The search for a good grain-free, gluten-free fall pancake ends here. These pumpkin paleo pancakes are bursting with fall flavor and, unlike many other paleo pancake recipes, actually taste like a real pancake!
Of all the things in this world to cook or bake, I seriously never thought pancakes would give me such a hard time.
But this stack of pumpkin paleo pancakes right here has been about 2 months in the making.
And let me tell you, eight weeks of failure ridden, Sunday morning breakfasts was getting pretty annoying.
I find breakfast to be one of the hardest meals to do grain free.
I know so many paleo advocates out there will say, “just treat it like another meal!” but here’s the thing…I don’t want to! I freakin live for breakfast.
I go to sleep the night before thinking about it, when I randomly wake up in the middle of the night, it’s the first thing that pops into my head and I just flat out refuse to let my restaurant quality waffle maker sit unused in a corner cabinet while I eat chicken and broccoli or some other “dinner” meal first thing in the morning.
Not happening.
So I googled paleo pancakes a few months back and let me just say this, just because it’s on the internet, does NOT mean it’s good.
Holy eff.
The amount of disgusting paleo pancake recipes out there is mind boggling.
I’m not naming any names, but just be prepared to waste a lot of eggs, bananas and almond flour if you’re ever testing some out.
If you want an eggy souffle like pancake, you might be in luck because that’s what most taste like.
Go eat a real egg souffle like this asparagus omelette souffle instead, you’ll thank me.
I, however, wanted a pancake that tasted like a pancake minus the flour part.
Simple sounding, difficult in execution. Until now.
So after trying other people’s recipes for 8 weeks to try and get that without any success, I gave up, got all my go-to paleo ingredients out, threw some pumpkin on the counter for good measure and totally winged it until I got a batter consistency I liked, crossed my fingers and came out with these pumpkin paleo pancakes.
These are good.
These taste like a pancake, not a banana-y egg casserole in the shape of a pancake.
They’re neck and neck right now with my other favorite go to pancake recipe of all time – perfect protein pancakes (they’ve got 30g of protein per serving!) and that’s saying a lot because I LOVE those pancakes!
They also give my cassava flour pancakes a run for their money but I prefer that recipe for a more traditional paleo pancake whereas this one is great for fall.
When eaten on a weekend that includes 30 clean & jerks to support breast cancer prevention, motorcycle rides to Vermont, apple cider, pumpkin picking, pumpkin chip and salted caramel ice cream and riding dirt bikes around the yard to tire your dog (who must.chase.it) out, your life will be pretty complete.
You can also just eat them for breakfast with a cup of coffee and they’ll be pretty damn good too.
And if you don’t care about the whole “paleo” thing, try these pumpkin protein pancakes or these low carb pumpkin pancakes – both delicious cousins to these paleo pumpkin pancakes.
Sweet potato chocolate chip pancakes and gingerbread pumpkin pancakes are also great fall-inspired pancake recipes to try!
If you have leftovers, check out our guide on how to reheat pancakes and avoid any rubbery flapjacks the next day.
Pumpkin Paleo Pancakes
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup almond flour
- 2 tablespoons coconut flour
- 1 tablespoon ground flax seed
- 2 tablespoons vanilla protein powder, optional
- pinch of salt
- 1/2 tablespoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 cup pumpkin puree
- 3/4 cup egg whites
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- coconut oil for cooking pancakes
Instructions
- Heat a pancake griddle over medium heat.
- Combine dry ingredients in a bowl.
- Whisk together wet ingredients in a small bowl.
- Add wet to dry ingredients and stir together.
- Add enough coconut oil to the pan to grease the center.
- Pour batter in approximately 1/4 cupfuls onto pan and spread out into pancake shape (the batter will be a bit thick and need some help to form a circle)
- Cook for about 3-4 minutes on the first side, carefully flip and cook for another 1-2 minutes on the second side.
- Repeat with remaining batter, adding more coconut oil to the pan as needed
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I wasn’t able to keep them from sticking. So I put them on greased parchment paper and baked them.
Tasted great, but was frustrated with the fact that they stuck to the pan and came out in pieces. Any suggestions?
Did you grease the pan well? A non-stick griddle and grease is the only thing I can think of.
I dont take the time to write reviews, but this recipe was RIDICULOUS!!!!
I hope that’s a good ridiculous??
Dat 1 of my paleo diet. I tried these pancakes for dinner tonight (sick hubby). Quite surprised! The texture wasn’t all that great… a little mushy. But the flavor was outstanding! I’ll just have to work with the recipe for a while to find that right consistency. Glad I stumbled onto this site. Will definitely have to check out your other recipes :)
Awesome I just made these!!! It has been forever since I had good pancakes. This made my day today. Thank you :)
Nice, I’ll give this a shot next wekend. And yes, most of the recipes out there suck. The one in Practical Paleo is not even anything resembling batter, it’s soup. But there’s no mention of it on the errata pages on the web.
I did Barbells for Boobs too. Good times.
Angelos you are sooooo right about that Practical Paleo recipe. It was awful times 20 & such a waste of my good ingredients. Gonna try these soon.
the fact that you said it like it is with these blog recipes, coupled with your 8 week trial and error makes this the first paleo pancake recipe I will be trying!! I too love breakfasts and want my typical breakfast food! Yay for breakfast!
They sound really yummy and I’d like to try them. I noticed a couple of requests for calories and nutritional info. Can you please respond with that info? Thx
I don’t calculate nutritional info for my recipes. If you’re interested in that, there are plenty of online calculators (sparkpeople has a great one) that you can plug the recipe into.
These were amazing! Best flourless pancakes I have had to date. The whole family loved them (including the biggest pancake lover I have ever known… my 8 year old son and the pickiest pancake eaters… my 6 and 4 year olds ). Thanks!
Could you use just coconut flour, as opposed to the almond flour?
No, I wouldn’t suggest it. Coconut flour is much different and absorbs a lot more liquid than traditional flours or nut flours. You’d have to play around with the liquids in the recipe to do so and the resulting texture would be very different as well.
Okay, thanks! Can’t wait to try it out :-)