I was fortunate to have my friend, Dr. Walters in town to do some comparisons for different breakfasts. I found this delicious cocunut flower pancake recipe online and was curious to see how coconut flour would affect blood sugars. I find many of my patients eat oatmeal for breafast, so I found a recipe from The American Diabetic Associations site to try out. As I mentioned in last week’s episode, the ADA has absolutely atrocious nutritional recommendations and this oatmeal recipe is a good example of what not eat in the morning.
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Fluffy Coconut Flour Pancakes
Serves 2-4
Ingredients:
- 4 eggs, room temperature
- 1 cup coconut milk
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1/2 cup coconut flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- Coconut oil for cooking fat
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- Preheat frying pan or griddle over medium-low heat. In a bowl, mix eggs together well until frothy. Mix in coconut milk, vanilla, and honey.
- In a second bowl combine dry ingredients by whisking together the coconut flour, baking soda, and sea salt thoroughly. Mix wet and dry ingredients together well.
- Add coconut oil or cooking fat of your choice to griddle or pan. Pour or ladle enough batter to form a small (2-3 inch diameter) pancake. Cook until edges start to dry and firm then flip and cook through. Different pans and griddles cook differently, so your first pancake is your trial piece.
- Keep pancakes warm in a warming drawer or 200F oven until ready to serve. Top with real maple syrup, honey, or fruit of your choice.
Source: PaleoSpirit and Nourishing Days
3 replies to "Blood Sugar Tuesdays Ep.6- Paleo Pancakes vs. Oatmeal"
Hi Shannon,
We made these pancakes this morning. Kids had them with bacon and maple syrup, I had them with thawed frozen blueberries. Erin not impressed – I think the texture put her off, but she’s not even four yet, so what would she know 🙂
Declan pronounced them “too coconutty” but proceeded to polish them off.
I really enjoyed them, and they were so filling. I had opened a tub of Greek yogurt to have with them, but was too full to eat it.
And far fewer cals that regular pancakes, so that’s a big thumbs up from me.
Keep up the good work!
Nicole
Great post!! Maria and I will be trying out the Paleo Pancakes! Keep the Blood Sugar Tuesdays coming…:-)
Very tasty!! I made them for my boyfriend’s VERY picky 6 year old and he gave them two thumbs up. I added blueberries and drizzled them with honey. We feel so much better giving him these pancakes for breakfast instead of cereal!
Thank you so much!