Cottage cheese oat pancakes for breakfast: A simple, high protein way to start the day

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These cottage cheese oat pancakes feel too simple to taste as good as they do. They are quick to whip up in the blender, and are a good source of protein.

 

I was talking with a friend of mine recently about milk. Specifically, foods that kind of require an ice cold glass of milk alongside them. What would be on your list? Pancakes were at the top of ours. 

I have a recipe for the perfect pancakes, and I stand by that. But sometimes you want the comfort of pancakes, but are trying to slip a little more protein into your day. This is the recipe for those days.

Customizable & Freezable

These cottage cheese pancakes lend themselves beautifully to additions. Besides sprinkling on some blueberries or chocolate chips, you can add a banana or a scoop of pumpkin puree to change up the flavor. I’ll include some variations in the recipe.

I like to double or triple the recipe and freeze the extras to pop in the toaster for a really quick breakfast or snack (have you tried leftover pancakes with a smear of Nutella? … divine).

Just let the pancakes cool completely and then pack them up in a Zip-loc bag or freezer container.

 

Made in the Blender

One of the things that makes these cottage cheese pancakes so simple is that you just dump all of the ingredients into your blender and whiz it up. What could be easier than that??

While I suppose you could just stir it all together, I prefer the texture of the cottage cheese in these to be smooth. I also don’t keep oat flour on hand, and using the blender takes care of that problem. If you want some of the texture that whole oats can add… just stir in a handful of oats after you blend up the batter.

Here’s how to make them:

Blend up your oats

Then toss in eggs, cottage cheese, some kind of sweetener (sugar, maple syrup, honey), a little baking powder and some vanilla

 

Whiz it up and then scoop onto your hot, buttered skillet. (You could use a dab of coconut oil instead of butter if you’d like).

I like to make these small enough to fit in the toaster.

I think pancakes are best with peanut butter, some granola or a handful of hemp seeds, and plenty of syrup. A sliced up banana or some berries too? Yes, please.

And a cold glass of milk, of course.

Healthy, high protein cottage cheese pancakes made with oats

Most of us are at least trying to eat more healthfully some of the time. I think health is about balance. And while I’m not getting rid of my perfect pancake recipe, I’m pleased to have a healthier option as well. Especially one that my sorta picky husband will eat!

I don’t normally include nutrition information in recipes…but just fyi  –> the whole recipe for these has 45 grams of protein. So depending on how much of the recipe you eat, you can figure out where you’d land.

Save it to make for breakfast, for a quick lunch, or breakfast for dinner. And be sure to make extras to freeze!