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These Gluten Free Pancakes are light and fluffy and incredibly tasty! If you’re new to being gluten free, this is a perfect recipe to try.
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Gluten Free Pancakes
This gluten-free pancake recipe is one of the first things that made me feel like I could still eat delicious food after being told by my doctor that I’m allergic to wheat and now have to eat completely gluten free. I admit, I was a little devastated, as many of my favorite foods have wheat. But after coming to grips with it and doing a little research I realized that although I can’t have wheat, there are still ways to create alternative yummy recipes of the foods that I love. This pancake recipe still cooks up fluffy, light and flavorful while being completely gluten free.
Ingredients in Gluten Free Pancakes
- Gluten-Free Flour Blend – a good cup for cup flour blend (I like Namaste)
- sugar
- baking powder
- baking soda
- salt
- milk
- egg
Finding Good Gluten Free Flour
The most important step to fluffy gluten-free pancakes is starting with a good GF flour. Not all gluten free flours are created equal! You need to find a good one that says it substitutes cup for cup with regular flour. I had to experiment with a few different ones before finding this one that I really like. Recently I tried the Namaste Perfect Flour Blend Gluten Free Flour, which I found at Costco. It’s delicious and measures exactly like flour. And it gives this pancake recipe that light, fluffy texture that I’ve been craving. If you can’t find Namaste look for a good cup for cup gluten-free flour blend.
Make Your Own Gluten-Free Pancake Mix
This easy gluten-free pancake recipe can be made into a mix to make life simpler. I usually double or triple the recipe and mix together all the dry ingredients. Leave out the milk and egg! Then when you are ready to make pancakes use 1 ¾ cups of the pancake mix and add the wet ingredients – egg and milk. Best gluten-free pancakes ever for fluffy pancakes, way better than any store bought mix.
Coconut Yogurt Syrup
This coconut syrup is to die for! It tastes just like the coconut syrups that they serve at diners in Hawaii. I could eat it with a spoon, it’s that yummy. Plus, it’s super easy to make and tastes amazing with this pancake recipe. Of course, there are dozens of syrups and toppings you can try, but this is one of my favorites to share with you. Here’s all you need:
- Sugar
- Coconut Greek Yogurt – you could use regular coconut yogurt too, but the Greek variety gives it more bulk and flavor.
- Butter
- Coconut extract
Melt all the ingredients together and whisk over low heat until they’re all combined and smooth. It’s delicious on waffles, toast, homemade rolls, just about anything!
Frequently Asked Questions
I prefer Namaste Gluten-Free Flour. The blend includes Oraganic Sweet Brown Rice Flour, Organic Tapioca Starch, Organic Brown Rice Flour, Organic Arrowroot Powder, Organic Sorghum Flour, and Xanthan Gum.
Some other variations of flour blends contain oats, almond flour, coconut flour, potato starch, tapioca flour. I know Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free flour is another popular one.
I think this recipe tastes just like regular pancakes, but maybe even a little better!
Of course! Just sub out the milk for your favorite milk alternative like almond milk, coconut milk, or oat milk. Then use a vegan butter if you like butter on your pancakes.
Yes, just use an egg replacer. There are brands that you can buy but some people just replace the egg with mashed banana or applesauce.
Keep any leftover batter or pancakes in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
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More Syrup Recipes and Toppings
If blackberries aren’t your thing, just leave them out! You can add chocolate chips instead, or blueberries, strawberries, raspberries or nuts. Try some of our other delicious syrup recipes below.
- Strawberry Syrup
- Homemade Maple Syrup
- Blueberry Syrup
- Buttermilk Syrup
- Orange Syrup
- Coconut Syrup
- Gingerbread Syrup
- Caramel Syrup
Other Pancake Recipes
Use this gluten free recipe for pancake batter to make some of our other popular pancakes!
How to Make Gluten Free Pancakes
Gluten Free Pancakes
Equipment
- Electric Griddle
- Whisk
Ingredients
Gluten Free Pancakes Batter:
- 1 1/4 cups gluten free flour blend (I like Namaste)
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 1 egg
Coconut Syrup (optional)
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 5 ounces Greek yogurt, coconut flavored (1 small container)
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/2 teaspoon coconut extract
Additional Toppings (optional)
- coconut flakes
- fresh blackberries, blueberries, or raspberries
Instructions
For the Gluten Free Pancakes:
- Mix together all the dry ingredients in a medium sized bowl, then stir in the milk and egg. If you are adding fresh berries, gently stir them in now.
- Line a skillet, over a low-medium heat, with some cooking spray. Then add ½ cup of the pancake mixture. Cook until golden brown and the first side, then flip and repeat.
- Serve with hot syrup and fresh berries.
For the Coconut Syrup (optional):
- Add the sugar, yogurt, and butter to a small saucepan over low heat. When the sugar has dissolved, turn the heat up to medium high and bring to a boil.
- Remove from heat and stir in the coconut extract.
To serve:
- Top pancakes with the coconut syrup, fresh berries, and coconut flakes.
Notes
Recipe Tips:
- Nutrition value calculations are for the gluten free pancakes only.
- Make sure the gluten free flour used is a cup for cup flour substitute.
- This easy gluten-free pancake recipe can be made into a mix to make life simpler. I usually double or triple the recipe and mix together all the dry ingredients. Leave out the milk and egg! Then when you are ready to make pancakes use 1 ¾ cups of the pancake mix and add the wet ingredients
Nutrition Information
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These pancakes were incredible! My kids loved them!
These look awesome!! I will definitely have to try them out sometime. Thanks for sharing!
These are great tips for making gluten-free pancakes! I’ll have to give these a try.
Last fall, we found out three of us in my family have celiac disease. It’s been quite the change and learning curve. The hardest part is watching my 9 year old never get to eat any of the school bday treats. I would never wish it on anyone and I’m so sorry you can’t have it anymore either. But I do want to tell you that I am a huge fan of your recipes… I tell all my friends about your site. And I’m so excited that I will be able to start finding even more delicious recipes here now that you are posting GF ones. I feel so bad even saying that because it sounds so heartless, like your loss is my gain. And I don’t mean it that way at all!! I just want you to know you’re awesome and there are many of us who are so excited for GF recipes we know will be good because they come from you!!
Thanks so much Heidi, it’s so nice to hear from someone that feels my pain, haha! I am excited too about the addition of gluten free recipes on the site that I will be working on. It’s a whole new adventure. I want to be able to figure out some really good tasting content that I will have as a resource for myself too. I thought these pancakes turned out fantastic so I’m sure I will be using this recipe a lot! I’ll be tagging everything with the gluten free tag so it’s easy to find them all too.
Be sure to check out my gluten-free post I just did about Disneyland. I did a ton of research for that!