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Protein Pancakes

By Lauren Allen on January 11, 2019, Updated August 9, 2019

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These low-carb Protein pancakes are a delicious and healthy recipe thats packed with protein, fiber and whole grains, all from whole foods. One pancake has 5 grams of protein and just 100 calories.

A stack of Protein Pancakes served with sliced bananas and syrup on a white plate with a fork.

Protein Pancakes

My mom gave me this recipe for protein pancakes a few years ago from a personal trainer and nutritionist and I’ve been making it for my family ever since! We LOVE pancakes at our house, but all the carbs and sugar are not the best for anyone.

These protein pancakes are AMAZING! They have the same great light and fluffy texture of regular pancakes but they have no flour, canola oil, sugar or butter!

What I love most about them is that the ingredients are whole foods that are protein rich and they’re ingredients I usually have on hand. I can feel good giving them to my family, and they make us feel full longer. (And as a side note, my husband loathes cottage cheese, but he really likes these pancakes!)

Ingredients in Protein Pancakes:
  • Eggs. 12 grams protein
  • Cottage Cheese. 13 grams protein
  • Whole Grain Oats. 14 grams protein, 10 grams fiber
  • Baking powder.
  • Water.
  • Olive Oil. You could substitute coconut oil
  • Vanilla extract.
  • Cinnamon.
  • *Feel free to add protein powder to the batter, if you’d like.

Overhead photo of the ingredients for protein pancakes, including a bowl of oats, olive oil and water, two eggs, cottage cheese, cinnamon, baking powder and vanilla.

How to Make Easy Protein Pancakes:

Add oats and baking powder to a blender and blend to make a fine powder.  Remove the dry mixture to a mixing bowl.

Add the cottage cheese, eggs, water, vanilla, oil, and cinnamon to the blender and blend until smooth.

Pour the mixture into the bowl with the oats and stir everything to combine. Use a 1/4 cup measuring spoon to spoon the pancakes onto a hot griddle. Cook until golden on both sides. Serve warm with fruit and real maple syrup.

A collage of four images showing the process for making protein pancakes, including blending oats in a blender, pouring wet ingredients over the oat flour, spooning the batter onto a griddle, and a cooked stack of pancakes with syrup poured on top.

Are pancakes healthy?

It depends on the pancakes recipe.  A typical pancake recipe is high in fat and carbohydrates, making them not the healthiest breakfast choice.  However, this recipe replaces the white flour, sugar, butter, and milk that you find in traditional pancakes and instead uses whole grain oats, cottage cheese, and olive oil!

Whole grain oats add additional fiber and protein to the pancakes, cottage cheese is also packed with protein, and olive oil contributes some healthy unsaturated fats.  This is a delicious and healthy pancakes recipe that will help you feel full and satisfied!

A stack of four protein pancakes on a white plate with sliced bananas and syrup on top and another plate of pancakes in the background.

Can I add Protein Powder to Pancakes:

Many protein pancake recipes call for protein powder. I prefer getting my protein from whole foods, so the protein richness from these pancakes comes from the cottage cheese (26 grams of protein in one cup of cottage cheese) and whole grain oats (10 grams of protein per cup). If you want to add a scoop of protein powder to the batter, you can.

This is a small-batch recipe for pancakes. It makes about seven pancakes spooned using a 1/4 cup measuring cup. Feel free to double the recipe if you’re feeding a bigger group. Leftovers store well in the freezer.

The nutritional information below is for a serving of one pancake.

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Protein Pancakes served with sliced bananas and syrup on a white plate with a fork.

Protein Pancakes

These low-carb Protein pancakes are delicious and healthy! They're made with whole foods and are just 100 calories and 5 grams protein each. 
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Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 7
Calories: 100kcal
Author: Lauren Allen

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Ingredients

  • 1 1/3 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 cup cottage cheese
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • dash of cinnamon

Instructions

  • Add oats and baking powder to a food processor or blender and blend until they're as fine as flour. Remove to a bowl.
  • Add the cottage cheese, eggs, water, vanilla, oil and cinnamon to the blender and blend until smooth. 
  • Add the wet ingredients to the bowl with the dry ingredients and stir to combine.
  • Scoop about 1/4 cup of batter for each pancake and pour onto a hot griddle sprayed with non-stick cooking spray. 
  • Cook on one side until bubbles begin to appear on the surface of the pancake. Flip and cook on the other side until golden.
  • Serve with fresh fruit and real maple syrup, or a low sugar syrup.

Notes

Makes about seven 4'' pancakes

Nutrition

Calories: 100kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 55mg | Sodium: 77mg | Potassium: 148mg | Fiber: 1g | Vitamin A: 100IU | Calcium: 53mg | Iron: 1mg
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*I originally shared this post February 2015. Updated January 2019.

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  1. Elizabeth says

    August 9, 2019 at 9:47 pm

    Can I waffle these?

    Reply
    • Lauren Allen says

      August 23, 2019 at 11:03 pm

      I’ve never tried that. Let me know if you try.

      Reply
  2. Patricia says

    October 4, 2019 at 9:52 am

    I just made these pancakes and are delicious especially with maple syrup. Thank you for the re I’ve.Can you freeze them?

    Reply
    • Lauren Allen says

      October 4, 2019 at 12:22 pm

      I’m happy you liked them! Yes, they will freeze well!

      Reply
  3. Brenda says

    November 16, 2019 at 6:11 pm

    Can I use yogurt instead of cottage cheese?

    Reply
    • Lauren Allen says

      November 17, 2019 at 3:25 pm

      I haven’t tested it but I think a thicker Greek yogurt would be fine.

      Reply
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