4-Ingredient Cassava Flour Tortillas | GF, Paleo + Nut-Free!

These 4 Ingredient Cassava Flour Tortillas are gluten-free, healthy, paleo, nut-free, and clean eating, which makes them a great addition to your healthy lifestyle. They are soft, chewy, perfect for your favorite Mexican dishes, and so easy to make!

This is not the first time I'm venturing into healthy tortilla land. In fact, I’ve been here many times before and I shared not one, not 2, but 3 healthy tortilla recipes with you: sweet potato tortillas, spinach tortillas, and cauliflower tortillas.

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This time around, I didn’t add any veggie or leafy green to give tortillas different flavors. Instead, I’ve made them taste like actual flour tortillas. Yes, I’m talking about the flour tortillas made with all-purpose flour and lard. Woot! How?

Cassava flour is the answer!

In This Post You'll Find:

• Reasons You'll Love It
• Watch Me Make Cassava Flour Tortillas
• Ingredient Notes
• How To Make Cassava Flour Tortillas
• Are Cassava Tortillas Healthy?
• Pros And Cons Of Cassava Flour
• How To Use A Tortilla Press
• How to Cook Your Cassava Flour Tortillas On A Griddle
• What To Make With Cassava Flour Tortillas
• How To Store Cassava Flour Tortillas
• How Long Do Cassava Flour Tortillas Last?
• More Homemade Tortilla Recipes
• How to Make Cassava Flour Tortillas
• Reviews

Watch Me Make Cassava Flour Tortillas

These cassava tortillas open the door to soooooo many yummy meals. I’ll talk about that later. And I’ll share more recipes using cassava flour in the future since my first attempt was so yummy.

One more thing about these tortillas – they are soft and chewy and just perfect. Get ready for some goodness, friends!

Ingredient Notes

What Is Cassava Flour?

Cassava flour is made from, you guessed it, cassava. To make cassava flour, the cassava root is peeled, dried, and then ground. Cassava is a starchy root, the same root veggie that gives us tapioca.  The more you know about it, the more you love it!  However, don’t confuse tapioca flour with cassava flour. It’s a common misconception and the confusion is understandable. Tapioca flour is a starch extracted from the cassava root, while cassava flour is the entire root turned into flour.

This wonderful root veggie is very popular in South America and it has a nutty flavor that’s just perfect for healthy tortillas.

What Is Yucca?

What about yucca… what is that? Is it the same as cassava or the fact that people think it is the same thing is another common misconception?

Yes, another misconception, my friends. Yucca is a root veggie, too. And it looks pretty similar to cassava, leading to these 2 veggies being mislabeled all the time. But they are not the same root.

How To Make Cassava Flour Tortillas

When making tortillas with cassava flour, remember that they are very easy to make since cassava flour is similar to wheat flour when used in baked goods, pancakes, or most other foods. That means the ratio is 1:1 with all-purpose flour, which means anyone can easily make these grain-free tortillas.

What’s awesome about cassava flour tortillas is that, despite being grain-free, gluten-free, and nut-free, they are so similar to the tortillas you're used to – oh, so exciting!

Aside from cassava flour, to make this cassava flour tortilla recipe, you’ll need…

• sea salt
• melted coconut oil (you can replace coconut oil with olive oil or avocado oil if you want)
• warm water

Making gluten-free tortillas was never this easy. Thank you, cassava flour!

Are Cassava Tortillas Healthy?

Shockingly, we've got some healthy tortillas, folks. I say shocking because they seriously taste like normal flour tortillas. These healthy tortillas contain:

• vitamins - thiamine, niacin, riboflavin, and vitamin C
• minerals – magnesium and calcium
• protein - 2.8g per cup
• fiber – 3.7g per cup

This cassava flour tortilla recipe makes a healthy gluten-free substitute for regular flour tortillas.

Pretty impressive, right?

