Here is a paleo, grain free recipe that turned out amazing. No sugar added apple pie paleo pancakes! Since coconut flour is high in fibre, it helps slow the glucose intake and regulate the blood glucose from the natural sugar in apples, and cinnamon. Coconut flour makes a great addition to any meal, especially for diabetics.
Paleo Apple Pie Pancakes
Recipe
Yields 16 3-inch Pancakes
Ingredients
3 Eggs
3/4 cup Unsweetened Almond Milk or Coconut Milk
3/4 Lemon, juiced and divided
1 medium Banana, mashed
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
1/2 cup Coconut Flour
1/2 cup Arrowroot Powder + 1 tablespoon
1/2 tablespoon Baking Powder
1/4 teaspoon Baking Soda
1/4 teaspoon Sea Salt
1 tablespoon Coconut Oil
2 Apples (cored and diced)
1/2 teaspoon Cinnamon
Method
1. In a large bowl, whisk the eggs, almond milk (or coconut milk), mashed banana, 1/3 of the lemon juice and vanilla until combined.
2. In a separate bowl, combine the coconut flour, arrowroot flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
3. Add to the wet mixture about 1/4 cup at a time, whisking thoroughly.
4. Grease a large skillet with coconut oil and place over medium heat. Once hot, pour pancakes in the skillet, about 3-inches wide.
5. Once small holes begin to appear in the surface of the pancake, sprinkle a few apple chunks onto it and flip over. Cook each side approximately 3-4 minutes. Repeat until batter is finished.
6. Heat coconut oil in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add remaining apple chunks, cinnamon, the remaining 2/3 of the lemon juice. Stir until combine.
7. Mix the remaining 1 tablespoon of arrowroot powder with 2 tablespoons cold water, add to diced apples and turn down to low-medium heat. Let simmer and stir occasionally for 3-5 minutes or until apple chunks are soft.
8. Top apple pancakes with chunky apple cinnamon sauce.
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Created by: Renee Altman, RHN from Verity Nutrition
Renee was raised in small town Kaslo in the West Kootenays. After graduating, she pursued a health and lifestyle path by enrolling in the Human Kinetics program at the University of British Columbia Okanagan in Kelowna. While attending university, she found her passion not only to be fitness, but also nutrition. In 2012, Renee attended the Canadian School of Natural Nutrition in Nanaimo, where she specialized in holistic nutrition. She then returned to the Okanagan where she now resides. Renée’s strong belief in healthy practices such as fitness, nutrition, and emotional well-being fit well with the principles of holistic nutrition.
Renee’s method is to ditch the diet and switch to a lifestyle where incorporating nourishing food everyday will have you feeling empowered and revitalized. Her plan will have you forgetting about trendy diets that leave you feeling hungry, irritable, and tired, and instead incorporating natural, alive, and good quality whole foods.
