So you aren’t going to get your typical Sunday morning, almond milk latte hyped up blog post this morning. Instead I am going to spare you the long read and let you get straight to this deliciousness that has been requested. I will however give you a short summary of my day because I just wouldn’t feel right not talking for a minute. Snapshot, ready GO. Drank too much wine last night, slept like shit, went to the coffee shop this morning, didn’t feel like blogging, only had one latte, came home, and some bacon, went Merry Maid on my house for 3 hours, ate some more bacon with eggs this time, continued to scrub toilets and wash floors and do laundry, ate the last of the bacon, finished cleaning and felt better. Now I am writing this to you while I have some contraption in the oven that hopefully turns out well and that will be up for a vote soon ;). If its good, I plan on eating way more than I should, sitting on my couch, and doing nothing until bed time to wake up at that lovely hour of 0430 tomorrow to start my week. That’s all.
Now that I blabbed, lets just get to the bottom of this recipe, none of the credit for this goes to me. My bestie Tara over at The Foodie and the Family is the creator of this amazingness. All I did was cut it in half and make tiny ones cause I wanted to eat them all week, cause I am greedy like that. You can see the original recipe HERE. I would appreciate it if all of you went over to her Facebook page and gave her some like love and also feel free to leave some sort of sarcastic comment about the Caveman sending you ;) And, just in case you needed a reason, she is a mother of 5 children and rocks some serious Paleo Eats. K end of story, enjoy the recipe :)
German Apple Pancake
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Serves: 8
Ingredients
- 6 eggs
- 1 cup almond milk
- 3 tbsp coconut oil, melted
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 2 tsp pure maple syrup
- 1/4 cup coconut flour
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/8 tsp nutmeg
- 2 apples, cored and diced
- 2 tbsp coconut oil
- 2 tbsp raw organic honey
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp nutmeg
- juice of 1/2 lemon
- handful of crushed pecans
Instructions
- Preheat Oven to 425 degrees fahrenheit
- In a large bowl, whisk eggs, almond milk, coconut oil, vanilla, and maple syrup
- In a small bowl, stir coconut flour, nutmeg, and baking soda
- Mix dry ingredients into wet ingredients and beat well to combine, set aside while you prepare the apples
- In a small frying pan, heat 2 tbsp coconut oil and raw organic honey
- Stir in cinnamon and nutmeg and juice of 1/2 Lemon and cook for 1 minute
- Add in your apples and sauté until all your apples are nicely coated
- Evenly divide your apple mixture between 8 ramekins greased with coconut oil and then evenly divide your egg mixture on top of the apples between the 8 Ramekins
- Place your Ramekins on a baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes at 425 and then reduce heat to 375 and cook for an additional 20 minutes
- Sprinkle with pecans when removed from the oven
- Enjoy
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I doubled the coconut flower since I know these muffins can be really “eggy”. This added a little bit of a coconut flavor and didn’t end up looking like the picture, but if you don’t care about either of those things (like me), they’re FANTASTIC! My whippersnapper liked them, so they’re also cave-kid friendly. :D
Awesome Thank you
I just made this and it is delicious…..trying paleo and was glad a breakfast dish using fruit will bring variety to morning meals . I used all honey in mine instead of maple and it was wonderful…. Reminds me of bread pudding too….I may eat some cold tomorrow it would be like dessert! Also I used a 9×9 ” glass dish ( adjusted the temp) and it came out perfect….Thanks for down sizing it (just me & hubby). Sure is Yummy!
Well, I’m one of your loyal followers. Thank you for your service to our country and for this website. I’ve been paleo for about a year with benefits too numerous to list here. I’m in Avalon, on Catalina Island. We have a number of paleo folk on the island and you would be welcomed here with open arms (and an apartment in which to stay on our beautiful island), should you decide to grace us with your cooking…..just sayin’. I’m a former restaurant owner and macrobiotic cooking teacher. After 40 years with no red meat I’ve become a serious carnivore! I’m in the process of writing my paleo experience into an article I intend to send to Prevention Magazine which has the potential of reaching so many health minded people. Among the many benefits of the paleo way of eating, my interest in recipe creation has been stimulated again and my husband and I are busy creating new recipes all the time. It’s been a wonderful kind of friendly competition and we both benefit!
