Lemon Poppy Seed Oatmeal Pancakes

These lemon poppy seed pancakes are a breakfast winner! They’re gluten free oatmeal pancakes using oat flour, which makes them hearty and filling.

Alex and I are simple breakfast people. For me, my everyday is a whole grain English muffin and peanut butter. Alex is more of a wait-until-I-get-hungry-then-eat-massive-amounts-of-yogurt-and-granola type person. But if it’s a weekend morning, sometimes we’ll spring for pancakes. One of my complaints about pancakes has always been that they are not filling enough. When I do eat them, I go into a sugar-induced coma, then crash, hungry just a few hours later. Our goal with this gluten free oatmeal pancakes recipe was to create a hearty pancake: filling, yet still light and fluffy. We also wanted it to be gluten-free, since it is the most versatile way to cover a variety of dietary needs. So, Alex and I came up with this lemon poppy seed pancake recipe: which happens to be all those things–and delicious!

How to make gluten free oatmeal pancakes

8 to 10 trial runs later, here’s the recipe! We’re not sure whether it was 8 or 10, we lost count after a while…but luckily, we were victorious in the end! The trick to gluten free oatmeal pancakes is using oat flour. The cool thing is that you can make your own oat flour if you have a food processor! To make oat flour, just food process normal old fashioned oats for a few minutes until they have a fine, flour-like texture. The measurements are 1 for 1, so 1 cup of oats makes 1 cup oat flour. Simple as that! You can also buy ground oat flour at the store.

For this gluten free oatmeal pancakes recipe, the oat flour is combined with just a bit of gluten-free flour to keep the pancakes light and fluffy. You can also use whole wheat flour if your diet is not 100% gluten free. The other secret is cornstarch! This also keeps the pancakes light, since oat flour is very dense.

Looking for more gluten free brunch ideas?

Outside of these gluten free oatmeal pancakes, we have dozens of vegan breakfast ideas and gluten free brunch recipes on our website. Here are a few of our favorites:

• Vegetarian Spinach Quiche
• Apple Cinnamon Pressure Cooker Steel Cut Oats
• Cinnamon Pecan Muesli
• DIY Instant Oatmeal
• Gingerbread Oatmeal Pancakes
• Chocolate Muesli Recipe
• White Bean Shakshuka with Feta
• Apple Gluten Free Oatmeal Muffins
• Tofu Scramble Recipe with Black Beans

This recipe is…

This gluten free oatmeal pancakes recipe is vegetarian and gluten free.

Lemon Poppy Seed Gluten Free Oatmeal Pancakes

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(2 votes, average: 5.00 out of 1)

5 from 2 reviews

• Author: a Couple Cooks
• Prep Time: 15 minutes
• Cook Time: 10 minutes
• Total Time: 25 minutes
• Yield: 12
• Category: Breakfast
• Method: Stovetop
• Cuisine: American

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These lemon poppy seed pancakes are a breakfast winner! They’re gluten free oatmeal pancakes using oat flour, which makes them hearty and filling.

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Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups old-fashioned oats or oat flour
• 1/2 cup gluten-free flour (or whole wheat flour)
• ¼ cup cornstarch
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 tablespoons poppy seeds
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar (or 2 1/2 tablespoons maple syrup)
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 large lemon (zest + 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice)
• 3 tablespoons melted coconut oil (or butter)
• 1 cup milk

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Instructions

1. If using oats, make oat flour by placing 1 1/2 cup oats in a food processor and processing until finely ground.
2. In a medium bowl, combine the dry ingredients: 1 1/2 cups oat flour, 1/2 cup gluten-free or whole-wheat flour, ¼ cup cornstarch, 2 teaspoons baking powder, 2 tablespoons poppy seeds, 1 teaspoon kosher salt, and 2 tablespoons sugar (if using maple syrup, omit sugar and add 2 ½ tablespoons maple syrup with the eggs in the next step).
3. In a medium bowl, whisk together 2 eggs, 2 teaspoons vanilla, 3 tablespoons lemon juice and the zest of one lemon. Pour into the dry ingredients, then add 3 tablespoons melted coconut oil. Pour in 1 cup milk (¾ cup if using maple syrup instead of sugar), and stir everything to combine. The batter should be thick but just pourable. If not pourable, add a small bit of milk to lighten the batter and stir to combine.
4. Lightly grease a skillet and wipe off extra grease with a paper towel. Heat the skillet to medium heat. Pour the batter into small circles and fry the pancakes until the bubbles pop on the top. Then flip them and cook until done.
5. Serve the pancakes warm with maple syrup.

Keywords: Oatmeal pancakes, Gluten free oatmeal pancakes, Lemon poppyseed pancakes, Gluten free brunch

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Sonja Overhiser

Cookbook Author and writer

Sonja Overhiser is author of Pretty Simple Cooking, named one of the best healthy cookbooks of 2018. She’s host of the food podcast Small Bites and founder of the food blog A Couple Cooks. Featured from the TODAY Show to Bon Appetit, Sonja seeks to inspire adventurous eating to make the world a better place one bite at a time.

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Alex Overhiser

Cookbook Author and photographer

Alex Overhiser is an acclaimed food photographer and author based in Indianapolis. He’s host of the food podcast Small Bites and founder of the recipe website A Couple Cooks. Featured from the TODAY Show to Bon Appetit, Alex is author of Pretty Simple Cooking, named one of the best vegetarian cookbooks by Epicurious.

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