Our 10 Best Recipes for Almond Flour Pancakes

By Mary Claire Lagroue
January 10, 2020
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Just because you're ditching wheat flour doesn't mean you have to ditch pancakes. Here's how to keep your beloved flapjacks on the menu whether you're cooking for a keto, paleo, or gluten-free diet — with some help from almond flour. 

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Paleo Applesauce Pancakes

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"Tapioca flour gives these pancakes elasticity and applesauce combined with a bit of cinnamon give them a pleasant, homey aroma. Serve drizzled with honey and lemon juice or another sauce of your choice," recipe creator PiePony writes.

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Almond Meal Pancakes

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"After testing many almond flour pancake recipes that always came out unbalanced in different ways, I now give you the most texturally and *tastily* superior one of them all." — Chef John

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Pancakes (Paleo)

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"Excellent texture and flavor, especially for us — not accustomed to paleo foods," reviewer kreisinger says.

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Fluffy Keto Pancakes

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"Absolutely delicious! A keeper! Can't be without. I usually make two or more batches to put in the fridge for a morning breakfast." — Jaja Million

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Sweet Potato and Banana Pancakes

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"These were excellent! My kids gobbled them up," Heather Maxwell Cruice says.

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Oatmeal-Banana Pancakes

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Almond flour, ground oatmeal, bananas, and almond milk form the batter of these sweet, crepe-like pancakes.

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Amazing Almond Flour Pancakes (Gluten-Free and Paleo-Friendly)

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"I wanted a recipe that was like the Aunt Jemima® pancakes I grew up with: delicious and fluffy. After much experimentation with recipes and reading forum comments, I finally put together something reminiscent of childhood quality pancakes," recipe creator Craig Miceli says.

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Almond Flour Paleo Pancakes

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"I have been trying different paleo pancake recipes for months and am now happy to say my search is over. I made these this morning, and they are awesome! Light, fluffy, and tasty." — BobbyD

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Quick Almond Flour Pancakes

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Reviewers say these pancakes are thick, nutty, filling, and (best of all) easy to make.

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Delicious Low-Carb Almond Flour Pancakes

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If you're more of a microwave cook, these thin, delicate cakes should do the job. 

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We're serving up and celebrating the biggest home-cooking trends from the most enthusiastic cooks we know: our community. We crunched the data from 1.2 billion annual Allrecipes.com visits and 2.5 billion annual page views. Then we dug even further, surveying Allrecipes cooks about what's in their carts and fridges, on their stovetops and tables, and on their minds. Almond flour is just one of the topics they're most curious about. See more of the "State of Home Cooking" special report.

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