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Best Ever Paleo Pancakes

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Yesterday on Facebook I shared this Instagram photo (below) of a variation of my pancake recipe. A bunch of you made these paleo pancakes and loved them (Yay!!!), and were asking for a Pin It option. So I’m posting the recipe here on the blog so you can Pin It and find it again 🙂 We think they’re the best too!

Spunky Coconut Best Ever Paleo Pancakes

As I was saying yesterday, Andy is always laughing that I can never leave a recipe alone. I’m always tweaking and tweaking again, and he hardly ever eats the exact same thing twice! But he’s really glad though, because it leads to better and better recipes, like these paleo pancakes (or sometimes a total flop, but that’s the nature of the game). Zoe said these pancakes were the best ever too, and as usual Ashley wouldn’t even touch them! What can you do? Well, what I do is I give Ashley what she wants: some leftover chicken and veggies, or frozen yogurt. Then everybody’s happy 🙂

Best Ever Paleo Pancakes

gluten-free, dairy-free

Puree in a blender:
1 cup almond milk
1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar (optional, but helps for rising)
5 large eggs
1/4 cup packed almond flour (any brand)
1/2 cup coconut flour
1/2 cup arrowroot or tapioca flour (see note that follows*)
2 tablespoons coconut oil
2 tablespoons honey
3/4 teaspoon baking soda

*Flax or chia meal won’t work in place of the arrowroot/tapioca here (I’ve tried). You can use another 1/4 cup of coconut flour in place of the arrowroot/tapioca, but just know that the recipe will not be the same.

To make:

  1. Add some coconut oil to a skillet pre-heated over low to medium heat.
  2. Drop some of batter into the pan. Swirl the batter out with the back of the spoon to make the pancake larger. (I usually make four pancakes at a time in my largest skillet.)
  3. Cook each side until pancake is cooked through.

Serves 5

Pictured here with warmed thinned raspberry spread.

♥, Kelly

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  1. My last paleo pancake experience was a disaster! Looking forward to trying this one out. I have all the ingredients on hand. Yay!

    • Do try it! I have tried so many paleo-pancake recipes, and they all were a desaster, but this finally tastes like a “real” pancake, probably even better. THANK YOU SO MUCH, KELLY, THIS IS THE BEST!

    • You will love them!! I have had at least 4 disastrous Paleo pancake failures. These were so good my kids even ate them.

    • I made these this morning. They were incredibly awesome! The bomb diggity. I am glad they tasted so good. We’ve been Paleo for two weeks now and giving up bread and pancakes have been hard. This was a hit. I cant wait to make the Paleo Chocolate Bundt Cake next.

    • Amazing with a couple of tablespoons of cocoa thrown in – bubby devours them straight up that way!

    • WOW. Amazing texture, great flavor! I just made half of that recipe, but instead of tapioca I used potato starch, it turned out delicate and delicious. Thank you so much.

    • I made this the other night for my family and my grown daughter who was over visiting (she lives 5 houses from me) and they were a huge hit. EVERYONE and I mean EVERYONE, even the picky grandson who is not a gravy fan LOVED these. a few nights later my daughter cooked them for her husband and he is now in love with this recipe. Good thing too, cause I think if my daughter had it her way, they would eat them 4+ nights a week. haha. THanks TOP – 99999 Wonderful Quotes

  2. Any chance I can substitute coconut milk or raw milk for the almond milk?

    Thank you

    • I substituted 3/4 cup of Coconut Milk and 1/4 C water for the almond milk. I’ve never made it with the almond milk, so I can’t compare, but I don’t think we’ll ever make any other kind of pancakes again. These were PERFECT! Thanks so much.

    • Also forgot to mention, we used 1/4 cup of batter per pancake and this recipe made 10 pancakes.

    • Per serving (2 pancakes): Calories = 322, Fat = 17.1, Carbs = 32.4, Fiber = 9.2, Sugars = 8.8, Protein = 11.6

      • That amount of calories with all that strawberry preserve spread on it these cant be in a weight loss Paleo surely ?

  4. This recipe is awesome!
    I really liked how they turned out. But I used butter to cook with. I’m not a whiz with coconut oil.

    Thanks!

    • Don’t need to be a whiz with coconut oil. For cooking just get the refined type of coconut oil, or expeller pressed. It is deodorized so the coconut flavor is not in it. I like Tropical Traditions Expeller Pressed Organic, but I’m sure others work as well.

      • I have had problems with coconut oil and protein sticking to the pan, and I use cast iron. I prefer to cook with long-chain fats like butter and ghee and tallow. Coconut oil doesn’t even always do right when used as an ingredient for baking. For instance, I’m more likely to have muffins stick to their liners. It’s a good oil, don’t get me wrong, but get ready to lower your temp and take longer to cook, is all I’m saying.

        • That is fine if you are able to eat dairy. I use a very good non stick pan, so don’t need coconut oil to cook with. I find if I slightly melt the coconut oil before incorporating into the recipe it blends nicely and is all dairy free!!

        • Dana, I have read that coconut oil has the effect of de-seasoning cast iron. Something to do with the chemical structure of the fat produces a different effect on cast iron than you get with other fats such as butter. Soooo, that may be a reason why you have trouble with sticking and coconut oil! Google seasoning cast iron if you want to find more info.

  5. I made this recipe this morning. I followed the recipe as written but added chopped pecans, grated apple and cinnamon to the batter. I cooked it in my waffle maker(only because it’s more fun). This is a fabulous recipe. I will be using it over and over again. Just curious, is arrow powder low carb? I’m thinking not.

    • I just read that arrowroot powder is 9 gr per tablespoon. In my opinion, use tapioca flour; less expensive and probably not as carb intensive. But if you google “arrowroot versus tapioca flours” you get many opinions. My thing is to follow my own instincts on things like this.

  6. My six year old: Mom, I don’t like these. I don’t love these. I Super Duper love them!

    • Ha!
      I love your response. I have a very fussy LO and I am hoping these will be a hit tomorrow morning !

      Thanks for posting.

  7. These sound great! We are going to start including eggs in our diet more often, we are on a pretty strict elimination diet right now. Pinning these for later!

