Pancake Day is on it’s way! And I’m really happy to share with you my gluten-free recipe for American or Scotch style pancakes, which turned out more amazing than I could have hoped for…
I can’t remember the last time I even ate a pancake, let alone made one, before these. But after this recipe, I’ll be making them much more often. They’re fluffy, light, healthy, sweet – but not too sweet and perfectly filling. Such a treat for breakfast…
- 75g ground almonds
- ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 2 tbsp honey or maple syrup
- 2 tbsp coconut oil + extra for frying
- 1 medium very ripe banana, mashed or 4 tbsp banana puree
- 2 large free-range eggs
- 2tbsp (heaped) coconut flour
- 3-4 tbsp coconut or almond milk
- A handful of mixed berries (frozen work well)
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- Maple syrup, to serve
- In a food processor, blend the almonds, bicarbonate of soda, honey and coconut oil together until completely smooth.
- Add the coconut flour, banana and eggs - blend again to make a smooth batter then slowly add the milk a tbsp at a time to create a mixture that falls off the spoon but isn't too runny.
- Heat a tsp of coconut oil in a frying pan or griddle on medium heat. When it's hot, make your first pancake by dropping 2tbsp of batter into the pan and gently smoothing into a circle.
- Cook for about 30 seconds - 1 minute on one side then gently flip them over to cook for a further 30 seconds on the other side. Use the first pancake as your "test" one to judge how long they need.
- Transfer the cooked pancakes onto some kitchen towel to absorb the extra oil.
- Make the berry sauce by simply heating the berries in a saucepan with the lemon juice until thick and gloopy!
- Stack the pancakes and drizzle the sauce on top with some fresh berries. Add some extra maple syrup to serve.
Don't be tempted to flatten the pancakes with your spatula - this will deflate them!
Add more oil to the pan if it dries out before adding your next pancake.
If you don't like banana - try a different fruit puree, such as applesauce.
In other news…
A few of my recipes are featured in the latest issue of Go Gluten Free Magazine! You can buy a copy here or purchase through Apple, Android and Kindle apps.
Who else is going to be celebrating Pancake Day this Tuesday?
Did you eat the whole thing, Aimee?! Oh goodness, I would…if they are vegan haha, seriously, I go crazy for stacked pancakes or even waffles! I would love to try to use the coconut flour, that would be something interesting to experiment with…and yummy for coconut oil for frying ;)
What a fabulous stack of pancakes. I’ve made gluten free ones before, but don’t think I’ve included almonds – must try.
I love using ground almonds in gluten free recipes, it always adds a nice, moist texture :-)
Congratulations on getting your recipes featured! Your pancakes look amazing covered in all those berries!
Thank you Christin!
Oh, I could totally get on board with these! I used to make banana pancakes all the time without any type of flour and they worked remarkably well, but these also look gorg. Thanks, Aimee–oh, and I’ve sorted out the plagiarism issue ;) thanks again, gal!
Hi there Aimee,
We are good friends of your cousin Michelle and we’ve just discovered your blog! Between your photography skills and your cater-for-all recipes it’s really ticking all the right boxes. Absolutely loving it. Check out our blog too if you like! Ciana and Becky
Hello! Lovely to “meet” you both :-)
And right back at ya with the photography skills!
Oh my goodness Aimee, these look amazing! Now this is a stack of pancakes I would love to wake up too – love the berries and all of the wholesome ingredients – totally wish I had some of these for breakfast everyday :)
Me too… It’s like eating dessert for breakfast, even though it’s far less sugary than most other breakfasts!
Look at that stack of pancakes! I’m drooling! They look so good – I absolutely love pancakes!!
Thanks Cate! Me too :-)
We love pancakes and it’s so interesting to see this gluten free version. With the bananas and berries, it must be so tasty. You naturally don’t need to add a lot of sugar and that’s always nice.
It’s very tasty indeed! Hope you have a great weekend Monica :-)
What a lovely stack of pancakes! I adore the addition of ground almonds too – I bet the flavor of these is wonderful! xx
Thanks Consuelo! To me, it tasted like “ordinary” pancakes with the addition of banana. I think a lot of the flavour must come from the frying. Have a great weekend x
Wow Aimee – these look amazing! You’ve got me craving pancakes now. :-)
Thanks Kristi, I’ve been craving them ever since too!
Aimee,
This is a great recipe with lots of great information for people like me who has no idea about gluten-free & paleo cooking. I have never cooked anything with coconut flour before but after reading your blog post I feel encouraged to give it a try.
As usual, great photography.. Please send me some,, Pretty pleeeeasseee :))
Cheers!
Ice
Thank you Ice, you’re so lovely :-) Coconut flour can be tricky but once you’ve had a few successes with it, it will probably become one of your favourite ingredients! Have a wonderful weekend x
Love the touch of ground almonds and coconut flour! Never thought of using either in pancakes…
I can’t think of anything I’d rather eat right now. Perfect recipe!
Thank you Kayla :-) They really are delicious. Hope you get to try them!
omg!!!!!!!!!!!! I love love loveeeeee these pancakes!!!!!! Bananas and berries are my favorite fruits and adding them to the pancakes are a sure shot way to make every breakfast sooooooo much more special!!!!!!!!!!! Plus, they’re gluten free!!!!! I’m drooooooling! :)
Haha! Thanks Samina! They are definitely drool-worthy. It was like eating a layer cake for breakfast :-)
These look delicious- thanks for sharing! Great recipe for pancake day!
Cheers Jessica!
I made some Jamie Oliver American style banana pancakes not that long ago Aimee and I was really impressed. I bet these were beautiful with all the lovely healthy ingredients and especially with the red berries! Hope you have a great weekend!
You too Helen! x
I’ve never been big on the chunky American pancake, but I love the use of ingredients here……… particularly the almonds, coconut and banana. I might just have to give them a go to see if I can be converted!!
It’s my first time making an “American style” pancake although, I personally like to think of them more as Scotch pancakes, which have always been my favourite. Let me know if I succeed in converting you! x
these loos so delicious!! mmmmmmmm xx
Thanks Katie :D x
Gosh they look so good, I want to dive straight into the picture and take a bite!
That’s pretty much how I went about eating this, Tamzin!
Now this is a stack indeed! Banana and berries are a wonderful combo
They are, the bananas add an extra bit of sweetness too :-)
Now that is a stack of pancakes! They look fantastic! Love the use of coconut flour :)
Thanks!