Yeah… it came out crispy and pretty nice and the outside, but the inside was undercooked.

Hi, Stella! (Gorgeous name! My youngest daughter has the same; Estelle!! 🙂 I know your breakfast, brunch, or, “breakfast for dinner,” with your dairy allergic friend has looooong since passed. Lol! But I responded, below. Juuuust in case you get the sudden urge to fap some jacks for him or her again in the future!! Cheers! —- Rachael 😉

*Chocolate Chips & Dairy Allergies*
Hi! Just a caution related to the reviewer’s post stating her interest in subbing the recipe due to an allergy. To dairy, in particular.
In this case, the recommendation to, “add chocolate chips,” has the potential to endanger anyone with this type of medical condition. Further commentary is required for safety…
Most all semi-sweet chips/chocolate contains butterfat, or milk fat. Even some dark chips/chocolates do.
The ONLY way to ensure safety is to:
1. Know every FDA approved term that means, “dairy,” on labels; they can get pretty scientific when they reach the molecular stage/at the tail end of ingredient lists, &….
2. Read labels, extremely carefully.
Lucky, these days, the chocolatier’s take the burden off our shoulders by loudly proclaiming what’s NOT in their product, in large font, smack dab on the front of their packaging.
Many of the most name recognizable in the U.S., as well as higher end baking chips/chocolates, of all cacao %’s, have gone dairy & many other allergen-free.
(About 2 decades too late for me- back when I REALLY needed all this great stuff, for my severely 2x food allergic baby/toddler…. It was a NIGHTMARE trying to catch every single scientific term, for 2 different food groups….ESP back then, with less stringent labeling laws. Google just starting out…
Poor baby boy paid the price & suffered so much if I missed even an atom of, dairy, soy…..In his food OR my own. As I nursed for well over 2 years, until getting pregnant again.)
Thus, check out those chips very carefully for anyone with dairy allergies. Or, to be 100% safe – just go with the fruit add-in’s! —- Rachael 😉

I had the same issue. I tried another batch to see if it was user error, but alas the batter was too runny.