  8. These were FANTASTIC!! Thank you for sharing yet another great recipe. I did not use apple cidar vinegar because I just ran out and also used coconut sugar in place of honey. I made half the batch into pancakes and then made the rest in my waffle iron. Turned out great both ways. So yummy!
    Thank you!!

  9. OMG, these were so good!!! I am not a pancake person but these were delicious that I’d been eating it everyday with grassed butter and organic maple syrup! I eat this to satisfy my sweet tooth craving 😉 ….. My husband is away and I can’t wait for him to taste these since he loves pancakes!

  10. Oh Thank You from the bottom of my heart! Finally one that the 2 year old and the 51 year old loves. Both child and husband are picky. I added mini chocolate chips to the side that was not cooking and both loved it. I am making a few batches this weekend to freeze for the week!

    • Hi – just wondering if you have eaten your batch from the freezer yet? Did they freeze okay? I want to try doing that!

      Thanks,
      Christie

  12. These came out really good. Tasted yummy and closest consistency to a regular pancake we have had so far! Thanks so much!

  14. These are absolutely awesome!! I have missed pancakes and finally found the perfect recipe!!

  15. OMG! These pancakes are THE BEST I have eaten! I’ve tried numerous paleo pancake recipes and they are just ok , but these are HANDS DOWN the BEST! Thank you so much! I have been following your blog for 5 years now and love your recipes that I have tried =) You are awesome!

  17. Just had these for breakfast, made them into waffles. Very yummy! Followed the exact recipe and the amount made three big round waffles. Usually 1/2 of a waffle is the perfect portion for me. I will freeze the remaining waffles for busy mornings.

    The batter rose really well in my waffle maker, but they did not crisp up much no matter how long I left them. They were still yummy. Definitely a hint of coconut flavor so if you do not care for coconut, you may not like them. I love coconut and did not mind the taste at all. Next time however I will decrease coconut flour a bit and add more tapioca flour.

    First time making gluten-free grain-free waffles…I am pleased with the result! Thank you so much.

    • Most pancake recipes call for extra oil in the batter when making them into waffles. Might want to try that next time go help crisp them up.

  18. Grrrr! I cannot buy Arrowroot anywhere at the moment in Brisbane AU! Sold out, Order not come in! So am waiting! W.a.i.t.i.n.g

    • Does Vitacost.com send out of the country? That’s where I buy arow root online. Made these with the tapioca flour.
      I’ve made many different grain free pancake recipes. This one got great raves from my husband. I did add 1Tablespoon raw applecider viegar + 1 extra Tbsp. of coconut four.
      Does make a lot for 2 people. But hey! Breakfast is ready for tomorrow morning. Enjoy!?

  19. They really are the best paleo pancakes ever! (well I haven’t tried them all but the few I have, have fallen short). These were really amazing!!! Pancake-a-licous!

  20. These look so good! I want to try them. I can’t eat eggs. Can I sub flaxseeds mixed with hot water for the eggs?
    Thanks.

  21. WOW! Thank you so much! These truly are The Best pancakes! We topped them with raw mushed banana to “guild the lily”. Yummerlicious! Very filling (in a very satisfying way), too. I can see why these would serve 5. I made 15 pancakes and really three per person is more than adequate serving. Especially if you serve a happy green smoothie with it, too. 🙂

  22. I could never get these to taste right with coconut flour and almond milk, when I swapped out the coconut flour for potato starch and almond milk for raw milk they tasted perfect!

  23. Best grain free pancake recipe ever…the first time I didn’t have coconut flour so just used more of the almond and tapioca and it was a beautiful mix….prefer with out the coconut as it makes it so dense….these are the most gobbled up paleo pancakes In our house with four kids. Thank you!

  27. These pancakes were wonderful! I added Fresh blueberries …yum! Both of my children loved them and they usually hate everything paleo that I make!

    • Arrowroot’s starch, so no. Tapioca isn’t low-carb either. You could in theory use that product Thicken/Thin Not/Starch as a replacement but I don’t know how Paleo it is, might want to look up the ingredients first.

      (Seriously guys, some of us have to skip the starch. You don’t wanna know what my blood sugar does on white rice.)

    • Or, never mind my outdated product recommendation. Apparently the manufacturer went out of business. And I guess it’s just as well since the LC starch substitutes seem to be meant primarily for thickening sauces, so I’m not sure it’s a good idea to try to substitute them one-to-one for starches in baking recipes.

      There are other pancake recipes that *are* LC but often they’re Primal, not Paleo. I know of one that’s based on cream cheese and eggs primarily with some coconut flour thrown in. It sounds weird but the texture’s out of this world.

  33. Any suggestions for a sub for almond flour? I am allergic to tree nuts, thanks!

  34. Great recipe! Thanks to you I can finally satisfy my craving for pancakes in Paleo style.

  36. I’ve tried many, many paleo pancake recipes and this is by far the best. They are very light! I actually made this batter into waffles and we loved them. Thanks!

  37. We made them… And they were GREAT. Although, I have nothing to compare them to as they were my FIRST paleo pancakes. No reason to try any other recipe. YUM!!! And we’ll make them into waffles next time around.
    Thanks so much for posting these on FB!!!

  39. Like all other gf pancakes I’ve made, the batter is too thick. It has the consistency of a cookie mix, therefore it doesn’t pour. I try to drop a dab in the pan and the dough doesn’t spread because it tries to stick to the spoon 🙁

  41. I made the pancake no one knew they were gluten free ………… hubby said awesome
    but is there a option to print recipe?

  43. Made these today. These were the closest to restaurant pancakes I’ve had. Thank you for posting.

  44. My 4-year-old loved these and ate 6 of them! And then asked for some liver wurst LOL! Thanks for another great recipe.

  45. Just had yesterday’s leftover pancakes for breakfast and OMG… We LOVE these pancakes… They’re a KEEPER!!!

  46. Just ate these and they’re awesome! The last recipe I tried just ended up tasting like burnt almond meal and my son (who eats anything that resembles a pancake) even said he didn’t like them! Today was a huge success! Thanks for this recipe

  47. Just made these this morning and LOVE THEM! Even my brother liked them and he’s REALLY picky….he usually turns his nose up at that stuff. We put coconut nectar on them and it was like having the real thing. Thank you SO much!

  48. Made these this morning. I added a bit more almond milk to thin them out a bit. Put some thimble berry jam on them…and they were awesome!! Thanks for the great recipe!!!

