These truly are the BEST keto pancakes! They are perfectly light and fluffy, plus SO easy to make and virtually mess-free. Enjoy them topped with butter and your favorite sugar-free syrup for the perfect breakfast!
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Up until recently, I wasn't sure if the perfect keto pancake existed. It seemed like all the recipes that I tried were lacking in some way or another. After a ton of testing, I finally came up with a recipe that in my opinion is absolutely perfect.
These pancakes have the perfect light and fluffy texture and the taste is exactly what you would expect from any pancake. Add some butter and syrup and it's pancake heaven.
Ingredients and substitutions:
The ingredients for these pancakes are pretty standard - eggs, cream cheese, baking powder, vanilla, almond flour, and sweetener.
The only ingredient that I have found ok to swap is the sweetener. I used lakanto golden which is a brown sugar substitute made from monk fruit - but any sweetener you like will work for this recipe.
How to make the best keto pancakes:
To keep this recipe super easy, and virtually mess-free I like to mix the batter in a blender. It also ensures a super smooth batter with no clumps of cream cheese.
If you don't have a blender or prefer to mix by hand, you will want to soften the cream cheese before mixing.
I usually get about 8, 4-inch pancakes with this recipe. You can make the pancakes larger or smaller to suit your preference.
Unlike traditional pancakes, these won't bubble much when they need to be flipped. The best way to tell when they are ready to flip is when you can easily slide a thin spatula under the pancake. If you have to force it, then the pancake is probably not ready.
I recommend using a non-stick griddle or a high-quality non-stick skillet when making pancakes. I rarely use non-stick cookware but with pancakes, it makes a huge difference.
Variations
If you spend any time at all on my website then you many notice that I kind of have a thing for pancakes! I use this recipe as a base for several others on my site so if you are looking for other variations then I probably have you covered.
- Blueberry Pancakes with Blueberry Syrup - These are completely keto-friendly and absolutely delicious!
- Keto Bananas Foster Pancakes - This recipe is what happens when you combine my viral keto banana bread with these classic pancakes and the result is divine!
- Keto McGriddle Breakfast Sandwiches - These are a meal prep staple!
These are just a few of my favorites, but you can find plenty more by entering "pancakes" in the search box on this website.
Also, if you aren't keto and somehow stumbled here accidentally then check out my classic pancake recipe!
How do I store leftover pancakes?
Since they are so well suited for meal prep, I almost always double or triple the recipe for a quick grab-and-go breakfast option.
The pancakes keep well in the fridge for up to 5 days and can be frozen for up to six months as long as they are in a freezer-safe container with a tight-fitting lid.
To reheat simply pop them in the microwave or in a hot skillet until they are heated through.
FAQs
Unfortunately, coconut flour doesn't work in this recipe. It stays too coarse and gritty to deliver a truly light and fluffy pancake so I don't recommend it. For a great coconut flour pancake recipe, I suggest this one from Sugar-Free Londoner!
If you have a nut allergy, you may be able to substitute sunflower seed flour for almond flour, but it will change the flavor some. Sunflower seed flour can be made by pulsing shelled sunflower seeds in a food processor until they resemble flour.
If you go this route be sure to use unsalted sunflower seeds. Unlike coconut flour, sunflower seed flour can be swapped evenly with almond flour. If you try it I'd love it if you could leave me a comment to let me know how it turns out!
Butter and syrup are the classic pancake toppings. You can find sugar-free syrups at pretty much every grocery store, but my favorite is Lakanto. The taste is the closest that I've found to regular maple syrup and unlike other brands, I can actually pronounce all of the ingredients.
Some other great options include topping with your favorite nut butter, sugar-free jelly, or jam (check out my Berry Rhubard Jam!) Sugar-free Chocolate syrup, freshly sliced berries, caramel sauce, or whipped cream.
You can also stir some chocolate chips, cinnamon, or berries right into the batter before cooking to make an entirely new pancake!
📖 Recipe
Best Keto Pancakes
Equipment
- Blender
Ingredients
- 3 Eggs
- 3 oz Cream Cheese
- 1 cup Almond Flour
- 2 teaspoon Baking Powder
- 1 ½ teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 2 tablespoon Lakanto Golden or sweetener of choice
Instructions
- Place all of the ingredients into a blender and pulse until smooth.
- Heat the griddle or a large non-stick skillet to medium. Pour approximately ¼ cup of batter onto the hot skillet.
