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Almond Joy Pancakes are made with coconut flour to create a gluten free, low carb breakfast the entire family will love.
Almond Joy Pancakes - The Lemon BowlFriends – I have a special treat for you today! A low carb, gluten free treat to be exact. My friend Carolyn has stopped by from All Day I Dream About Food to guest post while I enjoy a little down time with our new bundle.

Carolyn’s tagline, Low Carb, Gluten Free and Fabulous, pretty much sums up all of her incredible recipes perfectly. A few of my favorites include Low Carb Roasted Garlic and Chèvre Lasagna (Gluten Free) and Chocolate Chip Banana Breakfast Cake (Gluten Free).

Speaking of breakfast, you are going to love these Gluten Free Almond Joy Pancakes! Enjoy! xo

Almond Joy Pancakes 3Many thanks to Liz for asking me to guest post here on The Lemon Bowl! If you pay any attention to healthy eating trends, chances are that you’ve heard of coconut flour. You may not have tried working with it yet, but perhaps you’re intrigued. Flour made from coconuts is intriguing indeed. And let me be the first to tell you that it is strange and wonderful stuff. If you’re used to wheat flour, working with coconut flour is akin to entering an alternate universe. It will defy you if you try to treat it like conventional flour and you’ll end up with baked goods that resemble hockey pucks in texture. Maybe even in taste too. Isn’t this a great start to a recipe made with coconut flour?

I am not trying to scare you off of it though. In fact, I urge you to try your hand at it. Just don’t go it alone. Arm yourself with a little research and reading and make sure you try a well-tested recipe first. Because coconut flour will surprise you. First, you will be surprised at how little coconut flour is used for a typical recipe. Then you will be surprised by all the eggs and liquid the recipe takes. Then you will be surprised by the fact that as you’re adding all those eggs and all that liquid, the coconut flour just seems to be absorbing it all. Until you finally end up with a batter that kind of resembles what you’re used to, but perhaps a little thicker. But resist the urge to thin it out and make it look like conventional flour batters because you’ll end up with something that falls apart completely. Trust me.

Almond Joy Pancakes Gluten Free - The Lemon BowlI’ve worked with coconut flour quite frequently and I’ve managed to make some spectacular things with it. I’ve also had some hockey puck-like failures so I know what that’s like. People who want to get into cooking and baking with coconut flour often ask me where to start and my answer is always pancakes. Coconut flour makes for great pancakes, provided that you use enough eggs and liquid. I created a wonderful coconut flour pancake recipe that has been my family’s stand-by ever since. And it’s quite adaptable too. I’ve made Chocolate Chocolate Chip Pancakes, Pumpkin Pancakes, and now Almond Joy Pancakes, all with the same basic recipe as a guide.

So if you are looking to get into working with coconut flour, this recipe is a great place to start. Enjoy and have fun!

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Gluten Free Almond Joy Pancakes
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Almond Joy Pancakes (Gluten Free)
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
20 mins
 
Almond Joy Pancakes are made with coconut flour for a tasty gluten free breakfast treat.
Course: Breakfast
Servings: 12
Calories: 266 kcal
Author: Liz DellaCroce
Ingredients
  • 1/2 cup coconut flour I use Bob's Red Mill
  • 1/3 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
  • 1/4 cup sweetener of choice I use Swerve Sweetener
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 6 large eggs
  • 1/4 cup coconut oil melted
  • 1/2 cup to 1 cup unsweetened almond milk
  • 1 tsp almond extract
  • 1/4 cup toasted slivered almonds
  • 2 ounces 85 - 90% cacao chocolate finely chopped
  • Additional oil for the pan
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Instructions
  1. In a large bowl, whisk together coconut flour, shredded coconut, sweetener, baking powder and salt.
  2. Stir in eggs, coconut oil, 1/2 cup of the almond milk, and the almond extract. Add additional almond milk as needed. Your batter should be thicker than traditional pancake batter, but not so thick that you can't pour it and spread it around the pan. Coconut flour batters also tend to thicken up as they sit so you can add additional milk partway through.
  3. Stir in toasted almonds and chopped chocolate.
  4. Heat a large skillet over medium heat and brush with additional coconut oil or another cooking oil. Scoop about 2 heaping tablespoons of batter onto skillet and spread into a 4 inch circle. Repeat until you can't fit any more pancakes into skillet (you should get 3 or 4 in).
  5. Cook until the bottom is golden brown and the top is set around the edges. You will see little bubbles start to come up in the center of the pancake, a good sign that it's cooked enough to flip.
  6. Flip and continue cooking until second side is golden brown. Remove from pan and keep warm. Repeat with remaining batter.
Nutrition Facts
Almond Joy Pancakes (Gluten Free)
Amount Per Serving (1 pancake)
Calories 266 Calories from Fat 153
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 17g 26%
Cholesterol 212mg 71%
Sodium 372mg 16%
Total Carbohydrates 17g 6%
Dietary Fiber 9g 36%
Protein 11g 22%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

 

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  1. I was so interested to read your comments about using coconut flour. My first attempts at using it were hopeless but I really must try again. I’m going to try making these pancakes, they look so delicious.

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  2. Hi there. Thank you for the recipe. I follow a pretty strict Keto diet, counting every nutrient. But in looking at the recipe, it says it makes 12 but how many people doe that serve? Is it 12 or one pancake per person?

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  3. HOLY SMOKES!!!! These were amazing!!! My 7yo daughter is gluten free and the rest of us are not. Its been a challenge, to say the least, to find a recipe that we all like. I get so tired of making 2 versions of everything. But these left me wondering how I survived my whole life with such bland pancakes when I could’ve been having THESE!! So thank you for having this guest post! I used regular milk (cause that’s what I had) and doubled the almond extract and used regular sugar. I don’t know if that affected anything because they were simply to die for. The only “issue” I had was that my 7yo ate 4 servings because she wasn’t full. And I found myself also unsatisfied with two servings. The way I made them put the calories at 230 according to fitness pal. So I’m curious if I could add oat flour to bulk them up and if you have any idea how that would affect the batter out come. Would I just add more milk? I’m not much in the kitchen and require recipes to cook otherwise I’d just try it myself…but I’d use an entire bag of the coconut flour trying. And well, since its a thousand bucks a bag… ;)

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    • I’m so glad you loved these Heather!! A great idea is to bulk up meals like this with foods that contain fiber and protein so for example a side of Canadian bacon and sliced fresh fruit.

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  5. I just made these and I love them! They are so light and tasty. I only had 54% chocolate, so I used that. I was wondering if I might be able to blog about the recipes I make from your site? I have taken photos already of what I made, but I would like permission (or not) to link to your site. Thank you so much.

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  10. These pancakes look magnificent! I wish they were my breakfast tomorrow… I mean, they’ll surely happen here when I get my hands on some coconut flour ;–) I’m so eager to try them, thanks for the lovely recipe!
    I hope you had such a wonderful Christmas, by the way! xx

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