  49. I have NEVER been able to make pancakes, never. These turned out beautifully and were tasty to boot. I feel like Martha!! I also love that they had the taste and texture of “real” crap pancakes. I will be making these forever. Thank you so, so much for sharing this recipe.

  50. Very nice recipe!! These were a hit with all four kids. I used a Vitamix to blend the ingredients since I was working with almond meal.

  51. Was weary as i have always added banana to give pancakes flavor. I did add a bit of salt and 1 tsp cinnamon. The most grain free yummy pancake I have ever tried.

  52. These pancakes are the BEST ever paleo I have tried. They don’t fall apart and are worth all the eggs. I’m very stingy on my grass-fed fresh farm eggs! They are GOLD to me. Thank you for the wonderful recipe, getting ready to make them this morning for my family. 🙂

  53. Thank you so much for this recipe! I just made Paleo pancakes today, and they completely fell apart. I’m so excited to make these tomorrow. 🙂

  54. Oh wow! These pancakes really are amazing!
    The first time I made the mixture, I thought it was a little runny so (bring tired and ill) I threw it away, doh!. I made it a second time a week later (using coconut milk, the carton kind), and again it was quite runny but I had my new pan so tested it out and I am so glad I did. Before I went Paleo I used to love pancakes and would eat them regular. I have been using another Paleo recipe for pancakes, which I do like (a lot) but this recipe is exactly what it says on the tin (the best EVER!). If I had to convince someone to try a Paleo recipe to show how good food tastes without ‘nasties’ this would be it. Top marks! 🙂

  55. We’ve been on paleo for the past 3 months but my poor hubby loves & misses pancakes so much, I’ve tried a few paleo recipes for pancakes I found online sadly they didn’t turn out very good :-(. Tomorrow I plan on making my sweetheart of 35 yrs a batch of your “griddle cakes” as he calls ’em. 🙂

  56. I tried this recipe this morning and love it! Instead of 5 eggs, I used 2 eggs + 3 tablespoon chia seed gel (homemade) and added one half teaspoon vanilla and a dash of cinnamon and a pinch of salt. I also let the batter rest for 10 minutes to give the apple cider vinegar and baking soda time to work their magic in the batter.

    The pancakes hold well, as with many of the coconut/almond flour recipes I come across, I had to mind the pan as they can turn from brown to burnt in a hurry! Turned out great.

    Thank you so much for sharing this!

  58. When you say blend, do you mean in a blender, or with a whisk? The batter was thin like a crepe batter, so I added a little more coconut flour to thicken it up a bit. Also, I found the pancakes were still a bit thinner than regular pancakes, and bottoms cooked quickly…they were a little difficult to flip without some batter spilling off. Any thoughts/advice?

    All of that said, these were, by far, the best grain-free pancakes we’ve ever tried! Our family loved them. 🙂

    THANK YOU!

  59. I was wondering if you have ever mixed the dry ingredients in a big batch and stored them in the pantry? If so, do you have any specific measurements for that or do you just multiply the recipe? Thanks!! Looking forward to trying these.

  60. Just made these this morning. Yep. That’s right. Best paleo pancakes I have tasted yet!!! Thankyou!

  61. Gonna try these, but I had to comment…Your pic at the bottom of the postis stunning. So glad you are enjoying more success and making healthy look amazing.

  62. Hi! these look so yummy 🙂 I want to make them, but will only need to serve 2…but i’m unsure about the eggs.. would u recommend using 2 or 3 eggs for half the recipe? or maybe 2 plus some extra almond milk or egg whites? thanks so much !

  63. I finally made these this morning! I didn’t have any almond milk on hand but I always have coconut milk… so I used 3/4 cup of coconut milk and 1/4 cup water… and I added blueberries. So delicious. Definitely the best pancake recipe I’ve tried so far. Thank you!

  64. I made these for breakfast – dinner tonight and I’m not sure what went wrong but it was bad news. I used coconut flour entirely and added banana and cinnamon. What is the purpose of the almond flour? That was the only difference and they stuck to my non stick coconut oiled pan and never really cooked. Stayed mushy. Must’ve been the lack of almond flour but what a bummer. 🙁

  65. Thank you so much for this recipe! We made breakfast for dinner tonight and tried your pancake recipe. My family loved them! I have had so many paleo pancake fails. This is the perfect pancake recipe for us.
    Thanks again

  66. Could you use a GF flour mix is this recipe just as well? If so, how much…a cup and half, 2 cups?

  67. Hi! I found your recipe because of a Facebook Ad, I think (and now I’m following you on FB).

    So, I made it and it was terrible. Totally brittle, wouldn’t flip, gritty, etc. I think I know people who know you in person (I live in Westminster), and I know they LOVE your recipes, so I was totally surprised.

    I asked around for other paleo pancakes recipes, and one of them included a whizzing through the blender. All of a sudden it clicked. When you said blend, you meant IN THE BLENDER. I just thought it was your way of saying mix that stuff up together. I never ever would have expected to blend pancake batter in the blender, so “blend” didn’t even register as that.

    As a person brand new to this way of eating, I’m not familiar with many of the conventions, so I just bring my flour-filled cooking knowledge to the table 🙂 I think that was the problem the person above who said it was too thick was having – not realizing they should put it all in the blender (because that’d be the exact opposite of what you’d want to do with regular pancake batter, you know? You’re usually told to be careful not to overmix it.)

    Anyway, I made them again, this time IN THE BLENDER! And HOLY WHAT! They were the HOLY GRAIL. They actually flipped and held together like regular pancakes, they were yummy, had a great texture, and were generally amazing. And by amazing, I mean, I was actually AMAZED. You have saved my big Sunday breakfasts that I was in mourning for.

    I’m only commenting to say that you may want to add those few little words – in the blender – for any of us newbies who would never see blend pancake batter and assume it meant that, being for so many years ingrained (!) in our regular pancake cooking habits 🙂 It makes all the difference in the world!

  68. Most of the time gluten free pancakes are so sticky and fall apart. Now I found the best paleo pancakes and added some rice flour to the mix! Thanks for sharing.

  69. SO amazing! Light, fluffy, tasty. Everything that all the other paleo pancake recipes aren’t! I’m hooked. These will definitely become a sunday morning regular!

