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Coconut Flour Pancakes

May 2, 2011 By 30 Comments

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When we ditched the grains, pancakes were one thing my kids missed. We’ve seen so many health improvements, that we definitely won’t go back to grains, but it has been on my list to figure out a real food version for the kids.

This effort was renewed when my daughter ate “regular” pancakes at someone’s house one day and had a tummy ache for the next two days.

I tried sweet potato pancakes, almond flour pancakes (good but not great yet) and several variations of coconut flour pancakes before realizing that the recipe was right in front of me. Turns out (as I found on a busy morning) that the recipe for my Coconut Flour Apple Cinnamon Muffins can actually be made into pancakes as well.

If you don’t add the cinnamon, these guys also make pretty good “bread” for a breakfast sandwich with eggs and bacon. Also, try adding bananas, blueberries, etc for some fun pancake variations!

Coconut Flour Pancake Ingredients

  • 5 eggs (free range if possible)
  • 1 cup of homemade applesauce (readers have verified that store bought (no sugar added!) and fresh raw applesauce also work)
  • 1/2 cup coconut flour (plus a little more if you need it to thicken)
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • Cinnamon  to taste (optional)
  • 1/4 cup butter or coconut oil
  • 1 tsp vanilla (optional)
  • favorite add-ins and toppings of choice (we like adding blueberries and topping with butter or homemade cream)
  • 2 T honey (optional)

How to Make Coconut Flour Pancakes

  1. Heat large skillet or pancake griddle
  2. Mix all ingredients except any add-ins with blender, whisk or immersion blender and let sit 5 minutes to thicken.
  3. Add berries, bananas, or other add-ins and mix by hand
  4. Grease griddle or skillet with coconut oil or butter
  5. Use a 1/4 cup measure to spoon pancakes onto cooking surface
  6. Cook approximately 2-3 minutes per side until it bubbles and is easy to flip. These do take a little longer than “regular” pancakes, so don’t rush them!
  7. Top with butter (it makes everything better!) and enjoy!

Have you made real food pancakes? I’d love to hear your favorite recipe! Talk to me below!

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  • http://www.spilledingredients.com Niki

    This recipe looks flavorful – I’m excited to try it! We made coconut pancakes using Mark’s Daily Apple recipe – they were good… but needed ‘something’. Thanks for the recipe!

  • Knorris47

    Any idea what could be used besides applesauce?

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  • http://wellnessmama.com Wellness Mama

    I would think that any kind of fruit, or even vegetable puree could
    be used, though I’d up the oil or flour accordingly. I’ve been
    thinking of trying with a carrot puree with more coconut oil.

  • Betsy

    I made the applesauce muffins with pumpkin puree and they were great! So, I am guessing that you could have some delicious Pumpkin Pancakes!

  • Kathy

    Made this for breakfast this morning! My kids LOVED them!

  • Kathy

    Made this for breakfast this morning! My kids LOVED them!

  • Sherry England

    What are some good sources for the coconut flour?

  • http://wellnessmama.com Wellness Mama

    I get mine from TropicalTraditions.com, but you can also find on
    Amazon and in some local stores, depending on where you live.

  • Crystal

    What can I replace the applesauce with? I generally try to stay away from sugar, even if it is from fruits. Maybe upping the oil or adding something like heavy cream? 

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  • Joannesjazz

    I get my coconut flour at TJMaxx!

  • Maryalice

    Thanks for the link for the coconut flour as I’m not sure we have it here in town.  We do have almond flour and I was wondering what are your thoughts on that and on wheat flour? 

  • http://wellnessmama.com Wellness Mama

    Almond flour is good, though not interchangeable with coconut flour
    in recipes. I recommend avoiding wheat in all forms completely.

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  • Rach

    Can I freeze these?

  • http://wellnessmama.com Wellness Mama

    Yep… they freeze well!

  • Amy

    Yay!! I have been trying various pancake recipes for weeks trying to find one that tasted good and cooked well.  I had some success with an almond flour recipe, but they stuck badly to my skillet.  Probably operator error :)

    This recipe turned out great!  Nutritious and tasty and, best of all, no frustration.  You have saved our Saturdays!!

