Fluffy Cottage Cheese Pancakes (Printer-friendly)

Fluffy pancakes blended with cottage cheese for a high-protein breakfast that's ready in 25 minutes.

# What You'll Need:

→ Dairy & Eggs

01 - 1 cup (225 g) cottage cheese (low-fat or full-fat)
02 - 2 large eggs
03 - 1/4 cup (60 ml) milk (dairy or unsweetened plant-based)

→ Dry Ingredients

04 - 3/4 cup (90 g) oat flour (or blended rolled oats)
05 - 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
06 - 1/4 teaspoon salt

→ Sweeteners & Flavor

07 - 2 tablespoons maple syrup or honey
08 - 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

→ For Cooking

09 - 1 tablespoon butter or neutral oil

# How to Make It:

01 - Place the cottage cheese, eggs, milk, maple syrup (or honey), and vanilla extract in a blender. Blend until smooth and creamy.
02 - Add oat flour, baking powder, and salt to the blender. Pulse until just combined, scraping down sides as needed.
03 - Heat a nonstick skillet or griddle over medium heat and lightly grease with butter or oil.
04 - Pour about 1/4 cup batter for each pancake onto the skillet. Cook until bubbles form on the surface and edges look set, about 2–3 minutes.
05 - Flip and cook for another 1–2 minutes until golden and cooked through.
06 - Serve warm with your favorite toppings: fresh berries, Greek yogurt, nut butter, or extra maple syrup.

# Expert Suggestions:

01 -
  • They taste like dessert for breakfast but pack more protein than most dinners.
  • No special equipment needed beyond a blender, and they come together in less time than scrolling through your phone.
  • The texture is impossibly fluffy because cottage cheese adds this incredible moisture and structure simultaneously.
02 -
  • Overmixing the batter after adding flour will make your pancakes tough and dense, so stop as soon as the dry ingredients disappear.
  • If your pancakes are coming out flat, your baking powder might be old or your cottage cheese might be too thin—use full-fat if you have it, and replace baking powder every six months.
03 -
  • If your first pancake always sticks or doesn't cook right, that's normal—your griddle is still finding its temperature, so don't judge the whole batch by that one outlier.
  • The sound of a soft sizzle when batter hits the pan is what you're listening for; if it sounds aggressive, your heat is too high.
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