The Fluffiest Cottage Cheese Protein Pancakes
Fluffy, moist, and decadent, you won't even know these cottage cheese protein pancakes are under 300 calories with 12 grams of protein each.
Fluffy, moist, and decadent, you won't even know these cottage cheese protein pancakes are under 300 calories with 12 grams of protein each. The cottage cheese is completely undetectable, and it just helps add to how fluffy and moist these pancakes are.
Let's talk about the recipe!
Ingredients
- All-purpose flour
- Sugar
- Baking powder
- Baking soda
- Buttermilk
- Cottage cheese, blended
- Unsalted butter, melted
- Eggs, whites, and yolks separated
Mix the Batter
Whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, and baking soda in a bowl. In a separate bowl, whisk the buttermilk, blended cottage cheese, melted butter, and egg yolks. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and fold with a rubber spatula, not overmixing but eliminating all flour lumps. Fold in the egg whites, until there are no lines of egg white visible in the batter. Allow the batter to rest for 20 minutes.
There are a few funny things about this batter. The first is that the egg whites are mixed in afterward. I learned that trick here, and it just helps keep your pancakes fluffy, even though you don't whip them first. The second thing is pretty typical, and that's the wet and dry ingredients are mixed separately. This just helps make sure everything is evenly distributed, for uniform pancakes.
The third funny thing is the blended cottage cheese, but it's the secret to fluffy, moist, high-protein pancakes. Seriously, the smooth and creamy texture of the cottage cheese means you will never know it's there but it makes these pancakes perfect!
Make the Pancakes
Heat a greased pan over medium heat and scoop in 1/3 cup of the batter. When it begins to bubble, flip and allow to cook through. Repeat until all the batter is used, greasing the pan again when necessary.
Making perfect pancakes is an art, not a science. You want your pan greased, but not too greased, hot, but not too hot. If you're hearing a lot of sizzling when the batter hits the pan, it's probably too hot. If you don't hear anything at all, it's probably not hot enough. It takes a little practice and the first pancake is almost always ugly, but don't fret, they get better as you go!
You can serve these with butter, maple syrup, peanut butter, jam, whatever you want!
Cottage Cheese Protein Pancakes Recipe
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10
25 minutes
45 minutes
Ingredients:
- 2½ cups all-purpose flour
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 ½ cups buttermilk
- 2 cups cottage cheese, blended
- 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted
- 2 eggs, whites and yolks separated
Method:
- Whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, and baking soda in a bowl.
- In a separate bowl, whisk the buttermilk, blended cottage cheese, melted butter, and egg yolks. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and fold with a rubber spatula, not overmixing but eliminating all flour lumps.
- Fold in the egg whites, until there are no lines of egg white visible in the batter. Allow the batter to rest for 20 minutes.
- Heat a greased pan over medium heat and scoop in 1/3 cup of the batter. When it begins to bubble, flip and allow to cook through. Repeat until all the batter is used, greasing the pan again when necessary.
| Nutrition Facts | |
|---|---|
| Servings: 10 | |
| Amount per serving | |
| Calories | 277 |
| % Daily Value* | |
| Total Fat 11.6g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat 6.9g | 35% |
| Cholesterol 62mg | 21% |
| Sodium 427mg | 19% |
| Total Carbohydrate 31.2g | 11% |
| Dietary Fiber 0.9g | 3% |
| Total Sugars 5.7g | |
| Protein 11.9g | |
| Vitamin D 9mcg | 47% |
| Calcium 108mg | 8% |
| Iron 2mg | 10% |
| Potassium 197mg | 4% |
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About the Author
Hi! I'm Alexandra Massengale, and I've been cooking and baking for over 12 years. My passion is making cheap, convenient, nutrient-dense food that still tastes amazing, and helping to perpetuate healthy eating habits without perpetuating diet culture. I want you to find recipes that make your body and heart happy, without putting any food off limits or making you feel guilty for loving delicious things.
By Alexandra Massengale