Someone left a comment yesterday asking, “Do you have any good recipes for diabetic pancakes?”
Before I even had time to answer, another reader asked, “Can diabetics eat pancakes??”
Obviously, my answers are “Yes” and “Hell yes!!”
It’s quite easy to make healthy low-carb pancakes that taste amazing and won’t spike your blood sugar.
In fact, I have collected 8 Diabetes-Friendly Pancake Recipes right here.
Before we get into the recipes, I have to admit that I am not quite sure what “diabetic pancakes” are (can pancakes even get diabetes?) so I will just assume that the question is about pancakes that are good for people with diabetes.
To me, that means (relatively) low-carb pancakes with a good amount of protein. And they have to taste GREAT!
The last thing we need to discuss before I let you have the pancake recipes is pancake syrup because I think we can all agree that this is an important part of the pancake experience, right?
So, can you get “diabetic pancake syrup”? Yes, absolutely.
I buy this sugar-free pancake syrup from Walden Farms and it’s good. Great even. It’s the sugar-free product I know of that taste the most like the real thing. Even my husband (who hates the taste of all other sugar substitutes) likes it.
Now, let’s get to the fun part and look at my 8 favorite pancake recipes for people with diabetes!
Easy Protein Pancakes
These easy high-protein pancakes aren’t just simple to make and super healthy, they are also some of the best-looking pancakes if I may say so myself. They are really moist and fluffy, and the blended blueberries give them a great color.
Nutrition: Calories: 182 Carbs: 17g Protein: 22g Fat: 2g
Chocolate Protein Pancakes (Keto)
These low-carb chocolate protein pancakes are packed with protein and take only 10 minutes to get ready! With only 5 grams of carbs per serving, they’re the perfect easy, healthy breakfast.
Nutrition: Calories: 379 Carbs: 5g Protein: 19g Fat: 31g
Healthy Pumpkin Pancakes
My pumpkin pancakes are packed with protein (almost 23 grams), contain a moderate amount of low-glycemic carbs (16 grams), and have a small amount of healthy fat (just over one gram). Perfect for a healthy breakfast!
Nutrition: Calories: 182 Carbs: 16g Protein: 26g Fat: 1g
“Meal Prep” Pancakes
Didn’t think you could meal prep pancakes? Well, these pancakes are here to show you that you can! This quick, paleo friendly meal is loaded with fiber and healthy fats to keep you going all morning long!
Nutrition: Calories: 375 Carbs: 17g Protein: 16g Fat: 27g
Green Smoothie Pancakes
I love this idea! They have turned their favorite spinach and banana smoothie into a pancake. How cool (and cool looking) is that?
Nutrition: Not calculated
Sweet Potato Pancakes
These dense, eggy pancakes get their protein from cottage cheese and their color from sweet potato. They have a different consistency than “normal” pancakes but don’t let that scare you. They taste great!
Nutrition: Not calculated
Low-Carb Almond Flour Pancakes
Using almond flour instead of regular flour is a great way to reduce the carbs in baking recipes, but you need to experiment a lot to get the consistency right. Luckily, the expert recipe creator on The Novice Chef Blog has done just that and created these delicious low-carb, gluten-free pancakes (she actually use cream cheese in the batter!!).
Nutrition: Calories: 391 Carbs: 8g Protein: 15g Fat: 33g
Low-Carb Cottage Cheese Pancakes
This was one of the first recipes I developed myself and it’s still one of my favorites that I make all the time. The pancakes are thin (crepes, really) and have a great chewy consistency from the cottage cheese and egg whites. Super yummy!
Nutrition: Calories: 205 Carbs: 19g Protein: 25g Fat: 2g
There you have it! 8 healthy low-carb recipes for “diabetic pancakes”. Or at least 7 recipes that will work as a healthy breakfast for people living with diabetes (I still don’t understand why people say “diabetic pancakes” instead of “pancakes for people with diabetes”.
