These healthy cottage cheese pancakes are soft and fluffy. They only require 4 ingredients and don’t contain any wheat flour, added sugar, butter or oil. The batter takes less than five minutes to prepare. These pancakes are an easy breakfast or brunch.
These fluffy pancakes are made with healthier ingredients but you won’t even be able to tell. They taste light, soft and fluffy. My family really enjoyed them. I also like that the pancakes are high protein, low sugar and gluten-free.
Ingredients
- Oat flour
- Eggs
- Cottage cheese
- Baking powder
Oat flour: Instead of using wheat flour, these pancakes are made with oat flour. If you need to keep the pancakes gluten-free, make sure to use gluten-free oat flour or make your own homemade oat flour.
Eggs: Eggs are used as a binding agent and to give the pancakes structure.
Cottage cheese: Cottage cheese makes these pancakes very soft and fluffy. You can use either whole milk or low fat cottage cheese.
Baking powder: Baking powder is used to help the pancakes rise.
How to Make Cottage Cheese Pancakes
- Add all ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth.
- Pour 1/4 cup of batter onto your preheated nonstick skillet for each pancake.
- Cook pancakes for a few minutes on both sides until the pancakes are golden brown.
Expert Tips
- This recipe works best with oat flour, which has a finer consistency similar to regular flour. If you only have rolled oats available, you can use them, but you will need to grind them in a blender or food processor until they become the consistency of flour before using them.
- The pancake batter will get very thick as it sits out, so you do want to cook the pancakes right away. If your batter gets too thick while waiting for a batch of pancakes to cook, you can thin out the batter by whisking some water in.
- I like to cook the pancakes on low heat in a nonstick skillet so that the pancakes have a nice golden brown surface without the need for any oil or butter. However, you can also cook the pancakes in a regular skillet but you will need to grease it first.
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Ingredients
- 1 cup (200 g) low fat cottage cheese
- 3 large eggs
- 1 cup (97 g) oat flour see note before starting
- 1 tsp (3.3 g) baking powder
Instructions
- Add all ingredients into a blender or a food processor. Blend until smooth, scraping down the sides as needed.
- Heat a large nonstick skillet to medium low heat. Measure out 1/4 cup of batter for each pancake, using a spatula to help you release the batter onto your preheated skillet. You may also need to help spread the batter with a spatula to a circle about 3 to 3.5 inches wide. You will need to do this quickly before the pancake batter starts cooking. Space pancakes about 1 inch apart. You do not need to grease the skillet if you are using a nonstick and keeping the heat medium low. If you are using a regular skillet then you will need to grease it before adding the pancake batter. I prefer using a nonstick to achieve a perfectly golden brown surface.
- Cook until bubbles form on the surface and the edges start to set, about 2 to 3 minutes. Flip and cook for another 1 to 2 minutes, until golden brown and cooked through. Repeat with the remaining batter. As your batter sits it will continue to thicken. For the next round of pancakes, you may need to add a splash of water and mix it in thoroughly to thin out the batter.
- Serve warm with toppings of your choice—fresh fruit, a drizzle of maple syrup, etc. Store uneaten pancakes in an airtight container in the fridge.
Notes
- Oat flour note: When measuring the oat flour, first fluff up the oat flour with a spoon because the oat flour tends to get very compacted. Then use the spoon and level method for measuring. If you need the pancakes to be gluten-free make sure to use gluten-free oat flour.
- I used Bob's Red Mill oat flour (not the gluten-free one though they also sell a gluten-free version) (Amazon | Target)*
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- I used a nonstick skillet and did not grease it beforehand. I find this helps the pancakes achieve a perfect golden brown surface. You also need to make sure that the heat is medium low and not too high. You can also cook the pancakes in a regular skillet but you will need to grease it before adding the pancakes and the pancake surface may not be as perfectly golden.
Nutrition
The nutrition information provided are only estimates based on an online nutritional calculator. I am not a certified nutritionist. Please consult a professional nutritionist or doctor for accurate information and any dietary restrictions and concerns you may have.
