Healthy Low-Gluten Mini Pancakes | Dairy-Free, Sugar-Free

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Here’s another favourite breakfast/brunch recipe in my house on weekends! These Healthy low-gluten mini pancakes are easy to make, nutritious, filling, fluffy and delicious. No dairy, no wheat, low-gluten, wholegrain flours, only good fat (olive oil), sugar-free… What more do you need from a pancake?! Finally a pancake you can feel good about eating and serving to your kids, knowing it’ll provide them with good nutrition!

stack of mini pancakes, fresh berries and a dollop of yogurt and passion fruit dripping on the side

aerial view of a stack of small pancakes on a black plate, fresh berries on the side

Healthy low-gluten mini pancakes

Why are these pancakes healthier than most? Because instead of using white/all-purpose flour, we use wholegrain ancient grains like spelt, rye, and buckwheat. Spelt and rye are grains that naturally contain a lot less gluten than the regular wheat flour, so that makes it easier to digest, and even some people who are sensitive to gluten are often able to eat these grains. Despite its name, buckwheat is actually naturally gluten-free. Mixing these 3 flours are a great way to add fibre, protein, and nutrition to your mornings!

Why not make them mini pancakes too? I love how they cook faster, and it’s also easier not to overeat because you can have ‘one more’ without having to unzip your pants. haha

Enjoy!

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Looking for a savoury breakfast idea? Check out my healthier version of the classic Shakshouka. So good!

fresh berries with a blue napkin, antique knife and fork on top of a marble background with flowers

fresh berries and half of a passion fruit on a marble background

black plate with a stack of small pancakes and a dollop of yogurt and passion fruit dripping on the side of the pancakes

black plate with a stack of small pancakes, fresh berries on the side, and a dollop of yogurt and passion fruit dripping on the side of the pancakes

Healthy low-gluten mini pancakes

Serve with organic berries (berries are amongst the most sprayed, so it's important to always buy them organic or non-sprayed/wild) and fresh fruits on the side and drizzled with pure maple syrup.
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Prep Time:5 minutes
Cook Time:20 minutes
Total Time:25 minutes
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8 pancakes
Calories: 81kcal

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup buckwheat flour
  • 1/4 cup rye flour
  • 1/2 cup spelt flour
  • 1 tsp aluminum-free baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp sea salt
  • 1 organic free-range egg
  • 1 Tbsp high quality extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 cup organic rice milk or nut milk
  • 1/2 tsp organic vanilla
  • high quality olive oil and coconut oil , for cooking

Instructions

  • In one large bowl, mix all the dry ingredients using a whisk.
  • In another bowl, mix all the liquid ingredients with a whisk.
  • Combine the wet into the dry ingredients bowl, add a bit more milk if it's too thick.
  • Warm a large pan over medium heat, add some olive oil and use the 1/4 cup measuring cup to pour batter into pan.
  • Cook until golden brown. Watch them carefully, they should only take 2-3 min per side.
  • These will give you mini pancakes, kids and big kids will love them but they also cook quicker and are much easier to flip! 😉

fresh berries in a small black bowl and a wooden box on top of a marble counter with flowers

black plate with a stack of small pancakes, fresh berries on the side, and a dollop of yogurt and passion fruit dripping on the side of the pancakes

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8 Comments

  1. Such great pancakes! Same amount fo deliciousness in a nutritious and healthy treat. We’re going to make them. We love pancakes and I always play with flours, although not rye, but there’s always a first time 🙂 . Beautiful pictures too!

    1. Thank you! Try to look for a stone-milled rye, it makes the flour much fluffier I find. I used to stay away from rye because I had only had rye bread and didn’t like the taste because they always add a spice in it that I don’t like, but rye flour has a fairly neutral taste otherwise, and I like to mix it with spelt in my baked goods. 🙂

  2. I’ll have to try these with my kids. They love pancakes, but I hate giving them such a usually unhealthy breakfast. I love the mix of grains in these, as well as the lack of sugar.

    1. Absolutely! Healthy pancakes are great for everyone, and the only sugar comes from the maple syrup, which is much better than white sugar in my opinion!

  4. I love mini foods so I’m totally onboard with these mini pancakes. It doesn’t hurt that they are 10x better for me than the ones I usually whip up!

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