If you want to eat more fresh liver but aren’t exactly excited about the taste, these liver pancakes are a surprisingly easy way to work it into a meal.
The basic recipe is also completely gluten-free and carnivore-friendly.
And, if you’re eating animal-based, you can add fresh fruit and maple syrup for a delicious breakfast for the whole family.
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What Are Liver Pancakes?
Liver pancakes are exactly what they sound like: pancakes made with beef liver.
Rather than trying to disguise liver inside a complicated recipe, this version keeps things simple.
The result cooks much like a traditional pancake, but without flour, grains, or seed oils.
If you’re following an animal-based diet, serve them with fruit, honey, or maple syrup. If you want to keep them carnivore, enjoy them plain or with extra butter.
Complete your breakfast with a Pumpkin Spice Latte.
Why Add Liver to Pancakes?
Beef liver is one of the most nutrient-dense foods you can eat, but its strong flavor can make it intimidating if you’re new to organ meats.
Blending a small amount into eggs and butter makes the flavor much milder than eating a piece of liver on its own, especially if you top these pancakes with maple syrup and fresh fruit.
This recipe uses just 2 ounces of liver for the entire batch, making it an approachable way to start incorporating organ meats without making liver the entire meal.
Feel free to adjust the amount of liver based on how much liver flavor you, or your family, prefer.
Learn more: 10 Beef Liver Benefits: Why It’s Nature’s Ultimate Multivitamin
Liver Pancake Ingredients
You only need four ingredients for the basic recipe:
- 2 oz raw beef liver
- 3 eggs
- 2 tablespoons melted ghee or butter
- Dash of sea salt
- Additional butter or ghee for cooking
You can also add one banana directly to the blender to make banana liver pancakes.
Optional Toppings
For an animal-based version, try:
- Raw honey
- Maple syrup
- Homemade whipped cream
- Strawberries
- Bananas
- Peaches
- Apples
- Other fresh fruit
How to Make Liver Pancakes
1. Blend the Batter
- Add the raw liver, eggs, melted butter or ghee, and sea salt to a blender.
- Blend until completely smooth.
2. Heat the Pan
- Place a skillet over medium heat and add a little extra butter or ghee.
- Let it melt and coat the pan.
3. Pour the Pancakes
- Measure approximately ¼ cup of batter per pancake and pour it onto the hot skillet.
- Give each pancake enough room to spread slightly.
4. Wait for Bubbles
- Cook until bubbles begin appearing on the surface and the edges start to look set.
- Then flip.
- Cook the other side until the pancake is cooked through.
5. Add Your Toppings
- Serve immediately.
- For a sweeter animal-based breakfast, top your liver pancakes with fruit and a drizzle of honey or maple syrup.
Try Banana Liver Pancakes
If you’re worried about the liver flavor, this might be the version to try first.
Add one ripe banana to the blender along with the liver, eggs, butter, and salt.
The banana adds natural sweetness and gives the pancakes a more familiar breakfast flavor.
Don’t Have Fresh Liver?
No fresh liver on hand? You can still make an easy, organ-packed version.
Mix 3 eggs and the melted ghee/butter with one banana, then open a few capsules of Heart & Soil Pure American Liver and mix the powder right into the batter before cooking.
It’s a convenient way to add liver without handling or cooking fresh organ meat, and the banana helps keep the flavor mild.
Are These Liver Pancakes Carnivore?
The basic liver pancake recipe is carnivore-friendly because it contains only liver, eggs, butter or ghee, and salt.
If you add banana, fruit, honey, or maple syrup, they become an animal-based version rather than a strict carnivore recipe.
That makes this recipe easy to adjust depending on how you like to eat.
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More Animal-Based Recipes
- Healthy Angel Food Cake
- Homemade Samoas Protein Cookies
- Crispy Carnivore Fried Chicken
- Bacon-Wrapped Jalapeno Poppers
Also check out: 12 Delicious Animal-Based School Lunch Ideas for Kids
The Bottom Line
You don’t have to sit down to a plate of plain liver to start eating more organ meat.
These liver pancakes turn a few simple animal-based ingredients into an easy breakfast that takes about 20 minutes from start to finish.
Keep them carnivore with butter and salt, or add fruit, honey, maple syrup, or banana for a sweeter animal-based version.
And if you make them, there’s really only one question: How well did they hide the liver taste?
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