Almond Flour Pancakes With Raspberry Sauce (Video)
Although there is no one food that I have eliminated from my diet, there are those I try to eat less of than others.
Included on my list of ‘less than others’ are wheat and gluten (which pretty much go hand in hand).
I don’t have an allergy or any severe reactions when I eat it, I simply find that I feel better when I don’t over-do it.
So I’m always looking for creative, delicious ways to find an alternative to the classics; for instance:
- 90% of the time I opt for brown rice pasta instead of white or whole wheat
- I usually pick oatmeal over a cold breakfast cereal
- I love my Ezekiel bread over traditional wheat bread (which by the way does have gluten but much less processed)
- I make protein pancakes instead of the traditional
- And almost every time I make desserts these days, I use recipes from Elana’s Pantry (who is the queen of gluten-free, almond flour based desserts)
These pancakes are a gluten free, paleo friendly (if you skip the yogurt) alternative to a traditional pancake.
They are high in protein and healthy fats and lower in refined carbs and sugars.
For me the combination of flavor, nutrient value, and how ingredients makes me feel all hold equal weight in my food choices so I love this alternative.
If you go into this expecting a buttermilk pancake you will be disappointed. But if you have any dietary restrictions, share my point of view, or simply care to eat more nutritious, nutrient dense foods, these will be right up your alley.
So check out the video and let me know if you give them a try. I’d love to hear what you think!
Oh – and if you can’t find almond flour at your grocery store, you can buy some here, here, and here.
Almond Flour Pancakes With Raspberry Sauce
Yield: 2 servings
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Ingredients:
Sauce
- 1-pint raspberries
- ½ cup fresh oj
- ½ cup water
- ½ cinnamon stick
Pancakes
- ½ cup almond flour
- ½ tsp. cinnamon
- pinch of fresh nutmeg
- ½ tsp. baking powder
- ½ cup egg whites
- 1 egg
Topping
- 2 tbsp. non-fat plan Greek yogurt
Directions:
Sauce
Combine all the ingredients in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil and then reduce to a simmer. Simmer for 25 minutes or until sauce has reduced down and thickened up a bit.
Pancakes
Combine almond flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, and baking powder in a medium sized bowl. Mix in egg whites and egg.
Heat a non-stick sauté pan over a medium heat and melt 1 tsp. of coconut oil. Pour ¼-cup pancake mix into the pan (do this for as many pancakes fit in the pan without over crowding). Once you see the edges begin to bubble, flip the pancake and cook another 40 seconds or so. Remove from the pan and continue this process until you have finished al the batter.
Top each serving of pancakes with 2 tbsp. raspberry sauce and a big dollop of Greek yogurt. Enjoy!
Pancakes make 2 servings (each serving is about 4-5 pancakes).
Nutritional Analysis
Nutrients per serving (½ recipe with 1 tbsp. yogurt and 2 tbsp. raspberry sauce) Calories: 252; Total Fat: 16.2g; Saturated Fat: 1.5g; Cholesterol: 90mg; Carbohydrate: 13.4g; Dietary Fiber: 5.1g; Sugars: 4.7g; Protein: 16g
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I’m Dani, a Health Counselor, Weight Loss Coach, Fitness Enthusiast and Mom specializing in making simple, nourishing meals fun, fresh, and delish!
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thank you so much for this recipe. I just bought almond flour and didn’t know what to do with it. we will me making this soon. toodles, Jane t
Thank you so much for this recipe. Do you think it would work in a waffle maker?
I really don’t think so. It’s a pretty thin -fairly flat batter and I wonder if it would rise up. If you decide to give it a try, I would love to hear the results – but I’m not feeling super confident about it.
Looks delish! I’ll be making these sometime very soon. Do you think i could sub brown rice flour for the almond flour? I have a whole bag I just bought for another recipe.
Looks great! I’ve got a bag of rice flour but no almond flour in my house at the moment. Would that give it a strange flavor, or will the berries (blueberries in my case) and the maple syrup cover up the rice flour flavor? Would the almond flour have given it a more almond-like flavor? Eh, I’ll just try it both ways and see what happens! Love you Dani, and I’ve nominated your website on “The Kitchn” website (not a typo) – in two categories – healthy recipes AND best photos on a food blog! Good luck to you! http://www.thekitchn.com/nominate-your-favorite-blogs-the-homies-2013-183567 good luck!
Not sure about the rice flour. My guess it’s mostly carb where the almond flour is protein/fat – SO that would definitely result in a different outcome. And THANKS SO much for the nomination. That’ so exciting… XO
I liked your pumpkin pancake recipe much better! The sauce was amazing and I plan on making different flavors for yogurt mix in but the pancakes were very course. Probably due to the almond flour. I also felt like they needed something more like the flavor was kinda flat tasting. Maybe some vanilla extract or something
Hey Sarah – Did you use almond flour or almond meal? The meal is a bit grainer so maybe theta is why they were so course. Hmmmm. Vanilla is a great idea. I agree, that a little extra something would be great. In all honesty – I usually make these after a workout and am more focused on the nutrients then the flavors – I’m gonna play around with them a bit;).
Your “out takes” at the end crack me up! This one was my favorite! This recipe looks great! Do you know if these freeze well? I’m trying to find things that I can freeze for quick meals for my 15 month old.
I haven’t tried freezing these yet BUT I would assume they would freeze well. With that being said – I make my high protein pumpkin pancakes and freeze them ALL the time. They’re perfect.
Hi dani !
How do u freeze pancakes ? Like do u cook them up and freeze them in plastic bags one on top of the other ? Or do u freeze them individually first like out open for a while in the freezer and then place them in a ziplock bag ?
In the video you put sugar into the mixture…I was checking what kind you used but it’s not on here?
Defo want to try these out!