Mini Keto Pancakes Cereal

Prep: 5 min Cook: 3 min Total: 8 min Servings: 8
Annie Lampella @ Ketofocus

By Annie Lampella, Pharm.D.

Published May 13, 2020 • Updated May 25, 2023

Miniature pancakes in a bowl topped with syrup or milk

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Adorable mini keto pancakes for breakfast as cereal! Either pour some milk over your bowl to make keto pancake cereal. Drizzle sugar-free syrup on top or add these low-carb pancakes as a topping your ice cream.

America’s favorite weekend breakfast food, the pancake, just got transformed into a cereal! Keto pancake cereal is the latest trend on the internet. You can pour your favorite keto approved milk on top of these crispy, buttery tiny pancakes. Or top with a sugar-free maple syrup and dollops of butter to have little low-carb pancakes in a bowl! Mini keto pancake cereal might see like a tedious meal to make and you are probably right but this is a fun way to have pancakes and cereal at the same time. The preparation for the pancake batter is easy since everything is whipped together in a blender. Pouring out pancakes the size of a quarter is just the step that may take some time.

What is mini pancake cereal?

Mini pancake cereal is just that. Tiny pancakes in a bowl with either milk or syrup poured on top. It’s the latest food trend to come from all the adventurous foodies on TikTok. Truthfully, they are pretty time consuming to make. Obviously making large keto pancakes is more efficient than making tiny versions of the same thing. But this is a fun way to enjoy pancakes – especially for a special occasion like the holidays or a birthday.

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Mini Keto Pancakes Cereal

5 (5) Prep 5m Cook 3m Total 8m 8 servings

Ingredients

  • 8 oz cream Cheese, softened at room temperature
  • 4 eggs
  • 1/4 cup coconut flour
  • ÂĽ c Swerve, or other favorite sweetener
  • ½ cup heavy cream, or keto approved milk of choice
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

Step by Step Instructions

Step by Step Instructions

1
Preheat the griddle

Preheat your griddle or non stick skillet over low heat.

2
Blend in blender

Add all ingredients in a blender. Blend until smooth.

keto pancake batter in a blender
3
Piping pancakes

Add keto pancake batter to a piping bag and squeeze out or spoon miniature sized pancakes (about the size of a small coin) to your preheated griddle or pan. Space around 1/4 to 1/2 inch apart. They shouldn’t spread much.

piping out keto pancake batter onto a griddle
4
Flip them

Once you have finished piping out mini pancakes on the entire surface, return to the first keto pancake and flip it. I found using a small rubber spatula works best to flip the pancakes. Cook them longer for a crispier pancake cereal.

turning mini keto pancakes with a rubber spatula
5
Remove from heat

After all of the mini pancakes have been flipped, start to remove them.

bunch of little mini low-carb pancakes on a griddle cooking
6
With a bowl, add milk

Add mini keto pancakes to a small bowl and top with heavy cream or nut milk. Or add a few slices of butter and pour in sugar free pancake syrup.

mini keto pancakes in a small bowl with butter on top
Nutrition Per Serving
192 Calories
15.2g Fat
6.3g Protein
2.9g Net Carbs
5.4g Total Carbs
8 Servings
Nutrition disclaimer

The nutrition information provided is an estimate and is for informational purposes only. I am a Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.); however, this content is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always consult your physician or other qualified health provider before making any lifestyle changes or beginning a new nutrition program.

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mini pancakes in a bowl topped with two cubes of butter and a drizzle of syrup

Griddle vs non-stick skillet: which to use?

When I cook keto pancakes, I recommend using a griddle. A griddle provides a large surface for cooking your pancakes and you get even heat throughout the entire surface. Sometimes a skillet can get hot spots depending on the size of your skillet. The center is usually the hottest and the edges are not as hot.

