Low Carb Pancakes Recipe

Low carb pancakes are not only healthier but are also very delicious. If you like eating pancakes, but you prefer to eliminate carbohydrates from your diet, try these yummy low carb pancakes. They are great for breakfast, lunch, dinner or snack. You can serve them with sugar-free maple syrup or with sugar-free jam.

Ingredients for low carb pancakes:

• 1 cup coconut milk
• 1 cup of blueberries( if desired)
• 1 cup sifted oat flour
• 3 large eggs
• 1/2 cup coconut flour (or little less)
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
• 2 tsp. vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons sugar-free sweetener (or more)

How to make Low Carb Pancakes:

1. In one bowl whisk together oat flour, coconut flour, baking powder and salt.
2. Separate egg yolks from egg whites. Take another bowl and whisk the egg yolks, milk and vanilla. Add the dry ingredients and whisk until the batter is smooth.
3. Use electric mixer and beat egg whites at medium speed until frothy. And beat at high speed until soft peaks appear. Fold egg whites to the batter and whisk it.
4. Heat a large non-stick pan and lightly butter it. Pour ¼ cup of batter onto the pan. Cook pancake over medium-high heat until bottoms are golden and you see that pancakes are beginning to set.
5. Sprinkle each pancake with a few blueberries and press lightly. Flip pancakes and cook until golden on the bottom and cooked through.
6. Transfer pancakes to a plate and keep them in the warm place. Serve with maple syrup.
7. You can freeze these pancakes. Freeze pancakes in layers with waxed paper in between.

Additional Tips For Delicious Low Carb Pancakes:

• You can use buttermilk ot yogurt, instead of other milk type products.
• Add ingredients like cinnamon, fruits, nuts or meat on top as the first side is cooking.
• For thinner pancakes add more milk or water and don’t add raising agent.

Thin Pancakes Recipe

Thin pancakes, also called Crêpes are making a comeback in America. Crêpe is a type of very thin pancake usually made from wheat flour. The word “crêpe” is of  French origin, deriving from Latin crispa. French thin pancakes originate from Brittany, a region in northwest of France. Today Crêpes are considered a national French dish.

Thin pancakes can be served with various dips and plain fillings such as fresh fruits, honey, jam, chocolate, or sour cream. You can also staff your crêpes with some complex fillings like meat and rice, or mushrooms, chicken and cheese. Or add some vegetables to your savory thin pancakes.

There are many commercial mixes for crêpe batter, but you don’t need one. Here is a thin pancake recipe. This traditional French pancake recipe is quite easy to make, and the delicate pancakes taste delicious.

Thin pancake recipe

Ingredients:

• 2 eggs
• 1 ¼ cups milk
• 1 tablespoon butter
• ¾ cup of all-purpose flour
• Pinch of salt

How to make thin pancakes:

1. Take a small saucepan and warm the milk and butter until the butter melts. Set the saucepan aside to cool a bit.
2. Next, use food processor with a steel blade and process the flour and salt together. While processing, pour the milk mixture and eggs. Process until it is blended.
3. Then, pour the batter into the bowl and let it rest for half an hour.
4. Next, add 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil to the hot non-stick skillet. With a large spoon, pour two big tablespoon of batter to the pan. Use the bottom of the ladle to spread butter to the edges.
5. When you notice that the batter loses its sheen and the edges begin to brown, flip the pancakes with a spatula. The other side will cook faster than the first side so be careful.
6. Remove the pancake from a pan and put on a plate. You can cover it with wax paper.
7. Repeat the same process with remaining batter.
8. Serve pancakes with desired dip and filling.

I hope you like this pancake recipe because it is one of my favorite one. I hardly resist these delicious homemade pancakes when I see them.