Almond flour pancakes are grain-free, gluten-free and seriously delicious. My family loves eating these paleo-friendly pancakes topped with bananas and maple syrup.
These almond flour pancakes are light, fluffy, moist, and absolutely addictive. The natural sweet flavor from the almonds creates a delicious base and the healthy fats help to keep you satiated for hours.
Grain + Gluten-Free Almond Flour Pancakes
The secret to making your almond flour pancakes light and fluffy, is using a combination of almond flour and tapioca flour.
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Grain + Gluten Free Flour
Almond flour and tapioca flour are both grain and gluten free.
Almond flour is made from blanched almonds that have been ground up into a fine meal. It’s a naturally gluten free, low carb flour which is why we often see it used in paleo recipes or grain free baking.
Tapioca flour is a starchy, slightly sweet flour that comes from the cassava plant, and it works really well as a thickener. I love adding it to grain free batters like these pancakes.
It may seem like a bother to to use two flours to make your pancakes, but I promise that the results are well worth the effort.
How To Make Almond Flour Pancakes
- Combine almond flour, tapioca flour, baking powder and salt in a large bowl.
- Whisk almond milk, egg, maple syrup and vanilla extract in a separate bowl.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and gently stir until everything has come together.
- Heat a medium non-stick skillet over a medium heat and coat with butter or coconut oil.
- Scoop 1/4 cup pancake batter and pour into the pan to form a small to medium sized pancake.
- Cook until the edges begin to puff and the bottom is golden brown. Flip and cook until cooked through.
- Serve with your favorite pancake toppings! I love bananas and maple syrup with these.
More C&D Pancake Recipes To Enjoy:
- Coconut Flour Pancakes
- Fluffy Vegan Pancakes
- High-Protein Blueberry Pancakes
- Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Pancakes
Almond Flour Pancakes
Ingredients
- 1 cup almond flour I like Bobs blanched super fine almond flour*
- 2 tablespoons tapioca starch
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- Pinch of kosher salt
- 1/3 cup unsweetened almond milk
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- In a large bowl combine almond flour, tapioca flour, baking powder and salt. Gently whisk all ingredients together with a fork.
- In a separate bowl or spouted cup combine almond milk, egg, maple syrup and vanilla extract.
- Whisk everything together and then add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and gently stir until everything has come together.
- Heat a medium non-stick skillet over a medium heat and coat with butter or coconut oil. Scoop 1/4 cup pancake batter and pour into the pan to form a small to medium sized pancake.
- Cook for 2-3 minutes or until the edges begin to puff and the bottom is golden brown. Flip and cook for another two minutes or until cooked through. Repeat until you have worked through all the batter. Serve + enjoy!
Cleo says
Best pancake recipe ever. Can I freeze the pancakes if yes how long would they last in the freezer? Also in the video you said half cup of milk but in the recipe it says 1/3 cup, which is the proper measurement?
Thank you so much for this recipe I have made them three days in a row and I love that I don’t have to pour maple syrup over them because they are already sweet so I just spread almond butter over them and enjoy.
Dani says
Hi Cleo, sorry for the confusion. I usually start with 1/3 cup and then add more if batter seems to thick. It depends on the almond flour I am using. Hope that helps!
Rubina says
Can I use corn starch instead of tapioca starch?
Dani says
I have never tried this myself Rubina. But all of my research says that this would work. Would love to hear how it goes if you give it a try.
Rosalie says
Hi Dani,
Just have to thank you for these recipes. I have been alternating between the almond flour and coconut flour pancakes all summer and we can’t decide which one we love more. My family cannot believe they are healthy, because they taste so good. Today I added blueberries to them while they cooked. We ate them so fast that I didn’t get time to snap a pic. Thanks again and have a great Labor Day weekend!
Candice P says
Made them with unsweetened VANILLA almond milk and they were soooo good! Thank you!
Dani says
That sounds great! Glad you enjoyed them Candice.
Marie says
Hi Dani…
I did a research on almond flour pancakes and this is the best recipe ever. I’ve had problems with flipping with other recipes but yours was a breeze. I used 1 1/2 tsp of baking powder and it made them even fluffier. I also added half of a banana (mashed!) & it turned out really yummm… thank you very much!!
Dani says
Hi Marie, so glad you liked this recipe. LOVE the addition of bananas. So yum!
Gunjan says
Hi, can I use arrowroot powder in place of tapioca flour?
Thank you!
Dani says
yes!
Cleo says
Hi Dani,
have you ever doubled this recipe? do you still use only 1 teaspoon of baking powder or do you use 2 teaspoons?
Angela says
Oh my goodness! Heaven! I made a few minor adjustments…
Used blanched almond flour but not super fine. Still was great! Also subbed arrowroot flour for tapioca. Half n half for almond milk. And since I was out of maple syrup, I used 1T white sugar plus 1T extra liquid plus 1/4 t maple flavoring/extract.
Oh my word! I def will keep the maple flavor bc I think it really added to the pancake flavor you’re looking for. The texture is really fantastic!
David De George says
Can you use arrow root instead of tapioca starch
Dani says
Hmmm, I’m honestly not sure. I would be curious to hear how it goes if you give it a try.