This Slow Cooker Chocolate Chip Pancake Casserole is your new go-to treat. It is great for a fun brunch, a delicious dessert, or any time snack. It combines everything you love about a warm stack of pancakes with the custard-y goodness of a French toast casserole.
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You'll need these ingredients to make this incredible chocolate chip pancake recipe. For quantities and full preparation instructions, please see the recipe card at the bottom of this page.
- Pancakes frozen or homemade, both work. Using frozen makes this a true shortcut recipe.
- Eggs
- Milk of choice, I use vanilla almond milk
- Pure vanilla extract
- Cinnamon sugar
- Chocolate chips or butterscotch chips, or peanut butter chips or even a combo of them all!
💜Why use a crockpot for this recipe
- Hands-free Cooking Once assembled, just walk away and let your slow cooker do its thing. No flipping pancakes or babysitting a skillet! .
- Overnight Prep For best results, assemble this casserole the night before and let it soak in the fridge. In the morning, just turn on the slow cooker and enjoy a no-stress breakfast
- Perfect for Brunch entertaining whether you are feeding a holiday crowd, attending a celebratory brunch, or hosting a sleepover - this delicious breakfast is IT!
- Even Cooking & Great Texture Slow, gentle heat helps infuse the pancakes with a rich, egg custard-like deliciousness. AND the chocolate chips melt beautifully throughout. Is your mouthwatering yet?
🎥Watch how to make it
Preparing Your Slow Cooker
Prepare your slow cooker by coating it with a non-stick agent. Any nonstick cooking spray or oil will work. Olive oil and avocado oil are my go-to coatings.
NOTE: Some slow cooker inserts come with a nonstick surface. Use of a non-stick agent is still suggested. However, oil is sometimes recommended rather than spray to protect the longevity of the non-stick surface. Check your slow cooker's manual if you have any concerns.
Alternatively, you can choose to use a slow cooker liner.
Get Cooking
- 🥞Cut prepared pancakes in half
- 🥞Place cut pancakes, flat side down, into a greased slow cooker (see photos below)
- 🥞In a separate bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, vanilla, and cinnamon sugar
- 🥞Pour wet ingredients evenly over pancakes
- 🥞Cover and allow to sit for anywhere from 3 to 12 hours (overnight is best).
- 🥞Sprinkle with chocolate chips (or my favorite combo, peanut butter chips AND chocolate chips!).
- 🥞Pop your slow cooker insert into the heating element and cook on low for 3-4 hours or high for 1.5 - 2. Your dish is ready to go when all of the egg custard has fully set.
- 🥞Serve your amazing pancake bake right out of your slow cooker and watch everyone do a happy dance!
🍽Serving suggestions
This is the fun part! There are so many ways to enhance this breakfast casserole
- Add extra chocolate chips (there is no such thing as too many!), chopped nuts, sprinkles, or your favorite toppings
- Sprinkle with powdered white sugar or brown sugar
- Drizzle with maple syrup
- Dot with butter squares for some melted butter yum
- Add some yummy mountains of your favorite whipped cream
- Douse with your favorite maple syrup
- Top with your favorite fresh berries
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TOP TIP
Use peanut butter chips AND chocolate chips. Thank me later!
🔁Substitutions
- Homemade pancakes, leftover pancakes, and frozen individual pancakes all work with this simple recipe. Any pancake recipe works. Buttermilk pancakes are great as are blueberry pancakes.
- Dairy milk, soy milk, and coconut milk are all great options for this dish
- Don't limit your chips! Mint chips, white chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, or any other flavor you can find work in place of chocolate.
- Do you love breakfast casseroles? If so, challah French toast, gingerbread French toast, and caramel sticky bun casserole are for you!
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Storing and reheating
Leftovers are rarely spotted in the wild. If you are lucky enough to have some, store them in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days. Gently reheat individual servings in the microwave for 30-60 seconds.
😉Hints & hacks
- If you don't have time to soak your pancakes, they will still be delicious. However, letting them absorb all the custard-y goodness is the best!
- Use a casserole-style or oval slow cooker for best results (a round one may not cook evenly).
- This perfect dish doesn't need to be limited to special occasions. It is so easy to make that it is a great breakfast recipe or Sunday brunch dish - any time of year.
- Although I am a big fan of slow cooker liners, I often forgo them when making this dish for aesthetic reasons. Regardless of which method you use, you should spray either your slow cooker pot or liner with a non-stick spray.
- Not a fan of slow cooker liners? Parchment paper works just as well with this particular recipe.
- If your slow cooker cooks unevenly (as some of mine do) rotatae your slow cooker pot 180 degrees. Just pick up the insert (with pot holders), turn it to face the opposite direction, and replace it. I try to do this about half way through the cooking time.
- Rather use your oven? Assemble this great recipe as shown in an oven safe casserole dish and follow these instructions.
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Slow Cooker Chocolate Chip Pancake Casserole
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Equipment
- 6 quart slow cooker or larger or a 3.5 quart casserole slow cooker
Ingredients
- 24 - 30 pancakes frozen or homemade
- 6 eggs
- 2 cups milk of choice I use almond vanilla
- 1 tablespoon cinnamonn sugar
- 1 cup chocolate chips or more!
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Instructions
- cut 24 - 30 pancakes in half
- Add halved pancakes to a greased slow cooker. I like to line them up, you can add them anyway you like
- In a seperate bowl, whisk together 6 eggs, 2 cups milk of choice, 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract, and 1 tablespoon cinnamonn sugar
- Pour egg mixture over pancakes
- Cover and let pancake mixture sit in the refridgerator for 3 - 12 hours
- When you are ready to cook, sprinkle 1 cup chocolate chips over top
- Cook on low for 4 hours or high for 2
- Turn down to warm and serve with syrup, whipped cream, fresh fruit or any other favorite pancake toppings
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