How to make GAPS Diet Intro Pancakes
The GAPS Intro Diet is one of the most powerful healing diets for healing & soothing your digestive tract. For instance, it’s one of the fastest ways to stop issues like diarrhea. It takes nourishment to a whole new level. People with stubborn issues that are not resolving on Full GAPS, often have success doing a round of the GAPS Introduction Diet.
There are six precise stages on the GAPS Introduction Diet, with Stage 1 mainly consisting of boiled veggies, meats, stocks, & probiotic brines. For a full list of Stage 1 foods, click here. Each stage adds more food until you have reached the level of Full GAPS.
Stage 1 & 2 can seem pretty limiting, but Stage 3 allows for the introduction of nut butter/pumpkin pancakes. Believe me, they taste amazing when you’ve been eating mostly soup all day!
Making GAPS diet Intro pancakes that hold together and are fluffy can be a trick. Here is the pancake recipe that we used when our family went through the GAPS Intro Diet. They also make nutrient-dense, yummy snacks. (Recipe inspired by the Grain-Free Foodies)
Enjoy!
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GAPS Intro Pancakes
- Yield: 6 1x
- Category: Breakfast
Ingredients
- 1 cup cooked & pureed pumpkin (Cut into chunks, & simmer in stock or water until soft)
- 1 cup nut butter (such as almond)
- 5 eggs (yolks & whites divided)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- With a mixer, beat the egg whites until fluffy.
- With either a food processor or an immersion blender & large bowl, blend the egg yolks, squash, nutbutter & salt until smooth.
- Then gently fold this mixture into the egg whites until blended together.
- I recommend frying on a well-seasoned cast iron griddle over low heat. These pancakes can be prone to burning if the temperature is hot.
30 thoughts on “How To Make GAPS Diet Intro Pancakes”
Made these today with pumpkin and peanut butter. What a hit! The whole family loved them. Definitely cook on low as the recipe recommends. They are slow to cook but turn out excellent. I think these could really work as sandwich bread.
Hi Jenn,
Glad you liked them!
Can’t do eggs yet! Any substitutes!
Catherine,
There are a number of egg-less recipes in the Gut & Psychology Book. Also, have you ever tried duck eggs? Often these can be tolerated when chicken eggs cannot. Good luck!
How do you make nut butter? or what brand can I buy?
Hi Crystal,
There are a number of articles and videos on the web, just make sure that they are not adding sugar and junky vegetable oils. Here’s a link you can check out:
Hope that helps 🙂
I don’t see lb in your recipe. Is it added to the batter or used as a topping?
Hi Theresa,
There was a typo initially, which I’ve fixed. It goes into the batter…thanks!
I meant pb not lb.
Peanut butter on Full GAPS, but not on Intro.
Hi Theresa,
Are you referring to peanut butter? The recipe calls for nutbutter…you can use peanut butter instead, if you wish.
Thank you,
Melanie
Hi Melanie- when during the batter making process do you add the nut butter? Thanks!
Hi Michelle,
That was a typo, thanks for catching it…the nutbutter goes in the batter with the egg yolks, salt, & squash.
Thanks!
Melanie
Do you use organic nut butter? Initially, it says to use organic, but in the back, where it talks about babies and GAPS (I am using GAPS with my baby), it just says “nut butter.”
Hi Kelsie,
Thanks for the question. Yes, I use organic nut butter.
Melanie
Hi, Kelsie,
is honey allowed with the pancake in the introduction ? also how long they can last after cooke them , can i keep them in the fridge for the next day ?
thank you
Hello Suhair,
A small amount of honey could be blended with melted ghee or coconut oil and drizzled over the pancakes. Just a small amount during Intro though.
Thank you,
Melanie
These look very good! Do you know if the nutbutter can be roasted on gaps intro? I have not found any unroasted except one brand that is peanut. I would love to use others besides peanut though.
Hi Tavy,
Roasted nutbutter is not allowed, but an alternative is to put approximately the same amount of soaked nuts into your food processor with the other ingredients (minus egg whites) and mix that way.
Thanks,
Melanie
Thanks for answering! I have a couple more questions if you don’t mind answering. Do you know if it is ok to roast the squash? At what point can roasted vegetables be introduced? And can coconut butter and flour be used on intro? I am about to start pancakes!
Hi Tavy,
Coconut butter and flour can’t be used on Intro, no. It’s best to simmer the squash for this recipe. I cut squash into chunks and simmer on stock myself.
I wonder if you have ever frozen these, and if so, how they fared?
i have frozen these and they did quite well!!
Perfect, Rebecca!
Thank you for sharing.
Melanie
Can you make these with just egg yokes and squash?
Hi Crissy,
Thanks for the question. Yes, you can make them with just egg yolks and squash…it will be different in texture, but doable.
Melanie
Hi Melanie,
Thanks for sharing!!
My daughter is not yet ready to tolerate any kind of nuts. What can I use as a substitute so that I get the similar texture.
Krishna
Don’t know if you are still blogging. I went off of the GAPS diet after getting better several years ago. Just had a lot of stress and a gut flareup that sent me to the ER. Fortunately I got out of there without anyone cutting on me. 🙂 I am now starting back on the GAPS diet. Really enjoying your blog posts and recipes! Will head out for Whole Foods tomorrow to buy more ingredients. Thanks!
OK, so I know canned pumpkin won’t be allowed. I just don’t understand why not. I’m 100% disabled and my 70 year old loving husband is my only caregiver. He’ll do anything for me, but I can’t ask for much more!
Hi Sara,
Canned pumpkin is just fine if that is what can be managed!
Warmly,
Deanna
Honest Body Assistant and Certified GAPS Coach