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I’ll admit, I’ve never been a huge gingerbread person. But I wanted to create something festive and delicious using the ingredients I have in my pantry. I’m in the process of prepping for a move from Austin, TX to San Diego, CA, so I’m determined to buy as little as possible before then. I have ALL the spices, and a bottle of unsulphured molasses that I never got around to using. Thus, these low FODMAP gingerbread pancakes were born! (And then gobbled up, real quick.)
These pancakes have the perfect texture and are not too eggy, which tends to be the case with a lot of pancakes made with grain free flours. Heck, even if you’re NOT a gingerbread fan, I’m sure removing the molasses and gingerbread spices and adding some vanilla extract would still lead to a delicious, traditional pancake! 🙂
Onto the Ingredients
Almond Flour – This is the base of the pancake batter, adding great texture and flavor (and it’s low carb!). I measure my almond flour by scooping the flour with a spoon into my measuring cup and leveling off from there. I use the one by Anthony’s Goods.
Tigernut Flour & Tapioca Flour – Tigernut flour & tapioca flour give the pancake a little bit more texture and chewiness. I also get these from Anthony’s Goods off of Amazon.
Ginger, Cinnamon, Allspice, Nutmeg & Cloves – This warming gingerbread combo is perfect and adds a subtle, but noticeable amount of spice.
Baking Soda – Helps with giving the pancakes a little bit fluff.
Eggs – Eggs help to bind all the ingredients together, and also help with rising. I haven’t tried this recipe with flax eggs, but I would imagine you would not get as much rise if so!
Oat Milk – I used Willa’s Oat Milk. Swap for a non-grain milk to keep this Paleo.
Unsulphured Molasses – Just a little bit of dark unsulphured molasses is all you need for that classic gingerbread flavor! You can use whatever molasses you have on hand, just know that the darker the molasses, the more intense the flavor.
If you make these delicious, Low FODMAP Gingerbread Pancakes, let me know by leaving a comment or a review, or by tagging me on Instagram. I love it when I see you guys make my creations! 🙂 And I’d love to know if you enjoy them as much as I do.
Looking for other sweet goodies to make? Try my Banana Nut Mini Muffins or my Strawberry Brown Butter Shortbread Bars.
Gingerbread Pancakes – Low FODMAP, Gluten & Dairy Free, Paleo-Friendly
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients
- 1¼ cup fine, blanched almond flour
- ¼ cup tigernut flour
- 1 tablespoon tapioca flour
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground allspice
- ⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ⅛ teaspoon ground cloves
Wet Ingredients
- 2 large eggs
- ¼ cup Willa's Unsweetened Oat Milk may need an extra splash to thin out your batter, swap for non-grain milk for Paleo
- 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon unsulphured molasses
- coconut oil, for the griddle
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine dry ingredients and mix to combine thoroughly. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, combine all wet ingredients (except for the coconut oil) and whisk to break up egg yolks and combine ingredients.
- Pour wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and whisk together just until combined. If your batter is extremely thick, add an extra splash or two of milk to thin it out. The batter should be slightly viscous, but still pourable (not super liquidy). Do not over mix!
- Heat skillet or griddle on medium (about 6 out of 10) and grease with coconut oil to prevent sticking. Pour 1/4 cup servings of batter onto the skillet and spread out batter slightly to a reasonable pancake thickness.
- Cook on one side for 2-3 minutes. Pancakes will not bubble vigorously when ready to flip (may just see one or two bubbles).
- Serve with fruit, dairy free yogurt, nut butters and/or maple syrup. Enjoy! 🙂
Notes
- Oat milk is low FODMAP in 1/8 cup servings and molasses is low FODMAP in 1 tsp servings, making 1/3 of this recipe FODMAP friendly (this makes somewhere from 8-10 pancakes depending on the size of your pancakes).