- Allow it to cook until you can easily slide a thin spatula under the pancake (about 3-4 minutes) then flip the pancake and cook for an additional minute or two on the other side. Repeat with the remaining batter.
- Serve the pancakes warm with butter and syrup if desired.
Notes
Be sure to read the entire post for tips, tricks, and help troubleshooting.
The nutrition information listed here is only an estimate and is simply provided as a courtesy. It nor any other information within this post should constitute medical or nutritional advice. Be sure to read all packaging and ingredient labels for potential allergens. Optional ingredients are not included unless otherwise specified.
Nutrition
Deb says
Thanks so much for this recipe. Definitely tasted like the real thing. Personally it’s too much sweetener for me so I reduced it. I did add a little cinnamon too. Best recipe I’ve tried by far.
Sara says
Oh my yum! I've been on keto since April and was so tired of eggs for breakfast. Gave this recipe a shot and was pleasantly surprised. I used my preferred sugar substitute and a delicious keto syrup. Was absolutely delicious. Only complaint was that it is a little on the dry side. But I would definitely make this again.
Suzanne Dampier says
FABULOUS recipe! Thank you so much! I took it to the next level by adding two tablespoons of powdered peanut butter to the batter before mixing. AY-may-zing with Walden Farms calorie-free chocolate syrup.
marla soto says
One of the best tasting Keto pancakes out there! I also added a bit of banana extract to mine...yum! Thank you for the amazing recipe!!!
Srp says
Looking at the ingredients and from trying other recipes,, i dont see enough liquid to come close to being able to pour out.
Sabra says
I promise it works!
MIchelle says
OH MY!! Totally delcious! My Birthday girl loved them! Thank you so much!
Suzanne says
I was skeptical but really couldn't face eggs for breakfast yet again. These are SO good!
Gary says
Great pancakes! I substituted sugar free syrup for the sweetener ( it was out anyway). Turned out perfectly.
Amy says
Amazing recipe! They came out perfectly fluffy. I thought they'd be tangy from the cream cheese but the sweetener and vanilla neutralized that completely. My husband and I could not tell that cream cheese was an ingredient at all just my tasting them. I am never buying premade keto pancake mix again!
Amy says
5 stars 👍🏻
Kimberly says
These were absolutely without a doubt delicious! My husband and I loved them. I followed your directions except I used a hand mixer rather than a blender, and I used Swerve brown. These are very filling. I highly recommend this recipe.
Kay says
WOW!!! Soooo Sooo Soooo good!! I've tried over and over with different ingredients and could never get them right. This recipe is awesome! I did add just a touch (about 3/4 TBSP) of Coconut flour because I thought it was a little thin. Came out so wonderful! Smuckers makes a sugar free maple syrup I just found. Soooo yummy! Thank you so much!
Donna says
Excellent! Thank you!
David A Marchand says
This came out amazing, will be doing this again real soon
JACKIE says
Just like the recipe name, THE BEST KETO PANCAKES!!
Darla says
Made these for the very First time the other night for my dinner... by far the BEST Keto Pancakes I've ever had !!! ... will never buy box mix again... This Recipe is so easy and Delicious 😋....
Nicki says
These are the best keto pancakes ever 🥞 can’t believe they are so good! Are they really only 1 gram of net carbs per serving? ?
Eve says
No! Three net carbs per serving which is two pancakes
Debra says
First time I tried it with the cream cheese, I used stevia as my sweetener and added a little rum extract with the vanilla. It was very good and really did not need syrup as they were moist, although I used SF maple syrup.. anyway a good break from the usual egg breakfast.
Robyn says
So delicious! Cut sweetener in half and added a splash of half n half to loosen batter. Served with SF strawberry jam and SF Syrup. This recipe will be in the weekly rotation!!!
Samar says
Hi, thanks for the recipe! I'm confused about the serving size - the nutrition information indicates this recipe makes four servings, and that one serving is two pancakes. But the directions say to pour 14 of the batter onto the griddle for each pancake. Is one serving just one pancake then?
Kay says
I'm not sure about you, but a serving to me is however hungry I am, lol. If you take 1/4 of this batter, you would have a pancake so large you wouldn't be able to flip it without it breaking. I personally make them 4-5 inches in diameter and get 9-12 pancakes from this recipe. I'm usually hungry enough that I make it 3 servings instead of 4. Of course always do what's best for you though 😉 The net carb count can differ from product to product depending on what brands you use. My net carb count is actually lower per serving then what's posted here... even with the addition of the coconut flour that I use AND cutting into 3 instead of 4 servings. I have about 12 net carbs in the whole recipe. Hope that helps.
