🥞 Flourless Cottage Cheese Pancakes
High Protein • Gluten-Free • Light & Fluffy
🧾 Ingredients (Serves 2)
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1 cup cottage cheese (full-fat or low-fat)
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2 large eggs
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3 tbsp oat flour or ground oats (optional but helps structure — still flourless)
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½ tsp baking powder
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½ tsp vanilla extract
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1–2 tsp honey or maple syrup (optional)
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Pinch of salt
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Butter or oil for cooking
Optional toppings:
Fresh berries, Greek yogurt, honey, maple syrup, or fruit compote 🍓🍯
👩🍳 Instructions
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Blend the batter
Add cottage cheese, eggs, oat flour (or ground oats), baking powder, vanilla, sweetener, and salt to a blender.
Blend until smooth and creamy. -
Rest the batter
Let it sit for 5 minutes so the baking powder activates and the pancakes become fluffier. -
Heat the pan
Heat a non-stick pan over medium-low heat and lightly grease with butter or oil. -
Cook pancakes
Pour about ¼ cup batter per pancake.
Cook for 2–3 minutes until bubbles appear and the edges set. -
Flip carefully
Flip gently and cook another 1–2 minutes until golden brown. -
Serve warm
Stack them up and top with berries, yogurt, or syrup.
💪 Nutrition Highlights
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High protein from cottage cheese & eggs
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No refined flour
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Naturally filling and great for weight management
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Perfect for breakfast or post-workout meals
🔁 Variations
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Banana version: Blend in ½ ripe banana
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Savory version: Skip sweetener, add herbs & salt
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Extra fluffy: Separate eggs and fold whipped egg whites into batter
