Blueberry Almond Pancakes

10 min prep time
25 min cook time
6servings
Recipe by Lara Rondinelli-Hamilton, RD, LDN, CDE & Chef Jennifer Bucko Lamplough Source The Diabetes Cookbook Photo by Mittera
Blueberry Almond Pancakes

How to Make Blueberry Almond Pancakes

High fiber, lower in carbs, gluten free, no added sugar, and high in protein - these are not your average pancakes! How did we do it? We replaced wheat flour with almond flour, used a mashed banana instead of sugar, and added ground flax seed for extra fiber. Just one of these pancakes will power you through your morning!

10 min prep time
25 min cook time
6servings
1 pancake
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Step-By-Step Instructions:

  1. Add the eggs, egg whites, ricotta cheese, vanilla, almond milk, banana, lemon juice, and lemon zest to a blender. Blend until smooth.
  2. In a small bowl, combine the almond flour, ground flax seed, and baking powder. Add the dry mixture to the liquid mixture in the blender and blend until smooth.
  3. Coat a nonstick saute pan with cooking spray and place over medium heat. Scoop a scant 1/3 cup of the pancake batter into the pan and top with 4-5 blueberries. Let cook until the edges begin to brown (2-3 minutes); then flip the pancake to continue to cook an additional 2-3 minutes. Remove from the pan and repeat the process for the remaining 5 pancakes.
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Nutrition facts

6 Servings

  • Serving Size
    1 pancake
  • Amount per serving Calories 240
  • Total Fat 16g
    • Saturated Fat 2.6g
    • Trans Fats 0g
  • Cholesterol 70mg
  • Sodium 200mg
  • Total Carbohydrate 16g
    • Dietary Fiber 6g
    • Total Sugars 6g
    • Added Sugars 0g
  • Protein 13g
  • Potassium 380mg
  • Phosphorous 305mg
Ingredients
eggs
2
egg whites
2
light ricotta cheese
3/4 cup
vanilla extract
1/2 tsp
unsweetened vanilla almond milk
1/4 cup
large ripe banana
1
lemon (juiced and zested)
1
almond flour
1 cup
ground flax seed
1/2 cup
baking powder
1 tsp
nonstick cooking spray
1
blueberries
1/2 cup

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Not recommended

This is the worst pancake recipe I've ever made, first off it's too dry, it's not sweet or flavorful, it's horrible to try and cook these because it's so dry it falls apart but it you add more milk it's too watery, I ended up throwing everything in the trash. The problem is with the combination of flax and almond it's too dry to try to blend together my blender was having a hard time and smelled like the motor was burning up, a waste of all my ingredients.
No, I don’t recommend

Recommended

I always separate all egg whites from everything else & place them in another bowl. Once all other ingredients have been blended I whisk the whites until stiff peaks form. Then I gently fold the fluffed whites into the mixture.

Since I've started making my pancakes this way they've always been light & fluffy regardless of what kind of flour.

Recommended

I actually got 8 pancakes out of this recipe. I think that when I make this again, I'd add a tsp. of Swerve to it to sweeten it up a bit.

Recommended

I really enjoyed the recipe! Very tasty. Yes I would recommend trying. Thanks!