  70. I have been making these almost every Saturday morning since I saw this recipe. They are awesome! My kids can’t get enough and my husband says they taste just like “regular” pancakes (which is the seal of approval). Thanks so much, I love all your recipes!

  72. Would I use the same number of duck eggs? They are bigger than chicken eggs.

    • I would use 4 duck eggs. If a recipe calls for more than 2 eggs and I am using duck, I reduce by 1.

  73. I’ve made these pancakes 3 times, exactly as written and they are absolutely delicious. Thanks for sharing 🙂

  74. Hi,

    Paleo pancakes take a lot of practice and I think you need to continue practicing. It might just be a uk/aus conversion. These were runny and had a really horrible after taste – think it was the tapiocca.

    Glad other people found these successful!

  75. Thanks so much for this recipe. I stopped eating grains 2 years ago, and have tried several grain-free pancake recipes that did not work out. I had pretty much given up on finding a good recipe, but these are the best pancakes I ever ate! I did use Trader Joe’s coconut cream in place of almond milk, because it was what I had on hand. Thanks again.

  77. I made these last night for dinner with some fresh strawberry compote…. So good! My husband loved these as well & wants me to make them again tomorrow lol. I did add a lil exta coconut flour just a teaspoon or so after my test pancake was a lil thin and it totally made it thick and fluffy. But the thin ones would be nice as crepes if I thinned them just out a tad. Thank you so so much for this wonderful recipe!

  78. These are pretty good for grain free pancakes – This coming from some one who is not GF/DF or Paleo. I used ground up walnuts instead of almond flour and cow milk instead of almond milk due to possible almond intolerance. I assume any liquid milk would work. I was out of honey so I used maple syrup.
    I used my griddle and they came out a nice dark brown. The batter made 8 pancakes (5 inches in size). I only ate 2 of them as I sometimes have issues with coconut and will save the rest for later in the week to share with a friend.

  79. Texture is excellent! Just like a regular pancake. The taste is just a little too “eggy” for me. Any thoughts to help this? Add vanilla? Fold in some mashed bananas? A little more honey? New to gluten free and trying some different options for family breakfast that we can enjoy together.

  80. These turned out really bad. 🙁 I followed the directions exactly. Really bummed since I just wasted 5 expensive local eggs. Every time I try a paleo baking recipe it tastes bad…. maybe I’ve not been on it enough to forget what pancakes actually taste like. Will just make normal pancakes whenever I have a craving.

  81. These pancakes were… AMAZING!!!! Straight-up, deliciously amazing. Light, fluffy pancakes with no weird aftertaste, no sticky heaviness, just happy pancakes. My only substitution was cashew flour for the almond flour, since I was out of almond flour. And I added a teaspoon of organic vanilla. I blitzed with my immersion blender, since I don’t have a regular one, which worked great. Thank you for this fantastic recipe!!!

  82. Yum! I had 1/2 a cup of canned pumpkin to use up so I threw it in as well. These were great! I served them as crepes with strawberry preserves.

  85. I just made these and they are really good. I’ve never enjoyed paleo baked goods – they always have a strange taste or texture – and they come with qualifiers like “almost good as.” But these are good – no qualifiers or caveats. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

  86. Hi – so have you tried the recipe by substituting the tapioca/arrowroot flour with 1/4c coconut flour? If so, how did it turn out?

    • Probably. After tinkering with this basic recipe for the past several years, I think this is the best ratio of ingredients 🙂

  87. My 17 month old loves these! I would like to make them in the waffle maker too… How would I change to make waffles? Thanks!

    • Yay! I’m so glad! I haven’t tested them as waffles, but I am guessing I would need to add a little more flour.

  88. I just made these for my family, they were wonderful! I’d never know they
    weren’t traditional pancakes (no one else noticed either 🙂 ). I made the recipe as posted with the addition of 1/2 t. vanilla. I added chocolate chips to my daughter’s and pecans and bananas to the others, all were a hit! I used an emersion blender to mix, worked like a charm. Thank you for the delicious recipe, I’ll be back to look for more yummy things soon!

  89. Thanks for the recipe!! After many failed attempts to find a Paleo pancake that my entire family would eat with out complaining I Googled “Paleo Pancake” and this came up. So I tried it and to my surprise my pickiest child went back for more and more!! Mine turned out very thin almost like a crepe which is what my family prefers. This is definitely the last time I will dread making pancakes! My family all agrees that this is the “Best Ever Paleo Pancake”. Thanks for sharing! I already pinned and printed to put up on the inside of my baking cabinet 🙂

  90. I have this recipe saved on my IPad and have been making these several times a week! Thank you!

  91. Ohhh…..I’m sitting at my desk eating these delectable pancakes and this post comes up on FB!!!! I made these for the first time yesterday for breakfast. I made 11 pancakes out of the mix and they reheat beautifully. Even my diabetic husband declared them a new favorite and his blood sugar reading 1 1/2 hours afterwards was a lovely low 5.2/ I love your blog. Thank you for all your research and experimenting that makes so many lives easier/ 🙂

  92. I made these this morning, but didn’t have any almond flour on hand. I saw on one of your other pancake recipes that you listed almond flour or quinoa flakes, which I did have on hand. The texture was perfect, but my son thought they tasted a little eggy, so I think I might add a little vanilla or cinnamon next time.

  93. These were lovely and low in FODMAPs (with a sub of maple syrup for honey) in addition to Paleo. I used Ener-G Egg Replacer and was a bit nervous since the more eggs a recipe calls for, the less successful it is as a substitute. I’m happy to report these pancakes were the best gluten free ones I’ve made. They didn’t get all crisp on the outside like many recipes I have tried do and they remained fluffy!

  94. Ok, I’ve tried various paleo pancake recipes, but this one takes the trophy hands down!!! It seriously is the best ever paleo pancake recipe haha 😀 super easy to flip and they cook evenly! The taste is great as well 🙂 my mom enjoyed them, and she’s kind of picky haha. I got about 12 medium pancakes.