Thank you Ellen. I have wanted to come out there but it is really expensive. I may reconsider now
These were amazing!!! Followed recipe as above and they turned out fantastic! I’m a nursing new mom , and so I always feel like I’m starving; I eat paleo 100%, but I have a lot more treats (not cheats!) than I probably should. So these apple-cakes really hit the spot for this HUNGRY mommy. I’m pretty much a pig. Thank you for this genius recipe.
So glad you enjoyed. Hope you keep making my recipes
Hi,
Do you think these would freeze ok??
Cooking for 1 but oh so tempted to try them!
They are egg based so I don’t know how well they will defrost. But people do it will waffles and egg base pancakes so give it a try
I just made these in muffin tins. First paleo baking adventure! What would happen if you mixed a lil of the stuff you sautee the apples in with the egg mixture? would it fail to rise? cuz i think that might be really tasty!
Oh I don’t know, give it a shot and let me know :)
Just made these tonight. This was more a souffle ( a good souffle) I think if you doubled up on the flour and used a 1/2 cup plus some it may rectify the problem that some people are having.
I will have to try that. Sounds like an awesome fix
I just made these in silicone cupcake holders and they turned out AMAZING. Excellent recipe. Thank you!!
*Oh I had to cut the baking time nearly in half at each temperature, but the ingredients turned out perfect as written above!
You are so welcome, I will be using silicon cups next time
Just made these today but used the original recipe you mentioned (thanks for the link!). Didn’t want to go for sweet (pear) on sweet (apple) so I sub’d rhubarb for the pear – the tart and sweet worked great with the maple syrup. Thanks again for highlighting this souffle like “pancake” recipe…light and satisfying!
So glad you enjoyed and your welcome
I just made this! I loved it and I discovered how cute cooking in Ramekins can be! ;) My friend and husband enjoyed them too…I think it has too much egg though…I think I will sub an egg or two for banana next time or just use 6ish egg whites with 3 eggs or something to reduce the taste of egg. They do give it a nice texture though. But seriously it is wonderful and didn’t cause any blood sugar issues here – LOVE. :D
So glad you enjoyed. Those sound like great ideas on how to change it
Hi, i just made these. I didn’t know what to expect taste-wise, but when I took the first bite I realised they tasted like what we in Sweden call “ugnspannkaka” (oven pancake). It’s traditionally made with eggs, flour and milk, baked in a roasting pan and served with apples, bacon and lingonberry jam. It’s always been a childrens favourite, so this brought me some sweet childhood memories, thanks :)
Oh that’s awesome. So glad you enjoyed :)
Hello Caveman!
I made this yesterday following your recipe exactly. Mine came out dense and overcooked. How did you get yours to have what appears to be a fluffy,puffed appearance. Also, what kind of apples did you use? I went with granny smith, using 2 large, my diced apples did not rise to the top… What size ramekins did you use?
I need suggestions. For my 8 & 9 year olds, how the food looks is a big an issue as the texture and taste.
I used red apples, I don’t remember what kind they are. The fluffy puffed appearance is from the eggs and the ramekins I used are id say about 3-4 inches across so not that large. If you redo them cut the cooking time down by a bunch and then just monitor them. I wish I could help more but I am not a cook by science, I do it by feel and write the best directions I can.
I will try again. Thanks.
These are leavened with baking soda, which does expire. If its old it may not give as much lift as you want. Resulting in flat pancakes. Check the package for the expiration date. And while your at it check to make sure that your baking soda does not have cornstarch in it, some companies add it.
Thanks for the heads up on that. I recently discovered my “ground cinnamon” contained soy and other random bs, not just plain old ground cinnamon.
I am so excited to make this recipe!!
Hope you enjoy
Where do I find coconut flour? Thanks
Best place is tropical traditions. They are linked on the right side of my page
So I’ve attempted these twice now and both times they’ve been a little off. No amount of greasing the ramekins has been able to get these things out clean enough to serve as pretty as your photo. But beyond prettiness, I feel like something is up with the texture of mine. I’m wondering how they are supposed to turn out because both times I’ve made these they’ve come out with a custard-y flavor and texture. Not much of a “pancake” image coming to mind, but then again I’m not sure how they are supposed to end up. The flavor has always been good and the apples are delicious. Just wondering if I’m doing something wrong or if that’s how they’re supposed to turn out.
