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

*I originally shared this post February 2015. Updated January 2021 and May 2023.

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