Grain-Free Apple Cinnamon Pancakes made paleo friendly with coconut flour. Dairy-free, moist, fluffy, and amazing! Serve it up with stewed apples for an amazing breakfast!
After trying Fluffy Coconut Flour Pancakes for the first time, I’ve made all sorts of renditions!
They’re just so moist, fluffy, and inviting…just like a regular pancake!
Plus, they are lower carb, grain-free, and super easy on the digestive system.
Not to mention, they keep you feeling full for hours, unlike standard pancakes where I find myself hungry not too long after eating.
These Grain-Free Apple Cinnamon Pancakes are a true delight.
We get the fluffy yummy pancakes with an amazing stewed apple cinnamon topping for the perfect bite!
While these pancakes require more cooking time than regular pancakes (because coconut flour pancakes are a different beast with different needs!), they are well worth the effort!
Let’s dive into the details!
Ingredients for Grain-Free Apple Cinnamon Pancakes:
For the Pancakes: Coconut flour, eggs, coconut milk, baking soda, cinnamon, vanilla extract, and walnuts.
Coconut flour is four times more absorbent than any other grain-free flour, so you need more eggs and liquid than with recipes using almond flour, for instance. Due to the higher moisture content, these pancakes require more time to cook than regular pancakes.
You can use unsweetened almond milk instead of coconut milk if you’d like, and you can skip the vanilla extract or walnuts.
For the Apple Topping: Apples, cinnamon, pure maple syrup, water, and a pinch of sea salt.
This super simple combination results in the most amazing stewed apple topping for your luscious pancakes!
Let’s make them!
How to Make Grain-Free Apple Cinnamon Pancakes:
Prepare the Apple Topping:
Heat all of the ingredients for the stewed apple topping in a saucepan over medium-high heat and bring it to a full boil. Reduce the heat slightly, cover the pan and cook, stirring occasionally, until the apples have softened, about 20 to 30 minutes. Remove the cover and continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until the sauce has reached your desired level of thickness.
Make the Pancakes:
Mix all of the ingredients together in a bowl until all of the clumps of flour are out and the batter is thick and smooth.
Heat a skillet or pancake griddle over medium heat and add enough oil or butter to generously coat the surface.
Once the skillet has heated up for a few minutes, measure out 1/4 cup of batter and pour it onto the skillet.
Allow the pancakes to cook for about 6 to 8 minutes, or until the sides have set up. Carefully flip and cook for an additional 2 to 4 minutes, or until the pancakes are cooked through.
If at any time the pancakes begin to burn, reduce the heat! These pancakes require lower heat and more time than regular pancakes.
Repeat for the remaining batter and serve with apple cinnamon topping.
Note: To speed up the process, cook the batter in two separate skillets at the same time.
For an almond flour version, make my Paleo Apple Pancakes!
More Grain-Free Pancake Recipes:
- Paleo Almond Flour Pancakes
- Grain-Free Almond Butter Protein Pancakes
- Coconut Flour Zucchini Pancakes
- Lemon Coconut Flour Pancakes For Two
Enjoy these warm and inviting coconut flour apple pancakes!
Grain-Free Apple Cinnamon Pancakes
Ingredients
For the pancakes:
- 4 large eggs lightly beaten
- 1 cup full-fat canned coconut milk
- 4 Tbsp coconut oil or butter, melted
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract optional
- â…” cup coconut flour
- ¼ tsp baking soda
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Pinch sea salt
- 2 tablespoons walnuts chopped (optional)
For the Apple Topping:
- 2 honey crisp apples peeled, cored and chopped
- ½ cup water
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
Instructions
To Prepare the Apple Topping:
- Add all of the ingredients for the apple topping to a small saucepan and heat on the stovetop over medium-high heat.
- Cover the pot and bring it to a full boil, stirring occasionally.
- Cook, stirring occasionally, until the apples have softened. Remove the lid and continue cooking until the topping has reached your desired level of thickness.
To Prepare the Pancakes:
- In a mixing bowl, whisk together the eggs, coconut milk, vanilla extract and oil.
- In a separate bowl, mix together the remaining dry ingredients.
- Add the dry ingredients to the bowl with the wet and stir well until all of the clumps are out (coconut flour has a tendency to be chunky, so just keep mixing until a smooth batter forms.)
- Heat a skillet or pancake griddle to medium-low heat and add enough oil to coat the surface. Once the skillet is all the way hot, measure out about ¼ cup of the pancake batter and pour it on the skillet. Allow pancake to cook until sides are firmed up, and middle begins firming up too, about 6 to 8 minutes (no joke!). Carefully flip the pancake and cook another 2 to 4 minutes, until pancake is cooked all the way through.
- Repeat with remaining batter.
- Serve pancakes with the apple topping, and enjoy!
Notes
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So, I’ve never been to Denver but I have this odd feeling that I’d fall in love with it in a split second and never want to come back to New York. Your recap makes me feel like I love it even more! You’re also making me love these killer pancakes!
I need someone to come make me these pancakes. The end.
Denver sounds like a blast!! Dang I need to get over there. And make a big old stack of these pancakes! Not necessarily in that order 😉
Gorgeous! Love the caramelized apple topping…and the buzz words! haha! I’ve never been to Denver, but I visited Boulder last summer and absolutely loved it! Compared to my little country town in Tennessee, it was like a whole other world! And the BEER! I swear I never really thought of myself as a lover of the hops until that trip!
Denver is so awesome, right?!?! I love it and am so happy you had an awesome time. Oh and go Broncos!
Love the pancakes! Cinnamon apple is the best combo!
I have a crazy obsession with honey crisp apples going on right now. Considering my love affair with coconut flour, these are totally my next kitchen adventure!! GORGEOUS.
WAIT. Do you not have Chipotle where you live? Or do you just not normally eat it? Because food blog or not, I loooooove me some burrito bowls.
Also, Alex very much wants us to move to Denver. And by “us” I’m gonna include you, because if he makes me move, I’m gonna need a buddy.
We have Q’doba where I live, but no Chipotle…and seriously, seriously…Q’doba is not the same as Chipotle! 😉 I’d love to live in Denver, let’s do this!
Girl, we need to get you to Oregon. I love Denver (we’ve spent a lot of time there) however, I am going to say that Oregon beer is definitely better (yes, I’m biased!) But I do hold a special place for CO in my heart. I lived there for a few years. These pancakes are off the hook. Yum!
I’m obsessed with Oregon beer too. Once I finally make it up there, I’ll stop by your farm and we can munch on kale to our hearts delight and drink tons of brew 😉
These look delicious! Love how fluffy and yummy they look!
I found your blog thanks to Heather from Kiss My Broccoli and I love it 🙂
Welcome, my dear! Thanks for stopping by!
Wow, these look delicious! I’ve only recently become a bit more comfortable with coconut flour, so I’m on the hunt for new recipes! I bet my little girls would love these too. Thank you for the recipe! 🙂
My uncles live in Denver and they are always telling me I need to visit–maybe I should! 🙂 I’ve been trying to cut down on wheat a little bit, so these are perfect. Yay!
Yum!! What’s the star next to the coconut milk for? I would love to make these but canned coconut milk is hard for me to find, so I am hoping it means almond milk (while not as rich and amazing) would also work?
Also I am a Denver native currently trapped in Wisconsin and I am glad you love it there! I am dying to move back 🙂
Oops, forgot to put the star in the notes…yup, it’s to let you know you can use almond milk instead of coconut milk 😉 I’ll add that to the notes – thanks for catching it!
I’m in love with this set of photos! The pancakes look delightful!
Thank you, Rachel! Let me know if you try them!