A long time ago, I used to eat steel cut oat pancakes. I used to adore them, the chunky consistency, the full body taste, and the chewy texture. While these aren’t as chunky, they came pretty damn close with the satisfaction. I don’t like those protein pancakes or those cream cheese pancakes that turn out more like crepes. I want a PANCAKE and there’s not all that much you can do to actually get what you wish on keto.

I sought out an adventure and wanted to figure out a way to get a very low carb version of the breakfast I missed. I came out with something that exceeded my expectations in every way. A bit fluffy, a bit heavy, all taste, and extremely filling. Top this with a knob of butter and some Walden Farm’s Maple Syrup (or Torani syrup if you have that available) and you are in for a decadent breakfast.

My list of ingredients come from different sources. For the Flax Seed Meal, I am using Bob’s Red Mill. For the Almond Flour, I am using Honeyville. The reason I don’t use Bob’s Red Mill Almond Flour is because the texture is much grainier and just doesn’t cook as well as the Honeyville.

If you’re not a fan of coconut oil, try expeller pressed coconut oil. When they use an expeller press, it gets rid of the coconut flavor. It’s much cheaper than MCT oil, and it is around 73% MCT in itself. I used to not like it but now I love the accent flavors it can bring to things, especially fried things.

Keep on ketoing on and as you know I’d love to hear from you in the comments below! Best of luck in 2014 with the health/weight loss transitions and goals!

Yields 8 total “Buckwheat” Pancakes

The Preparation

1/2 cup almond flour
1/2 cup flaxseed meal
2 tablespoons erythritol
salt, to taste
1 teaspoon baking powder
4 large egg
1/2 cup unsweetened carton coconut milk
5 tablespoons coconut oil
1 tablespoon coconut flour
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 tablespoons butter

The Execution

1. In a mixing bowl, add your almond flour, flax seed, erythritol, salt, and baking powder.

2. Mix the dry ingredients together well so everything is distributed evenly.

3. Add your 4 eggs to the mixture.

4. Mix everything together until a liquid consistency is achieved.

5. Add in 4 tablespoons coconut oil and the coconut milk. Mix it together well until it’s a slightly more liquid consistency.

5. Add your coconut flour and spices to the mixture and mix them in well until they are distributed in the pancake batter.

6. In a skillet, heat up 2 Tbsp. Butter and 1 Tbsp. Coconut Oil. Wait until the butter starts to bubble well and is starting to turn brown.

7. Add 1/4 Cup of pancake mix at a time. Try to only cook 2 at a time. When I cooked 3, they did not cook as evenly as I’d have liked.

8. When the top starts to bubble, you know that side is ready. Flip it over with a spatula.

9. Cook on the other side until it’s browned and doesn’t fall apart.

10. Remove from the pan and enjoy!

11. Optional: I added Walden Farm’s Maple Syrup to these with a knob of butter on the top. They were absolutely fantastic.

This makes a total of 8 servings of Almond Flour & Flaxseed Pancakes. Each serving comes out to be 220 calories, 20.4g fats, 1.3g net carbs, and 6g protein.

NUTRITION	CALORIES	FAT	CARBS	FIBER	NET CARBS	PROTEIN
1/2 cup almond flour	324	28	12.3	7.3	5	11.8
1/2 cup flaxseed meal	278	21.8	15.1	14	1	9.4
2 tablespoon erythritol	5	0	0	0	0	0
— salt	0	0	0	0	0	0
1 teaspoon baking powder	2	0	1.3	0	1.3	0
4 large egg	315	20.9	1.6	0	1.6	27.6
1/2 cup unsweetened carton coconut milk	23	2	0	0	0	0
5 tablespoon coconut oil	608	67.5	0	0	0	0
1 tablespoon coconut flour	20	1.2	3.3	2.3	1	1
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg	6	0.4	0.6	0.2	0.3	0.1
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon	3	0	1.1	0.7	0.4	0.1
2 tablespoon butter	203	23	0	0	0	0.2
Totals	1787	164.9	35.2	24.6	10.6	50.1
Per Serving (/8)	223	20.6	4.4	3.1	1.3	6.3