I don’t think your doing anything wrong. Recipes are funny when remade but mine are like spongy when they come out. The name was just because I modified someone else’s recipe and kept the name. In my opinion, if they taste good then we are good
These look incredible!
They taste incredible too :)
try using cupcake papers.
I did the same as Tracy did – baked these in a muffin tin. The flavors turned out really well but they did stick quite a bit, even with plenty of greasing. How do they keep from sticking in ramekins? Also, I wasn’t sure about how long to saute the apples for. . .
Thanks for linking your great post to FAT TUESDAY. This was very interesting! Hope to see you next week!
Be sure to visit RealFoodForager.com on Sunday for Sunday Snippets – your post from Fat Tuesday may be featured there!
http://realfoodforager.com/2011/11/fat-tuesday-november-15-2011/
Wow, sounds awesome. I will go over to her blog tout suite
Sarah they were delicious
These look amazing. I can't wait to try them!
This post is really interesting. I hope you can share it at Fat Tuesday this week!
http://realfoodforager.com/2011/11/fat-tuesday-november-15-2011/
I am sorry Tracy, ramekins are super convenient and really cheap. If you get them you can use them to make egg muffins for the week or mini desserts etc. Hope you make this again :)
Well I tried them in a muffin tin because I do not have Ramekins and I would advise against doing this! I used paper cups because I was worried about sticking. The muffin cups were much smaller than a ramekin and so there was way too much apple (I ended up almost completely filling 10 muffin cups) and there was way too much egg mixture (I still had almost a full cup of batter left after filling the 10 muffin cups. I wasn't sure how long to cook them for because they are smaller. The kids say they taste really good though. Next time I will go buy Ramekins and make them the right way though.
This looks so amazing!!! I have to make these!!!
Haha thanks M.C. and thanks for the comment on my Before and after
Since I am Dutch.. German doesn't sound very tempting. But I have to admit, those are the best looking Germans I've ever seen!! :)
Fritz I think you will be fine with that, go for it :).
Annemarie I hope it is good for them :)
I am thrilled to find this for my SCD kid!
Looks really delicious – is it possible to sub coconut milk here?
Ooh, so it looks like I have to make a trip to TJ's this week–thanks for the almond milk tip! :)
This will be accompanied by a trip to pick up some ramekins, too. ;)
Anonymous so glad you found it and hope you enjoy them. Shari I hope you love these too. Miss awesome Kait I bet your right, go for it
I was hoping to try this in our ramekins, too, so we'll hvae them for a couple days this week. Thanks for trying it first!
These look fab, have some amazing apples that need a purpose, I can't eat them on their own because they send me on a sugar rollarcoaster! Haha, lame. So these are muffin size? I bet a muffin tin would work eh?
I just spent at least 1.5 hours googling baby dutch pancakes that are ok with paleo or the specific carbohydrate diet. I gave up because I didn't have the ingredients. Then I thought I'd check out your page and whad'ya know you have the the best recipe out there. They are in the oven right now. Just wanted to say thanks and I LOVE your page. @Torrey if you don't want all the stuff that comes in the milks Amazon carries nut milk makers. They aren't that expensive and are really easy to use. Jenn
Beth they are like 3 inches across, you can do them in any size
Now I have to go buy some ramekins! What size are those?
Torrey, For these ones I used Trader Joes unsweetened which doesn't have much of anything added
I know you make your own almond milk, but for those of us not savvy enough (and sans food processors), is there one on the market without any crap in it? All the brands I've seen have a lot of icky additives. :(
Or would coconut milk (from a can) work instead?
I had the exact same thought…
I am going to have to try this in the next few weeks when I add coconut flour back into my diet! Keeping it simple right now for a few reasons! The name made me laugh since it looks more like a cinnamon roll to me but wow it looks great!
Hope you do Robin and enjoy every bite of it :)
I just used Tara's recipe for a savory bacon-squash version. Mine didn't turn out nearly as pretty as hers or yours but it sure was tasty! I really like your individual servings and am going to try that the next time. Perhaps it will be picture worthy then.
OMG OMG is what I was saying as I ate each and every one of them haha
Can you say yummmmmmmmm This sounds divine can't wait to try them
OMG OMG OMG!!!!!! Will be trying these this weekend! Did i say OMG!?!?!!