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These rice flour banana pancakes are an awesome vegan and gluten free breakfast option for any phase of your elimination diet. The most important part is the real maple syrup. I absolutely love maple syrup. I would guzzle it straight from the bottle if I found any clickbait article that said it was healthy to do so. It is very important to spend the extra money on the real stuff. Cheap syrup alternatives are typically colored corn syrup and not acceptable for any elimination diet recipes. They also don’t taste half as good as the real stuff.
Rice flour is a great staple to have on hand for your elimination diet. In order to have a good variety of flavors and textures for your baked goods and other meal options I like to have at least oat and rice flour available. Rice flour is sturdier for this pancake recipe than oat flour would be. Plus, you’ll likely already be having a lot of oats for your elimination diet breakfasts and these gluten free pancakes help to mix it up a bit.
The banana in this rice flour pancake is both the binder and the sugar. The riper the banana the stronger the flavor and the better it will hold everything together. So go ahead and use those browner bananas for this one. You can add extra sliced bananas or any other non-citrus fruit on top as well. Pancakes are an easy base to complete a full breakfast. Or take it in a dessert direction by topping with coconut whipped cream or vegan chocolate syrup!
Rice Flour Pancakes FAQ
Yes! Rice flour is naturally gluten free and has less of a cross contamination risk than oat flour does. If you know that you are celiac or otherwise have a severe gluten intolerance look for brands that are labeled “certified gluten free.” Rice flour banana pancakes have a similar texture to regular wheat pancakes.
Yes, but not for a while. Real maple syrup, like what you should use during your elimination diet, needs to be refrigerated once it’s opened but will last about 1 year in the fridge. If you’re like me you will go through a bottle much quicker than that!
Ingredients
- ½ cup rice flour
- ½ cup coconut or oat milk, plain or vanilla is fine
- 1 ripe banana, peeled
- pinch salt
- coconut oil
- real maple syrup for serving
Instructions
- in a blender or food processor combine all ingredients except coconut oil and maple syrup
- blend for about 30 seconds until very smooth
- heat a skillet over medium low heat, grease with coconut oil
- pour batter into pancake rounds on heated skillet, how many depends on the size of your skillet
- cook for about 4 minutes before flipping and cooking for another 3, both sides should be a deep golden brown, keep the heat at medium low to get it cooked all the way through without burning
- repeat until batter is used up, re-grease the pan as needed
- serve hot with real maple syrup or favorite pancake topping
You know what, I lied about the maple syrup. I had some leftover after taking that picture and eating the pancakes. Took a little sip of the maple syrup and I regretted it. Too sweet after all those pancakes. Also, maybe don’t eat 8 pancakes by yourself even if they are vegan and gluten free.
