, chopped
• 125g mixed berries, fresh or frozen, plus extra to serve
• Double cream & maple syrup, to serve

Method

• Mash banana in a large bowl with a fork. Mix in the brown sugar, egg, butter and milk. Sift over the cocoa, flour, baking powder and a pinch of salt. Fold all of the ingredients together and mix until combined and smooth. Add the chopped chocolate and stir through half the berries.
• Heat a large non-stick frypan over medium-low heat. Working in batches, brush the pan with melted butter, then add about ¼ cup batter for each pancake. Cook for 2 minutes or until small bubbles form on the surface, then flip and cook for a further minute. Remove from the pan and keep warm. Repeat with remaining pancake batter.
• Serve pancakes warm with maple syrup, cream and extra berries.