Everyone likes pancakes. So I was quite happy when the Almond Board asked me to create a pancake recipe for them. I do have a couple of other gluten-free pancake recipes, though I think this pancake recipe is the best of the bunch!
Hope you enjoy these high protein, gluten-free and paleo Silver Dollar Pancakes made with almond flour as much as we have.
Silver Dollar Pancakes
Ingredients
- 3 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons agave nectar or honey
- 1½ cups blanched almond flour (not almond meal)
- ¼ teaspoon celtic sea salt
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- grapeseed oil or coconut oil for cooking
Instructions
- In a large bowl Whisk together eggs, water, vanilla and agave
- Add almond flour, salt and baking soda and mix until thoroughly combined
- Heat grapeseed oil on a skillet over medium low to medium heat
- Scoop 1 heaping tablespoon of batter at a time onto the skillet
- Pancakes will form little bubbles, when bubbles open, flip pancakes over and cook other side
- Remove from heat to a plate
- Repeat process with remaining batter, add more oil to skillet as needed
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Equipment
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I’m getting ready to head out to Los Angeles for a book signing on Saturday, June 12th at Erewhon and some other fun little events that I’m doing for the Almond Board. Stay tuned for more information this coming Wednesday.
Laura says
I am new to Paleo eating. I made these for my wheat sensitive son who is 6 years old.
He LOVED them! I made my own almond flour using blanched almonds and did small batches using the coffee grinder.
The batter was loose, not thick like some other people have commented. The pancakes flipped nicely.
To make them extra fun for my son I added a few chocolate pieces to the batter.
Next time I make these, I’m going to put blueberries in the batter. Mmmm…
Extra pancakes were put into zip lock baggies and put in the freezer. We’ll take out as needed.
Thanks for a great recipe!
Dianesa says
These are excellent! have made them several times and they come out perfect. I am guilty of eating an entire batch to myself but I must say they held me over for the rest of the day. One time they burnt and it was because the heat was too high and each pancake was about 2 1/2 T instead of 1 T. I was too hungry to wait I guess but I’ll never do that again.
Also tried subbing water with full fat coconut milk and added extra vanilla, as other suggested, and it was good. (I don’t usually steer away from Elana’s recipe, love HER recipes, but I figured these were minor enough changes)
Jan In BC says
Hi Elana,
Thank you so much for providing this awesome recipe. My son even enjoyed them and I’ve been trying forever to get him to eat healthy. I doubled the batch because my hubby is a pancake-monster, and promptly kept refilling his plate with pancakes, berries and syrup. I think the secret is to start the heat on high, turn it to 6 and flip them as soon as you see bubbles. It all depends on the frying pan you are using too. I did burn a few of them to start, but once I got the hang of it they turned out beautifully. Thanks again!
Carolyn says
Hi Elana… I just came across a website that is copying some of your recipes in full. They are doing it to a lot of bloggers, Elise Bauer of Simply Recipes is the one who brought it to my attention. Here’s the link to this one, in case you want to do a DMCA takedown notice or any such thing.
http://recipesfinder.com/recipe/7777/silver-dollar-pancakes-gluten-free
chris says
How many pancakes does this make? Thanks!
Kristi says
Elana, you’ve done it again! I’ve tried several pancake recipes with no luck, so, this morning I took out my “spatula of courage” and armed myself with your recipe. Success!! My 7 year old said, “Mom, these taste like candy”! Thank you.
Jaimie Schultz says
Thank you for this recipe!! I have a son who adores pancakes but is very picky when it comes to taste and texture. These pancakes work perfect for him! Yeah :)
Sean says
Hi Elana,
These little beauties are so awesome. Even my crudely home-milled almond meal couldn’t mess them up. I’ve literally just finished eating the batch I made for my wife and I.
Were new converts to Paleo and this was the first of your recipes that I have tried, so now I can’t wait to try out many of the other delicious Paleo recipes you’ve posted on your website.
Many thanks from a pair of very satisfied “cave people”. :-P
Katie says
These pancakes are amazing! We (two adults, three kids) had them for breakfast – two each. All of us not only loved the taste, but were satisfied until lunch. Every recipe we have tried has been delicious
Marta Scragg says
Love these pancakes and they don’t leave you with that stuffed feeling. I didn’t get hungry for hours after eating them as I would with wheat pancakes. Thanks for the recipe. MS