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An easy recipe for fluffy gluten free low carb coconut flour pancakes. Such a tasty breakfast treat! Enjoy them with your favorite syrup or eat them plain..

An easy recipe for fluffy gluten free low carb coconut flour pancakes. Such a tasty breakfast treat! Enjoy them with your favorite syrup or eat them plain. | LowCarbYum.com

Pancakes are such a great weekend breakfast treat. And, it’s great that you don’t have to give them up on a low carb diet.

Although I love the pancake recipe I make with almond flour here, I decided to try a recipe for gluten free low carb coconut flour pancakes. There are a lot of people with nut allergies who can’t have almonds. Coconut flour is a terrific option for them.

The gluten free pancakes made with coconut flour turned out lighter than the almond flour ones. And, they don’t have the nutty flavor of the almonds. I didn’t find them to have a strong coconut flavor either.

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I may try adding a little xanthan gum next time as it is supposed to make up for the gluten in wheat free breads. However, it’s not really needed.

Low carb coconut flour pancakes
These low carb coconut flour pancakes taste delicious as is. But, I’m always looking for ways to tweak a recipe to make it a little better.

If you want to make a large batch for quick breakfast treats later, go ahead. They freeze very well.

When you are ready to eat them, there’s no need to thaw. Just pop a frozen stack of pancakes in the microwave to reheat any time you want!

Want perfectly round pancakes? Then use a round pancake ring. It’s ensures that you get a perfect circle!

An easy recipe for fluffy gluten free low carb coconut flour pancakes. Such a tasty breakfast treat! Enjoy them with your favorite syrup or eat them plain. | LowCarbYum.com

There are also great low carb options when it comes to syrup. You can always make your own.

Don’t have time to prepare a homemade pancake syrup? No worries! Walden Farms sells this one that is both calorie and carb free!

An easy recipe for fluffy gluten free low carb coconut flour pancakes. Such a tasty breakfast treat! Enjoy them with your favorite syrup or eat them plain. | LowCarbYum.com

Which low carb flour do you prefer for making pancakes?

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Gluten Free Low Carb Coconut Flour Pancakes Recipe

Low carb coconut flour pancakes

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Low Carb Coconut Flour Pancakes

This easy recipe for fluffy gluten free pancakes is a tasty breakfast treat. Enjoy these low carb pancakes with your favorite low carb syrup or eat them plain.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 12 pancakes
Calories 74 kcal
Author Lisa | Low Carb Yum

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup unsalted butter melted
  • 1/4 cup heavy cream sour cream works too
  • 1 packet stevia
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt or more to taste
  • 3 eggs add another if batter is too thick
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/4 cup coconut flour about 25g
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • water optional

Instructions

  1. Whisk together butter, cream, stevia, salt, eggs and vanilla extract.

  2. In another bowl, combine coconut flour and baking powder. Mix dry ingredients into the wet ingredients. Let batter sit to thicken. If too thick, thin out batter by adding an additional egg or more liquid (water or heavy cream).

  3. Lightly oil skillet and heat over medium heat. Spoon heaping tablespoons of batter onto skillet to make pancakes about 2-3 inches in diameter.

Recipe Notes

Original recipe called for 4 eggs, but experience has shown 3 is better and makes the pancakes less eggy. Also, additional cream can be added if batter is too thick.

Makes 12 pancakes

Nutrition Facts
Low Carb Coconut Flour Pancakes
Amount Per Serving (1 pancake)
Calories 74 Calories from Fat 59
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 6.5g 10%
Saturated Fat 3.8g 19%
Cholesterol 68mg 23%
Sodium 151mg 6%
Total Carbohydrates 1.6g 1%
Dietary Fiber 0.8g 3%
Sugars 0.2g
Protein 2.2g 4%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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  3. I should have used 4 eggs instead of 3. They were thick. I added a little more cream. They were hard to flip over. Made a mess. Tasted good though. I ate them with marscapone cream cheese and strawberries.

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  4. These were yum. For the people who find them flat, maybe use a little lemon juice in the cream and then add 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda in addition to the baking powder to the dry ingredients. Plus I used the tinest bit of xantham gum also. Had to add a little water to the batter for second batch but I usually have to thin down regular pancakes also. Mine had plenty of lift while cooking. I didn’t expect them to be like regular pancakes but they sure are are a treat when you are low carbing. Thanks for the recipe!

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  5. These are awesome !! I used an egg ring (about 6 in wide) purchased from BB&B… loved it ! Made them thicker than the first time I tried this recipe . Thanks Lisa !!

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  6. These were great! I only got eight pancakes out of the batch, but so worth it. I also substituted 1/4 cup applesauce instead of the butter to cut calories, they were still great! And I substituted stevia for 3/4 teaspoon Agave. Will definitely make these again!

