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Cinnamon Bun Pancakes

Cinnamon Bun Pancakes are the ultimate {secretly healthy} indulgent breakfast! The light and fluffy pancakes are smothered in sticky sweet cinnamon and sugar sauce then topped with a creamy icing syrup. They taste just like cinnamon buns, but they are easy, healthy, grain and gluten-free, and paleo! Packed with protein to provide energy, these decadent pancakes will be your new favorite weekend breakfast!
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 6 -8 pancakes

Ingredients

PANCAKES:

  • ⅔ cup almond flour
  • 2 tablespoons arrowroot flour
  • 2 tablespoons tapioca flour
  • 1 tablespoon coconut sugar
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • 2 eggs
  • ¼ cup cashew milk or almond milk
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 tablespoon coconut oil melted
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
  • dash of salt
  • 1/2-1 tablespoon grass-fed butter ghee or oil of choice for pan

FILLING:

  • 2 tablespoon of grass-fed butter or ghee can use vegan butter substitution if needed, melted
  • 2 teaspoons coconut sugar or cane sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon

ICING GLAZE:

  • ¼ cup coconut cream use the cream from a can of full fat coconut milk, save water for another use
  • 2-3 tablespoons evaporated cane sugar blend in high speed blender until very fine, can use coconut sugar but the icing will not be as white in color.

Instructions

  1. To make the cinnamon and sugar filling: Melt the butter and mix well with the sugar and cinnamon, set aside.
  2. To make the icing, melt the coconut cream in a saucepan over low heat and mix in sugar. Mix until the sugar is dissolved and set aside.
  3. In a large bowl mix the dry ingredients: almond flour, arrowroot flour, tapioca flour, coconut sugar, baking powder, cinnamon and dash of salt.
  4. Make a well in the middle of the dry ingredients and add the eggs, milk, vanilla, and coconut oil. Mix them well then incorporate into the dry ingredients to make a batter.
  5. Over medium heat, grease a skillet with butter or oil and pour 4-5" pancakes. Flip when bubbles are forming throughout the pancake. Adjust temperature down in they are getting to dark too fast.
  6. To serve spoon cinnamon and sugar icing between the layers of pancakes and drizzle icing glaze on top!
Nutrition Facts
Cinnamon Bun Pancakes
Amount Per Serving (2 g)
Calories 0
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.