More diabetes-friendly recipes
We have a lot more healthy and diabetes-friendly recipes here on Diabetes Strong. Here are some of my favorite recipe roundups:
- 10 easy diabetic desserts
- 10 healthy dinner recipes for diabetics
- 10 healthy diabetic chicken recipes
Enjoy!
Hello I am interested in the pancake recipes. However I also have a dairy allergy. The recipes you mentioned that use dairy is there a substitute for that?
A lot of the recipes aren’t from our website, so you’ll have to go through them and see if they offer any alternatives. But I think you’d be able to substantiate milk with soy or nut milk
F.Y.I. I have begun using coconut milk in place of almond milk, as Dr. Gundry had said almond milk was hard to digest. Soy milk contains estrogen, another hold up for us women. NOTE: I have a mutated gene (GCK2 gene) that mimics diabetes and is usually misdiagnosed, then doctors not familiar with MODY will give Metformin or insulin which is not recommended by Kolver Institute. It’s easy to determine if someone has MODY (mutated gene), however most insurance companies don’t like to pay for a gene test. The A1C is another way. Because the glucose is normally higher than what the normal doctors think, and they won’t believe you, go to an endocrinologist who has experience with what is called MODY.
I have just been diagnosed with diabetes and I was wondering if you had great meal plans or meal preps that I could do.
We have a few different ones on the website. You can find them here: https://diabetesstrong.com/category/diet/meal-plans/
I really wish you would put the fiber in each recipe…since I am eating very low carb to help keep my sugar stable. If I add more carbs my sugar is high after bedtime so I try to keep it low 20 to 38 which is helping my a1c and weight. I know if you add more fiber you can eat more carbs I have noticed. So that is why I like to know the fiber content.
Thanks
Laurie
All of our recipes have the fiber content listed with the other nutrition facts down in the recipe card. So hopefully those can be of help. Some of these recipes are from other websites and unfortunately, some choose not to show the full nutrition breakdown
I’m 64 male just diagnosed with diabetes. My fasting was 135 and A1C was 7.4. Is this really that bad? I’m trying diet anf exercise first before meds!
Your blood sugars are elevated, so the diabetes diagnosis makes sense (you can read more about blood sugar levels here https://diabetesstrong.com/what-are-normal-blood-sugar-levels/). You should work with your medical team to determine what the right target glucose level is for you. The general guideline is an A1C below 7.5% but some will aim for an even lower A1C as elevated blood sugars can be harmful to the body
Thank you for such great ideas. I don’t have diabetes but my blood sugar levels are climbing and my doctor advised a more glucose friendly diet. Sugar hides everywhere and food ideas such as these are truly appreciated.
Hi Christel.
My boyfriend has diabetes. so we try to eat more healthy food in these days.
so we bought Keto Protein pancake mixed. but we didn’t eat pancake with syrup.
honestly it is not tasty without syrup lol
we want to eat good and healthy syrup or some sauce with pancake
but I have no idea about that totally.
How can I find good one for us???
Thanks for reading this!!
Juyoung Ahn
I hear you, a good syrup can really take a pancake to the next level. You can find a description of my favorite ways to spice/sweeten food (inclusive my favorite carb-free syrup) here: https://diabetesstrong.com/low-carb-options-to-sweeten-and-spice-up-your-life/
I have found that Coco zero works but I also put Rediwhip coconut or almond milk whipped cream on them because it taste sweet to me. This brand doesn’t elevate my sugars but I just put a drizzle on and don’t put it in the refrig. it will get really hard to pour.
My 5 year old granddaughter had just been diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes.
She eats healthy and drinks water
I want to prepare meals she can eat and meals she wants to eat. Can you help identify meals for her?
Linda Eggler
Hi Linda,
Since your granddaughter will be treating her diabetes with insulin there’s nothing she can’t eat. I would suggest that you chat with her parents about what type of nutrition approach they’ll like to take and follow that. If they prefer low carb, ask them what that means to them. If it’s 20 g of carbs per meal, or more or less and go from there. They might want her to just eat like other children, and she can do that, but again it will be her guardians choice