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gluten free lemon ricotta pancakes

Gluten Free Lemon Ricotta Pancakes


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  • Author: Amanda
  • Total Time: 25 minutes
  • Yield: 4 servings 1x
  • Diet: Gluten Free

Description

Light, fluffy, and bursting with fresh lemon flavor, these gluten free lemon ricotta pancakes are made with creamy ricotta cheese for extra protein and tenderness. The homemade blueberry syrup makes them absolutely irresistible.


Ingredients

Scale

  • 1¼ cups gluten-free flour (1:1 blend) or oat flour
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¾ cup ricotta cheese
  • 2 medium eggs
  • ¾ cup milk
  • 1 lemon, juiced
  • 1 teaspoon lemon zest
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

For the Easy Blueberry Syrup:

 

  • ½ cup maple syrup
  • ½ cup frozen blueberries (fresh also work)
  • 1 teaspoon cornstarch

Instructions

  1. Preheat an electric griddle or pan to medium-high heat.
  2. Mix dry ingredients. In a mixing bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder and baking soda. Make a well in the center of the flour mixture and set aside.
  3. Combine wet ingredients. In a separate mixing bowl, whisk together ricotta cheese, eggs, milk, lemon juice, lemon zest and vanilla extract until fully combined.
  4. Make the batter. Pour milk mixture into the well of the flour mixture and whisk until just combined. Avoid mixing too much as over mixing will cause your pancakes to be flatter.
  5. Cook the pancakes. Pour ¼ cup of batter onto the buttered griddle or pan and cook until bubbles begin to appear on the surface and the bottom is golden brown, then flip and cook the opposite side.
  6. Serve warm with blueberry syrup, Greek yogurt or whipped cream, a dusting of icing sugar and fresh blueberries.

For the Blueberry Syrup:

 

  1. Heat and cook. In a saucepan over medium heat add maple syrup and frozen blueberries. Continuously stir until blueberries melt and are soft enough to be mashed.
  2. Mash and thicken. Using a potato masher or fork squish blueberries and stir into the maple syrup. Add the cornstarch and stir until syrup begins to thicken.

Notes

For non gluten free friends: All purpose flour also works perfectly fine! I have tested both and both have come out light and fluffy.

Nutrition tip: A recipe is so much more than just nutritional content and these numbers do not need to dictate your food choices. Please don’t forget that both your body and soul need nourishment!

  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 15 minutes
  • Category: BREAKFAST
  • Method: PAN FRYING
  • Cuisine: American

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 2 pancakes
  • Calories: 175
  • Sugar: 14g
  • Sodium: 149mg
  • Fat: 4g
  • Saturated Fat: 2g
  • Unsaturated Fat: 1,3g
  • Trans Fat: 0,003
  • Carbohydrates: 29g
  • Fiber: 1g
  • Protein: 6g
  • Cholesterol: 44mg