Chocolate Potato Pancakes

by Giada

Prep Time

15 minutes

Cook Time

20 minutes

Serves

10

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Photo Credit: Elizabeth Newman

Chocolate Potato Pancakes

Name: Chocolate Potato Pancakes
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 large russet potatoes (1 1/2 pounds total, peeled, grated, rinsed and water squeezed out); 1 shallot (peeled and grated); 2 tablespoons rice flour; 1 egg (at room temperature); 1 tablespoon cocoa nibs; 1 teaspoon Calabrian chili paste; 1 teaspoon kosher salt (plus more to finish); 1/3 cup olive oil (divided)

Potato pancakes might just be my favorite way to enjoy potatoes for breakfast! The all-over crispy exterior and tender potato inside is just perfect. For Valentine's Day, I thought it would be fun to incorporate chocolate into the mix - which I did by mixing in cacao nibs. Cocoa nibs aren't sweet like chocolate chips - instead, they have a slightly bitter, complex flavor, almost like coffee. Plus, they have a great crunch! Not only is it a fun visual to the potato pancakes, but it adds an extra layer of flavor that I love.

chocolate potato pancakes

I couldn't help but try adding some Calabrian chili paste into the mix as well - just another level of warm flavor that gives these so much more complexity than your average potato pancake.

Flour or breadcrumbs are generally used to help bind potato pancakes together, but I found that rice flour works wonderfully - and it keeps these gluten free!