Basic Ground Almond Pancakes
These basic ground almond pancakes are quick and easy to make. They make a thicker cakey textured pancake, like a Scotch or American style pancake. Super filling and packed with protein and natural fats and much less carbs than traditional flour pancakes, they’re also naturally gluten free!
These pancakes taste great served with a knob of real butter and some sugar free syrup.
Avoid adding honey, or other syrups which contain natural sugars. If adding fruit, opt for small amounts of berries, or cherries which are lower in natural sugars. You can of course add things like Greek, almond, coconut, or soya yogurt, cream, nuts and seeds. Or if you love Nutella, why not make a batch of my sugar free homemade Nutella?
Ingredients
- 100 grams ground almonds
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 pinch salt
- 80 ml unsweetened almond milk (or soya, coconut, lactofree, or whole milk)
- 2 tbsp avocado oil (or olive oil, melted coconut oil, or melted unsalted butter)
- 2 medium eggs
- 1 tbsp *xylitol or erythritol sweetener *only add if making sweet pancakes
- 1 tsp *vanilla extract *only add if making sweet pancakes
- 1 tsp olive oil for frying
Instructions
- Whisk the eggs, milk and oil (and vanilla if making sweet pancakes) together with a fork until well beaten
- Add the ground almonds, baking powder, salt (and sweetener if making sweet pancakes) to the egg mixture and mix well, then leave the batter to rest for 5 minutes
- Heat a little oil in a frying pan on a medium heat. These pancakes work better when made as smaller pancakes, so pour a small amount of batter into the frying pan at a time. Once small bubbles appear around the edges, flip to fry on the other side
- Serve straight away, or separate with pieces of baking parchment and freeze or refridgerate for use another day. These pancakes work well rewarmed in the oven, or you can pop them in the toaster!
Notes
SWEETENERS
The brand of xylitol that I use and is most widely available in larger supermarkets is Total Sweet. To find a local stockist, please check this link. It is important to note that xylitol, although a natural sweetener, is highly toxic to dogs, so no sharing your GD treats with your furry friends!
The brand of erythritol I use is NKD Living powdered erythritol, however you can use xylitol if you prefer. If you suffer with IBS you may find that you need to use erythritol instead of xylitol as it may trigger gastric symptoms.
Artificial powdered sweeteners such as sucralose (like Splenda) or aspartame (like Canderel) can be used but may leave a bitter aftertaste and may raise blood glucose levels.
PLEASE NOTE: Nutritional info. is just a guide and is based on each pancake when making 15 small pancakes from a batch of batterNutrition
Nutritional info. is based per serving unless stated otherwise and is only a guide. The nutritional content will vary depending on the exact ingredients used