  95. These were soo awesome!!! I’ll admit that I was a bit skeptical since I was expecting to taste the egg, but they were hands-down the best paleo pancakes I’ve ever made, and didn’t taste egg at all!! I didn’t have almond milk on hand, so I used canned coconut milk instead and it was great – the coconut flavor may have masked the egg too!! My carb-loving boyfriend that I promise to one day turn paleo even loved this!! I topped with some homemade strawberry jam – will definitely be making these A LOT from now on 🙂 thanks so much for the recipe !!

  96. These truly are amazing! I use the recipe with Waffles too! My lil toddler LOVES the waffles!

  97. best recipe ever!
    today I didn’t have milk, so I added water instead of the almond milk… and it ended up perfect!!

  99. These were okay. They got nice and fluffy but they had a weird, grainy texture and tasted a lot like the coconut flour. Keep experimenting.

  100. Just made these for breakkie, I only had 3 eggs so used 2 flax eggs, my kids devoured them!!!!!
    I will use only the flax eggs next time so then I can have them.
    Finally really truly yummy pancakes!! Thank you Kelly!!! X

  101. I just wanted to say that these pancakes were amazing! I’ve been toying with cooking with coconut flour and I never seem to get it to come out right. Thank you so much for posting this recipe, it’s a keeper!!

  102. I tried two other paleo pancake recipes before this one and both tasted nothing like real pancakes. This, however, was delicious and tasted a lot like real pancakes. I followed the recipe (used tapioca flour) and made a full batch (yielded 14 pancakes) and froze them for weekday mornings. Thank you for this recipe!

  103. I’m really excited about making these for breakfast, but I ran out of almondmilk, do you think coconut milk is a good alternative?

  105. These are great! I have tried (and hated) several other recipes, but this one is just awesome. I used coconut milk instead of almond, and I threw in some fresh blueberries. Next time I’ll try to spread the batter out a little more because they became quite thick on the griddle.

  106. We LOVE these pancakes, in fact we make them every Sunday. Is it possible to make them into waffles or did you come up with a paleo waffle recipe that is this good?

  107. I made these today and the batter was extremely thin so I had to add more almond flour to thicken it up. I thought they tasted too eggy. Did anyone else have this problem and were you able to find a solution?

  109. I have made these thrice already, they are the closest to real pancakes that I have ever tasted. If only they didnt have the arrowroot/tapioca (which adds the extra carbs and no nutrition per se), they would be 100% guilt free! But even so, I still think they are pretty darned good to make over and over. This recipe makes around 12-14 pancakes for me and I freeze them. Then on weekday mornings, I just reheat in a 350 degree oven for 12 mins. Tastes delicious every time!

  110. Thanks for sharing this recipe! I made this tonight for breakfast tomorrow morning and gave my husband a taste. He said it was the best pancake he’d ever had. He’s a very picky eater and doesn’t like anything low fat. I didn’t tell him it was paleo. The only modification I made using to use coconut milk instead of almond since I didn’t have any. It turned out even better!

  111. Hello, I tried this recipe this morning and it came out very dry. I couldn’t even mix it. It the amount of almond milk correct? or was I suppose to add water?

    Thank you
    Amal

  112. I’ve made them the recipe twice and they had a metallic taste both times. I did not have any substitutes and ensured all measurements were accurate. After researching the web, it turns out it’s the baking soda. Any recommendations on how to get rid of the taste with out compromising the yummy goodness everyone is commenting?

  113. We really enjoy these pancakes! Thank you!

    I just froze my first batch … I’m not sure how to reheat them. Anyone? I tried the 350 for 12 min that someone commented about with some that I needed to reheat after they sat on the counter for a bit, but they completely dried out and tasted awful.

  114. I tried these this weekend… they were awesome. I tried them once without the tapioca flour and they were good, but just not the same. I’ll definitely be making them again!

  115. just tried these for lunch today… fantastic! i was worried they were going to be too eggy tasting but, nope. happy to say they taste great. quick to make in the blender and pour into the pan!
    great job!

  116. These are great!! First paleo pancake that Ive said “Ok, I’d TOTALLY make these again”. Which I have. MANY times…. To those wondering about possible modifications: I made them with Silk Unsweetened Almond/Coconut Vanilla blend, halved the recipe (using 2 eggs), used 1 TBS of olive oil instead of coconut oi (don’t have any), added 1/2 tsp of vanilla extract, 1/4 tsp sea salt, and a few shakes of cinnamon. I have added fresh blueberries to the tops, once they are in the pan, which is always delish. I found they cook a little better if you pour the batter into the pan and then spread them out a little more to make them thinner so they cook through easier (otherwise they will run pretty fluffy and thick)
    Yum, Yum.

  119. I never leave comments but felt compelled to add to your raves. This is my first Saturday on Paleo and I was having wheat cravings. This was the first recipe to come up on google and shockingly I had everything I needed for it, even tapioca flour that I don’t remember buying.

    The batter seemed really thick to me and it took a few pancakes to get the smoothing out with a spoon thing down, they also cook faster and brown faster than an ordinary pancake but once I figured it out I had 13 beautiful pancakes.

    The taste? Pretty sublime, a little coconut flour after-taste but the fluffy texture more than makes up for it. I look forward to adding bananas or pumpkin or berries next weekend.
    I froze the rest for weekday breakfasts, I think one with an egg and sausage would be quite satisfying.

    thank you so much, my first Paleo baked goods experiment has been a success.

  120. My kids love it when I make this for breakfast. My husband actually prefers these pancakes and he is not a huge gluten eater. This morning I added some chocolate chips to the batter and it was amazing! I use any leftovers as bread for almond butter and jelly sandwiches.

  122. These are seriously amazing! DO NOT PASS THEM UP – I have made a few different ‘healthier’ pancake options and so often they just fall apart when you try to flip them. These hold a perfect little pancake shape and are delicious with blueberries 🙂

  123. I made this recipe for the second time today and I have to say, we are hooked! I am chicken-egg-free, so I used 3 duck eggs in place of the 5 chicken eggs in this recipe. The first time I made these, the batter was runnier, but even with thicker version this second time, they were just as delicious – no discernible taste difference. 5 stars. 🙂

  124. An absolute win! I gambled and doubled the recipe, since I have 7 kids. My 13 year old daughter ate 10! And she is a breakfast snob… Thanks for all the hard work!

  125. Hey guys! TASTE IS AMAZING!! Also really easy to make and pour! Only thing is I can’t get them to rise. Is it something I did wrong? Or could it be that because I live below sea level? Help!

