Healthy Kefir Pancakes (with Oat Flour) are easy to make, gluten free and absolutely delicious. The kefir adds protein and gives the pancakes a light and airy texture!
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Move over Greek yogurt! Kefir is taking over this recipe. These pancakes are like pillows thanks to the luscious kefir. I used an unsweetened kefir in this pancake recipe, but you could use whatever flavor you would like. You can make strawberry pancakes with strawberry flavored kefir. Better yet, I know Lifeway sells a lemon flavored kefir. Lemon blueberry kefir pancakes would be outrageous! Let me know if you get creative.
Ingredients in this recipe
- gluten free oat flour
- baking powder
- cinnamon
- ground cardamom
- unsweetened applesauce
- maple syrup
- egg
- plain unsweetened kefir
- coconut oil – (for greasing the pan)
How do you make Kefir Pancakes?
- Whisk together all the ingredients for the pancake batter.
- Heat a pan on medium and add coconut oil.
- Use a ¼ cup scoop and pour the batter onto the pan.
- Cook the pancakes for about 2-3 minutes per side. You may have to adjust the heat. If the pancakes aren’t cooking fast enough, increase the heat. If the pancakes are starting to brown too quickly, lower the heat.
- Serve with your favorite toppings!
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Note: You might have noticed that I added cardamom into these pancakes. Don't leave it out. It gives an amazing flavor, I promise.
Frequently Asked Questions
You can store the leftover pancakes in an airtight container in the refrigerator for about 2-3 days.
Yes! You can store these whole wheat pancakes in a freezer for up to 3 months.
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Healthy Kefir Pancakes (with Oat Flour)
Ingredients
- ¾ cup gluten free oat flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- ¼ tsp ground cardamom
- â…“ cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1 ½ tbsp maple syrup
- 1 egg
- ½ cup plain unsweetened kefir
- 1 tsp coconut oil  – (for greasing the pan)
Instructions
- Whisk together all the ingredients for the pancake batter.
- Heat a pan on medium and add coconut oil.
- Use a ¼ cup scoop and pour the batter onto the pan.
- Cook the pancakes for about 2-3 minutes per side. You may have to adjust the heat. If the pancakes aren’t cooking fast enough, increase the heat. If the pancakes are starting to brown too quickly, lower the heat.
- Serve with your favorite toppings!
Notes
This nutrition information is an estimate and should not be taken as fact. The owner of this website is not liable for this estimation.
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judy
Happy to have found your site as I need gluten free, almond free, sorghum free etc. so recipes with oat flour really work for me! I'm curious about the amount of protein in this recipe. Some of your others have the nutritional profile, such as the cottage cheese pancakes, which I'm making tonight.
Thank you!
So happy to have you here! 🙂 My older recipes don't have it because it wasn't something I was doing at the time, but I just added it for you!