  • Mbsamos

    Why not zucchini purée (or a winter squash with season changing)? You may want to skin them if the skins are bitter. I’ve made “apple crisp” with no apples by using zucchini slices.

  • http://twitter.com/TheAlexandraCW Alexandra C White

    These are great! thank you! Will they stay together? I dont have a hand mixer…my last ones from another website fell apart while cooking! :(

  • Mike

    Wellness Mama – I’m new here but wanted to say thanks for this website and sharing your ideas. It has been fun to explore. I’ve come across tapioca flour – flour from a cassava root – and am anxious to try it to compare to the coconut and almond flours. Is there any reason you are aware of to avoid this flour – I’m assuming it is OK since it is from a cassava. Any thoughts would be appreciated and thanks again for your efforts.

    Mike.

  • DrMommaLaelle

    These were awesome!  Our batter was really thick…had to spread it out with bottom of measuring cup to flatten quite a bit.  And this was still to get a nice, thick pancake.  Maybe because we used fresh pureed apples instead of the applesauce?  But didn’t really matter because they were moist, flavorful and had a great texture.  Topped with butter and a small dribble of maple syrup.  Thanks for another wonderful recipe!

  • Bcolmer

    These are very tasty. The coconut flour adds a subtle sweetness. I have made several other real food pancake recipes, and I think this is one f the tastiest. I did however have a lot of trouble with cooking them. The hardest part was flipping them. They kind of went everywhere. I also had trouble with them getting charred. I tried to give them more time before flipping them, but they got black, and still didn’t flip well. Maybe just a lower cooking temp overall? That way they could cook longer before flipping and not get black. Will have to experiment more. I want to try these with pumpkin.

  • Rosewedwards

    I tried Almond flour pancakes and they sat on me like a ton of bricks..I was not so happy with the results, I am looking forward to trying these! NO Grain is good!

  • silky mama

    Cassava root has to be processed to remove cyanide! I stopped using it when I found out it is processed out of the country where there is no way to regulate  the process. If you do use it and notice a metalic taste then the cyanide is still present. A built up of cyanide in the body will cause  irreversable paralysis.

  • Becbertrand

    I can’t wait to try the coconut flour pancakes. Thank you!

  • pam

    I finally made these coconut pancakes for dinner last night along with the meal and they were a hit, except for my husband, he just does not like anything made with coconut flour, so I need to find a recipe for pancakes made with almond flour, so far everything that I have made with the almond flour is a thumbs up from him.  One of my favorite recipes is from  Grain Free Wife  website.  German puff pancakes!  Incredible, easy to make and I put them in the refrig and they warm up real nice to either have with fruit or I love to put my chili on top of a piece.  This is made with coconut flour also.  I highly recommend the recipe.

  • http://www.facebook.com/pammygailbell Pam Bell

    that sounds really good, I will have to try the pumpkin puree, the applesauce made the pancakes to sweet for my taste. Thank you for sharing

  • Becbertrand

    Thanks for the recipe!  I’ve made these, but the batter didn’t bubble. The consistency of the batter is similar to canned pumpkin-a tiny bit thinker. Did I do something wrong? We liked them! I was confused about the coconut/butter. It was to IN the batter, correct? Thank you!

  • http://wellnessmama.com/ Katie @ Wellness Mama

    Posting for reader, Cat who was having trouble getting the comments to work correctly:

    Oh. My. Goodness.
    I made these this morning for breakfast and I can honestly, truly, veritably tell you that they were THE BEST pancakes I have ever had. Ever. And that’s not saying my mom’s classic flapjacks are no good, they just simply cannot be compared with this awesomeness. I followed the recipe in its fullness, though added just a bit more applesauce since the batter had to sit for a while and got a little thick. I also didn’t add as much honey: maybe a tsp or so rather than a tbs (first experiment with raw honey). It took a little practice to get the timing and flipping method just right, but they were amazing! The raw honey was brilliant as a sweetener in this. And ahhh the blueberries~! Thank you so much for the recipe! I never want wheat pancakes again! :D  

    …but um..I have a few confessions to make…
    One: There are a few of these hidden in the very back of the refrigerator that I am reserving for myself to be revisited very sneakily in the morning before everyone else gets up. . .shh!
    Two: I cooked these in bacon grease. Just for, ya know, “overkill good measure”. ;p