Ferrero Rocher Pancakes
There are so many different kinds of holiday treats, from gingerbread houses to yule logs, to candy canes, to chestnuts roasting on an open fire – the list is endless. Don’t get me wrong, I like some of these things, but my absolute favourite holiday treat is Ferrero Rocher chocolate. Now you might be thinking, Matt, you can get Ferrero Rocher any time of the year, which is true, but to me it is the quintessential holiday treat. I’m not usually a big fan of sweet for brunch, but I used to serve S’mores Pancakes for brunch in my restaurant, Lisa Marie, and they were a fan favourite for sure. So now that it’s holiday time, I’m breaking out my Ferrero Rocher pancake recipe, inspired by the S’mores Pancakes, but even more decadent and a little bit festive. Delicious buttermilk pancakes, stacked and layered with Nutella, drizzled with homemade caramel sauce and then of course topped with crushed and whole Ferrero Rocher chocolates. If you want to find out how to make my Ferrero Rocher Pancakes keep reading, or jump to the full recipe.
Unwrap and crush four of your Ferrero Rocher chocolates, leaving three intact. Set aside.
To make your pancake batter, melt some butter and let it cool. In a bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and brown sugar, mix.
In a separate bowl, combine the buttermilk, egg and vanilla extract, whisk together. Slowly pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients, whisking as you go.
Slowly pour in the melted butter and mix the batter until smooth and there are no lumps.
If the batter needs thinning out, add a splash more buttermilk and mix.
To make the caramel sauce, add butter and brown sugar to a small cast iron pan on the plancha. Stir and let the butter and sugar melt together.
Add in the cream and vanilla extract, stir. Allow to bubble and reduce, 2-3 minutes. Remove from the heat.
Butter the plancha and make your pancakes. I used four for one serving. Use about 1/3 cup of batter for each pancake. Once you see bubbles on the surface of the batter and the edges have started to turn golden brown, flip and cook through another 1-2 minutes.
Add a heaping tablespoon of Nutella to three of the pancakes and stack them on top of each other, with the naked pancake on top.
Place the stack on pancakes on a plate and drizzle with caramel sauce.
Sprinkle on the chopped up Ferrero Rocher and place the three whole ones on top of the stack.
Drizzle with some more caramel sauce and they're ready to serve.
And now for the full recipe...
Ferrero Rocher Pancakes
Serves 2-3 people
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Ingredients:
1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tbsp brown sugar
1 cup + 2 tbsp buttermilk
3 tbsp melted butter
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
3 heaping tbsps Nutella
7 Ferrero Rocher
Caramel:
4 tbsp butter
½ cup brown sugar
2 tbsp cream
1 tsp vanilla extract
How to Make Ferrero Rocher Pancakes
Unwrap and crush four of your Ferrero Rocher chocolates, leaving three intact. Set aside.
To make your pancake batter, melt some butter and let it cool. In a bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and brown sugar, mix. In a separate bowl, combine the buttermilk, egg and vanilla extract, whisk together. Slowly pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients, whisking as you go. Slowly pour in the melted butter and mix the batter until smooth and there are no lumps.
To make the caramel sauce, add butter and brown sugar to a small cast iron pan on the plancha. Stir and let the butter and sugar melt together. Add in the cream and vanilla extract, stir. Allow to bubble and reduce, 2-3 minutes. Remove from the heat.
Butter the plancha and make your pancakes. I used four for one serving. Use about 1/3 cup of batter for each pancake. Once you see bubbles on the surface of the batter and the edges have started to turn golden brown, flip and cook through another 1-2 minutes. Add a heaping tablespoon of Nutella to three of the pancakes and stack them on top of each other, with the naked pancake on top.
Place the stack on pancakes on a plate and drizzle with caramel sauce, sprinkle on the chopped up Ferrero Rocher and place the three whole ones on top of the stack. Drizzle with some more caramel sauce and dig in!
