Small batch keto pumpkin pancakes recipe. These grain-free coconut flour pancakes will make your morning! Low carb and paleo friendly.
Okay people, you’ve made a monster out of me. All of you who requested single serve recipes or small batch keto recipes, you’ve contributed to this. It is YOUR fault that I am now obsessed with making mini versions of all my best recipes, including these keto pumpkin pancakes. ALL YOUR FAULT. You realize I have a family to feed, right? And four miniature little coconut flour pumpkin pancakes ain’t gonna cut it when those hungry kids get up. Can you imagine my hungry little munchkins fighting over these eenie weenie little pancakes? Because that’s what will happen, you know, when they get up in the morning to discover that Mum has spent all her time in the kitchen making a only enough pancakes to feed one of them. Or herself, that selfish woman! And not only that, but she has documented this shameful mini recipe in a how-to video that will live in infamy.
For a long time there, I wondered what the attraction of single serve recipes was. In some ways, I still do wonder. With tall, hungry kids and husband about, I am usually focused on creating double or even triple batches so I have something to feed them throughout the week. Usually, when I make low carb pancakes, I make PANCAKES. Lots and lots of PANCAKES! And then I stick them in a tupperware in the fridge and grab them out each morning for a few days. Even when I make a double batch, they really only last a few days. You wouldn’t know it to look at my children, they are all so slender, but those kids can eat. And I am the one who has to feed them. I have a lot of trouble keeping up.
So why on earth would I want to make a recipe of pancakes that serves only a single person? Well, because it’s fun and they are cute little pumpkin pancakes. And because not all of my readers are like me, they don’t love leftovers and they don’t have 4 other hungry mouths to feed. And because this little low carb recipe for one lends itself very well to making a fun how-to video.
How to Make Keto Pumpkin Pancakes
But ultimately, I created this recipe because I like the challenge of taking a larger recipe like my Coconut Flour Pumpkin Pancakes and trying to figure out how to cut it down to size. It’s never so simple as just dividing all the ingredients by the number of servings. Almost inevitably, two or three of them work to a strange amount and you can’t exactly tell someone to use .79 of a teaspoon of this or 5/12 of a cup of that. It simply would not do. So you have to change things, round up a bit here and down a bit there, and see if the result is any good. If it’s not, you have to tweak it until it is.
So yes, I love these little small batch recipes because they are small and cute and fun and a bit of a challenge. My kids may not appreciate it but I know many of you will!
- 1 1/2 tbsp coconut flour
- 1 tbsp unflavoured egg white protein powder (whey protein works as well)
- 2 tsp Swerve Sweetener
- 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
- Pinch salt
- 2 tbsp pumpkin puree
- 1 large egg
- 2 tsp avocado oil
- 1 tbsp water
- Butter or coconut oil for the pan
- In a small bowl, whisk together the coconut flour, protein powder, sweetener, spice, baking powder, and salt.
- Stir in pumpkin puree, egg, oil and water until well combined.
- Heat butter or coconut oil in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add pancake batter to make two medium pancakes or several smaller ones. Cook until the bottoms are golden brown and set, then flip over and cook until the second side is golden brown.
- Grab a plate and dig in!
Serves 1. Each serving has 5.05g NET CARBS.
Food energy: 141kcal
Total fat: 11.21g
Calories from fat: 100
Cholesterol: 2mg
Carbohydrate: 9.81g
Total dietary fiber: 4.76g
Protein: 9.73g
Kim Lee says
Yum! Those look lovely. Can’t wait to try them!
allison Gismondi says
Carolyn I too feed four hungry people I know where your coming from. But sometimes it is just me and these are perfect. They look so fluffy and delish! I cant wait to spread some pumpkin butter on them and try em! If I wanted to make a lot can I double or triple this?
Carolyn says
For a big batch, you simply need my big recipe. https://alldayidreamaboutfood.com/2013/11/pumpkin-coconut-flour-pancakes-low-carb-and-gluten-free.html
But if you want just pancakes for two or three, then yes, this recipe is easily doubled or tripled.
Deborah says
Thanks Carolyn. We singles and empty nesters appreciate the “for ones” or “for twos” tremendously. And pumpkin too boot. Yeah!!!
Naida says
I don’t have avocado oil. What would be a better substitution – coconut or olive?
I really enjoy your recipes. They usually turn out well, use ingredients I have and can buy easily plus family and friends enjoy the end product. Your family is lucky to have such a talented lady making their meals 🙂
Carolyn says
You can try any oil here. The only problem with coconut is that it often clumps up when it hits the cold egg. If you don’t need to be dairy-free, go with melted butter.
Michelle says
Thank you for posting this recipe. I just finished making and eating them. They have great texture and taste 🙂
Thanks again, you rock!
Annette Mahoney says
Thank you with just the two of us it is nice to have single or two servings of things, specially your desserts. Otherwise we will eat to much and we dont know many low carbers or keto here. Your cheesecakes. Any way to make them smaller like if they have a 6 in cheesecake pan. that way it would be just enough for the two us for a few days. As we love love your no bake one and the pumpkin one
Carolyn says
I am working on the for two or for one of the cheesecakes!
Esther Ackley says
It sounds wonderful…but I have a real problem with buying pumpkin for just a FEW pumpkin things. I’ve tried putting the extra in the freezer and still usually end up throwing too much of it away. They should make a 4 oz can of pumpkin like they do some other things because 14-16 oz. is WAY too much. I also have very limited freezer space for extra things. Bummer…they sound so good! I love most single servings, except when I cannot buy small amounts of stuff.
