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Published: Sep 20, 2011 · Updated: Oct 28, 2021 by Carole Jones · 65 Comments

Low Carb Pancakes and Waffles

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My goodness!!  I mentioned my low carb pancakes in jest last week, but received many emails asking for the recipe and details about my diet.  Those who were hoping to know what I did with that leftover chocolate ganache will have to come back next week….sorry!
 
I began this diet 20 weeks ago and have lost 40 pounds.  As I mentioned in a previous post, after having baby #6, my normal, gradual weight loss never kicked it….probably because I will be kissing the grand old age of 40 here in a few months.  I reached my breaking point this spring after gaining  more weight and was at the same weight as when I was 9 months pregnant.  I was done!  I 100% committed to this lifestyle and have never looked back.  I even convinced my hubby to join me and he has lost 45 pounds.  While I am thrilled for him, it is so unfair that he has lost more than me.  He started 3 weeks after I did and has cheated along the way!!!  Stupid male metabolism….
 
Low Carb Pancakes and Waffles
 
So what lifestyle have we adopted???  We are proud, card-carrying members of the Dukan Diet.  Extreme, yes.  Difficult, yes.  Results, yes!  As a bonus side effect for me though (and just as exciting as the weight loss), the pancreatitis I have suffered through over the past 5 years has completely turned around on this diet.
 
Low Carb Pancakes and Waffles
 

These pancakes are my salvation right now.  I eat them almost every morning…honest!  They were created in a scramble one morning.  I had been using a similar pancake recipe with low fat ricotta cheese, but I was out.  All I had was low fat cream cheese, so I gave it a try.  AMAZING!!!!  Dukan requires us to eat 2 Tb of oat bran everyday, so we began adding that to the original recipe and viola!  A low carb pancake that is awfully darn outstanding….but please remember I am also a bit carb deprived at the moment so anything that resembles a real carb is complete heaven for me 🙂

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  • 1/4 C low fat cream cheese
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 Tb oat bran (you can leave this out if you need pure protein)
  • 1/4 tsp vanilla
  • 1/4 tsp cinnamon
  • 3/4 tsp baking powder
  • 1 Tb or less of sweetener (I use Truvia)

Instructions

  1. Heat your griddle over medium heat, or preheat your waffle iron.  In a small glass bowl, microwave your cream cheese until soft, about 20-30 seconds.  Beat with a fork.  Add eggs, one at a time, beating until completely mixed in.  Add your remaining ingredients and mix them in with your fork.  Pour your batter onto your griddle or waffle iron and cook as you would normal pancakes!
  • Author: Carole Jones

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1/5th
  • Calories: 145
  • Sugar: 1g
  • Sodium: 146mg
  • Fat: 6g
  • Saturated Fat: 2g
  • Unsaturated Fat: 2g
  • Trans Fat: 0g
  • Carbohydrates: 26g
  • Fiber: 6g
  • Protein: 10g
  • Cholesterol: 80mg

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Categories: Breakfast Tags: Bread, Gluten Free, Low-Carb, Pancakes

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About Carole Jones

Carole Jones is an Arizona-based cookbook author & food blogger. She's authored The 30 Minute Cooking From Frozen Cookbook and the self-published Take 5: Chicken e-cookbook. For the past 15 years, Carole has shared her culinary adventures cooking and baking for her six brutally honest children here on My Kitchen Escapades. Hot, crusty bread is Carole's love language, but her two adorable grandchildren are a close second. Yes, second. Don't judge.

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  1. Taryn says

    October 11, 2011 at 1:22 pm

    I made these this morning and they were AWESOME! Thanks for this simple, easy recipe!

    Reply
  2. Carole says

    October 11, 2011 at 6:35 pm

    So glad they were a hit Taryn! I seriously have them about 5 days a week 🙂

    Reply
  3. Forrest + Kim Flesch says

    November 12, 2011 at 5:40 pm

    I even forgot the sweetener and they were still AMAZING! Thank you!!!

    Reply
  4. Heather says

    October 29, 2013 at 12:02 am

    I accidentally purchased wheat bran instead of oat bran. (Didn’t look closely enough!) Do you think wheat bran will work?

    Reply
  5. Carole says

    October 29, 2013 at 1:44 am

    Absolutely Heather! I use oat bran because I have a gluten intolerance and it has a bit more texture to it, but wheat bran would work as well. You might want to add just a bit more than the recipe calls for just because it isn’t as dense as oat bran.

    Reply
  6. Heather says

    November 01, 2013 at 10:34 pm

    Great! I’m going to try this recipe tomorrow morning. I’ll let you know how it turns out!

    Reply
  7. Heather G. says

    May 27, 2014 at 4:20 pm

    Is it possible for you to add the nutrition facts to this recipe please? I am trying to use weight watchers for weight loss and my husband is using the no-low carb route so when finding and making recipes I need to take both of us into consideration 🙂
    Thank you!
    -Heather G.