Sabra says
Hi Samar, The recipe should read to pour 1/4 cup of the batter per pancake. Hope that helps!
Kay says
You guys!!! If you pair these with a sausage patty, eggs and syrup, you have a McGriddle!!! I mean if you like that stuff. I haven't had a McGriddle in ages but I'm pretty sure this is what it tastes like! Soooo good!!!!!
Linda says
Made them as the recipe read, no substitutions, and as everyone else said, BEST PANCAKES EVER!!!!!!! I didn’t even use syrup because I liked the flavor so well. YUMMMMMMM!!!!
Brittany says
We made these today and followed directions exactly as it was listed. I don’t know if maybe it was just differences in products used, but these were incredibly and I mean incredibly dry. It was super thick and just over all not good. Doused in syrup they were edible. I’ve made lots of different versions of keto pancakes and these were the worst ones I’ve made yet. I don’t know what went wrong but this isn’t a recipe I will use again, that’s for sure.
Kay says
Brittany, that's strange because I actually added a touch of coconut flour to make it thicker because I thought it was too thin, lol! Did you make a single batch or a bigger one? I make a single because it's usually just me eating them. I'm just curious.
D says
Super delicious pancakes! I never thought using a blender would make such a big difference. This is my go to recipe 😃 Thank you!
Sara H. says
I just made these and this is by far THE BEST keto pancake recipe I’ve tried. The batter tastes like cake batter, and it bubbles just like real pancakes when your cooking them. And finally, they taste like the real thing! 🤤🤤🤤
Suz says
These were so good. Best I've had! I've made a couple of times and come out perfect each time. Love that everything just goes in the blender. I had to push it one more step. Pour about 1/4 inch high of batter in a round dish and microwave until center is just barely still wet. Finishes cooking after taking out. For 4 3/4 inch dia. bowl - 30to40 seconds. Quick light and fluffy!
Does anyone know if I can keep the batter in the refrigerator overnight?
Kristie Cugini says
Do you think you could use egg whites instead of a whole egg?
Beth says
I just made these today! They were easy and delicious!! I only had whipped cream cheese, but they turned out perfectly. Also, I only used 1 tablespoon of monk fruit. I don’t like super sweet food. Since I didn’t have any sugar-free syrup, I just used butter. Cannot wait to eat the leftovers and make these again.
Susan Deselms says
The keto pancake recipe was easy and the taste and texture were satisfying . Thanks - I needed that!
Lauren says
I really have tried every keto pancake recipe out there (plus mixes) I'm done searching! These are delicious and ACTUALLY low carb (so many recipes are "low carb" but still too many carbs for keto) Can't wait to try some variants.
Aurora says
So delicious! I'm not a big cream cheese fan and have been hesitant with recipe's that use it but you just spoke to me. It's the best real thing, so much better than the store bought batter. It actually gets fluffy!!! I had to put my burner on lowish/med but the wait or them to cook is well worth it! Thanks so much.
Joannie says
These were so good. My husband liked them, and he's not a fan of almond flour or cream cheese. 🙂
Deb says
I tried this recipe for the first time today. I loved them. This is one thing I have missed since being on keto, pancakes. They satisfied my hunger for pancakes and didn't throw me out of ketosis. Thank you.
Cheryl says
Best pancakes ever...
Karen Brenneman says
These are the best pancakes I’ve tried…. And I’ve tried a handful of recipes.
Heidi says
I tried this recipe just this morning! I didn't have cream cheese so I subbed sour cream (about 6 tablespoons). I kept my skillet on medium because they were getting too dark on anything past a 5 on my burner knob. They were tasty, not super fluffy, but not flat either, and good flavor! I served with butter and sugar free syrup. (Cary's brand is our fave).
Emily says
This recipe is perfect!! I recently had to switch to a low carb diet and most pancake recipes are basically egg crepes. This is truly fluffy!! I added some flax seed for fiber and I only added a touch of sugar free syrup for sweetener so I could put some over the top as well. They're amazing!
Mary Bryan says
Can I use coconut flour instead of almond flour?
Deb says
Can you substitute the flour for another gluten free one?