Cottage Cheese Pancakes Recipe

A good recipe for cottage cheese pancakes will be full of protein and taste great. I love to make cottage cheese pancakes as a low carb option. I have included two different cottage cheese pancake recipes including plain and oatmeal cottage cheese pancakes.

The plain more resemble regular pancakes in how they are made and their texture. Cottage cheese works great in pancakes because it makes them tender and flavorful.

The second recipe is a little different. It doesn’t contain a leavening agent or flour. It has oats instead of flour. These are great for those who are on a low carb diet. Eat them with a small drizzle of real maple syrup or a sugar free pancake syrup and you can actually have a treat now and then while on a low carb diet.

Cottage Cheese Pancakes Recipe

Ingredients

1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons sugar
4 eggs, lightly beaten
1 cup cottage cheese
1/2 cup milk
2 tablespoons vegetable oil

Directions

In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, salt and sugar. Stir to combine the ingredients. Feel free to sift a second time for extra fluffy pancakes or if you feel like the mixture clumped up a lot when you stirred it together.

In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs, cottage cheese, milk and vegetable oil. If you are worried about cottage cheese chunks, whisk or stir the cottage cheese first vigorously to get out the lumps before adding it in with the rest of the ingredients. Another idea is to put this part of the mixture in a blender and blend it until smooth. It will get out the lumps while also mixing together the wet ingredients.

Take the wet mixture and pour it into the dry ingredients. Stir just until the dry ingredients are moistened. Put the batter in the refrigerator for at least 15 minutes while you prepare the pan.

Set a griddle to medium high heat and let it get hot. Lightly grease it just before adding the pancake batter. Pour about 1/4 cup of batter onto the griddle to form pancakes spaced about 1 to 2 inches apart. Let them cook until bubbles form across the surface of the pancake. Flip and brown them on the other side.

Cottage Cheese Oatmeal Pancakes

Ingredients

1/2 cup instant oats
1/2 cup cottage cheese
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs

Directions

Add all four ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth. Heat a griddle to medium high heat and grease lightly with oil or butter. Pour a couple tablespoons of batter onto the pan and space them out about 1 to 2 inches apart.

Let the pancakes cook for about a minute or two and flip them over. Some bubbles will form and they will brown. Brown them on the other side.

To sweeten up the pancakes a little, add 2 teaspoons of honey or a sweetener of your choice in the equivalent amount.

Serve either type of pancakes with butter and syrup or sliced fruit for a healthier option. You can also choose to serve them savory with eggs and bacon or sausage.