    Reply
    • Carole says

      May 27, 2014 at 7:17 pm

      Heather- these are great for both diets! I don’t include nutritional facts for my recipes but there are a ton of resources online that offer that service. All you have to do is plug in the ingredients. Thanks for your note! Carole

      Reply
  8. Elizabeth Fitzmaurice says

    April 30, 2015 at 8:49 am

    Hi Carole,

    I’m wondering…. this recipe doesn’t contain any kind of grain, right? Cream Cheese, Eggs, a little sweetener and baking powder. How in the world does that become a waffle or pancake? Not that I’m doubting you, but how in the world would that work?

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    • Carole says

      April 30, 2015 at 10:16 am

      Elizabeth- the recipe calls for 2 Tb of oat bran so there is some grain in there. It does work without the oat bran as well but what is pictured contains the bran.

      Reply
      • Elizabeth Fitzmaurice says

        April 30, 2015 at 10:20 am

        Thanks for responding so quickly. Wow, this I’ve got to try! I have Oat Bran on hand from before I went low-carb (my favorite hot cereal) so that’ll come in handy with this recipe.

        Reply
        • Elizabeth Fitzmaurice says

          April 30, 2015 at 10:29 am

          One more question…..since you mentioned cottage cheese, can I use that instead of cream cheese in this recipe?

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          • Kathy says

            October 21, 2015 at 10:30 pm

            Not sure if your question was answered, Elizabeth, but I’ve often blended my cottage cheese to make it smoother and creamier – it becomes sort of like ricotta. This could work instead of the cream cheese. Don’t see why it wouldn’t. Good luck…

  9. Tina says

    June 20, 2015 at 3:15 pm

    Would ground flax seed work instead? More fiber – less carbs.

    Reply
    • Carole says

      June 20, 2015 at 6:09 pm

      I’ve never tried it with ground flax Tina. The oat bran soaks up quite a bit of the liquid and wonder if the flax would do the same. Give it a try and let me know! -Carole

      Reply
  10. Terrornika says

    June 29, 2015 at 4:45 pm

    how many carbs are in it

    Reply
    • Carole says

      June 29, 2015 at 5:19 pm

      I’m not sure Terrornika. There are a lot of great online nutritional calculators that you could use!

      Reply
  11. Vilma A Rosario says

    August 12, 2015 at 8:50 pm

    Would Almond flour work instead? I can’t use oat bran.

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    • Carole says

      August 13, 2015 at 6:46 am

      Great question Vilma. I have used almond flour as well and yes, it does work. The texture is slightly different but still very delicious -Carole

      Reply
      • Susi Vroman says

        August 29, 2015 at 9:31 am

        I used coconut flour and they were delish!

        Reply
        • Carole says

          August 29, 2015 at 9:46 am

          I’ve used almond flour many times in this recipe but never coconut. I’ll have to try that next time -Carole

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          • Paul says

            October 07, 2015 at 2:56 pm

            If you haven’t tried the coconut flour yet, a word of advice: start with 1tbs. Coconut is an extremely thirsty flour and leaves baked goods dried out if you swap it 1 for 1. 🙂

          • Carole says

            October 07, 2015 at 7:03 pm

            Thanks Paul!

  12. Susi Vroman says

    August 29, 2015 at 9:30 am

    Made these for breakfast! My husband and I are following Atkins, I can see these waffles as dessert with a few strawberries and whipping cream! Yum!

    Reply
    • Carole says

      August 29, 2015 at 9:45 am

      I love that idea Susi!

      Reply
  13. Linda Z says

    October 13, 2015 at 8:58 pm

    Getting ready to go on the Dukan Diet and was hesitant to give up my carbs. I googled low carb pancakes by image. Yours were the fluffiest!! So, I made these tonight after dinner just to try it and they were totally amazing! I can see myself eating these everyday. Thanks for giving me the confidence to move forward.

    Reply
    • Carole says

      October 13, 2015 at 9:15 pm

      You can do this Linda! I adore these pancakes and glad you did as well

      Reply
  14. Kati says

    October 15, 2015 at 2:53 pm

    Hi. Do you have any ideas of what I could use for a dairy and coconut free sub for the cream cheese? I’m on a special diet right now too, and these look so good. I just can’t have dairy, and I don’t tolerate coconut products at all. Thank you!

    Reply
    • Carole says

      October 15, 2015 at 7:10 pm

      Hi Kati. I’ve never tried a substitution that meets both of those requirements. Sorry!

      Reply
  15. Lisa M says

    October 26, 2015 at 9:15 am

    Oooh! I can’t wait to try this! I’ve been searching for low carb pancakes that don’t use up so many of my eggs! Thanks so much for this!

    Reply
    • Carole says

      October 26, 2015 at 10:45 am

      You are very welcome Lisa! It is a great recipe

      Reply
  16. Brenda says

    October 31, 2015 at 9:03 pm

    Do you have to use low fat cream cheese

    Reply
    • Carole says

      November 01, 2015 at 8:43 pm

      Nope, I just try to keep my fat content down whenever I can!

      Reply
  17. Kimberly M. says

    November 18, 2015 at 10:41 am

    I made these this morning and they were great! Mine weren’t as fluffy because I mixed mine in my nutribullet, but the taste was there and 2 pancakes filled me up.

