Grain-Free German Apple Pancake
I love the people I’ve ‘met’ over the past few months in the primal/paleo community. If I start listing the amazing people, you will be reading all day so today I will focus on just one. Well, not one…they are a super couple with 3 adorable little blonde boys. You probably already know them, but if you don’t I’m talking about the remarkable Paleo Parents.
Stacy and Matt are the people that convinced me (by their posts) to get my whole family on board with this lifestyle. I was in a place of absolute frustration when it came to my family. How could I be eating one way and them another? How was that feasible in the long term? I had really only seen food bloggers who were single or couples with no kids…until Stacy and Matt.
I was inspired by them and made the big change. I’ve watched my children’s palates grow tremendously over the past couple of months and it’s so wonderful. Today they announced that they were coming out with a kid’s book. It comes out 2 days before Anya’s birthday and I am thinking about just giving it to her as a give because she will, undoubtedly, claim it as her own anyway. She was excited to see the cover of the book and I know she’ll love cooking the recipes with me.
I have no doubt that their book will be anything short of awesome! Please go pre-order your copy right now! Seriously…go…I’ll wait! *tap tap tap*
Done? Good! I’ve been wanting to make a German Apple Pancake for a long time but just never did. I found a recipe and decided to just paleo that sucker up! The result was worth the time!! It tasted just like overnight french toast…but with apples and pears! Really, I should have called it German Apple and Pear Pancake but it’s apple-tacular so the name doesn’t matter. This would be a great family brunch dish!
Grain-Free German Apple Pancake
Serves 10
Ingredients
12 eggs
2 cups almond milk
1/3 cup coconut oil, melted
1 tablespoon vanilla
1 tablespoon maple syrup
1/2 cup coconut flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
2 apples, sliced 1/8″ thick
1 pear, sliced 1/8″ thick
1/4 cup coconut oil
1/4 cup maple syrup
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
Directions
Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
In a large bowl, whisk eggs, almond milk, 1/3 cup coconut oil, vanilla, and 1 tablespoon maple syrup. In a small bowl, stir coconut flour, 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg, and baking soda. Mix dry ingredients into wet ingredients and beat well to combine. Set aside while you prepare the apples and pears.
In a small frying pan, heat 1/4 cup of coconut oil with 1/4 cup maple syrup. Stir in cinnamon and nutmeg; cook for 1 minute. Pour the mixture into a 9×13″ baking pan. Spread apple and pear slices into an even layer in the baking pan. Carefully pour the egg mixture over the apples/pears.
Bake for 20 minutes in preheated oven. Reduce heat to 375 degrees and continue to cook for 20-25 minutes.
Oh my gosh, I was JUST thinking about wanting to find a paleo recipe for this AND such amazingly awesomely nice things – it didn’t even register you were talking about us – thank you!!
My family is going to love this recipe… and I guess I might like it a little bit too…
Can’t wait to try it!
It makes such a big tray and there was a bit of concern as to whether or not I would even get any. I resisted eating the rest of it because I really wanted my husband to try it as well.
How long do you think this would last in the fridge?
You could probably keep it in the fridge for 2-3 days.
Delicious!! I love baked apples. Reminds me of comfort food!
This looks absolutely delicious! Can’t wait to try this recipe on for size!
Hi there!
This looks fabulous and I’m so excited to find your site!
I linked to this post in my recipe for Grain Free Apple Pancakes.
http://www.thealmondflower.com/2011/10/grain-free-apple-pancakes.html
Cheers!
Mollie
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This was really good, thank you!! We drizzled just a little bit of extra maple syrup on top, sprinkled just a touch more cinnamon, it was amazing.
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This reminds me of the apple pancakes (with a paleo twist) that your mom use to make when we were kids! I can’t wait to try them on sunday!
Going to make this tonight for breakfast over the next couple of days. I don’t have any on hand right now, but I but bacon would really take this to the next level. Naughty, I know…
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Wow…this was the go to Holiday brunch food and we thought we would not be able to make it again. My family thanks you (we had a broccoli quiche this year but they were all disappointed. I will try this out on the hubby and step-c next weekend. THANKS for sharing. I will be back. OH the Caveman sent me…..LOL
I am going to make this in the morning!!!! Thanks!!
This turned out very well, smelled great while it was cooking too. I found it to be a little “eggy” tasting so next time I plan on adding a little more cinnamon & maple syrup, and maybe even shredding the apples instead to get more apple flavor infused into the mixture a bit more. The texture was lovely and we all enjoyed it, thank you so much!
I found your recipe on the Civilized Caveman’s site, so yummy! It’s nice to find another breakfast idea without the almond flour, and still lots of protein. Thank-you!
Made this today….just discovered your site via the Civilized Caveman. This “pancake” is almost souffle like, very light but still satisfying. I couldn’t resist adding rhubarb…so I had the sweet from apples and tart from the rhubarb and it was perfect. (No pears…maybe next time!). Thank you!
Oh yum!!! I’ll bet the rhubarb was great in there! Thanks for the comment!
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Just tried this…my tweeks…
Did not have almond milk, so subbed 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
And 1 cup water
Whisked the eggs a LOT in a stand mixer
Sautéed the apples with the oil, maple syrup, and spices in the pan
Worked fine and was fluffy like our previous wheaty pancakes
Thank you for sharing your version!!