with walnuts on top!
It’s Mardi Gras tomorrow, or ‘fat Tuesday’ (marvel at my knowledge of foreign languages!) and I intend to fully indulge in the spirit of the day by getting very fat.
Well, perhaps not, but Fat Tuesday is like my belly’s Independence Day – there’s much celebrating, a lot of eating and, later that night, fireworks.
In anticipation of this year’s Pancake Day, my belly whispered “treacle” and I wholly concur. When it comes to pancakes, the traditional gooey, sticky, sweet sauce is a must. None of this cheese or other savoury stuff.
Lent comes Wednesday, Fat Tuesday: we party!
A word of warning: once you taste the sinfully rich treacle sauce you might be tempted to pour it on everything (toast! steak! mashed potatoes!) but restrain yourself, that way lies madness….or a diabetic coma, whichever comes first.
And so, without further ado, let’s all put the ‘fat’ in ‘fat Tuesday’.
Coconut Pancakes with Dark Treacle Sauce (makes 6)
Pancakes:
The recipe for gluten-free, grain-free coconut pancakes is adapted from Cheeseslave. I’ve been making them for ages and not once have they failed me.
- 3 eggs
- 3 tbsps butter, melted
- 3 tbsps milk (I used coconut milk)
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 2 tbsps coconut flour
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- Whisk the eggs, butter, milk, honey and sea salt.
- Stir in the baking powder and coconut flour
- Melt a knob of butter in a large frying pan and spoon in roughly 2 large tbsps of the pancake batter. Fry until brown on both sides. If you are a master of coordination, flip it. If not, don’t bother wasting them just EAT.
- 1/4 cup butter
- 2 tbsps unsulphured blackstrap molasses
- 2 tbsps honey
- 1/2 tbsp water
- 1 tbsps heavy cream
- Melt the butter, honey and molasses together in a small saucepan. Stir in the water and bring to a boil until it is pleasantly frothy.
- Remove from heat and stir in the cream. Drizzle over pancakes.
You can store this sauce in the fridge for at least a week. It turns wonderfully thick, sticky and gooey so perfect for ice-cream. Or just eating with a spoon.
Just make sure you do the latter alone, where no-one can witness your shame.
tearoomdelights
/ February 20, 2012That looks truly, outrageously, good.
thingsmybellylikes
/ February 20, 2012Thank you, it really is!
chefconnie
/ February 20, 2012This is the first time I have been to this blog. Those pancakes look wonderful.
thingsmybellylikes
/ February 20, 2012Hi Connie and welcome! Thanks for stopping by…glad you like the pancakes, they really were amazingly tasty
Wellness Domain
/ February 20, 2012I love the fact that it’s gluten-free too!
thingsmybellylikes
/ February 21, 2012I know – decadent but still ok for the sensitive bellies!
Thanks for checking it out, happy pancake day
Dena
/ February 21, 2012I’ve never tried topping my pancakes with anything before until this past weekend. I made the Bisquik from a shake-it jug with some chocolate chips and cooked up some bananas, brown sugar, and butter (basically, caramelized with the rum….oh, the rum!). It was fantastic. I’m now a big fan of topping my pancakes. I’ll have to try this soon.
thingsmybellylikes
/ February 21, 2012You never topped pancakes?!?! Seriously?
I’m glad this whole new world of tasty has opened up for you finally
Your banana, chocolate chips and rum combo sounds AMAZING. I might go for round two and try that later!
Sheena's Perfect Bite
/ February 21, 2012OMG, Delightful!! That is really all the flour you need in the pancake mix? and coconut flour makes it low glycemic! hehe I wonder if molasses is low glycemic. hehe
thingsmybellylikes
/ February 21, 2012Yep, it seems too good to be true but a little coconut flour goes a long way. As for the molasses, I comfort myself with the knowledge that it has iron and other good stuff in it
Thanks for commenting!
Sheena's Perfect Bite
/ February 22, 2012haha, that is awesome! Well I will try agave instead of honey and I looked up molasses and it is low glycemic! yay! haha Here comes my sunday morning breakfast! lol
Jacquie Finister
/ February 22, 2012Ooooo I’ve gotta give those pancakes a try now I have my coconut flour – and the fact they’ve never let you down – sounds idiot (aka Jacquie) proof to me!!! Still think I’ll stick with my old friends melted butter and maple syrup though!
The Vegan Kat
/ February 22, 2012Ooh, I’ve never heard of coconut flour before! I’ll have to try that out
thingsmybellylikes
/ February 23, 2012Definitely! It can be a little pricey but a little goes a very long way so you use it v economically. Enjoy!
Leah
/ February 26, 2012I’ve been looking for a good coconut flour pancake recipe, and this is definitly the best i’ve found:) but my pancakes still aren’t quite as fluffy as yours seem to be… any suggestions?
thingsmybellylikes
/ February 26, 2012Hi Leah, your problem might be the coconut flour. It tends to really absorb the moisture and make everything a bit denser. I’d try adding more milk to compensate for this. You’ll know if you’re on the right track by the batter, it should be quite runny. G’luck!
Jacquie Finister
/ February 28, 2012Ahhhh…..right….runny….. That’s why mine were a tad brittle then – the ‘batter’ was more like cookie dough!
(To be honest, I used Bruce Fife’s recipe and he made me absolutely paranoid with his warnings about adding more liquid – I should have followed my instincts! Oh and used YOUR recipe – couldn’t find the dratted thing at the time – now have it bookmarked
)
Will definitely be trying yours next time I make them
J
thingsmybellylikes
/ February 28, 2012Thanks Jacquie. Yep, follow your instincts, there’s no substitute for years of experience in a kitchen
Hope it works out better next time…
Inga
/ February 27, 2012Love it!!!! Where does one find unsulphured blackstrap molasses? And coconut flour for that matter!
thingsmybellylikes
/ February 27, 2012Hi Inga. I would recommend either a Wholefoods or a Trader Joes, if you are lucky enough to live near either. Otherwise check your local health food store or shop around online for a cheap option. I found molasses in my local grocery store so it might well be lurking where you usually shop. Happy shopping (and eating!)
Inga
/ February 27, 2012TJ’s is around the corner from my job… Definately heading there tomorrow, thanks!
Donna
/ February 28, 2012I wanted to try these this coming weekend. Can you tell me how much baking powder is needed?
thingsmybellylikes
/ February 28, 2012Hi Donna, sorry – it’s 1/2 tsp baking powder, should be amended now. Thanks for letting me know and hope you enjoy the pancakes!
lizeckel
/ March 9, 2012these pancakes look like crispy fritters, straight up! what a treat!
thingsmybellylikes
/ March 9, 2012Hi Liz. They’re not so much crispy but cake-like and dense. Which is awesome cos they soak up the treacle sauce like a giant, cakey sponge. Hmmmmmm.
Jacquie Finister
/ March 19, 2012Just to let you know…these were pretty amazing! So much better than my first attempt at these types of pancakes using that other recipe – they were soft, fluffy and actually felt like ‘real’ pancakes! Thanks for the recipe
thingsmybellylikes
/ March 19, 2012Hi Jacquie – thanks for checking back to let me know, I’m delighted that they turned out well & you enjoyed them.
peasnaponce
/ May 2, 2012Hello,
I just found your blog and already loving all the recipes. The only problem i have is mine seem to be so flat? Delicious all the same though
thingsmybellylikes
/ May 3, 2012Hi there! And welcome! Coconut flour is pretty dense so yep, it can be tricky. I’d suggesting either adding more moisture to your batter or beating the batter more to get some air in it. Hope that helps…