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  7. These pancakes are seriously delicious. I ate them all. The entire batch… in one sitting. No way you can eat just one. I’m going to make them again now, but might only make a half batch because I have NO SELF CONTROL 😬

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    • I eat 3 at a time, and they are small. But, I used to have trouble eating just a few. That’s why I freeze them in 3 piece servings so I don’t overeat them.

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  8. Made these this morning and enjoyed them! I’ve been doing keto x 6 1/2 weeks, so this was a really nice “sweet” treat. I did add a tad more cream because my batter looked too thick. Maybe 1 or 2 Tbsp more. I was thinking I could try it next time with a little toasted unsweetened coconut flakes added. Do you think that could/would be good or even work? The texture, of course, is different because of the change in flour, but I’m very happy to have found your recipe! Thank you. Was also thinking of adding a little ricotta cheese or softened cream cheese to the batter. Soooo many possibilities!!! Can’t wait for next time. Great idea to make a big batch n save in freezer for easy breakfast or snacks. I like the idea of the peanut powder to switch it up a little, too. #happygirl

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  9. I remember making these a few months back and the salt was too much, I knew it would be too much but I went against my baking instinct.
    Tried them and gain with far less salt and they’re a hit with the family. They’re great absolutely among the top 2 best recipes I’ve used.

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    • I have received that comment a lot so I adjusted the recipe to use less salt (it’s only 1/4 teaspoon whereas it used to be 1/2).

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  11. Unfortunately these are no for me. I’m new to keto and never used alternative flours before. I think my coconut flour is too coarse? Its almost like dessicated coconut but smaller pieces . I used only 2 large eggs and its very eggy more than French toast which is sorta the consistency of my pancakes! Not fluffy and soft as pictured. I used whipping cream. The batter was thick at first then I added the flour and it separated I had to keep mixing each spoonful. I had to use double the flour to get it thick enough to spoon as in the video. They do cook and hold together and are edible but I am very dissatisfied with my outcome. Maybe I did something wrong or my ingredients but 😢

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    • It sounds like your flour wasn’t true coconut flour. Sometimes ground up dessicated coconut is sold as coconut flour, but it’s not the same thing.

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    • Agreed! Made these today & they were awful. Used all ingredients mentioned & they all but crumbled in the pan when trying to flip over. Will search more recipes. This one is thumbs down.

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      • I made these exactly as the recipe reads, except less salt and more cream. Didn’t have any trouble with texture, crumbling, or taste. I could have eaten the entire dozen!
        Maybe you should try again. Or, altitude can play a role. Do you live at a high altitude?

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  12. Made these today. They were perfect. I have to find the little round things to make the perfectly round pancakes. I used mine for a vehicle for my taco meat ,cheese ,and sour cream. I will use it for its true purpose this Saturday. This is a keeper.

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  13. These are the best low carb pancakes I’ve come across so far. I didn’t have low carb syrup so I just used a little cream cheese. Delicious! Thanks for the recipe 🙂

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  14. Delicious and easy to make. I never keep salted butter, so there was no salt taste to me at all. I sprinkled cinnamon, and I added my own no sugar peanut butter for more protein. I also used Pyure as my sweetener. I made them “low and slow” on my griddle sprayed with coconut oil (about 250 degrees.) If you’re using to low carb recipes, these are a cinch! Would pair perfectly with collagen coffee for a breakfast meal. This recipe is a keeper. I’ll be stocking my freezer for when baby comes in 2 weeks!

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  15. I’m going to use Costco extra large eggs because that’s what we buy.. should I reduce to 2? Or still use 3?

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  16. I just made these pancake..They’re pretty good !..They kinda taste like french toast too which I find yummy and they were fluffy ^^ ..I used salted butter and didn’t add the salt & they came out well..Thank you for this recipe. This is my first low carb pancake recipe I’ve tried and I will make it again♥

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  17. These were easy to make, quite fluffy, and decent texture for a true pancake substitute. They weren’t too eggy or coconut flavored, BUT they were EXTREMELY salty. I should have read the comments before, but noticed you mentioned to use unsalted butter. You probably should put that in the actual recipe. I’ll be making these again, but with half the salt and unsalted butter.

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  18. Wow! After many, MANY ATROCIOUS low carb anything recipies, I must say that these were delicious! ❤️ I have thought about giving up many times despite good losses because the recipies are so awful, plus I can’t stand Stevia! The only tweak I did was use a single Splenda pack and add cinnamon. I will be following since you are one of the only ones I’ve liked ! Thanks for posting this!

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  19. Mine had quite a coarse texture. Plus they turned out way darker than yours, even on very low heat. I would also second all those who say it’s too much salt. It was way too much!

