When I was growing up my mom would make my sisters and I a rich peanut butter cake for every birthday party. When I made these pancakes I had no idea that these pancakes would literally bring me back to my childhood birthday cake! They were so rich, that I almost felt as though I need a glass of milk to wash them down, and it was all thanks to one of my favorite ‘secret’ ingredients….
The ’secret’ ingredient in these pancakes is the coconut flour! Coconut Flour is one of the most divine ‘undiscovered’ ingredients that I use all the time to make low carb/gluten free baked goods! It is high in fiber, protein, and low in carbs and calories. I use it a lot of times when baking to replace white flour and I am always amazed at how moist my breads, cakes and muffins turn out! It instantly makes any batter very thick, so a little goes a long way!
56 Comments
Julie said:
I have been looking for a gluten-free recipe so this is perfect, can’t wait to try it!
Tina said:
I’ve never heard of coconut flour. It sounds right up my alley though.
Kelly @ Healthy Living With Kelly said:
Holy yum! This looks and sounds amazing!! I definitely will be making these! My gluten-free kitchen is happy!
Lizzy said:
hey beautiful chica!!
wow these look fabulous!! thank you soooo much for posting the recipe…as a Celiac I am always on the lookout for delicious alternatives! I will definitely give you a shout out if I find time to give these a try!! I hope youre having a great tuesday girlie!
xoxo~!
Naomi(onefitfoodie) said:
i wonder if I can make this subbing soy flour for coconut flour since i have a big ole bag of it!! hmmm…anyways, this looks DELICIOUS!!!!
Melissa@HealthyBitesBits said:
These look AMAZING! I’m definitely going to have to try them, thanks for the recipe!!
Erica said:
Wow! This look amazing! Coconut flour sounds interesting! I may need to try that!
Emily said:
I can testify… these are amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is one mine and Katie’s favorite things to make! You honestly get soooo many pancakes for such a small amount of calories. Coconut flour is a MUST!
Katie said:
Those look delish! My boyfriend would be so happy if I woke him up with those.
Megan @ Healthy Hoggin said:
Those pancakes look amazing! I’ve actually been on the lookout for coconut flour, and I didn’t find any at my local Whole Foods! I’ve found a source online, though, so perhaps I’ll invest in some soon!
Thanks for sharing the recipe! :D
Susan said:
I’ve noticed coconut flour popping up a lot lately – now I know why! You may have convinced me to go get some – these pancakes sound amazing :)
Kami said:
What do you use as a healthy alternative to syrup?
Mary Beth said:
Anything involving peanut butter is a winner in my book! Off to buy coconut flour! :)
Ana Maria said:
i have never thought of peanut butter and pancakes, but i worry that i might end up with chocolate also being involved in these pancakes!
Hannah (mindrunningwild) said:
ooooh cake…..you could put anything in these too, cause PB goes with EVERYTHING!
Missy said:
These are great! – and I used PB2 so that made the calorie stats a little lower!
Ashley Marg said:
can’t wait to try these.. you must looooove peanut butter as much as i do ;) only 300 calories?! PERFECT!!!
Becca B said:
can you use regular or whole wheat flour if you dont have coconut flour?
Carly said:
I’m dying to try these! I’ve bought the coconut flour, but now it’s a matter of waiting for the weekend…for some reason I feel like pancakes are a weekend breakfast :)
Audrey said:
Could you use GF oat flour insetad of the Coconut flour. Not a fan of coconut flavor…. thank you.
Sonia The Healthy Foodie said:
These look amazingly delicious! My mouth is watering just now.
Must be 8 really tiny pancakes though… like the size of an orange slice, say? I have never tried coconut flour either, but this seems like a very good place to start! I will definitely have to go get some this week-end.
This one is going on my must try list!
Charissa said:
I just made some killer pancakes this morning and when I saw your picture on Food Gawker I had to come and drool at it some more. Tomorrow I’m going to be having my pancake recipe up too…because pancakes are the best food in the world!