  126. I’m eating these for dinner with a super yummy maple syrup. 30 minutes ago I was sooo blue that I was just having eggs and sausage for dinner. Then I saw that fancy syrup and destiny brought me to your glorious recipe. Thank you!!

  129. I made these pancakes this morning. My fiancé said these were better than wheat flour pancakes! I substituted a tablespoon of tapioca flour for cocoa powder and folded in one ripe banana chopped up into the mix. After they were done I spread on some almond butter and maple syrup. Pure bliss! Thank you for this flawless recipe :))

  130. Guess what!!!! I made crepes!!!! I accidentally dropped in another egg, and then to counteract that I probably added 1/3 cup more arrowroot. They were super thin, but then I kept the heat on medium low for the first side and all the way on low for the second side. SO thin and wonderful.

  132. I have tried several pancake recipes, some pretty good and some not so good. All I can say about this recipe is WOW!!! These are OUTSTANDING! The best paleo pancakes I have ever made. They taste like regular pancakes! Thank you for this recipe!

  133. Hands down…best paleo pancake recipe I’ve tried! I love mixing these 3 flours for baking and it doesn’t disappoint with pancakes! The flavor and texture are right on! Thanks Kelly!

  134. I made these this morning for 7 people and doubled the recipe. I also made a banana purée on top with toasted walnuts and cinnamon with a touch of maple syrup and they were a huge hit. My niece is 7 and my nephew is 4 and kept on asking for more. Best gluten free pancakes I’ve tried yet. Thanks!

  135. I have tried multiple recipes for coconut pancakes since my family has started eating an ancestral diet. This one by far is the best. They are fluffy and very satisfying. My step-father, who doesn’t like anything “paleo” that I make, even ate them and enjoyed them! Thanks so much for sharing this recipe!

  136. Thank you for this recipe. I am on a very strict Candida diet, so I cannot eat these yet, but my 2 and 4 year olds HATED my Candida pancakes so I was on a mission to find them a delicious grainfree option. After several misses, this recipe was a huge hit! They both ate every single bite. The texture is different than a flour pancake obviously, but they didn’t notice. I added 1 tablespoon of vanilla extract and they smelled exactly like normal pancakes. One tip is to keep them small and keep the heat low. Cooking them on low heat for a longer time keeps them from browning too much. Keeping them small allows you to flip them easily without a mess.

    I put their organic maple syrup on them and they had no idea these were a different recipe than the grain ones they are used to. And actually, the the 2 year old never finished her wheat pancakes but devoured these. So happy! Thank you!

  138. Hey Kelly 🙂

    These are AMAZING. I’ve made them a few times in the past and they are easily my favorite pancake. So, thank you! I’m wondering though – would it be a disaster if I mixed these with an electric mixer rather than in a blender?

    Thanks!

  139. Curious if anyone has tried this with MCT coconut oil? Or has everyone used solid-at-room-temp-under-70-degrees coconut oil, melted down?

    • I just made this batter after learning about the recipe on a dated Ask The Low Carb Expert podcast with Jimmy Moore. I just used the coconut oil in the jar and it melted down just fine. I followed the recipe exactly and the pancakes turned out fantastic! This will relieve my craving for IHOP pancakes for sure! I wasn’t sure what “packed almond flour” meant but I presume it means you just tamp down the flour in the measuring cup. I added lots of butter on top and devoured two of these and will use the rest up in the next couple days for breakfast. Thanks for the recipe!

    • The best thing to do would find a recipe that doesn’t use nut flour. There are a lot of banana-based paleo pancakes out there 🙂

  141. Hi,

    I don’t have a few of the ingredients on hand. Can the tapioca flour be substituted for quinoa flour? Also, can I use almond meal instead of flour… Is this the same thing?

    Is the apple cider vinegar for acidity? Will lemon juice suffice?

    Thank you

    • Yes, almond “flour” and almond “meal” are the same thing. Tapioca and arrowroot powder are interchangeable. Lemon juice might work.

  142. You are my hero! I have tried so many Paleo pancake recipes and been disappointed and literally had to force feed myself (not the easiest job!) or throw them away. These, however, were AMAZING! They didn’t taste healthy at all. My husband ate them without a raised eyebrow or scrunched up face…and it was the most joyous Paleo breakfast I have had in a long time! Thank you

  143. Thank you–the other paleo pancake recipes I tried fell apart in the pan. While a bit runnier than regular flour pancakes, these behaved well while frying if I shored them up a bit. These were light and tasty, not heavy like ones using only almond flour, but more substantial than conventional flour pancakes (= blood sugar crash in 2 hours). I used part almond milk and part coconut milk and added a little hazlenut extract, then put chopped hazlenuts and bananas on top for a celestial Sunday brunch. This will become my standard pancake recipe now that I’ve gone paleo.

  145. Made these with my 5 year old daughter. They are wonderful. We added a few diced strawberry pieces to each one as they cooked and we freeze the leftovers, to reheat on the stove top on mornings we are short on time. Thank you.

  147. Just found this through pintrest – can’t believe I didn’t see this one! Anyway, I am crying pancake tears of happiness – finally, a grain free pancake, that not only looks like a pancake, but tastes better than what I remember wheat ones did! Thank you so much for your continued sharing of your efforts to those of us with no clue in kitchen, but still with the desire to nourish ourselves and our families, with the added bonus of great tasting food! xxx

  148. I have tried sooo many lo carb/paleo pancake recipes that were just awful. This recipe on the other hand, is perfection. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

  149. I tried these this morning and the batter was very thin and runny. I followed the directions exactly. I am wondering how to thicken the batter more. Was it because I used Trader Joes almond milk? It’s not as thick as Silk. They were delicious. It just took me forever to make them because with the batter being so thin I had to make several small pancakes.

  150. Hi Kelly, I always read through the comments that follows the recipe
    people were c/o batter being thin the last one on this page asked “was it because I used almond milk from Trader Joes”? and you replayed “it needs to be coconut milk from a can” no where in the pancake recipe does it state coconut milk is to be used. Now I am confused. Thank you. This pancake recipe looks delish can’t wait to try!