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  20. Thanks for sharing this recipe, I just tried it. Delicious:) I so used to regular pancakes, so I was not sure what to expect. It’s different, but has the same feel and it is yummy.

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  21. I made these this morning from the exact recipe except I added the cars for a little extra protein, and I think they were fabulous! Will make them again !!!

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  23. These are sooooo good! I’ve made half a dozen low carb pancake recipes over the last year, but none of them were very good. I had almost given up, but decided to give these a try, and boy I’m glad that I did! The texture reminded me of a real whole grain pancake. Yummy!

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    • So glad you like them. They are one of my favorites and I usually have some frozen in the freezer. In fact, I reheated a couple for breakfast this morning.

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  24. Just curious if you think you could sub Greek yogurt or yogurt for the heavy cream … I have some I need to use up and I was thinking to do it with this on Saturday …

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  25. Hi Lisa,

    Just made these this morning, they taste really good but they are very salty, I used sour cream instead, and 1/2 tsp stevia as I did not have a packet is that the reason?

    Thanks for the recipe Lisa.

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  26. Hi Lisa,

    Thanks for sharing this wonderful recipe of your’s.
    I’m not really fan of pancakes. But now I am.

    I’ve posted it on my site for reference.

    Thanks for sharing!

    Chad

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  27. These were good! Mine fluffed up just fine. Use a hot iron skilled sprayed with some coconut oil. I would back off on the salt, though. They have a salty after-taste to me. They reminded me of French toast, so I sprinkled lots of cinnamon on them and used my friend’s homemade maple syrup from his trees. Next I’ll try the almond flour recipe. Thanks.

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  28. I was wondering in order to keep it low carb but add more protein how much protein powder could I add to mix or should I sub the Almond flour out and replace it with a protein powder?

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  30. Im going to try these tomorrow and replace half of the coconut flour with ground flax seed, should bring the carb count down to just about zero but up the protein quite a bit.

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  31. I made these today but baked them in woopie pie pan (350 degrees for 12 mins) and added blueberries before cooking. Yum!

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  32. I tried iT , i am from THE netherlands. I didnt get no fluff and iT tasted eggy 😪 Is that picture from the pancakes yours ? I was so excited to make them 🙄

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    • I had the same problem except mine also smelled horrible! I followed this recipe to the letter and it tasted like coconut eggs, and smelled like feet. Not even smothering them in my homemade syrup could take the taste/smell away. Threw out the whole batch. Next time I’ll read the comments before wasting ingredients.

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      • What brand of coconut flour are you using? Are you also making it with large sized eggs? I’ve made this recipe numerous times without issue.

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  33. Came home starving & made this recipe. Don’t know what I did wrong but my batter looked like brick mortar. It wasn’t even useable. So sad

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      • Did you ever end up making these with the xantham gum?
        I have some on hand and trying to decide if i should add it or not.. how much did you/would you add?

        Thanks! Pancakes are my addiction and it’s so hard to find keto-style ones that taste like actual pancakes. Excited to try these!

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          • Sara if these didn’t work try this one

            In a counter mixer (i cant afford a bukket i got a 9 dollar walmart one) add 1 egg, 2oz cream cheese, 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream, dash salt, dash vanilla, 1/2 teaspoon baking powder and 1 scoop protein powder and blend. I mix mine up with Quest peanut butter powder and add cocoa powder. Or I do 1/4 cup no sugar added canned apples and cinnamon and pecans and then mix with quest salted caramel protein powder. Quest is sweet enough I never add sweetener but depends on your powder you use. Best pancakes ever cooked in butter. Eat with bacon and you will never miss regular pancakes!

    • I had to add more liquid to mine after it sat for a bit and came out incredible. Will be stocking these in the freezer.

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      • I find that coconut flour does vary a bit and if you let it sit, it will thicken. Good to know they came out okay adding in more liquid!

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  36. Hey there, this looks like a nice recipe. I’m wondering, if I wanted to add 3 scoops of Quest Protein Powder, do you think it could work? Would what I need to omit in order to accommodate the extra protein?

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    • From my experience, protein powder can be used in place of some flour. 3 scoops seems like a lot so you’d have to up some of the other ingredients until you got a batter that works.

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  37. I love these!! I left out the stevia & vanilla & made waffles for a bacon & tomato grilled cheese. Delicious. Thank you!!!

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  38. I made these and they were fantastic! I used Heavy Cream and doubled the vanilla. They were fluffy & tasty!! They just didn’t make 12 servings. My spouse and I both had 3 pancakes a piece and I even sprinkled some flaky coconut on top 😉 We are both on a low carb diet and I used sugar-free syrup in moderation.

