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Home ยป Ketogenic Recipes

Easy No Carb Pancakes for Picky Eaters

Published: Apr 24, 2020 ยท Modified: Mar 7, 2025 by Madalaine ยท This post may contain affiliate links ยท

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If you're looking for a fast, healthy, and super easy low carb breakfast... These No Carb Pancakes are the BEST!

Several years ago, when I had to cut back on the carbs due to health issues, I thought pancakes were going to be a sad distant memory.  LUCKILY after tons of trial and error, I discovered these No Carb Pancakes!  ๐Ÿ˜Š

Pinch of Yum Tasty Food Workshop pancakes

I've been a pancake lover from waaaaaaay back.  It was the very first thing I learned to cook when I was 8.  Needless to say, I am VERY picky about my pancakes.

I heard about low carb and no carb pancakes, and I thought "Surely those must taste like crap!"  I tried recipe after recipe.  I tried some with protein powder, others with stevia, and a few with gluten free flour and sure enough, they did all taste horrible.

Until FINALLY, I got back to basics, cut the fluff and settled on this recipe.  YUMMMM!!!

How to Make No Carb Pancakes

  1. In a blender, blend 4 ounces cream cheese (room temp.) and 4 eggs on the highest setting until they are completely incorporated.
  2. Add 1 teaspoon sugar substitute (I like Truvia) and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and blitz on high for 2 seconds.
  3. Let batter rest of 5 minutes.
  4. While batter is resting, heat a skillet over med/high heat.
  5. Add 1 teaspoon vegetable oil to pan and wipe excess oil off with paper towel.
  6. Pour batter into hot pan.  When bubbles form and the edges turn slightly brown, flip and cook until brown on the other side.

These pancakes are thin and have a great springy bite to them.  Use your favorite low/no carb syrup, plenty of butter and enjoy!

This will keep you in ketosis but it feels like a pure indulgence. I love this easy recipe! | www.lakesidetable.com

4 Things to LOVE about No Carb Keto Pancakes

  • With only 4 ingredients, this recipe is incredibly easy to make
  • Prep time is super fast.  The batter is ready to go mere minutes with a the blender!
  • Total carbs = 0 & Net carbs = 0
  • They're nut free, grain free, sugar free & gluten free.

2 Things these pancakes are NOT

  • These are NOT super fluffy pancakes.  They're thicker than crepes and they have a really good bite to them, but they are not thick & fluffy.
  • They are NOT low fat.

Our tribe is a tribe of pancake lovers.  My husband, Jerry, is a traditionalist.  He likes them plain with maple syrup. 

Alexandria, Brianna & Carver
Alexandria (with Lily), Brianna (with C.J.)  & Carver (his cat Baguette declined to be photo'd)

Alexandria kicks them up a notch by adding vanilla and cinnamon to her batter and adds warm syrup on top.

Brianna likes them just like her dad.  Plain with maple syrup and as thin as you can get them. 

Carver is a toss-in-the-kitchen-sink-throw-caution-to-the-wind pancake lover.  

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His ultimate favorite pancake would have berries, chocolate chips, whip cream, chocolate sauce, caramel sauce, toasted pecans, ice cream, and a cherry on top.  Umm, yeah, can you say pancake sundae?

no carb pancake recipe

No Carb Pancakes: A Kid Favorite

Until I started making no carb pancakes, I had to watch my family enjoy their stacks of joy while I quietly pined away for golden hotcakes.  (Donโ€™t start crying for me, I eat bacon by the pound.) 

Even if you're not on a keto diet or cutting back on carbs, these are a delicious alternative to thick doughy pancakes.  They remind me a lot of the Swedish pancakes I had growing up as a kid. 

We'd smear them with jam & butter, roll them up and eat them as if we were munching on cigars. Lol

Like crepes, these cream cheese hotcakes freeze really well.  They only need 10-15 seconds in the microwave to come back to life!  So make a bunch and freeze some for a tasty snack or quick breakfast.

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3 Great 0 Carb Syrups for Pancakes

When I first started cutting back on carbs, I had to hold the syrup until I found this syrup in 3 flavors.  Choc Zero makes a fine syrup!  The chocolate and caramel are great over ice cream and in coffee too.  

choc zero syrup in 3 flavors: pecan maple, chocolate and caramel

For me, the perfect pancake has to have gobs of melting butter and syrup.  Emphasis on the melting butter.  Thereโ€™s something utterly decedent about a mouthful of warm semi melted butter.  

no carb pancake recipe

Itโ€™s as if youโ€™ve captured something magical in its fleeting twilight moment.  You hold it.  You savor it.  Then, itโ€™s goneโ€ฆ until the next bite.

Iโ€™m kinda ashamed itโ€™s taken me this long to get on the No Carb Pancakes bandwagon because they are beyond easy to makeโ€ฆ if you have a blender on hand.  