  151. These are wonderful! As far as Paleo goes, these are the closest to the real thing that we’ve tried. My daughter loved them. They cook up very pretty and are fluffy and delicious. I’m sure there are a number of variations that could be made, shredded apple, nuts, etc, to mix it up. Thank you!

  152. Thank you so much for this light, fluffy and delicious pancake recipe, it really is the best ever Paleo pancake! My kids devour them and even my fussy hubby loves them and will now make them himself. So glad I found your website 🙂

  153. Very good…I thought I would have to give up pancakes because all others I tried went to mush in my mouth… these have a pancake texture like they should. Thank you!

  154. i have to be grain free for a bit due to digestion issues – i made these this morning and they are fantastic. Turned out perfect. Not a single possible complaint. Even my very skeptical husband approved. Hits the spot for a tasty morning starch craving!

    One question – can you water them down with additional almond milk for crepes? Anyone try this?

    • Yes. I’m trying to convert these to crepes for my new cookbook. I’m reducing the flour, increasing the eggs. Sorry I don’t have a precise recipe to share yet 🙂

  155. The most fabulous pancake – they got the absolute tick of approval from my pancake loving girl who has finally accepted her pancakes will no longer be made of white flour and sugar! Thank you for this awesome recipe!

  156. OH. MY. HOLY. GOODNESS!!!! I have been battling finding a paleo pancake to replace our “usual”. I was getting very discouraged and tired of seeing and hearing negative comments about my trial in errors. A million thank yous for working at getting this recipe just right! I really appreciate it!!! I topped it with a black berry compote I had leftover from a paleo cheesecake I had made and MMMMmmmm, I was in heaven. LOVE THIS RECIPE!!!

      • These were amazing!!!! I just started the Paleo lifestyle 2 weeks ago and wanted something that was not egg-tasting. I added some cinnamon in the mixture. I topped them with a few walnut pieces and banana slices – WAY better than any doughy carby regular pancake I have had. My non-Paleo family even tried them and ate most of my batch!!!! Thank you for coming up with creative and good food – keep up the good work.

  157. We made these today! I’ve learned my lesson when trying new recipes with my two young ones (6 and 20 mo) so I halved it, using only 2 eggs. My good eater (6yo) wasn’t impressed but my ever picky 20 mo old asked for more and more and more and more! We’re keeping it in the books! Thanks!

  158. I’ve had these previously as pancakes (delicious) and tried them yesterday as waffles. So good! I have a health condition that makes it difficult to do much stirring, so it’s great for me that everything can be thrown together in the blender. My manfriend is not paleo and he loved them too. Thank you for this delicious recipe. 🙂

  159. Great tasting pancakes. I think it helps to let the batter sit for 20 minutes to thicken up. I added fresh blueberries today! They were a huge hit.

  160. Thank you so much….. I have tried in the past to make paleo pancakes…always a flop have had to throw out so much stuff…then i found your page…..make the gluten free blueberry muffins yesterday….they are amazing…so this morning I put all the ingredients in my mixer….then made 1….then 2 and 3 and 4…still have some batter left…so tasty….easy and no more paying over $12 for a mix of paleo pancakes….wow thank you so much

  161. I almost never comment on anything I run across online, but this pancake recipe is not only good or great, it is outstanding! I had all he ingredients on hand so I whipped up a batch of batter in about 10 minutes using my food processor instead of a blender. I let it sit for another 8 or 9 minutes as I cooked up some bacon and eggs. Then I cooked up 2 pancakes for Sweetie. She LOVED them! I told her they were paleo and she said “Keep this recipe handy!”

    Thank you!

  162. These are phenomenal! I had tried paleo pancakes at an all paleo restaurant in NYC recently and they were good, but not like regular pancakes. A decent substitution, but not what I had hoped for. I expected these to be SIMILAR but how can you make “real” pancakes without wheat flour? WOW these are the real deal! I was shocked to find that in my opinion, they were just like the pancakes I thought I’d have to give up forever. So today, I hosted my running group of about 15 people and made a batch of these (dollar size) for them to try. Just like me, they were all amazed that they are grain free. I (you) got major compliments for pulling this off. This is my new and only pancake recipe. I can’t imagine any reason why I’d ever try anything different. They are spot on. Thanks!

    Oh, and by the way, the first time I made them it was just my husband and I. I put the leftover batter in the fridge (sealed very well) and two days later, I used it again (added 1/2 tsp baking powder first).
    They were just as good as the first batch. SUPER SCORE!!

  163. These have been our favourite pancakes for months – thank you! Recently bought a waffle maker and after a few failed attempts at waffle recipes used this pancake recipe in the waffle maker and it makes the most delicious waffles!!!

  164. LOVE these pancakes- made them this morning. thank you for sharing this incredible recipe!

  165. Finally a pancake recipe that works and tastes good. Especially with strawberry spread. Thank you. Your recipes are starting to become some of my favorites!

  166. Not sure what went wrong here… I followed the recipe perfectly except I did not have tapioca flour so I did another cup of coconut flour as it states. I knew they weren’t going to be good intially because the batter looked very dry and crumbly. I tried one out and it was just a big glob on my cast iron so I spread it with a spoon and cooked the monster. It smelled like burning eggs and coconut as it cooked (usually I would use bacon grease to cook but had ran out). This thing I cooked was so dry and crumbly; really hard to even get on your fork and it tasted just like eggs. The recipe calls for 5 large eggs which did seem like a lot.

    I then tried adding a little more almond milk and water. At first it looked like it improved the batter but then it just dried right back up. Seems like coconut and almond flour pull every bit of moisture out of my recipe when I bake with them.

    I live at a high elevation (9,000 ft) so maybe this has something to do with my epic paleo pancake failure. Not sure if I’ll try again since it wasted so many ingredients.

  167. Second time making these pancakes and if it’s possible I LOOOVE them even more. I only used 1/4 cup almond milk because I like my batter thicker, but boy did I love these. If I was blindfolded I would surely think these were regular pancakes. Thanks for putting a great recipe out there!!!

  168. so glad I tried these today! They came out perfect! A bit more coconut flavor than I was hoping for, but like someone else said , the texture ( and some extra strawberries )made up for that. thanks so much!