Heather I. said:
Totally bookmarking this recipe!! I’m at WF all the time and have never thought of buying coconut flour- putting it on the list asap. What an awesome idea for a healthy & tasty breakfast!
Maryanna said:
Yum! I’ve never had coconut flour before, but now I’m itching to try. :)
Kathy said:
That looks so good!! I’m sad that, where I am and the store that I usually go to, does not have coconut flour :(
Traci said:
Katie, do you think this batter would work for waffles? I know pancake batter doesn’t always translate to waffles well, and I was wondering if you’d tried it!
Sonia The Healthy Foodie said:
I just made these for breakfast and I am still speechless. All I can say is WOW! Man they were GOOD!!! And the coconut flour? What an awesome discovery. I’m in love!
Thank you so much for that, Katie! They turned out so pretty, too! Of course, look for them on my blog soon…
Think I can have them again for lunch, and dinner? ;)
Maddie said:
Wow! These sound so amazing! But do they really use SEVEN egg whites? What do you do with all of your left over yolks?
Angela said:
Sorry if this is a stupid question, but could you please clarify what is considered a serving. I’m confused if it’s one pancake is 330 calories or 4 large pancakes….thanks
Lauren said:
Can you use oat flour instead of coconut?
Melissa said:
Hi Katie..These look great!!! How many carbs
in a serving? Thank you!!!
Maya said:
I can’t eat peanut butter, but someone mentioned using the powdered PB2 and that brings me to wonder – would this possibly work with protein powder? they look soooo yum!
Dashing Dish said:
just leave the pb out.. it will still work!
Alicia said:
If I wanted to use egg beaters egg whites in the carton…how do you determine how much is equal to one egg white? Thanks!
Dashing Dish said:
its usually 1/4 cup= 2 egg whites
Tiffany Buss said:
If I substitute the pb2, what would the weight watchers points plus value be? Yum!!!
Lauren said:
can these be refridgerated and eaten later? I want to make a big batch to have for breakfasts throughout the week but not sure if they keep ok.
Dashing Dish said:
Yes
Amy Cole said:
I just made these and WOW, THEY ARE AMAZING! Also, you get a ton! I am stuffed! I am loving the stats, 330 cals and 35 grams of protein is incredible. I will be making these again soon! Thank you so much for this recipe! To die for!
liza said:
How many egg whites is 3/4 cup? 6?
Janelle Flores said:
These were great!!! Thanks for the recipe :)
Nikki T. said:
Hey Girl!
I made these for my son this morning and he loved them! We are trying to eat better in our house these days especially since my hubbs is type 1 diabetic. We have also made your strawberry muffins and they were a HUGE hit! Thank you for trusting in the Lord to guide you to launching this site and helping all of us!
Love DD <3
Dashing Dish said:
That means the world to me thank you Nikki!!!
Katie Farrell said:
Hmmm…I dont know, you probably could (because I often substitute coconut flour for soy :)) Although I love how the coconut flour makes these really moist…I would give it a whirl if I were you though, it might be great! :)
Katie Farrell said:
Hey Katie! :) Thanks! They are sooooo good, I think he’d love ya forever! Maybe you should! ;)
Katie Farrell said:
Kami…you could use sugar free syrup, light syrup, agave nectar, honey, or even light hershey’s syrup! :)
Katie Farrell said:
for this recipe only coconut will work! :)
Katie Farrell said:
you know, i havent tried it yet traci! I will have to do so and get back with you!
Katie Farrell said:
i like the sound of that sonia! :)
Katie Farrell said:
yep 7 egg whites is correct! :) i freeze the yolks and add them to omelets later! :)
Katie Farrell said:
no.. good ? angela! one serving is the entire recipe! which comes out to be about 4 large pancakes!
Katie Farrell said:
so glad you liked them!!
Katie Farrell said:
Hi Lauren, just stick with coconut flour for this recipe! :)