Cinnamon Swirl Pancakes

Following a low carb diet doesn’t have to be hard or depriving. There are many alternatives to the standard diet that are delicious. 

We found this one, made a couple minor changes and really enjoyed it. 

Cinnamon has many health benefits for you as well as adding a delicious flare to various foods. It is an antioxidant. It is known to lower blood sugars. It increases the circulation of the blood. It is an anti-inflammatory and anti-microbial. It is good for the teeth. The list goes on and on. So add it to your foods and drinks when you can and start reaping the wonderful benefits. You can start with the delicious pancake recipe below. 

If you try these, be sure to let me know how you like them.

Pancakes-
6 oz cream cheese, softened 

6 eggs

2 tbsp vanilla extract

9 tbsp almond milk

2 tbsp sugar substitute (we used Swerve)

1 tsp cinnamon

9 tbsp coconut flour

3 tsp baking powder
Cinnamon swirl-

12 tbsp butter, melted

6 tbsp sugar substitute

2-1/2 tbsp cinnamon

For pancakes-Place wet pancake ingredients into blender and blend. Add dry ingredients and blend again. Set aside. 

For cinnamon swirl-Place items in sauce pan over medium heat until ingredients are well combined. 

Preheat griddle to 325F. Lightly grease. Pour batter into circles 4″ in diameter. When top begins to bubble, drizzle cinnamon mixture over pancakes. Flip pancakes when bottoms are golden brown and cook remaining side of pancake. 

Drizzle with toppings of your choice. 

Servings-18 pancakes

Per pancake-calories 131, fat 12, carbs 4, fiber 2, protein 3

*recipe adapted from tryketowith.me

Maple Almond Flour Waffles

When eating low carb, eggs can get tiring for breakfast.  Skipping breakfast is actually a great option, as 16 hour fasts are great for our bodies… but for those who prefer not to skip breakfast….these waffles are tried and true delicious!  My husband and teens love them. We make a batch up once or twice a week. We freeze them and pull them out and toast them up as desired. It takes some time to prepare but makes for a quick, easy meal when prepped ahead of time. They are good without adding anything to them, but some butter and jam, honey, peanut butter, syrup, SF syrup are all great options to top them off as well. Your kids and your health will thank you and you won’t feel full and bloated after you eat them! Enjoy!

Maple Almond Flour  Waffles

4 cups of almond flour

2 cups protein powder

1 tsp sea salt

2 tbsp baking powder

2 tbsp cinnamon

3 cups unsweetened almond milk

4 eggs

4 tablespoons butter

4 tablespoons coconut oil (can replace this with additional butter if you choose)

2 tsp maple extract (vanilla or flavor of your choice also works)

Blend ingredients and cook in waffle iron. 

Makes 8 full size waffles. 

Per serving- calories 419, fat 30, carbs 8, fiber 4, protein 33
*recipe adapted from mariamindbodyhealth.com