  169. This recipe had the best reviews so I just made these pancakes for breakfast and I loved them!! I used corn starch instead of arrowroot because I did not have any. I also replaced almond milk with coconut milk and used all 3\4 a cup of just coconut flour. The batter is surprising at first and I think it can refrigerated to use on a different day. They took a bit longer than I though for cooking but they turned out like real pancakes, these will now be my go-to healthy pancakes!

  171. These were AMAZING! My whole family loved them!!!! I served ours with some wild blueberry sauce that was perfect with the slight sweetness of the pancakes. (If no one has tried making a sauce like this, it is super delicious and super easy! You literally throw a cup (or more) of frozen blueberries on the stove and turn it on med-low while you cook. They warm up into a delicious sauce.)

  172. I approached this recipe with a little trepidation after reading some of the comments. I’m glad I tried them, as they came out very tasty! Light, fluffy, cooked up very similarly to my regular wheat flour based pancakes. They do have a fairly strong coconut flavor, but that is to be expected due to the ingredients, and I didn’t find it off putting at all.

    I set my electric griddle to 300°, slightly lower than I would for wheat flour based pancakes, and they cooked up just fine. I also added a little extra almond milk, since the batter came out a little thicker than I wanted.

    All in all, terrific and easy recipe. Thanks for giving me another pancake recipe to add to the repertoire.

  173. I’m enter paleo “treats” with a skeptical mind, often disappointed in the outcome. I decided to give these a try today and they are very good. My husband ate SIX! Two were plenty for me. 😉 I found that it’s helpful to make them small because they don’t cook up like a traditional pancake so flipping was easier for a smaller size. I used my built in griddle and found that I needed to pay attention to the low-medium heat, again cooking differently than a traditional pancake.I will pin this, share this and make this recipe again. P.S. I didn’t have almond milk so I followed someone else’s suggestion of 3/4 c. coconut milk & 1/4 c. water.

  174. Oh my gosh these are THE best pancakes EVER! I made them using hazelnut meal in place of the almond meal and full fat coconut milk(w/water added to equal one cup total so it was thin like almond milk) rather than almond milk, then added blueberries as I cooked them. WOW! Deeeelicious!
    This is our go-to pancake recipe now!
    Bravo Spunky Coconut!!!!!
    You have indeed created THE best EVER paleo pancake recipe!
    Thank you! 🙂

  175. In the last two years, I’ve tried several different recipes and this one is by far superior! Great job creating the best ever, better for you pancake I’ve ever had!

  177. I almost gave up fionnding a great tasting paleo pancake. These are amazing! My super picky eater–who can smell coconut a mile away–requests them multiple times per week. I’ve gotten in the habit of mixing up a batch at night for the next morning. The batter thickens a lot, but it’s easy to spread out with the back of a spoon. I use ghee instead of coconut oil and add 2 tablespoons of ground flax seed which I think masks the taste of coconut flour a bit. Thank you for a new favorite recipe!

  178. This is the first paleo pancake recipe that was actually really good! They tasted better then your average pancake and they were nice and fluffy too. The only thing I changed was not using coconut oil, I used ghee instead! Thanks for the great recipe!

  180. Excellent. Used ghee instead of coconut oil, added fresh blueberries, served with homemade crockpot cinnamon apple butter. This recipe is Not a paleo compromise to wheat flour pancakes, but stands up on its own merit. Thanks for posting!

  182. Any chance you have the carb count on this? I am a T1 Diabetic and really appreciate when it is listed with recipes. Thanks! Can’t wait to try it out!!

  183. My daughter said these taste like “unhealthy” pancakes (real pancakes). Now I have a pancake option to make for her non-primal friends when they sleepover. Can’t wait to test it out on them. Thanks for a great recipe!

  184. These are amazing…thank you so much! You made my mother’s day! Finally…a delicious grain free pancake! I’ve tried them all…and these are definitely the best! I used arrowroot powder…and they were just so yummy!!

  185. These pancakes stand up to their name! I’ve made them a bunch of times and always thoroughly enjoy them! My kids and husband love them too. I love having the indulgence of pancakes, while knowing they have more nutrient density than the average pancake. Thank you so much for this GREAT recipe!

  186. I made these exactly like the recipe but used light coconut milk. They came out amazing. I topped them with a homemade blueberry chia seed jam and omg — so good! Thanks for the recipe.

  187. Hi Kelly. I’ve been making your original recipe from Easy Paleo Meals, and I have a zip lock bag of the mix sitting in my fridge right now! I’m curious, though, what change did you make to the original recipe? I’d like to try the new version, but I’m not sure what amount of what ingredients to add to the mix I have. Thank you so much!!! Our family LOVES the meals from your cookbook, BTW!

  188. I made these this morning and they were awesome! I only had 4 eggs in the fridge, so I used a flax gel egg and it worked fine. Loved that these pancakes didn’t have the egg taste that all the others have. They stuck a bit at first in my cast iron pan, but once I got the right temp they were easy to flip. I used Earth Balance in the pan.

  189. Hi Kelly,
    On average, how many pancakes will this recipe make? I’m trying them tomorrow and I can’t wait!

  191. Hello,

    mine are not rising like yours. I used the exact same ingredients. Any ideas why?

  192. Wow – picky non paleo kid approved! My son wanted pancakes, and just a few months into paleo I was not going to make pancakes and not partake myself! Found this recipe and made them this morning. We both loved them! This is a keeper.

  193. Absolutely love the recipe! Actually everyone I make these for loves them – Paleo or not. I leave out the honey because it tends to burn a bit and sub almond milk for water. Seriously best ever!

  194. LOVED!!!!
    We added blueberries.
    Thank you for the most wonderful recipe and for helping us have a special Sunday together!
    Heather

  195. My husband and I have been Paleo for 2 years now and never really had a paleo pancake that we thought tasted like a “real” pancake. Good in their own way, but not like the fluffy pancakes I grew up with. Then? I tried these. They are amazing! They taste so much like the real thing that we have made them for large groups of people who did not notice anything different about them. At this moment, I am cooking up a batch for my adult children who love them and agree that they are just as good as “normal” pancakes.

    We are out of town and I hadn’t brought the recipe so I took to the internet to find it. That’s when I realized I’d never written a review to thank you for this gem. Thank you so much for this fabulous recipe!

  196. These are seriously the best Paleo pancakes ever. Thanks so much for this recipe. I think I may even be able to fool my kids into thinking these are “real” pancakes.

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