🥞 Why You’ll Love This Recipe
These High Protein Cottage Cheese Pancakes are fluffy, delicious, and naturally packed with protein—without protein powder. They’re perfect for breakfast meal prep, freezer-friendly, and taste like a treat while keeping you full for hours.
Soft, tender pancakes made with cottage cheese, eggs, and oats for a simple, high-protein breakfast. These pancakes cook beautifully golden, have a creamy interior, and pair perfectly with fresh berries and warm maple syrup.
⏱️ Recipe Details
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Additional Time: 2 minutes
Cook Temperature: Medium heat (stovetop griddle or pan)
Total Time: 17 minutes
Servings: 2 servings (makes 6–8 small pancakes)
🥘 Ingredients
- 1 cup cottage cheese
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup quick oats or oat flour
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- Pinch of salt
- 1–2 teaspoons sugar or sweetener (optional)
- Butter or oil for cooking
Toppings (choose any):
- Fresh blueberries, raspberries, or strawberries
- Maple syrup
- Pineapple tidbits
- Greek yogurt
- Sliced bananas
- Nuts or seeds
👩🍳 Directions
- Blend ingredients: Add cottage cheese, eggs, oats, vanilla, baking powder, salt, and sweetener to a blender. Blend until mostly smooth (a few cottage cheese bits are okay).
- Heat the pan: Warm a nonstick skillet or griddle over medium heat, lightly greasing with butter or oil.
- Pour batter: Spoon 2–3 tablespoons per pancake to form small, thick rounds.
- Cook: Allow pancakes to cook 2–3 minutes until bubbles form and edges set. Flip and cook another 1–2 minutes until golden.
- Repeat: Continue until all batter is used.
- Serve: Top with berries, pineapple, extra cottage cheese, or plenty of maple syrup. Enjoy warm.
📝 Recipe Notes & Variations
- Extra-fluffy version: Add 1 additional tablespoon of oats.
- Higher protein: Add 1–2 tablespoons Greek yogurt to the batter.
- Banana version: Blend in ½ ripe banana for sweetness.
- Gluten-free: Use certified gluten-free oats.
- Make ahead: Store in the fridge for 3–4 days or freeze with parchment between each pancake.
- Reheat: Warm in microwave, toaster, or air fryer.
📊 Nutrition (Per Serving)
- Calories: ~290
- Protein: ~28g
- Carbohydrates: ~26g
- Fat: ~8g
- Fiber: ~3g
- Sugars: ~5g
(Values vary based on toppings and cottage cheese type.)
🔧 Tools You’ll Need
- Nonstick Skillet or Griddle — Get on Amazon
- Blender — Get on Amazon
- Mixing Spatula — Get on Amazon
- Measuring Cups — Get on Amazon
- Small Serving Plate (Trapezoid or Square) — Get on Amazon
- Heat-Resistant Oil Brush — Get on Amazon
