Coconut Flour Pancakes
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Published Jun 10, 2019, Updated Sep 20, 2023
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An easy recipe for coconut flour pancakes that are golden in color and perfectly fluffy. Add your favorite mix-ins and toppings to make them your own. These pancakes work great if you’re gluten-free, paleo or keto.
I was browsing the recipes on my blog the other day and realized I don’t have a lot of coconut flour recipes! It’s time to change that. Coconut flour is gluten-free and paleo friendly.
What are the Benefits of Coconut Flour?
Coconut flour has a ton of fiber and, because it is made from dried coconut meat, is high in healthy saturated fat which may help lower bad cholesterol. Like I mentioned, it’s gluten-free and grain-free so it’s a great option for anyone with food intolerances or allergies.
Can you Substitute Coconut Flour for All-Purpose Flour?
Coconut flour absorbs a lot more liquid than all-purpose or almond flour. While it cannot be substituted as a 1:1 ratio for all-purpose flours in recipes, it can be a substitute! It can be finicky to work with so I recommend following a recipe that has already tested and proved that the sub works, but if you want to experiment, the general rule of thumb is to substitute 1/4 cup-1/3 cup coconut flour for every 1 cup of all-purpose flour. And you’ll likely need to increase the amount of eggs and liquid to get the right consistency.
Coconut Flour Pancake Ingredients
- coconut flour (obviously!)
- baking powder
- eggs
- almond milk
- maple syrup
- vanilla
How to Make Coconut Flour Pancakes
I think people are intimidated by homemade pancakes and waffles and often opt for boxed versions. But the truth is, these coconut flour pancakes are so dang simple to whip up… it’ll take you no more than five minutes longer than if you poured out the batter from a box.
To make these coconut flour pancakes, simply mix the dry ingredients (flour and baking powder) together.
In a separate bowl, mix the wet ingredients (eggs, almond milk, maple syrup and vanilla). Add the liquid mix to the dry ingredients and stir until there are no lumps. Let sit for 2-3 minutes so the coconut flour can absorb some of the liquid. Pour onto a greased pan or skillet and cook them just as you would regular pancakes. That’s it!
More Coconut Flour Recipes
More Pancake and Waffles Recipes
- Protein Pancakes
- Cottage Cheese Pancakes
- Almond Flour Pancakes
- Greek Yogurt Pancakes
- Peanut Flour Pancakes
- Blueberry Protein Pancakes
- Banana Oat Baby Pancakes
- Almond Flour Waffles
- Protein Waffles
- Overnight Oatmeal Pancakes
Coconut Flour Pancakes
Ingredients
- ¼ cup coconut flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 2-3 eggs, most people prefer 2 eggs!
- ¼ cup almond milk + ½ – 1 Tablespoon more if needed
- 1 Tablespoon maple syrup*
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- non-stick spray
Toppings
- maple syrup, fruit, nut butter
Instructions
- Mix together coconut flour and baking powder in a medium bowl.
- In a separate bowl, beat eggs until well blended. Add milk, maple syrup and vanilla.
- Add wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir until lumps disappear. Let sit for 2-3 minutes so that the coconut flour absorbs some of the liquid. If the batter seems too thick you can add a bit more milk.
- Lightly spray a large skillet or griddle with non-stick cooking spray or lightly wipe with oil. Heat skillet or griddle over medium-high heat (350 degrees in an electric skillet). Pour about ¼ cup of batter per pancake onto the hot skillet or griddle. Cook until bubbles come to the surface of the pancake and the edges start to look dry. Flip and cook until bottom is golden brown.
- Serve with toppings of choice.
Video
Notes
- Eggs: The video for this recipe includes 3 eggs because that’s what the original recipe called for, but I have since retested it and realized it works better with 2 eggs!
- Low carb option: You can use a low-cal/low-carb sweetener or leave this out if you want the pancakes to be low-carb.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Is a serving size 1 pancake for coconut flour pancakes?