Susanna says
A can of Pumpkin usually costs me $1.39, so if you only use half a can (make a double batch of pancakes!) and toss out the extra, it’s not a big financial loss, is it? I’d rather risk the 70 cents then NOT try this yummy recipe! Easy solution! Or you can make a pumpkin soup – for Two, with the surplus in the can!
Lynn says
Love your recipes!
I believe the given nutritional info assumes two servings. I just entered the ingredients into MyFitnessPal and received doubled macro numbers.
The numbers I’m getting matched a one-serving amount for your full recipe for pumpkin pancakes.
Thanks for this recipe – great morning alternative.
Carolyn says
No, the nutritionals are for one serving. MyFitnessPal is not always reliable and may be adding the carbs from the Swerve (which don’t affect blood sugar so I don’t count them).
Julie says
I’m with you on loving leftovers, so I went to your original recipe and bookmarked it for later.
Sad to say that since I found out I was allergic to dairy I’ve had to ignore many if not most of your recipes. Glad to see this one can be dairy free.
Carolyn says
I definitely have plenty of Dairy-Free recipes AND…you can always ask my advice on how to make some of the regular ones dairy-free.
Casty says
Thanks Carolyn. I made them this morning and they fell apart…I don’t know why. But I ate them anyway and they were delicious!
Carolyn says
What brand of coconut flour were you using?
Casty says
I was using Bobs Red Mill Coconut Flour.
Bec at It's Yummi says
Holy moley… I will clearly need to find a way to make these amazing pancakes without the coconut products because, hello… SINGLE SERVING pancakes?! Not to mention, my Hasome really doesn’t care for pumpkin (I know, we all have our flaws). Pinned!
Jan says
These look delicious! I have all the ingredients and can’t wait to try them! Thanks for the dairy free version!
One question… I”ll try these with butter/ghee, but is there a good sugar free “maple” syrup? I have maple flavoring I could add to something as well… Off to search your website, but thought I’d ask.
Carolyn says
You can add a little maple extract to my caramel sauce and it’s divine!
Jan says
Thank you, Carolyn!
Mariah says
Can’t wait to try these!! Can I sub vanilla protein powder for unflavored and omit the swerve?
Carolyn says
Depends on how sweet your protein powder is and how sweet you like your pancakes! 🙂
Amy says
I totally appreciate the large family size recipes (I have five hungry children) but I also am truly grateful for these mini recipes too. I am already low carb, no sugar and as I help my children make this transition, these mini recipes are great for taste testing. I do request that you link all your mini recipes to the family size to make it easier to find. Then when we find ones everybody likes, we can easily make a gigantic batch. Thank you so much for all your hard work to make life easier for the rest of us.
Carolyn says
This is linked to the regular recipe.
Lysette says
I think I’ll make the big batch recipe and try the leftovers with different breakfast sandwich combinations.
Donna says
Can I use Whey Protein in place of the Egg Protein?
Carolyn says
Yes, that’s fine.
Melinda says
What if I don’t want to use protein powder? What would you sub for it?
Carolyn says
Skip it but your pancakes may not rise as much or hold together as well.
carmen steen says
I absolutely love your website and the recipes are yummy looking.I am losing weight on low carb but have been getting bored with my diet till I found your site.Can’t wait to go shopping for all these ingredients.Wow what a delicious way to lose weight and not feel deprived at all.I love pumpkin season and am ready to get started.Thank you so much.
Jackie Byars says
Will almond flour work?
Carolyn says
Not in this recipe, it designed for coconut flour.
Sarah C says
Thank you!! I’m the only one in my family eating keto – another reason someone might want small batch or single-serve recipes. I usually have to quarter (or more) recipes myself, or have a ton of leftovers that I can’t get through in time, or just not make some really delicious looking stuff. Thank you for taking the time to put out recipes for those of us on our own in this way of eating!
Tricia says
Can these be frozen and reheated?
Candace says
Do these freeze well?
Carolyn says
Yes.
Chrissy says
I just made these and they are amazing!! I subbed melted butter for the avocado oil and only had chocolate whey protein and used it. You could not tell they had chocolate in them! My batter was a bit too thick, so I think next time I will add a tad bit more water but I just flipped them twice to make sure they were done clean through. This is going to be my go to pancake recipe! Thanks so much!!
Carolyn says
So welcome!
Carolyn says
Can you use extra coconut flour instead of the protein powder?
Carolyn says
No. You can skip the protein powder but they won’t be as fluffy.
Jessica says
I made these last night as a test to make sure my little one liked them. This morning for breakfast she requested them.
I don’t have pumpkin pie spice, so I used roughly 1/4 tsp cinnamon, 1/8 tsp nutmeg, 1/18 tsp ground ginger and a pinch of ground cloves. Perfect….thank you!
Carolyn says
Glad you and your little one liked them!
Kath says
Is the protein powder necessary for the recipe to work, or is it used just to increase the protein? The pancakes look delicious!
Carolyn says
As with all of my recipes, it is to help the consistency and fluffiness.
Darla says
Hi Carolyn, Due to the holidays I am all out of pumpkin puree… what should I add to make up for it or is it OK to just omit? I’d love to try these today 😀
Carolyn says
I am really not sure this would work without pumpkin puree.
Elizabeth says
This is perfect and they look so fluffy!
Kitti says
How many pancakes does this recipe make?
Thanks!
Carolyn says
It’s up to you… as it says in the instructions “Add pancake batter to make two medium pancakes or several smaller ones. Cook until the bottoms are golden brown and set, then flip over and cook until the second side is golden brown.”
Kitti says
Yes, it does say that in the instructions. I must have overlooked it. Sorry to bother you.