Flourless Peanut Butter Pancakes (gluten-free)

These Flourless Peanut Butter Pancakes are the best fluffy, protein-packed pancake recipe made with all gluten-free ingredients and no added sugar. They come together in 10 minutes, are fluffy and great for the whole family.

I seriously love pancakes. When I lived at home with my parents, my Mom would make me whole wheat banana pancakes with chocolate chips in them on the weekends. They were always my favorite. Pancakes in general though just are the best.

Whenever my parents sleep over, I always like to make pancakes the next morning for breakfast. My dad loves them with some cacao nibs in them now and these flourless peanut butter ones are fluffy, have protein from greek yogurt and come together so easily.

These pancakes are gluten-free, have no added sugar and they are great for kids too. I gave some to my kids who absolutely devoured these. They’re great for a family breakfast and they are a bit more nutritious compared to traditional pancakes.

I use gluten-free rolled oats instead of pancake mix or regular flour and don’t load them with sugar. I love being able to make my favorite foods lighter and healthier while making sure they still taste delicious. Hearty and delicious pancakes are hard to come by without using some type of regular flour. I still get so excited when my beloved oatmeal can help ‘healthify’ our favorite recipes for us.

I cannot wait to hear what you think of these peanut butter pancakes. They’re fluffy, melt-in-your-mouth and they are filled with peanut butter flavor!

What ingredients you need to make these peanut butter pancakes:

• Gluten-free rolled oats – I haven’t tried quick oats here but if you’re not gluten-free, use regular rolled oats if you prefer too.
• Greek yogurt – I like to use greek yogurt in these to make them moist and they add in flavor too. I usually use non-fat greek yogurt but you can use your go-to
• Creamy peanut butter – if you can’t eat peanut butter or have an allergy, use almond butter instead!
• Eggs – I haven’t tested flax eggs in these
• Vanilla extract – added for flavor
• Chocolate chips or cacao nibs – I love adding in some chocolate for these

How to make flourless peanut butter pancakes:

1. Add the oats, yogurt, peanut butter, eggs, baking powder, baking soda and vanilla to a. blender and blend until smooth (about 30 seconds)
2. Add dark chocolate chips and mix together
3. Heat a large skillet to medium/high heat and grease with butter, ghee or oil
4. Place spoonful (about 1/4 cup) of batter for each pancake onto your pan (don’t overcrowd)
5. Cook on one side until the top starts to slightly bubble over medium/low heat
6. Flip over and cook for additional 2-3 minutes or until ready
7. Drizzle with maple syrup and enjoy!

FAQs and tips on making these gluten-free pancakes:

• Use natural peanut butter – the ingredients of the peanut butter should be “peanuts and sea salt”. Not added oils or sugars in it. This could compromise the texture of the pancakes themselves if you use another type.
• Cook these on medium/low heat – I like to heat the pan on high but when it comes to actually cooking the pancakes, use low heat. Otherwise they will burn on the bottom and not cook as well.
• What is the best way to store these? I just store them in the fridge for 3-5 days or in the freezer for 2 months.
• What toppings do you add to this? Usually some butter, some jelly, maple syrup or anything you are craving!
• What mix-in’s do you like for these? Usually chocolate chips, cacao nibs or blueberries work really well! But you can use anything you’d like.

A few other delicious breakfast recipes to make:

Gluten-free Cottage Cheese Pancakes

EASY Baked Oatmeal Cups (dairy-free gluten-free)

Good Morning Gluten-free Breakfast Cookies!

Blueberry Pancake Casserole with Blueberry Maple Syrup