Cottage Cheese Pancakes High Protein

Published 5/17/2022

Best Cottage Cheese Pancakes

If you’ve never made these cottage cheese pancakes, you’re missing out. While they are dense and made with oat flour, they come out super moist all thanks to cottage cheese!

Why cottage cheese?

Cottage cheese not only adds protein but ups the moisture content of your pancakes while adding protein and amazing texture. Cottage cheese is a fun way to mix up your breakfast pancakes and add nutrition at the same time. Plus, it’s so yummy! In addition to cottage cheese and oat flour, these pancakes are made with mashed banana, vanilla, maple syrup, and

What You Need

Let’s talk about the other ingredients. We chose to use 100% ground oat flour instead of white whole wheat to make this recipe gluten-free and whole grain. I also forgot how much I love oat flour in pancakes. It’s hearty and wholesome and nutty and delicious. Don’t feel intimidated about oat flour. You can actually make it yourself by grinding up some rolled oats in a blender or food processor. You also need:

eggscottage cheesebananamaple syrupvanilla extractoat flourcoconut oilalmond milk

Top Tips

Add milk as needed: start with 1/4 cup of almond milk and add more as needed. As the batter sits, it will thicken so feel free to add more as you go.

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Want more healthy pancake recipes? Check out our go-to base healthy pancake batter with 6 different pancake flavor combos! Cook on medium heat: make sure not to cook your pancakes too hot or they will not cook in the center all the way. Re-butter as you go: after each pancake, make sure to re-apply the butter so the batter doesn’t stick.