3 Ingredient Paleo Pancakes (+ Breakfast Ideas)
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Since I started blogging about my Paleo recipes, I have received questions from many of you. One of the main questions I hear quite often - What are you eating for breakfast besides eggs? This is a great question and one that I struggled to answer for a while because… well, I was honestly struggling with what to make for breakfast.
When I first started eating this way, I would on a regular basis scramble eggs with veggies or make an omelet. But, of course, over time that got really, really, really old! And I finally had to use google to my advantage to see what creative (and frugal!) Paleo-friendly breakfast ideas I could find. So for the past month, I have really started making a point to change-up what we have for breakfast… and it has actually been fun experimenting.
Here are a few of my favorite breakfast concoctions:
* Mixed Nuts (sometimes I add shredded coconut) and berries with almond milk
You can see a picture of what this looks like at the bottom of this recipe post.
* Squash or Sweet potato Hash with veggies and sometimes bacon or eggs
Similar to this recipe.
* Leftovers from dinner the night before
I know this may sound weird to some of you, but occasionally in the morning dinner actually sounds good to me. Last week, for example, I made meatloaf patties with sweet potato and cauliflower “mashed potatoes” (recipe to come) and I ate a huge helping the next morning for breakfast. Yum! 
* Simple Paleo-Friendly Pancakes
Have I peaked your curiosity regarding these simple and did I mention scrumptious Paleo pancakes? Well, good! I’ll be sharing this super simple pancake recipe below. And the credit for this recipe goes to Mark’s Daily Apple… thank you! Once I saw that this pancake recipe required just 3 ingredients (and 3 ingredients I already had on hand), I knew I had to try it and I am so glad I did!
3 Ingredient Paleo Pancakes (makes about 4 to 5 pancakes)
Ingredients:
2 ripe bananas
1 egg
1 to 2 tablespoons of almond butter (you could probably use other nut butters in place of this)
Optional ingredients:
Vanilla Extract (or other flavoring extracts)
Stevia
Cinnamon
Chocolate Chips (I made a few for the kiddos one morning and added these!)
Cacao Powder
Pumpkin
Directions:
Mash the bananas in a bowl. Add the egg and almond butter. Mix until combined. I also opted to add cinnamon and a little vanilla extract. Heat coconut oil (or whatever you have on hand) in a frying pan over medium heat. Once hot, I used a 1/4 cup measuring cup to pour each pancake onto the frying pan.
Once you start seeing holes and bubbles on the pancakes (like the pic below), they are ready to flip.
Keep in mind that these pancakes are on the delicate side since they have no flour in them, so take your time when flipping them and use a good spatula. These pancakes are actually really good plain… but there are also lots of various topping you could put on them. Just get creative! Blended blueberries with a little Stevia make for a sweet and oh so delicious topping.
If you have any other healthy breakfast ideas, I’d love to hear!
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Lori says:
Mu husband and I started eating Paleo 10 days ago – I threw everything processed out of the pantry and we are committed a 110% – anyway we love love love Ham and eggs and then Egg Muffins (I make mine with spinach, bacon and green onions)… you can find the recipes here -
http://www.health-bent.com/pork/bacon-and-eggs-to-go
and
http://www.primal-palate.com/2010/07/breakfast-on-go-egg-muffins.html
Enjoy!
Lori says:
Wanted to add for someone who asked – we are doing Paleo for health reasons – we have been doing to 100% for 12 days now – I have lost 7 lbs – my husband 6 lbs. In addition – he has almost completely reduced his knee pain (21 years in the Army plays heck on the knee’s)…. in addition he has knocked almost 6 mins off his two mile required PT run – YES in 12 Days!!!!
Kate says:
OK…I just tried to make these delicious looking pancakes…and they are a heap of mess in my pan. What is the trick to getting them to look all round and pretty? Ugh. Great flavor, but mine definitely do NOT look like pancakes (and I consider myself pretty experienced in the kitchen!).
DMarie says:
Same here! I mostly burnt mine unfortunately, but what I did get to salvage was absolutely delish! I am going to try to make them smaller next time and reduce the heat from medium to low. I’m not giving up on these babies just yet!
DMarie says:
*Update* I made these again this morning, a little smaller and cooked on low. They turned out great! I also tried incorporating a little air into the batter as someone else advised. Seemed to work, great suggestion! This is definitely one of my new favorite breakfast recipes!!
mary says:
Just made these and the batter was a little runny so I added 1/2 cup of whole wheat pancake mix, came out delish!! Thanks for the idea collin!
PaleoChicky says:
THe addition of the pancake mix though is not Paleo.
Amy says:
Love all your recipes, Colin!! I started eating paleo at the beginning of the year with the intent of doing it for one month to kick my sugar addiction. However, I love it so much and see so many great results that I’m sticking with it. I’ve already lost 25 pounds (need to lose 80 total) and can honestly say I am never hungry and have very few cravings!