    Reply
    • Carole says

      November 18, 2015 at 11:26 am

      They are still my favorite low carb breakfast and I’m glad you loved them too Kimberly!

      Reply
  18. Denise says

    November 18, 2015 at 12:51 pm

    How do you get yours to puff up as shown? Mine don’t look like that.

    Reply
    • Carole says

      November 18, 2015 at 1:22 pm

      Hey Denise! Mine puff up while they are cooking but do deflate a bit after they cool down. Your end result should still have some volume to it! One trick is to let the batter sit for about 10-15 minutes before cooking the pancakes. This allows the oat bran to absorb some of the liquid and gives the finished pancake some more body.

      Reply
      • Jessica says

        March 09, 2016 at 3:23 pm

        Of you don’t use Oat bran, is the batter going to be thinner and more runny?

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        • Carole says

          March 09, 2016 at 4:59 pm

          It will Jessica. They are still good, just much thinner

          Reply
  19. Dave says

    December 12, 2015 at 10:37 am

    Made these great waffles this morning! I added two spoonfuls of vanilla when protein powder instead of the oat bran. Used the Walden Farms Syrup with Kerry Gold butter… Excellent waffles! Thanks for sharing!

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    • Carole says

      December 12, 2015 at 11:26 am

      I will try the protein powder next time I make them! Thanks Dave

      Reply
  20. Karen says

    February 02, 2016 at 5:50 am

    Thank you soooo much! These are spectacular!

    Reply
    • Carole says

      February 02, 2016 at 7:02 pm

      You are very welcome Karen 🙂

      Reply
  21. Lupe says

    February 18, 2016 at 9:15 am

    Had pancakes this morning…yummy..I did not have oat bran , but very good anyway..I will try with the oatbran next time…Thanks for sharing

    Reply
    • Carole says

      February 19, 2016 at 12:20 pm

      You are so welcome Lupe!

      Reply
  22. Mary says

    March 14, 2016 at 9:08 pm

    Can egg whites be used instead of the whole egg? Trying to keep fat low as well. Can’t wait to try!

    Reply
    • Carole says

      March 14, 2016 at 10:13 pm

      I’ve never used egg whites Mary. How about an egg substitute instead?

      Reply
  23. Tina says

    April 07, 2016 at 9:37 am

    How did you get yours to be so fluffy ? Also – still get lumps from cream cheese. Any ideas on how to get them out? Thanks!

    Reply
    • Carole says

      April 07, 2016 at 11:48 am

      Great question Tina because I struggled with that as well when I was first making these. It is the main reason I have you soften your cream cheese in the microwave first, so that it is easier to mix in with the eggs. You can also try using room temperature eggs. All I do is put my cold egg from the fridge in a bowl of really hot tap water for a couple minutes. With the warm cream cheese and warmer eggs, they will combine much easier. It does take some work though so keep beating!

      Reply
  24. Robin Juelich Shima says

    April 17, 2016 at 4:59 pm

    Hi Carole! Do you think that I could substitute some pumpkin for the cream cheese (a 50:50 ratio)? My BFF and I are low carb addicts and she loves pumpkin pancakes.

    Thank you in advance!

    Reply
    • Carole says

      April 17, 2016 at 5:24 pm

      Hey Robin. Instead of making a substitution, I would try adding the pumpkin into the original recipe and also add a bit note oat bran.

      Reply
  25. Michelle Mayer says

    April 23, 2016 at 2:30 pm

    Wow!! I’m amazed 🙂 Thank you for sharing.

    Reply
  26. Kathryn says

    January 08, 2017 at 9:51 am

    Made these waffles this morning with out the oat bran. Used a little orange zest glaze instead of syrup. So good!! Thanks!!

    Reply
    • Carole says

      January 08, 2017 at 10:12 am

      Ooooo! I love the idea of some orange zest Kathryn. Glad you enjoyed them

      Reply
  27. Kim says

    January 22, 2017 at 8:48 am

    Carole are you following a low carb diet? Also what are you topping with fruity? Syrup?

    Reply
    • Carole says

      January 23, 2017 at 3:14 pm

      Hey Kim! I use a sugar free syrup

      Reply
  28. Kim says

    January 22, 2017 at 5:24 pm

    This recipie saved my diet!!!!!

    Reply
    • Carole says

      January 23, 2017 at 3:13 pm

      Fab, right Kim?!?!

      Reply
  29. Kay says

    February 15, 2017 at 10:36 am

    What’s the nutrition on these?

    Reply
    • Carole says

      February 16, 2017 at 12:53 pm

      Hey Kay! I don’t have exact numbers but you can certainly use an online nutritional calculator to get what you need.

      Reply
  30. David Farrar says

    August 10, 2017 at 1:43 pm

    Since egg whites are the bad cholesterol (LDL) and egg yokes are the good cholesterol (HDL), l wonder, I can, make these pancakes with just the egg yokes?

    Reply
    • Carole says

      August 10, 2017 at 5:30 pm

      Hey David! I’ve never tried that but you can certainly try. My bigger health concern is the extra fat and calories that would add, but I guess if cholesterol is your focus, then go for it.

      Reply

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