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Almond Flour Pancakes with Homemade Nutella

April 2, 2015 by Kate @ The Two Bananas Leave a Comment

Almond flour pancakes with homemade nutella

I’ve been doing my best to try out the whole paleo/low carb diet, and honestly I’m losing my mind slightly trying to find things to eat that aren’t incredibly boring.  Meat and salad can only last a girl so long -although I am cheating quite a bit more than I should be. After hearing enough about alternatives to white flour and how they can be a great substitute on a low carb diet, I decided to try it out for myself in the form of almond flour pancakes with homemade nutella.

There is a vast array out there of recipes using some sort of alternative to white flour: coconut flour, soy flour, spelt flour… too many to name really. I decided to try almond flour, which seems like it would be nutty and delicious (spoiler: it is). Almond flour has 6 grams of carbs per 1/4 cup, versus the almost 24 grams in white flour.  While this is fantastic for a low carb diet, do be aware that almonds contain a lot of fat (the healthy mono saturated fat) and therefor a lot of calories.  But since my diet is low carb and not low fat, I think of fat as the one super delicous and decadent thing I can actually have .  And while these almond flour pancakes may pack on the fat (again, the healthy kind!),  they are surprisingly low in carbs. One of my almond flour pancakes contains about 8 grams of carbs; my serving size is 2-3 pancakes. Plus, I use coconut milk instead of regular whole milk, which is lower carb than whole milk and adds a great coconut flavor.

Ok, so we have the almond flour pancakes down, now what are we gonna top them with?  While pure maple syrup is a better alternative to sugar, it still contains 13 grams of carbs per tablespoon-and you know you’re gonna use more and one tablespoon. My alternative was a homemade version of chocolate hazelnut spread, without all the added sugar that store bought alternatives pack in.  According to my calculations, this nutella comes out to about 5 grams of carbs per tablespoon.  Plus, you can use it in a million other super delicious ways.

I spread a bit of the nutella between each pancake, and topped with fresh blueberries, chopped hazelnuts, and a drizzle of honey. I served my almond flour pancakes with a side of some extra nutella, and crispy pan-fried bacon (because really, this recipe was getting all too healthy).

Almond flour pancakes sizzling in the pan

Almond flour pancakes sizzling in the pan

 

Almond Flour Pancakes
 
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Prep time
5 mins
Cook time
10 mins
Total time
15 mins
 
Author: The Two Bananas
Recipe type: Paleo, low carb, breakfast
Serves: 3-4 servings, about 12 pancakes
Ingredients
  • 2 cups almond flour
  • 1 cup coconut milk (or regular milk)
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon honey
  • 3 tablespoons seltzer
  • ¼ teaspoon baking soda
  • dash of salt
Instructions
  1. Combine all ingredients in a large bowl. Whisk until well combined. Grease pan or griddle over medium heat with butter or coconut oil, and pour batter into pan in ¼ cup increments (I used an ice cream scoop to measure out my batter). Flip pancakes when bubbles begin to form in batter, 2-3 minutes. Brown for another 2 minutes.
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Almond flour pancakes oozing with homemade nutella

Homemade Nutella
 
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Prep time
5 mins
Total time
5 mins
 
Home made chocolate and hazelnut spread
Author: The Two Bananas
Recipe type: Paleo, low carb
Serves: 1 cup of spread
Ingredients
  • 2 cups roasted hazelnuts
  • 1-2 oz dark chocolate (I used 1.6 oz of 72% cocoa)
  • 2 tablespoons coconut oil
Instructions
  1. Chop chocolate into chunks (if not using chocolate chips). Melt over a double boiler, stirring constantly. Stir in coconut oil. Allow mixture to cool slightly.
  2. Add the hazelnuts to the bowl of a food processor. Pulverize nuts on high, streaming in melted chocolate. Keep food processor running until the spread reaches your desired creaminess (I like mine with a bit of texture) about 3-5 minutes.
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Filed Under: Breakfast, Paleo/Low Carb, Recipe Tagged With: almond flour, chocolate, hazelnut, homemade, low carb, nutella, paleo, pancakes

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