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This easy Cottage Cheese Pancakes recipe is made in a blender using whole foods, and results in healthier pancakes that still taste amazing! Best of all, they contain 5 grams of protein at just 100 calories each.
Want more pancake recipes? Try Buttermilk Pancakes, Lemon Ricotta Pancakes, German Pancakes, or Strawberry Crepes!
We've been making these delicious Cottage Cheese Pancakes for years. In love that they're protein pancakes with the same great taste and texture of regular pancakes, without flour, canola oil, sugar or butter!
Ingredients Needed:
- Eggs: Adds 12 grams protein.
- Cottage Cheese: Adds 13 grams protein
- Whole Grain Oats: Adds 14 grams protein, 10 grams fiber.
- Baking powder.
- Water.
- Olive Oil. You could substitute coconut oil
- Vanilla extract.
- Cinnamon.
- Protein Powder: Optional to add ½ scoop of protein powder to the batter if you'd like.
How to Make Cottage Cheese Pancakes:
Make Oat Flour: Add oats and baking powder to a blender and blend to make a fine powder.
Blend: Add cottage cheese, eggs, water, vanilla, oil, and cinnamon. Blend until smooth.
Cook: Pour pancakes onto a hot greased griddle then cook until golden on both sides.
Serve warm with fruit and real maple syrup.
Freezing Instructions:
Allow cottage cheese pancakes to cool, then lay them in a single layer on a plate or baking sheet and freeze for 30 minutes (to help keep them from sticking together). Then place them in a freezer safe container and freeze for up to 3 months. Warm from frozen in the microwave.
More Healthy Breakfast Favorites:
- Green Smoothie
- Vanilla Protein Shake
- Chocolate Protein Shake
- 5 Minute Whole Wheat Pancakes
- Breakfast Taquitos
- Skinny Banana Bread Muffins
- Strawberry Overnight Oats
- Easy Healthy Granola
- Instant Pot Yogurt
Cottage Cheese Pancakes
Ingredients
- 1 1/3 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 cup cottage cheese
- 2 large eggs, (or substitue a flax-egg)
- 1/2 cup water, , milk, or dairy-free milk
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- dash of cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat a hot griddle or skillet over medium heat.
- Add oats and baking powder to a food processor or blender and blend until they're as fine as flour.
- Add the cottage cheese, eggs, water, vanilla, oil and cinnamon and blend until smooth.
- Pour about ¼ cup batter onto griddle to form pancake. 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
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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*I originally shared this post February 2015. Updated January 2021 and May 2023.
How long would the batter last in the fridge?
Do you know a way to add pumpkin to these??? I adore these pancakes and make them on a Friday, I call it pancake day! It’s getting to be fall and would love a seasonal treat. Thank you!
Hi Diana, I haven’t experimented with pumpkin yet, but I bet it would work well to do 1/4 cup cottage cheese and 1/4 cup canned pumpkin puree. Then I would also add a few dashes of cinnamon, and maybe a tiny pinch of cloves and nutmeg. Let me know if you try it!
I am confused by the 24g carbs. In the nutritional value, it is broken down as 4g Dietary Fibre and <1g Sugars.
I made these pancakes with an egg substitute, Lactaid cottage cheese & added blueberries & vegan vanilla protein powder & they are really good! I made a big batch & refrigerated them. Thanks for a great simple recipe!
Do you think these would bake well in mini muffin form? I’m thinking portable toddler food! I’m not sure what time and temperature would be appropriate.
Hi Rachel, I haven’t experimented with baking these, so I really couldn’t say for sure. If you try it I would love to hear your thoughts!
They look really good and I have been on quite a mission for a pancake recipe. We eat pancakes at least 3 times a week and add cottage cheese or greek yogurt for protein all the time. I want to make homemade pancakes but have this fear of the eggs not cooking thru. Does anyone else ever wonder about that? I have been using box mixes for that reason( have tried no egg recipes but no success). I am going to try this one, I make everything e from scratch and don’t like using box mixes.
I love these! I add a scoop of whey protein isolate, sub non fat probiotic yogurt for the water, add a mashed banana, and leave out the cottage cheese.
Stuff on some frozen blueberries when they’re on the pan and soooooo good!
(I also put a bit of lemon juice in the batter to compliment he blueberries and it was yummy)
You could also add 2 tbsp of peanut butter instead of the blueberries for peanut butter banana pancakes 🙂
This looks like the perfect meal to start the day ! Great pictures, amazing looking food !
Great .. Thanks for sharing great article
These are super delicious and I love how it’s all mixed up in the blender. Easy clean up! Also, they soak up syrup really well – which is a pancake necessity. 🙂