My favorites for breakfast besides eggs are protein smoothies and paleo crunch. Have you tried making your own paleo crunch? YUMMY! You can eat it as a snack, or with some coconut milk as a cereal… but my favorite is to combine it with some almond butter and smear it on apple slices. OMG. Heaven.
Christine says:
I tried them too! and same result! I was thinking of adding another egg to help bind it up more but not sure if that would just make it messier…I’ll have to let you know how it goes but Colin, could you tell us how you did yours? Just starting Paleo for me and gradually working the kids and hubby into it…why did you start this anyways?
Jami says:
I made these for breakfast today and they turned out fantastic! I topped them with mixed berries mixed with a little stevia. They are tricky to flip, so I found that making them smaller, letting them be pretty well done on the first side and using a super flat spatula worked best.
Annie says:
Same here! I used only egg whites but added about 3/4 of tablespoon of Bob’s Red Mill Gluten free baking mix for to bind the batter. They turned out awesome!
Rose says:
I tried making these this morning. I don’t know if I had the heat too high on the burner or what, but I had absolutely no success in making them. They looked nothing like your picture. I looooove good pancakes, but was refraining from the regular ones since I’m pregnant and my midwife wants me to stay away from white flour and sugar…well basically any flour and starches. I thought this would be a great substitute, but they were not very good (and I’ve been burping bananas all day so far). I’d love to know what I did wrong. Tonight I’m making pizza and decided to try [url=http://www.eat-drink-smile.com/2011/04/cauliflower-crust-pizza.html]this[/url] for my crust. Since I also loooove pizza. Hopefully this will be a better success. I will keep trying these pancakes, hoping I’ll have more luck next time.
clockworktomato says:
I tried these this morning and, like several others, mine didn’t work out but I think I know why, so thought I’d share.
The recipes for these three ingredients all say “mix,” which is a pretty broad term. Not wanting to wake others in the house up this morning, I just mixed by hand, which resulted in a thoroughly blended, but heavy batter that didn’t cook through and fell apart in the pan.
When you “mix” these, the blender, electric mixer, immersion blender, etc. is important, here. Since you aren’t using baking soda, self-rising flour, or the other ingredients that typically add air and lightness to pancakes, you have to manually incorporate that air yourself. So if you tried these and found they didn’t work, give them another shot with the blender (I prefer an immersion blender) to whip a little air in there. You should see bubbles in the batter.
The added air will make the batter lighter,which will allow it to cook more quickly and evenly without burning, and will also allow the cakes to be lighter so that they don’t tear apart as easily when you try to flip them.
virginia says:
do you think these would freeze/reheat well?
Lori says:
If you have trouble making them look pretty try cooking them in more coconut oil and on medium low. A newer nonstick pan also helps.
Beth says:
I made these tonight and they were fantastic! I did not use coconut oil, but another time olive oil. I did mash the bananas up pretty fine.
Tonda says:
Glad I found this site. Trying to find as many paleo friendly recipes as I can to get my family in on this with me and let them understand that its healthier and can be tasty.
Lindsey says:
I just tried these pancakes, and they turned out so delicious! Instead of blueberry puree I opted for a tiny bit of all natural peanut butter, some Greek yogurt and strawberries! It was very yummy, and I will definitely be making them on a regular basis. Also, I wanted to thank you for your posts on your healthy recipes. I think not only for myself, but for a lot of people, you are a trust worthy person and I really value your opinion. I am a young mommie, 24, to two little girls… and I just wanted to thank you (and anyone else who deserves credit) for putting so much effort into this site. It’s been a life changer for me
Colin says:
Just am making this right now. Doubled the recipe before reading the “everything turned to mush” comments. However, i did use a potatoe masher to maker sure bananas were well and truly mashed and used awhisk to make sure well mixed. Using non-stick pan with no oil. Also anice firm spatula with a sharp edge and quick moves seems to being generating results as pictured. And super tasty to boot!!!
Juls says:
Thx for sharing this recipe Colin! This has been our favorite breakfast & snack food for my husband & I. I think with any recipe there will be a bit of trial & error due to a combo of different factors (type of pan, intensity of heat, ingredients, etc.), but it makes it fun to perfect! I have found that when I use my presto electric griddle, they turn out perfect & do not fall apart- look just like flour pancakes & I have tried them in a pan. I also use smart balance because I didn’t have any coconut oil & the olive oil heats too high so it burns them. These are a keeper!
Paul says:
Just cooked them and they came out perfect! I was worried because of the other posts. Not sure if using roasted almond butter from the Whole Foods machine matters or ceramic cookware, but they couldn’t have come out better. I did use 2 tbspoons of almond butter. Medium heat.
Natalie says:
This is my second try at making these pancakes, and this time I substituted flax meal/water for the egg. Apparently, it really depends on the egg to make them fluff up. The first time, I used an egg and they turned out beautifully and so delicious! This time with the flax, they were flat and tore apart when I tried to turn them. I ate them anyway b/c the ingredients are so delicious even in partially cooked lumps!