Take everything you love about tender cottage cheese syrniki and add a crackly shell of dark chocolate — these chocolate-coated pancakes are part breakfast, part dessert, and entirely irresistible. They are simple to make and disappear fast.
If syrniki are your thing, don’t miss our Classic Syrniki (Cottage Cheese Pancakes) and Mini Cottage Cheese Pancakes (Syrniki), or try the Fluffy Chocolate-Filled Pancakes for another chocolate fix.
Ingredients
- 180 g (6.3 oz) cottage cheese
- 1 egg
- 80 g (2.8 oz) flour
- 50 g (1.75 oz) sugar
- 50 g (1.75 oz) chocolate (dark or milk)
Instructions
- Mix the cottage cheese, egg, flour, and sugar into a smooth dough and fry small syrniki on a skillet until golden on both sides. Let them cool completely.
- Melt the chocolate in a double boiler and coat each syrnik on top.
- Refrigerate for 15 minutes, until the chocolate shell sets.
Tips
- Make sure the syrniki are completely cool before coating — warm pancakes will melt the chocolate coating right off.
- Melt the chocolate gently over low heat so it stays glossy; Serious Eats has great guides on working with chocolate.
- Try white chocolate for the coating too — it pairs beautifully with the tangy cottage cheese.
Nutrition (per 100 g): 121 kcal · Protein 7.7 g · Fat 5 g · Carbs 11 g