Cottage Cheese Oatmeal Protein Pancakes

A plate of cottage cheese oatmeal pancakes with almond butter and blueberries.

5 from 3 votes

Cottage Cheese Oatmeal Protein Pancakes

If you're looking for fluffy gluten-free pancakes, these cottage cheese oatmeal pancakes are your new best friend! They're super simple with just a few main ingredients, they're higher in protein (thanks cottage cheese!), and they're actually fluffy and delicious like regular pancakes!

Course Breakfast

Cuisine American

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 15

Total Time 20

Servings servings

Calories 268kcal

Author Caitlin Self, MS, CNS, LDN

Ingredients

½ cup cottage cheese full fat or other
2 eggs
½ cup rolled oats GF if needed
Pinch of salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 Tablespoon almond butter
1 Tablespoon maple syrup
Optional: can add 1-3 Tablespoons hemp seeds for additional protein
For serving: berries almond butter, and maple syrup

Instructions

Add all ingredients to blender or magic bullet. Tip: make sure the wet ingredients (eggs) are closer to the blender than the dry ingredients (oats) for easiest blending. Blend until smooth.
Head a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Once hot, melt a tab of butter. If the butter browns, the pan is too hot!
Pour in the batter - about 3 Tablespoons or so per serving. Cook until you see some bubbles forming on the top and the bottom is golden brown. You can peek at the bottom here as needed. Note: nuts (almond butter) cook quickly! If your pancakes are browning before the top is puffy, turn down the heat.
Flip pancakes and cook another 2 minutes or so on the second side, or until both sides are browned and the inside is cakey and not gooey. These pancakes will turn out like standard pancakes! They should not be gooey or gummy like typical oat pancakes.
Add pancakes to a plate and add your preferred toppings! My favorite combination is maple syrup, almond butter, and blueberries. Enjoy!

Notes

The nutrition label includes full fat cottage cheese, but you can use 2% if you’d prefer. This recipe makes 8 pancakes. Each pancake contains about 4 grams of protein.

For me, pancakes are not a complete meal (even these higher protein ones!) I prefer to have these either as a snack (they’re GREAT pre workout) or paired with additional protein (eggs) and fiber (vegetables/fruit). But you do you!

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