Nutella pancakes with boozy hot chocolate sauce

INGREDIENTS

• milk 150ml
• Nutella 3 tbsp
• butter 2 tbsp melted, plus more for frying
• egg 1, beaten
• caster sugar 2 tsp
• plain flour 100g
• cocoa powder 2 tbsp
• baking powder 1/2 tbsp
• salt 1/2 tsp

BOOZY HOT CHOCOLATE SAUCE

• dark chocolate 150g
• milk 100ml
• Frangelico 3-4 tbsp, (optional)

Kcals 214; Fat 13.2g; Saturates 7.3g; Carbs 17.8g; Sugars 8g; Fibre 2.8g; Protein 4.7g; Salt 0.6g.

DIRECTIONS

1. Heat the milk in a microwave or small pan with the Nutella and whisk until melted. Leave to cool then whisk in the 2 tbsp butter, egg and sugar.
2. Put the flour, cocoa powder and baking powder in a bowl and mix in the salt. Gradually whisk the wet into the dry ingredients to make a batter. Tip into a jug.
3. Heat a large frying pan and brush with butter. Pour in batter to make small pancakes approx. 10cm across – cook until bubbles appear on the surface. Flip over and cook for another minute. Keep warm in a low oven while you make the rest.
4. To make the sauce, gently heat the ingredients in a small pan, whisking until shiny (add a splash of water if it’s too thick). Pour over stacked pancakes to serve.

Source www.olivemagazine.com