These are the fluffiest Coconut Flour Pancakes! Light and airy, yet moist, flavorful and made with wholesome ingredients. These pancakes are nut free, dairy free, grain free, gluten free and low carb. Simply, the best tasting Paleo Coconut Flour Pancake recipe!
Coconut flour can be tricky to work with.
I remember my first time using coconut flour in a recipe. You know, substituting it for some other gluten free flour blend and being astonished by the results. The disastrous results!
If not used in the right combination, coconut flour will produce dense, dry and flat results - in any recipe. In other words, not something anyone will enjoy eating.
But these easy, dairy free and nut free Coconut Flour Pancakes are something else! THESE pancakes are:
- fluffy
- moist
- full of flavor
- nut free
- dairy free
- Paleo friendly
- low carb
They are the perfect solution to a satisfying, low carb pancake breakfast.
Obviously, these pancakes contain coconut flour. Bob's Red Mill coconut flour to be exact. I've tried many coconut flours in my baking and Bob's is my favorite. I love it's texture and flavor - better than any other brand I've tried.
But, let's dive into all the ingredients needed to make Paleo coconut pancakes...
Ingredients in Dairy Free Coconut Flour Pancakes
Here's what you need:
- eggs
- maple syrup
- vanilla extract
- coconut flour
- tapioca flour
- baking powder
- baking soda
- salt
- oil for cooking
Eggs
Eggs are necessary for this recipe. They make up a majority of the ingredients, help bind the batter and give much needed moisture to this recipe.
Maple Syrup
The maple syrup can be substituted with any liquid sugar or sweetener. Such as, raw honey or sugar free maple syrup.
Tapioca Flour
Tapioca flour is needed to get the right texture for these pancakes. However, you can substitute with another starch such as: arrowroot flour or potato starch.
Baking Powder & Baking Soda
These two ingredients give these pancakes rise and fluff! I make my own Paleo baking powder, but any brand should do.
How to Make Coconut Flour Pancakes
Coconut flour pancakes are super easy to make - just like most pancake recipes!
Make the Batter
First, whisk together all wet ingredients. This includes the eggs, maple syrup and vanilla.
Next, add in the dry ingredients and whisk until the batter has a smooth, even texture. Let the batter sit for at least 5 minutes to thicken.
Cook the Pancakes
While the batter is resting, preheat the frying pan on medium-low heat. Add a small amount of oil to coat the pan. (I recommend coconut oil.)
Next, pour ¼ cup batter on the preheated frying pan. Cover and cook until the bottom is golden brown. Flip, and cook a few seconds more.
This simple Coconut Flour Pancake recipe serves one, but can easily be doubled to serve more. It makes 5 small pancakes, using ¼ cup batter per pancake. It is great for a nut free, Paleo friendly and filling breakfast.
How to Make Coconut Flour Pancakes Fluffy
Cooking with coconut flour can be quite the test of patience. It is unlike any other flour out there. The reason it's tricky to work with is because coconut flour is like a sponge - it soaks up so much liquid! If you don't use coconut flour in the right way, the results will be a thick, dense, dry and flat baked good.
So, to solve the "coconut flour issue", eggs are an important ingredient. As well as, baking powder and baking soda. These three ingredients are what make these pancakes light, fluffy and moist.
Also, it's highly recommended to measure the coconut flour by weight. As, one cup of coconut flour can vary immensely depending on the brand and how you measure it.
Best Coconut Flour Pancake Toppings
Pretty much any pancake topping would work for coconut flour pancakes. Preferably something sweet as opposed to savory, but really any of your favorite pancake toppings will do.
Some of my favorite Paleo pancake toppings include:
- roasted coconut butter
- nut butter
- homemade sunflower seed butter
- dairy free yogurt
- dairy free cream cheese
- melted, dairy free chocolate
- honey
- maple syrup
The pancakes in this recipe were topped with Cacao Superfood Honey, bee pollen, fresh raspberries, strawberries and mini chocolate chips.
More Paleo Recipes Using Coconut Flour
For more great coconut flour recipes, check these out:
Enjoy!
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Coconut Flour Pancakes (Dairy Free, Nut Free)
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Cook Time: 25 min
- Total Time: 35 min
- Yield: 5 pancakes 1x
Description
Easy dairy free and nut free Coconut Flour Pancakes. These low carb pancakes are perfect for a simple weekend breakfast.
