Coconut Flour

  • Breakfast, Food

    The BEST low carb pancakes you will ever try!

    Tasty pancakes using Almond AND Coconut Flour

    Today I have another fun pancake recipe post for you, a fun 6 ingredient low carb recipe. I know I shared a post the other week with you about some great keto inspired pancakes and I still love those, but this recipe is for those of you who prefer a more American style to your pancake. By that I mean, you love your pancakes much fluffier. These pancakes are made with both Almond and Coconut flour and are low carb, keto inspired, Paleo and naturally gluten free. Oh, and if you don’t follow any of those diets or lifestyles, don’t worry, they are just a great, tasty pancake too!

    Personally, I could spend every day eating pancakes, and if it wasn’t for the fact that sometimes I just like to grab and go I might very well make these a little more than I do, the great thing though is just how easy they are to make a big batch. What I love to do is dedicate some time, make a huge batch and freeze them in two’s, this was I can grab them in a morning from the freezer and just quickly reheat them with minimal fuss.

    Keto, Low Carb, Paleo etc

    My previous Keto Inspired Pancake recipe was made with solely Coconut flour, which I love, but this time round I was looking at changing up the texture and that is where the almond flour came in. Let me tell you, it worked! You cannot tell at all that these are not regular pancakes with regular flour. I am not great at working out recipes for myself so I was inspired by the Wholesome Yum Blog and their approach to low carb pancakes, and just made a few slight adjustments. What I loved the most about these pancakes was just how much they taste like a regular pancake but they are keto friendly, low carb and naturally gluten free. They also only take a few minutes to prepare with just a handful of ingredients, more than likely things that you have in your cupboards too.

    Why I love my pancake maker!

    To cook them we are lucky enough to own a pancake maker, the Electric Party Wok and Pancake Maker Set of 6 Woks and Wooden Spatula Non-Slip Coating, which is just a pancake hot plate, but definitely worth the investment if you ask me. We use it all the time for making pancakes, as well as making mini omelettes too. If you are a fan of making in bulk and freezing items such as pancakes and omelettes I definitely suggest adding one of these to your kitchen.

    Ingredients

    ½ cup of Almond Flour

    1/8 cup of Coconut Flour

    1 tbsp of Stevia (or sweetener of your choice)

    ½ tsp of Gluten Free baking powder

    3 Eggs

    3 tbsp of Coconut Almond Milk

    ½ tsp of Vanilla Extract

    A pinch of sea salt

    The BEST low carb pancakes you will ever try

    The BEST low carb pancakes you will ever try

    Prep Time: 5 minutes
    Cook Time: 10 minutes
    Total Time: 15 minutes

    Ingredients

    • ½ cup of Almond Flour
    • 1/8 cup of Coconut Flour
    • 1 tbsp of Stevia (or sweetener of your choice)
    • ½ tsp of Gluten Free baking powder
    • 3 Eggs
    • 3 tbsp of Coconut Almond Milk
    • ½ tsp of Vanilla Extract
    • A pinch of sea salt

    Instructions

    1. Add all ingredients into a bowl and whisk until it forms a batter like consistency. If you find it is a little too thick feel free to add a little more milk until you have a consistency you are happy with.
    2. At this point we lightly grease our pancake maker with a dab of coconut oil and ladle mixture into the rings. Heat until bubbles start to form and then flip and cook on the other side. Repeat until you have used all of your mixture.
    3. If you don’t have a pancake maker, melt some coconut oil into a frying pan and add battle until it covers the bottom of the pan. Cook until bubbles start to form and then flip over and cook the other side. Repeat until you have used all of your batter.

    Net Carbs per 2x 3” pancake: 1g

    What next?

    I suggest storing these either in the fridge if you plan on eating them within the next day or two, or you can add a couple to a freezer bag, pop then in the freezer and grab a bag every time you want some more. This makes it so easy.

