Fluffy Keto Pancakes with Almond Flour

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How about a hot, fluffy pancake for a weekend morning? Ones that are actually good for you?

One of my favorite keto pancakes recipes to make at home. I drizzled these in sugar-free maple syrup. My whole family loves this recipe.

The best part about these almond flour pancakes is that they have extremely low carbohydrates, so they’re perfect with gluten. And I love topping mine with butter and sugar-free maple-flavored syrup for some guilty-free comfort food.

Pancakes always remind me of the weekend, but they’re great for a quick week-day breakfast too. And this recipe takes only about 20 minutes to make from scratch.

You can prepare them ahead and refrigerate or freeze them. Then it’s very effortless to have a quick breakfast – just warm them up and add your toppings!

Ingredients Needed

You need only five basic ingredients, plus water, to make these Best Gluten-free keto almond flour pancakes!

• Almond flour: Almond flour and almond meal is a perfect replacement of all-purpose flour. The taste is quite neutral too. However, almond flour is much thicker than regular flour. In case you want fluffy pancakes, use extra fine blanched almond flour so the texture is not too dense.
• Eggs: The binder used in the recipe is whole large eggs. If you experience the taste being too eggy, you can use flax eggs or psyllium eggs for half of the recipe.
• Baking powder or soda: Baking powder or soda is responsible for the light, fluffy texture in pancakes, such as this creation, as well as other baked products.
• In this almond flour pancake recipe, if you choose to use baking soda, you will need to add a little vinegar, ideally to achieve sufficient acid to create lots of bubbles in the batter.
• Oil: You want to use a light oil like avocado oil. It can be coconut or olive, but these oils create undesirable flavors.
• Salt: Add a small amount of salt to make your pancakes taste better!
• Notes: See the recipe card below for a full list of ingredients used to make this low-carb recipe.

How To Make Homemade Pancakes With Almond Flour

Preparing some keto almond pancakes is almost effortless, making it perfect for that slow weekend morning.

How to make: Here’s a step-by-step guide on making them.

Step 1: Preheat cooking surface

You start by preheating your griddle or big non-stick pan before you start preparing the batter. Lightly grease the cooking surface and heat about 325 to 350°F using medium heat.

Step 2: Make pancake batter

Mix everything together either in a blender or in a big bowl with a whisk.

TIP : adding vinegar and sparkling water in your pancake batter will result in more bubbles, and your pancakes will puff up easily.

Step 3: Gluten-free pancakes

Pour the ready batter onto the hot cooking surface. You would use about ¼ cup batter for every pancake or to whatever size you like.
Wait till the edges start to dry and small bubbles appear on the top of the pancakes then turn them over and cook for a minute or two on the other side.

Note: Bottom should be nicely browned.

Cook one side nice and browned. Remove from heat and keep warm. Repeat until all of the rest of the batter has been used up.

You’re now ready to dig in to a spectacular stack of almond flour pancakes in just a few easy steps!

Quick Tips For The Best Almond Flour Pancakes

• Add an acid: If your pancakes aren’t coming out as fluffy as you would want, try adding a small amount of apple cider vinegar. This will help increase the bubbling effect required. Or if you are to choose, you may also add baking powder instead.
• Use fresh homemade blanched almond flour: It is easy to make your own almond flour by placing blanched almonds in a coffee grinder and pulsing gently until they are finely ground. I do not recommend using almond meal – it’s made with the nut skins on.
• Separation of eggs: The addition of egg yolk in the batter gives it fluffiness, and beaten egg white is prepared in a different bowl, folding it gently to the remaining batter once soft peaks have been reached in the egg whites.

Make a double batch: Pancakes freeze magnificently, even reheating from the freezer directly in the microwave. Do yourself good, make enough for later.

How To Serve Low Carb Pancakes

Almond flour pancakes taste amazing when you serve them with a tablespoon of butter on each, for example in a healthy breakfast. If you need extra flavor, I always recommend low carb toppings on this so your meal stays keto friendly!

How To Store And Freeze Pancakes

These fluffy pancakes made with almond flour are as good as they were the first day even after coming from the freezer.

To keep them well secured when freezing, put a sheet of wax paper in between the layers to stop them from sticking to each other. Or first freeze them individually on a tray and then place them in a freezer bag after they are fully frozen.

To reheat, plenty of choices are available.

Microwave – Take one or two pieces of pancake on a microwaveable plate and heat in a microwave for 20 seconds.

Toaster – The slightly crunchy edges are great, they can be toasted slightly on the edges with the inside uncooked. Just toast them like bread with the heating setting light.

Oven: Reheat in batches by placing them in the oven at 350 degrees F. for ten minutes.
Such a great way to prepare really healthy breakfasts for the whole week!

This is a little trick when it comes to preparing healthy breakfasts for the entire week.

FAQs

What toppings can I choose for keto pancakes?

Keto pancakes should be served with sugar free maple syrup or butter, a handful of berries fresh or cinnamon for low carb meal.

Can this recipe be made without eggs?

Yes, you can replace the eggs with flax eggs or psyllium eggs if you are looking to lower the egg flavor or wish to make the recipe eggless.

How can I make my almond flour pancakes fluffy?

You can add vinegar or sparkling water to the batter and this will give you bigger bubbles and thicker pancakes. It also helps to use extra-fine almond flour.