Pros And Cons Of Cassava Flour

Let me start this pros and cons list by saying cassava is not dangerous. You can use cassava flour without worrying you’ll get sick. Since unprocessed cassava root contains cyanide components, people label cassava as toxic and they don’t touch it. But cyanide can also be found in spinach or almonds. And we’re not giving those up. So please don’t do it with cassava, either. You’ll be perfectly safe if you don’t eat it raw.

On the pros list, we have everything we talked about so far:

• Cassava flour is great for people with different dietary needs since it’s GF, paleo, grain-free, and nut-free
• It’s healthy and nutritious
• It’s easy to use, and it can replace all-purpose flour in many, many recipes
• The taste is similar to the taste of all-purpose flour

When it comes to cons, the only thing I can say is that cassava is expensive compared to other flours. But it’s worth it.

How To Use A Tortilla Press

To make these paleo tortillas, you can use a tortilla press. Or, if you don’t have one, a rolling pin will do. It’s definitely easier to use the tortilla press, but the rolling pin method works great, too. Your cassava flour tortillas won’t be as even as the ones made with the press and it will take you longer to make them but they will end up being just as good.

How To Make Tortillas With A Tortilla Press

1. Place parchment paper or wax paper on the bottom of the tortilla press
2. Place the dough ball on top
3. Cover the dough with another sheet of paper
4. Close the tortilla press firmly
5. Open and your first cassava tortilla is ready to cook
6. Repeat the process for the rest of the tortillas

How To Make Tortillas Without A Tortilla Press

1. Place the dough ball between 2 sheets of parchment paper or wax paper;
2. Roll the dough with the rolling pin until it’s very thin (approximately ½- inch thick and 5 inches diameter).

How to Cook Your Cassava Flour Tortillas On A Griddle

Off to the cooking part! Then we’re done with this cassava flour tortilla recipe and we can start thinking about ways to enjoy these grain-free tortillas.

1. Heat the griddle over medium-high heat (no need for oil)
2. Once it’s hot, add the first tortilla to the griddle and cook for 1-2 minutes per side (until bubbles start to form across the entire tortilla)
3. Flip and cook on the other side until the cassava tortilla is golden brown (approximately 1 minute)
4. Remove from heat and place the tortilla on a clean kitchen towel to keep it warm until you make the rest of the cassava flour tortillas.

P.S. if you don’t have a griddle, you can use a regular skillet. That will work, too.

What To Make With Cassava Flour Tortillas

The best part is here! AKA the eating part. Do you know what you want to do with the cassava flour tortillas you just made or do you need some inspiration? Either way, I have some ideas!

• You can use cassava tortillas to replace regular tortillas in wrap, burrito, fajita, and taco recipes (for example, you can use the tortillas to make these breakfast burritos or these lunch wraps or any of my taco recipes)
• You can make tortilla chips or taquitos
• You can use them to make healthy quesadilla
• You can enjoy them as a snack
• You can serve them with a salad as a healthy alternative to croutons or bread

How To Store Cassava Flour Tortillas

When you're making the cassava flour tortillas, you can easily set them on top of each other wrapped in a clean kitchen towel to keep them warm and pliable.  After that, I find that the best way to store tortillas is to place a sheet of parchment paper between them and then transfer them to an airtight container or a sealable bag.

How Long Do Cassava Flour Tortillas Last?

Now that you know how to store tortillas, we should discuss how long, too.

• At room temperature – these cassava tortillas will last for 1 or 2 days
• In the fridge (stored in the exact same way) – cassava tortillas last for up to a week

Can You Freeze Cassava Flour Tortillas?

You can also freeze these cassava flour tortillas and have them on hand anytime you crave anything that requires tortillas. Thaw them in the refrigerator overnight to preserve the texture. Be sure to place a sheet of parchment paper in between each tortilla so they are separated.

More Homemade Tortilla Recipes

As I said at the beginning of this post, this tortilla recipe is not the only healthy tortilla recipe I tried and loved. I actually really like to make my own tortillas. And I like to make them different since I like flavor variations. If you’re like me, these homemade tortilla recipes are just what you need.