If you donโ€™t have a blender, and you choose to do this with a whisk, youโ€™ll get in a good forearm/bicep/wrist workout.  Letโ€™s face it, itโ€™d be easier to whip egg whites into a meringue with chopsticks.

no carb pancake recipe

Fluffy LOW Carb Pancake (Variation)

If you're pancake craving will just not be satisfied without fluffy flapjacks on the plate, don't worry.  I've rewritten the recipe below with the alterations that will make them PUFFY in bold.

  • In a blender, blend 4 ounces cream cheese (room temp.) and 4 eggs on the highest setting until they are completely incorporated.
  • Then add ยฝ cup almond flour or almond meal, 2 tablespoons coconut flour, ยฝ teaspoon baking powder and ยผ cup milk (almond milk works great in this recipe)
  • Add 1 teaspoon sugar substitute and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and blitz on high until completely smooth.
  • Let batter rest of 5 minutes.
  • While batter is resting, heat a skillet over medium heat.
  • Add 1 teaspoon vegetable oil to pan and wipe excess oil off with paper towel.
  • Pour batter into hot pan.  When bubbles form and the edges turn slightly brown, flip and cook until brown on the other side.

More Low Carb recipes for a Keto Breakfast

Here's a few more ideas for breakfast and brunch.  Most of these are either very low carb or don't have any at all.  Enjoy!

  • Breakfast Casserole
  • Foolproof Poached Eggs (in 5 minutes)
  • 1 Minute Hollandaise Sauce (for your poached eggs!)
  • Low Carb Bagels
  • No Carb Egg Muffins
  • Frittatas
Pinch of Yum Tasty Food Workshop pancakes
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No Carb Pancakes

After going low carb for a couple years, these pancakes still feel like a total indulgence. ย Top them with whip cream, butter and berries and make breakfast a pure joy! | www.lakesidetable.com
Course Breakfast
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Servings 2 servings
Calories 225 kcal
Author Madalaine

Ingredients

  • 4 oz cream cheese original
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 packet Truvia optional
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

Equipment

  • blender
  • skillet and spatula
  • Pam or non stick spray

Instructions

  1. Put all ingredients into the blender. ย Blitz until smooth. ย Let rest of 5 minutes.
  2. Pour batter into hot greased (Pam) skillet. ย Cook for 2 minutes or until the bottom is golden. ย Flip and cook for 1-2 minutes on the other side.
  3. Serve with whip cream, butter, berries or sugar free syrup of your choice.

Recipe Notes

This recipe is so low carb (less than 1g carb per pancake), it might as well be a ZERO carb recipe. ย Enjoy!

Nutrition Facts
No Carb Pancakes
Amount Per Serving (4 pancakes)
Calories 225 Calories from Fat 135
% Daily Value*
Fat 15g23%
Saturated Fat 1.5g9%
Monounsaturated Fat 0g
Potassium 0mg0%
Carbohydrates 0g0%
Protein 9g18%
Vitamin A 0IU0%
Vitamin C 0mg0%
Calcium 0mg0%
Iron 0mg0%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Low to NO carb pancakes give you all the flavor that you can sink your teeth into without a lot of carbs. Use your favorite no carb sugar free syrup to top off a delicious breakfast that could be a dessert. Why not breakfast for dinner??? Enjoy without the guilt!
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Comments

  1. Liz DeRuntz says

    November 23, 2018 at 9:07 pm

    5 stars
    I'm really excited to try this !!

  2. Surya says

    June 19, 2020 at 4:44 am

    5 stars
    Love this recipe!

  3. Charlene says

    July 25, 2020 at 8:37 pm

    5 stars
    Omg kid looks yummy ๐Ÿฅณ

  4. Valencia McCraw says

    July 26, 2020 at 11:45 pm

    This sounds so delicious.

  5. Carol says

    August 28, 2020 at 1:31 pm

    This sounds very interesting . I am anxious to try recipe soon.

  6. Jared Mullins says

    January 19, 2022 at 2:13 pm

    5 stars
    I love this recipe and actually use the same recipe to make scrambled pancakes.

    • Madalaine says

      January 20, 2022 at 11:20 am

      Hi Jared! I'm so happy you liked this recipe. It's so simple but really spot on. So you make scrambled pancakes??? That's a new one for me. I'd love to hear more about that!

  7. Amia says

    February 04, 2025 at 12:19 pm

    5 stars
    These carb-free pancakes sound like a dream! I love that theyโ€™re a guilt-free option for breakfast but still packed with flavor. It's hard to believe theyโ€™re low-carb when they look so fluffy and delicious. I canโ€™t wait to try them with my favorite toppingsโ€”thanks for sharing this awesome recipe!

    • Madalaine says

      February 23, 2025 at 9:17 pm

      So glad these caught your eye! Itโ€™s amazing how light and fluffy they turn out while keeping things low-carb.

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