Hey Dar – This recipe yields about 3-4 pancakes depending on how big you make them. 🙂
Hi! Wanted to love this recipe, but I agree with some of the other reviews, I couldn’t get over the egg taste. Pros: They were very easy to make and perfectly sized. Perhaps fewer eggs and more milk might work?
Oh no! I’m so sorry to hear that, Christina. Did you change anything about the recipe?
First time try. Turned out nicely browned. Tasted gritty like cornmeal. BUT my baking powder is years old. Also split the recipe in half. Was happy it came out as okay as it did. Need to play with consistency . Had to add more coconut milk to get it to spread in pan. Was overall happy . Tasted fine except for dryness. Overall it was good and will have fun perfecting my first time coconut flour cuisine. Thx.
I made this yesterday, my first attempt at using coconut flour and it was a disaster. They didn’t look like pancakes is was gelatinous mess. I don’t know what I did wrong but they were horrible.
Oh no!! Sorry they didn’t turn out, Paige. Did you change anything about the recipe?
Amazing! I substituted the almond milk with coconut milk (after a super quick response approving the substitution!) and had to add quite a bit more milk than the recipe called for. I followed the recipe exactly as it’s written otherwise including adding wet to dry ingredient (usually i would do it the other way around). Result? FLUFFY PANCAKES! I added butter to the finished product to give it that pancake buttery taste but the texture was perfect. Impressive!
Ahh I’m so glad you enjoyed these pancakes, Clarissa!! Thanks for trying them and for coming back to leave a comment + star rating. I really appreciate it. <3
These were fab! I did make a few adjustments:added 1 more tablespoon of almond milk, an additional 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder, 1/2 teaspooon of salt and 1 teaspoon of cinnamon powder. I also did not use any sweetener – as i wanted to make them keto friendly.
The texture was perfect and they cooked up fluffy and yummy!
Thanks for a great recipe.
So glad you enjoyed these pancakes, Lisa! Thanks for including the substitutions you made and for coming back to leave a comment and star rating. I really appreciate it. <3
Thank you for the Keto conversion!! I’ll try recipe now I can support Keto efforts.😉
I made this recipe and added a lot more almond milk but the pancakes still came out dry and i felt like i was eating just coconut flour. Maybe it should have a few tablespoons olive oil, or a banana. But overall very tasty.
Hey Hanna – Thanks so much for the comment. I’m sorry these turned out dry and that the coconut flour taste was disappointing. I’m going to retest and update the recipe.
I followed the exact measurement and Ingredients for this recipe and the batter just looks horrible. No pancake consistency, it’s dry even though I added milk and it tastes like cr*p. You shouldn’t be given out recipes cause as I saw I’m not the only one complaining. Consider getting yourself another job 😉
Wow, that’s pretty nasty. You can dislike the recipe without leaving a mean and ugly comment.
I Loved these and love your recipes. I just wanted to say thank you for posting these recipes. I had coconut flour and typed it in on Google and your blog popped up. I can’t believe the nerve of some of the people (who clearly don’t know how to cook)who leave the nasty comments. Maybe that person should give up on cooking. I just wanted to say Thank you and I love your Blog.
Awww thank you so much, Andrew. That makes me so happy to hear. I’m so glad you loved these pancakes!! I so appreciate you coming back to leave a review. It means the world to me. 🙂
My husband want that for breakfast tomorrow again! Haha 😄♥️ We loved it. Easy and delicious.
Ahh yay!! So glad these pancakes were a hit. Thanks for making them and for coming back to leave a comment + star rating, Sara. I appreciate it. 🙂
Question.Can you or have used coconut flour for other pancake recipes..if so, how did it turn out? banana pancakes and blueberry pancakes are my top two go-to favs.. thanks, and I’m giving it a try with the coconut flour.. trying to get away from the white flour. ONE LOVE💙
I haven’t! You could definitely add blueberries or bananas to this recipe though! Let me know if you try it and how it turns out. 🙂
My biggest suggestion is to add more milk. I used regular whole milk and once I achieved the right consistency these weren’t bad. I could taste the hint of coconut which was nice. These are still a bit dense compared to regular pancakes, but I was looking for a slightly healthier option. I would eat these again.