8 of The Best Healthy, Gluten-Free Pancakes You Have To Try

It seems like a contradiction: healthy pancakes?! How does a combination of sugar, flour and butter equate to healthiness?? It seems too good to be true, but this oxymoron exists, and there’s many examples of it all over the web!

Luckily, I’ve done the tedious work for you; you don’t have to comb through page after page of pancake recipes before you find the healthy ones. In this article, you will find 8 delicious, but healthy variations of this beloved breakfast food – the pancake.

What makes these recipes so healthy?

The key to making a lot of unhealthy foods into guilt-free dishes is to make some wise substitutions. All of these recipes replace the basic ingredients for pancake batter that are bad for our health, i.e. white flour, table salt, and refined sugar, and include additional ingredients to up the pancake’s nutritional value.

Some recipes require additional substitutions that I’ve provided as well.

For those of you who don’t eat animal products like the milk and egg found in traditional pancakes, there are some vegan options too! So, without further delay, let’s look at some healthy pancake recipes!

1. Heck Yeah Banana Pancakes (VEGAN)

Bananas are great morning fruits because they boost your energy levels, and the tryptophan found in bananas is converted to serotonin in your brain, which puts you in a good mood! With no milk, egg or animal butter, these fluffy pancakes are an option for the vegans too. In this recipe, the traditional white flour in pancakes is replaced with chickpea or garbanzo flour, brown rice flour, and almond flour.

2. Banana Chocolate Chip Pancakes

These pancakes have the perfect blend of cashews, bananas and chocolate chips. This recipe is low in carbs, and has absolutely NO flour. Sold on the idea yet?

3. Whole Grain Pancakes

Are you looking for a hearty pancake that is fluffy but with crispy edges? This unique recipe is sure to win over tastebuds everywhere! These pancakes are also sugar-free and filled with flax seeds which is great for your weight loss goals!

4. Double Chocolate Pancakes (VEGAN)

This one is for the chocolate lovers! Substitute the chocolate soy milk for raw milk with cacoa flavoring and you’ve got yourself a healthy stack of chocolatey goodness! Plus, the cacoa/cocoa in this recipe provides a healthy dose of antioxidants!

5. Peanut Butter ‘n Banana Protein Pancakes

For those of us that looove the peanut butter and banana combo, these pancakes are a must try! This makes a great post-workout meal with 6 grams of fiber and a whopping 25 grams of protein! Make sure to read the labels on your almond milk!

6. Low Carb Cinnamon Roll Pancakes

Scroll down the web page to find another protein pancake that looks too good to not be included in this list! The interesting addition in this recipe is the unsweetened applesauce and sweet potato. Yum!

7. Coconut Blueberry Pancakes

These just might be the most delicious blueberry pancakes you’ve ever tasted. The batter is made from a mix of coconut, almond and tapioca flour. Two other interesting ingredients in this recipe are the apple cider vinegar and bee pollen toppings!

8. Chocolate Brownie Pancakes (VEGAN)

You’ll never have to choose between brownies and pancakes again, (not that you ever had to!) This pancake is the best of both worlds. The taste of rich, fudgy goodness will flood your mouth with guiltless indulgence! This pancake is sugar free as well!