In Japan, there is a bit of a trend in the culinary community called Fuwa Fuwa, which means “fluffy fluffy.” Essentially, they make really, really tall pancakes (think in inches) that are puffy, only lightly sweet, and frankly, very eggy. The official name of this pop culture dish is Soufflé Pancakes; just like a soufflé, they rely on the leavening powder of stiffly beaten egg white to provide the lift that makes them so tall and, well, fluffy.
I decided to take this one on as a bit of a lark. Overall, this recipe wasn’t that difficult to swap for keto ingredients. Most soufflé pancake recipes are mostly beaten egg white, with a little bit of sugar, some extra leavening, and cake flour. Egg, friendly flours, approved sweeteners, and leavening? Quadruple check.
The one real concern I had when making over soufflé pancakes was one all chefs- keto or otherwise- have when the word soufflé is operative: will it fall? Soufflés are notoriously finicky, and even the best of us have gone through a ton of effort making one to see it ruined by things that would otherwise be extremely minuscule variables.
Now, y’all know I’m on #teamlazy. So, while I think proper soufflé pancakes are gorgeous, ain’t no way I’m spending a ton of time beating the heck out of some egg white and fiddling with English muffin molds on a griddle with such a huge potential for fail. And if I can avoid beating egg white at all, I’m all for that, too. All of which is why I settled on adapting a cream cheese pancake recipe (cause we all know those are eggy) with a little extra leavening help, and baking it up in a deep dish pie plate.
The result was stunningly pretty and a delightful addition to my family’s morning. The batter puffed beautifully in the oven and was very lightly flavored, just like the real thing. The best part? Unlike the wheat flour and egg white-based soufflé pancakes- which should be eaten right off the griddle or else they are in danger of falling into a squidgy mess- this baked version holds up well for several days in the fridge.
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Baked Salted Caramel Souffle Pancake
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Prep Time: 5 mins
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Cook Time: 35 mins
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Total Time: 40 mins
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Yield: 8 slices
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Category: Egg, Baked
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Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients
- 8 oz (227 g) brick cream cheese, softened
- 8 large eggs
- 1/2 cup coconut flour
- 1 scoop (approx. 10 g) plain collagen peptides
- 2 scoops (approx. 20 g) Ballistic Keto Salted Caramel MCT oil powderhttps://shop.ketogenic-success.com/ (OR plain MCT powder + 1/2-1 tsp caramel extract)
- 2 tsp baking powder
- splash vanilla
- 1 tbsp. (approx. 1/2 oz/ 14 g) granulated Swerve (or erythritol)
- 10 drops vanilla flavored liquid stevia
- several heavy pinches sea salt
- Powdered Swerve (or powdered eryhtritol), for dusting ( maybe a few scant tsp)
- Butter, for greasing your pie plate
- Keto Compliant pancake syrup, to top if desired
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Rub butter along the insides of a 9-inch, deep dish pie plate.
- If using an immersion blender, put cream cheese, eggs, coconut flour, collagen, MCT powder, baking powder, vanilla, granulated Swerve, liquid stevia, sea salt in a medium bowl for blending. If using a blender or food processor, all ingredients go into your machine’s basin or carafe.
- Blend until smooth and frothy, then pour into the prepared pie plate.
- Bake at 350 for 35 minutes, or until the top is puffed and beginning to brown, and the center is no longer jiggly.
- Remove from the oven and let stand to cool for 5 minutes.
- Dust the top with powdered Swerve, cut into 8 slices, and serve warm with compliant pancake syrup, if desired.
Notes
Per slice: 229 cal, 10.7 g protein, 17.6 g fat, 7.9 g carbs, 2.5 g fiber, 1.2 g sugar alcohol, 4.2 g NET carbs
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/8 recipe
Keywords: pancake, souffle pancake, baked pancake, salted caramel, breakfast,
Any suggestions for a good keto friendly syrup? We’ve use good ol sugar free Aunt Jamima and it’s got a sharp tart taste. It works but I wonder if there’s better.
Lakanto sells one that I believe is compliant. I know for sure they sell it on Amazon, but I think it may also be at upscale grocers like Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s.