Perfect coconut flour pancakes!
Coconut flour pancakes seem lovely in theory, but often lead to a disappointing breakfast of dense, pale pucks of dough. These grain free pancakes, however, do justice to memories of Aunt Jemima’s chemical-filled goodness piled sky-high on breakfast plates.
Coconut Flour Pancake Secrets
First secret to perfect coconut flour pancakes? It’s not really a secret, more of a widely accepted fact of coconut flour baked goods: use lots of eggs. Here, I use one egg per tablespoon of coconut flour. That seems excessive, but it helps the pancakes hold together.
Next, I use applesauce for moisture. Often, coconut flour pancakes require mounds of butter and syrup to hide the dry texture–but not these! Finally, the combination of baking soda and vinegar adds lift to the pancake batter.
Creamy Strawberry Sauce
Enjoy these coconut flour pancakes with traditional favorites like maple syrup, honey, applesauce or fresh fruit. One of my favorites is this creamy strawberry sauce, which requires only three ingredients. ! It calls for creamed coconut, and I use this (inexpensive) brand. You could also substitute coconut butter, if you have it.
Creamy Strawberry Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 cup organic strawberries I used thawed frozen ones
- 2 Tbs. creamed coconut at room temperature
- Honey or stevia to taste
Instructions
- Blend all ingredients in a food processor until smooth. Enjoy!
Glad I found your website! I have been wanting to try a Keto diet and the keto recipes often call for almond flour. Knowing about the health problems it could present, coconut flour sounds much better, and I love coconut. Since I live in the Philippines, getting coconut flour and even fresh coconut milk is easy and cheap! Thanks
Where to buy coconut flour in the philippines David?
Can you use almond milk instead of coconut milk?
Sure!
Question re: creamy strawberry sauce: I don’t have any coconut cream on hand so was wondering about a substitute that could give it a similar texture… Do you suppose aquafaba whipped up with coconut milk would work? I understand aquafaba whips up nice, but haven’t tried it myself, although I have some I just set aside.
Thank you for your advice & fantastic coconutcakes recipe. =)