🔪 Best way to form mini pancakes

When it comes to pouring your keto pancake batter to the griddle or frying pan, you can do a couple different techniques. Each way, you want to form a pancake about the size of a small coin – like a nickel or a quarter. My preferred method is to pour the pancake batter in a piping bag and squeeze out dime sized mini pancakes onto the griddle. You could also use a ziploc bag if you don’t have piping bags on hand. Simply add your keto pancake batter to a ziploc baggie and cut a small hole in one of the corners. You could spoon the pancake batter onto the non-stick skillet. It’s hard to get even sized pancakes with this technique unless you have a super steady hand. Another way is to pour your low-carb pancake batter into a squeeze bottle – like an empty ketchup bottle – then squeeze little tiny pancakes out onto the heated griddle.

mini pancakes over ice cream topped with butter and syrup dripping down

Ingredient substitutions

Keto pancake flour

I like to use coconut flour when I make keto pancakes. Almond flour tends to burn easier when it gets hot. When a coconut flour pancake cooks, it retains that golden brown coloring. If you don’t like coconut flour, you can use almond flour. You will need to add more almond flour since coconut flour tends to absorb more liquid so you require less coconut flour when baking. If you want to try almond flour, I suggest using 1 cup of almond flour if you want to to try it in this keto pancake recipe.

Heavy whipping cream substitutes

If you don’t want to use heavy cream, you can substitute with a nut milk of your choice – like almond, coconut or macadamia nut milk. You could also use sour cream too!

Ways to eat mini pancake cereal

There are many ways to enjoy your pancake cereal – that’s what makes it so fun to eat! Besides pouring heavy cream or your favorite nut milk into a bowl of cereal, you can try non-traditional ways to eat your little pancakes. Add a few slices of butter on your pancakes and pour a sugar-free, keto approved pancake syrup on top. My favorite low-carb maple syrup is by ChocZero. They have a huge line of sugar-free syrups in all different flavors from maple to chocolate. For holidays and birthdays, we like to have a side of ice cream with our pancakes. You can add a few scoops of low-carb ice cream and top with the mini pancakes! Add some syrup too!  
melted chocolate colored red and blue drizzled over a bowl of mini pancakes

Variations

There are so many fun ways you can transform your mini keto pancake cereal. Here are some creative suggestions I found on TikTok or came up with on my own.

Chocolate chip keto pancake cereal

After you have poured your keto pancake batter onto the griddle, add a few sugar-free chocolate chips to each pancake. My favorite keto approved chocolate chips are by ChocZero. Their chocolate chips are sugar-free and sugar alcohol free.

Funfetti keto pancakes

For a fun dessert breakfast or keto birthday cereal, add some sugar-free sprinkles to your pancake batter. Top these pancakes with sugar free whipped cream or add a scoop of low-carb vanilla ice cream. Or top with melted, white chocolate that is dyed different colors with food coloring.  

Storage information & meal prep instructions

Pancakes are keto meal prep friendly. You can store the pancake batter to use ahead of time. The mini keto pancakes are freezer safe so they can be made ahead of time and saved for later use.

Storing pancake batter

You can make up your keto pancake batter ahead of time to cook later or save any leftover batter in the refrigerator. Just put the pancake batter in a ziploc bag or mason jar and keep refrigerated for about 1 day or the night before.

Freezing mini pancakes

As with my other keto pancakes, these tiny low-carb pancake cereal can be stored in the freezer. After all of the mini pancake cereal has finished cooking. Let them cool on a plate or wire rack, then flash freeze them on the plate until frozen. Once your mini keto pancake cereal has harden, pour all of your pancakes into a freezer safe bag and store in the freezer. To heat up, pop them in the microwave for 20-30 seconds or until heated through. Or spread them out on a baking tray and heat them up in the oven at 300 degrees for 2-3 minutes, or until heated through.
Mini Keto Pancakes Cereal

Frequently Asked Questions

What other mini foods are trendy?

Besides pancakes, people are making mini cookie cereal by baking tiny cookies and pouring milk over the top just like Cookie Crisp cereal!

Is pancake a breakfast or a dessert?

They can be both! More dessert style pancakes are loaded with sweet flavors like cheesecake or chocolate chips and topped with more sugary creations like whipped cream, syrups or even ice cream.

About the Author
Annie Lampella, Pharm.D.

Annie Lampella, Pharm.D.

Annie is a Doctor of Pharmacy, mom, and the recipe creator behind KetoFocus. With a B.S. in Genetics from UC Davis, she has over 14 years of experience developing family-friendly keto recipes based on the science of human metabolism.

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1 Comment

  1. These mini pancakes were such a fun twist on breakfast. I really loved how easy it was to pipe the batter into perfect little circles. They held their shape so well and turned out fluffy with slightly crisp edges. Definitely made breakfast more exciting!

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