Recipe for GD Mamas: Pancakes made with coconut flour

kristin172429 · December 2011

I found this recipe on a food blog I follow. I was able to get about 10 pancakes out of a full batch and 5 pancakes out of a half batch. I used the Lose-It app (loseit.com) to calculate nutrition and here is what I got for one pancake:

Calories

65

Total Fat	3g
Sat. Fat	1.6g
Cholest.	85.8mg
Sodium	272.7mg

Carb.	4.7g
Fiber	2g
Sugars	1.9g
Protein	4.1g

So, 3 pancakes is one carb serving (and 1.5 protein). They are definitely a little different than a normal pancake (I want them to be a little sweeter - I used the honey option in the recipe), but they were still light and fluffy like a quality pancake! A good substitute if you are having a pancake craving.

**I can find coconut flour in the grocery store - sometimes it is in the organic/speciality section, other times near the baking stuff. I use Bob's Red Mill.

On a related note - did you know that pure maple syrup is better for glucose numbers that a lot of these fake syrups? I can do a small drizzle - 1-2 tsp (and count the carbs, of course) and it doesn't spike my numbers. Read the labels. Make sure the ingredient = pure maple syrup. The stuff made with corn syrup and flavoring will send your numbers through the roof. I can't do fake sweeteners, so sugar-free syrup just doesn't cut it for me. Having low carb pancakes like these lets me use some of my carb allowance for some delicious, real syrup when I am having the occasional breakfast treat.