Last Updated on February 26, 2026 by Deliciously Organic Editor
Apple cider pancakes provide a great way of warming up to fall without turning on the oven and heating up your kitchen while it’s still a bit warm outside.
These fluffy pancakes feature coconut flour, spices and reduced apple cider and get drizzled with maple syrup. They freeze well and can be reheated in the oven during busy mornings.
Apple Cider Pancakes (Gluten-Free)
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 22 minutes
- Total Time: 22 minutes
- Yield: Makes about 1 dozen pancakes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Frying
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Gluten-Free
Ingredients
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- 1 cup coconut flour (I prefer Bob’s Red Mill)
- 6 tablespoons tapioca flour
- 2 teaspoons apple pie spice
- 1/2 teaspoon Celtic sea salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 8 large eggs
- 1/2 cup plain whole yogurt (you can use a coconut or almond milk yogurt for a dairy-free option)
- 6 tablespoons butter, melted (or 5 tablespoons coconut oil)
- 1/3 cup reduced apple cider*
- 1/2 cup raw honey
- Ghee or coconut oil for frying
- Maple syrup for drizzling
Instructions
- Place the coconut flour, tapioca flour, apple pie spice, sea salt and baking soda in a large mixing bowl. Whisk the mixture until blended. In another large bowl, whisk together the eggs, yogurt, butter, apple cider and honey. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and whisk until smooth. Let the batter sit for 10 minutes.
- Heat a large frying pan over medium-low heat for 2 minutes until hot. Add 1 tablespoon ghee, melt and swirl to coat. Spoon a small portion of batter onto the pan to make a 4-5” pancake. Cook until bottom side is golden brown. Using a spatula, flip the pancake and cook until the second side is golden brown, about 2 minutes. Repeat with remaining batter. Serve immediately with maple syrup.
- *To reduce the apple cider: Place 1 cup of apple cider in a saucepan and bring to a low simmer over low heat. Continue to simmer until reduced by over half.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2
Sounds delicious. Do you think this recipe could handle chia seeds and water as a substitute for the eggs?
I only test the recipes on my site with the listed ingredients and measurements. If you would like to try a substitution, you are welcome to share what you used and how it turned out in the comments below. Thanks!
Yeah, I can’t eat eggs either. It was the worst food on my food allergy test. Off the chart. A lot of grain free recipes also call for bananas that I cannot eat either.
I will check back to see if someone has tried an egg substitute for this recipe. It looks delicious.
Hi Carrie, this looks so simple and tasty! Would it turn out okay if I used whole-wheat flour instead of coconut+tapioca flour? I know it’s not paleo but it’s what I have at hand 🙂
I only test the recipes on my site with the listed ingredients and measurements. If you would like to try a substitution, you are welcome to share what you used and how it turned out in the comments below. Thanks!
I was wondering why you reduce the apple cider? How does that effect the recipe? Thanks!
It makes the apple cider flavor more intense.
Hi, this sound so yummy. I was wondering if nutritional values could be given?
Do you mean ACV, or apple cider… as in the juice you’d drink?
You’ve made it clear as you didn’t even use the word vinegar, but some recipes intend to use ACV and use the wording ‘apple cider.
TIA.
Apple cider. Not vinegar.
These look great, but the calorie count seems rather high for one serving. How many pancakes are included in one serving?
The nutrition analyzer that was recently added to the software I use, automatically makes each recipe only serve 1, so the numbers aren’t correct. I’ve reached out to the developer to fix this.
I think ur recipes are great but there are so many ingredients and expensive to buy .. Would like shorter recipes?
I work very, very hard to create recipes that are delicious, use only real food, and are easy to make. Some require more ingredients than others. If my recipes aren’t a good fit, there are many other sites that have recipes with shorter ingredient lists.