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  39. Just made these exactly according to the recipe and they were perfect! Even fed them to my 11 year old grandson who hates coconut but I didn’t tell him what they were made of and he loved them! No coconut taste whatsoever. They just tasted like soft fluffy delicious pancakes. You have made my keto life a little better and I will definitely make these again (and again). 👍

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  40. Hi I tried the recipe and followed it exactly I had everything on hand. However my pancakes came out extremely thin and I’m trying to figure out what I might have done wrong. I checked my baking powder and it’s not expired has a whole year left but it is called double acting do you think that’s a problem? I trust your recipe is good as I’ve tried several others of yours and they’ve all been good so I’m trying to figure out what I did LOL.

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  41. The best pancake ever. My husband said he never wants another kind of pancake. I cooked them in coconut oil. Definitely a staple at our house.

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  45. These pancakes are AMAZING!! My whole family loved them, even my pickiest eaters. Like another commenter, I used only 3 eggs. They turned out perfect and the closest I’ve had to flour pancakes. Thank you for this great recipe!! 😀

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  46. OMG i made this and it is delish! I did not follow the entire recipe but still turned up great. I made a bacon and egg sandwich with tomatoes and avocado. It is very filling!

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  47. Could these be made with egg whites only (I’m allergic to egg yolks)? Would probably need to use more egg white to equal what is missing by leaving out the yolk. I wasn’t sure if it would change the overall texture of the pancakes

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      • I’ll be the test case and let you know how they turn out. Unfortunately, I won’t be able to make a comparison the original version which uses the yolks, too.

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        • We tried these this morning using all egg whites rather than whole eggs. I thought they were good but my husband didn’t care for them (he doesn’t like change of any kind). When I make them again, I would use less salt because they tasted quite salty to me — assuming that might be from using all egg whites, but not sure. Thank you for sharing the recipe!

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  48. Excellent!!! Very tasty and fluffly pancakes!! Love it! 🙂 (but i just got 6 of them 🙁 maybe i made them too big or fluffly hahaha) thanks for the recipe!! For next time I will try to make some homemade syrup! <3

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    • Only 6 for me too! The taste is deeeelicious and reminds me of pancake house pancakes. I just looked up and noticed you made them silver dollar size which would explain the quantity difference but non the less…a home run for our house. 2 of us are low carb enthusiasts and always on the look out for different type of breakfast foods.
      I just made these and will double the batch tomorrow and freeze some. Thank you so much. Happy dancing going on here. Priscilla C

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    • I loved loved loved these. My go to recipe from here forward. Light, fluffy, golden. Perfect! I too only got 7 pancakes, about 3″ in size. I didnt notice them to be salty, however I used unsalted butter. If I use salted butter next time, could I omit the addition of 1/2 tsp. Salt? Thanks, Diane

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  50. Marisela from ☆ Texas: preparandolos ahorita, deliciosos!! resultaron casi 10 pancakes, use solo 3 huevos, imitation hazelnut extract, no muy esponjaditos, pero si ligeros, buen sabor y muy facil de preparar…Gracias por compartir recetas sin gluten. Feliz Navidad! !♡♡

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  52. Hi. I would like to try these. I am a little confused. In the directions it says to mix coconut flour with baking powder but the ingredients does not list baking powder?

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  55. I made these today and I must say they came out very moist! I also just used 3 eggs instead of 4. Thanks for the recipe! I will definitely use it often in my low carb lifestyle.

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  56. I just tried these yesterday and they are the best recipe I’ve tried yet. They look and taste like real pancakes to me. IMO-far superior to almond flour pancakes. Thanks!

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  57. These tasted like omlettes to me! Yuck, with a sweetness to them. I found them unpallettable, until I smeared gobs of peanut butter all over them to get them down the hatch. I used nutiva butter flavored coconut oil in place of butter, but nothing masked the egginess.

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    • I need to recalculate some of these older recipes. They were done from label information with the brand of ingredients used.

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    • Heavy Cream and Heavy Whipping Cream are virtually the same thing and are interchangeable in any recipe. The only difference is the amount of milk fat in them. The Heavy Cream has slightly more milk fat. So it produces a thicker whipped cream that holds up longer once whipped. The Whipping Cream makes a lighter whipped cream and it breaks down faster. As far as recipes go, it cooks the same, just adds or reduces the total fat content shown in the Nutritional Information.

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  62. Can you keep the batter in the refrigerator for a few days?

    I have been making the egg/cream cheese pancakes. They just taste a bit eggy for me. I like this idea of coconut flour ones.

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  63. I just made these pancakes and they were delicious; a little dry but had a lot of flavor. I topped them with sugar-free honey that I found in Walmart. Any suggestions so that they are not so dry?

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