Ingredients
- 4 large eggs
- 2 Tbsp maple syrup (or sweetener)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ¼ cup coconut flour, packed (36g)
- 2 Tbsp tapioca flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ⅛ tsp salt
- oil for cooking
Instructions
- In a medium sized mixing bowl, combine eggs, maple syrup and vanilla. Whisk.
- Add in remaining ingredients, whisk.
- Let batter sit for 5 minutes to set. While you wait, preheat frying pan on medium-low heat.
- Grease pan with oil (I used coconut oil) and pour ¼ cup batter on pan. Cover and cook on medium-low heat until golden brown on the bottom.
- Flip pancake and cook about 1 min more, or until pancake is cooked through.
- Repeat steps 4-5 until no more batter remains.
Eric
So good!
Katie
Glad you like them 🙂
Rosallie
Nasty, eggy, dry as a bone yuck. For the record, I have been grain-free for more than ten years so I am more than accustomed to eating alternate flours.
Katie
Sorry this recipe wasn't a success for you!
Thereseann
Can I freeze them and for how long
Karen B.
What can I substitute for tapioca flour? TIA 😊
Katie
You may use arrowroot flour or potato starch instead. But these starchy ingredients are needed for the perfect texture. Omitting it or substituting with a lower carb option won't give you the same results 🙂
Erick
Why must I need to cover the pancakes when cooking ? l
Katie
You don't absolutely have to, but that is the method that I use. I think they cook better this way.
PAM
I tried this recipe this morning and yum!! Thanks! By the way, how many calories are in this recipe?
Katie
So glad you liked it! I don't have the calories calculated, but you may insert the ingredients into an app like MyFitnesspal to get the calories.
Jamie
Absolutely delicious! These have got to be some of the better pancakes I’ve made. I used arrowroot, raw honey, and then I topped with dairy free yogurt. Great breakfast and I had leftovers!
Katie
Thank you! So glad you like this recipe 🙂
Sea
Wow!! This recipe was incredible! My whole family loved it, even one very picky 12 year old and two very picky adults! I mixed all the dry ingredients before putting them in the egg mixture.
Katie
I'm so happy to hear that! Thank you for sharing 🙂
Sarah
Made these the other day and they’re amazing!!! ♥️ I was wondering if you think flax eggs would do well in this recipe? I only had two eggs last time so I subbed the other two with flax eggs and came out great but I’m not sure how they’d come out if I used only flax eggs.
Katie
So glad you like these pancakes! 🙂 I haven't tried this recipe with flax eggs so I'm not sure if it would work.
Lorette
This is the best pancake recipe I have found. GF and carb friendly!
Thank you!!!!
Katie
Thank YOU! 🙂
Milanna
What is the ingredients break down. Please
Jennifer
I have made this twice now... Love them. Had them for dinner tonight! My kids were jealous; even thought they were eating dim sum and sushi that I can't eat!
Thank you!
Katie
Haha! Wonderful 🙂 So glad you like them and thank you for the review.
Bibi
Best paleo pancakes I have ever made. They were light and fluffy. I added a teaspoon of cinnamon (x3 batch) Will definitely be making them again
Katie
So glad you liked them! 🙂 Thank you for the review.
Esra
It tastes nothing but baking soda 🤢
Katie
Hi! Did you use baking soda AND baking powder? There should only be 1/2 tsp baking soda in the pancakes.
Esra
I followed the recipe verbatim 🙁
Q
Is it possible to use flax egg instead of eggs?
Katie
Not for this recipe, sorry!
A.
Can you leave maple syrup out?
Katie
Probably! You might want to add a little water or almond milk to thin the batter.
Jill
Would really be helpful if future recipes include the calorie and nutrition content.
According to my fitness app when I plugged in the ingredients and amount for the 1x recipe (5 pancakes) it came to total - for 5 pancakes:
Calories : 610
Carbs: 87
Protein: 32
*So per pancake :
Cal - 122
Carbs - 17.4
Protein - 6.4
Cindy
These did not turn out!!! They are terrible!
Bridgett Hobson
Hi I am Bridgett Hobson I am 12 years old and this recipe is AMAZING!!!!!!!!
once I substituted the coconut flour for cassava flour and it was just as good.
I usually cook the pancakes for five minutes each side and they turn out great!!!
this is my first recipe on your bog. I will definintly check out the rest of your blog!
Katie
Hi! I'm so glad you liked the pancakes and that subbing with cassava flour worked just as well!