Take your pancake game to the next level with these delicious Lemon Poppy Seed Pancakes with a Creamy Lemon Sauce. They are perfect for a spring or summer breakfast and best of all - they are deceivingly simple to make.
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We all know that pancakes are the ultimate breakfast food - but not only are traditional pancakes full of carbs - they can also get a little boring when you eat them week after week.
These lemon poppy seed pancakes come together using only a blender so clean up is a breeze! If you don’t have a blender (get one) you could also use an electric mixer.
I decided to make the sauce because I just didn’t feel like traditional pancake syrup would do these unique lemon pancakes justice and it turned out great.
It’s a little tangy, a little sweet, and a touch creamy and really puts these pancakes over the top.
Do yourself a favor and stick to fresh lemon for this recipe. You really need to lemon zest and fresh lemon juice is the best!
I also love to top them with fresh blueberries for an extra pop of flavor and sweetness.
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📖 Recipe
Lemon Poppy Seed Pancakes with Creamy Lemon Sauce | Keto, Gluten Free
Ingredients
Pancakes:
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tablespoon lemon juice
- 2 oz cream cheese
- ⅔ cup Almond Flour
- 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 15-20 drops liquid stevia
- 2 tablespoon poppy seeds
- zest of ½ of a lemon
Creamy Lemon Sauce:
- 4 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 2 tablespoon water
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- zest of ½ of a lemon
- confectioners swerve OR liquid stevia to taste
- 3 tablespoon sour cream
- 1 teaspoon poppy seeds
Instructions
Pancakes:
- Add all the pancake ingredients to a blender, except the poppy seeds. Blend until smooth, scraping down the sides of the blender as needed. Stir in the poppy seeds.
- Heat a skillet over medium heat, then add pour pancake batter into pan. I use ¼ cup of batter per pancake.
- Cook until you begin to see bubbles forming on the edges of the pancake, flip and cook until the pancake has browned on each side.
Creamy Lemon Sauce:
- In a small sauce pan, combine the butter, lemon juice, water and vanilla. Allow to simmer for 5-10 minutes.
- Remove from heat and stir in sweetener, poppy seeds, lemon zest, and sour cream.
- Serve pancakes topped with sauce and enjoy!
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
Fadia says
Hi Santa, to tell you the truth, I’ve read most of your recipes
And they all look so delicious and inviting.
My only problem is my son is lactose and casein
Intolerant and I’m trying to find substitutes for
The cream and and cream cheese.
Are there substitutes for these?
Thx and best regards,
Fadia
Sabra says
Hi Fadia! Thank you so much 🙂
The cream can usually be substituted with coconut milk and there are vegan "cream cheeses" made with coconut milk. (Go Veggie makes a good one!) I haven't used the cream cheese substitutes personally, but I think it would be worth a shot for sure.
I hope this helps and if you try it, let me know how it goes!