Curiosity Hasn't Killed This Kitty: Lazy Girl Chocolate Chip Coconut Pancakes

It isn't that often that I feel like making pancakes. The urge usually strikes when I have no cereal or oatmeal or anything else quick to eat. That's why I have a box of complete pancake mix in my cabinet, for just such an occasion. Laziness does not have to mean that food doesn't taste as good. It can just mean you get to eat delicious food faster, hence this recipe.

By the way, whoever invented the pancake box opening is an evil human being. The directions should read, lift tab to open, attempt to put contents into measuring cup, shake the box to allow contents to flow out, spill contents everywhere, retry because you didn't get enough, rip top of box open, spill even more of the mix, jam box closed as much as possible, clean counter, and cry quietly in frustration. I guess that wouldn't fit on the box though.

Chocolate Chip Coconut Pancakes

2 cups complete pancake mix
1 3/4 cups water
1/4 cup sweetened coconut flakes
3/4 cup chocolate chips, separated
2 tb chocolate sauce

Preheat a skillet or large frying pan to medium heat. While it heats up, whisk pancake mix, water, coconut flakes, 1/2 cup chocolate chips, and two tablespoons chocolate sauce.

Measure1/4 cup scoops of pancake mix into the pan. Sprinkle a few of the remaining chocolate chips on each of the pancakes.

When bubbles begin to show up flip the pancakes. Use a spatula to lift the edge of a pancake to check if it's done. Normally this is the part where I would say that it would be golden brown, but I'm not the best at that and the pancakes have chocolate sauce in them.