Grain-Free Pancakes

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Gluten-free pancake recipes are everywhere these days. Grain-free pancakes, on the other hand, are fairly hard to come by. I know. Why? Because I’m lazy. Too lazy to even do my super-easy blender pancakes with a gluten-free grain like oats.

I need to confess something to you guys: grains are just too much work for me. I’ve pretty much given up on them. Sure I buy the occasional loaf of sprouted grain bread. And we eat rice about once a week. But other than that, I can’t stand all the soaking and sprouting, grinding and kneading. I’m too lazy. My life is too busy. Even though I know it only takes a few extra minutes and some up-front planning, I’m just not that together with my menus these days. Planning? What’s that?

So, I’m pretty much a primal eater when I cook for myself. And that’s why I’ve been looking for grain-free pancake recipes. After all, giving up grains shouldn’t mean giving up pancakes!

I think you’ll like each of the recipes below. Each one is unique and Food Renegade approved, meaning I’ve actually tested them and enjoyed them.

Coconut Flour Pancakes

Absolutely the best grain-free pancakes I’ve ever tasted. And they’re super nutrient-dense thanks to all the eggs that go into them. I add a splash of vanilla and cinnamon to the batter and serve them slathered in butter from grass-fed cows, freshly ground almond butter, & a smidgen of maple syrup.

Almond Banana Pancakes

These are your standard banana pancakes (basically bananas & eggs), but with an almond-y twist. Mark adds almond butter to the batter. All I have to say is WOW. It’s an interesting texture, a great, nutty flavor, and another nutrient-dense way to do grain-free pancakes!

Almond Flour Pancakes

These are tasty, but very dense. I like only having to eat one or two of these grain-free pancakes to get full!

Garbanzo Bean & Rice Pancakes

Okay, okay. So these have rice flour in them and aren’t technically grain-free pancakes. But they’re gluten-free. And rice is really the most harmless of all the grains. I buy this mix from Bob’s Red Mill when I’m in a pinch. I DO NOT recommend the Bob’s Red Mill Gluten-Free Pancake mix as that has way too many pure starches added to it to try to mimic that fluffy, white-flour consistency that people love. I don’t love it. And I do love the taste of garbanzo bean flour. As far as I can tell, this Wheat-Free Biscuit & Baking Mix is now called “Gluten-Free Biscuit & Baking Mix.” Perhaps they realized that a “gluten-free” label would sell more than a “wheat-free” label.

In case you’re wondering why it’s okay to have almond flour pancakes without soaking the nuts: I’ve read (and believe) that roasting/cooking nuts ALSO reduces the anti-nutrients present. So there you have it. I soak my nuts if I’m going to eat them raw or dehydrated as a snack (or in nut butter), but I don’t hesitate to just cook them and eat them (as in the almond flour pancakes).

So, I hope this collection of grain-free pancake recipes helps out those of you who (like me) are too lazy to prepare your grains properly as well as those of you who are going grain-free for health & wellness reasons.

(photo by elanaspantry)

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September 11, 2010 • Posted in: Diet Reviews

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