  • Breakfast, Food

    Keto Inspired Pancake Recipe

    A keto inspired pancake recipe

    For the longest time I have been searching for a pancake recipe that ticked a couple of boxes; low carb, dairy free and tasty! I must admit I haven’t actually tried many alternative pancake recipes as I could never quite find one that I liked the sound of and I really wasn’t up for eating a batch of bad pancakes. Instead, what I decided to do was create my own pancake recipe that had all the elements I was looking for and hoped for the best! Being creative in the kitchen I wouldn’t say is something that comes naturally to me, that is more Ray’s personality, but that aside I knew it was something I fancied trying.

    Experimenting with coconut flour

    Coconut flour isn’t the easiest of flours to work with, and I am almost surprised that this worked out as well as it did. The general rule for coconut flour recipes is that a like for like with ordinarily flour recipes will just not work. However, this seemed to work ok. Yes the recipe has that coconut crunch between your teeth and flavour wise these pancakes by themselves are very ordinary, but with the right toppings and additions you have yourself an amazing, grain free and low carb alternative to everyone’s favourite breakfast.

    Keto inspired Coconut Pancakes

    Ingredients

    • 1 ½ cups of coconut flour
    • 2 cups of coconut milk (or any non dairy milk)
    • 2 eggs
    • 1 tsp of Vanilla Essence
    Keto Inspired Pancakes

    Keto Inspired Pancakes

    Prep Time: 10 minutes
    Cook Time: 10 minutes
    Total Time: 20 minutes

    Ingredients

    • 1 ½ cups of coconut flour
    • 2 cups of coconut milk (or any non dairy milk)
    • 2 eggs
    • 1 tsp of Vanilla Essence

    Instructions

    1. Add 1 ½ cups of coconut flour into a large bowl.
    2. Add in first egg and whisk.
    3. Add in second egg and whisk until mixture is blended.
    4. Slowly add in milk and whisk until mixture is all blended together.

    We own a pancake maker hot plate which makes making small pancakes really simple, but you can also do these in a frying pan too. I added a little bit of coconut oil and cooked until browned. These can burn really easily to be sure to keep your eye on them! They are also much more delicate than a regular pancake so take care when turning them and/or flipping them! These pancakes really are a tasty, grain free, Dairy free and a keto a-ok option! Healthy, nourishing and ready and waiting for all of your favourite toppings.

  • Food

    Keto & Low Carb Bread

    But Bread is off limits, isn’t it?

    Yes, you would be right, standard bread is too high in carbohydrates if you are following a Ketogenic diet and it might be something you are choosing to avoid or having in moderation if you are following a low carb diet, but that doesn’t mean that you have to miss out on things like sandwiches, English Muffins or toast, because guess what? Help is here!

    keto bread

    Do I need many ingredients and is it hard?

    You do need a few specialised ingredients in and if you’re new to low carb or keto then they might not be something you have in your cupboards, but the good news is once you get them in stock it’s something you will always have, which makes this recipe super easy to whip up in just a few minutes. All you need is the ingredients and a microwave and it is that simple! Now, onto the ingredients and the recipe!

    keto bread

    Ingredients:

    • 3 tbsp of Almond Flour (but finely ground almonds works a treat, is are much cheaper too).
    • 1/2 tbsp of Coconut Flour.
    • 1 tbsp of Grass fed butter (We use Kerrygold unsalted).
    • 1 Egg (You can use the whole egg or just the egg white – with the yolk you’ll end up with bread more yellow in colour).
    • A pinch of pink Himalayan salt.
    •  1/2 tsp of gluten free baking powder (sometimes hard to find but this is always a good option).

     

    Method:

    1. Melt butter in microwaveable mug for 30 seconds.
    2. Add remaining ingredients and whisk until smooth.
    3. Let sit for a moment in the mug, to thicken.
    4. Microwave for 2 minutes.
    5. Turn out onto a plate.

    I then always like to slice my bread into small rounds and toast on a low heat setting or pop it under the grill.

     

    This has the taste and texture of normal bread and is very low carb too, so it works with both a ketogenic and low carb diet.