So I wanted to make a pancake recipe for shrove Tuesday tomorrow, and I couldn’t have chosen a better recipe. I know what you’re thinking. Ew, cottage cheese? I don’t want any weird cottage cheese lumps in my pancakes. Why would you go and do something like that?
The thing with me and cottage cheese is that I don’t eat it. I know how healthy it is and how it makes a great breakfast and all that, but I am just not a huge fan of cottage cheese. The texture and the taste and..pretty much everything about it makes me want to hurl. I mean, just because you put the word “cheese” on it will not make me want to eat it. Although, to be honest, it does usually work.
So whenever I buy cottage cheese in the hopes of eating a healthy breakfast of cottage cheese and fruits, it ends up getting neglected somewhere at the back of my fridge. And the worst part about that is, when I open it up months later, it still looks like it did when I first bought it. Another reason why I don’t like buying cottage cheese.
But this is different. Cottage cheese whipped up in the food processor, and mixed together with only 3 other ingredients to make incredibly fluffy pancakes? Forget about traditional pancakes. Count me in!! It is being added to my regular rotation as we speak.
These pancakes were so fluffy, it felt like you were biting into sweet and delicious clouds. What more could you ask for first thing in the morning?
Cottage Cheese Pancakes Ingredients
You are only 4 simple ingredients away from making these healthy cottage cheese pancakes. All you need is:
- full-fat cottage cheese
- all-purpose flour
- oil (I use avocado oil, but any neutral oil works well in this recipe)
- eggs
- (optional) cooking spray
Tips
Make these pancakes ahead of time! My favorite thing to do with leftover pancakes is to freeze them. Then the next time you want pancakes, you can place them in the toaster to reheat. You will still get the fluffy texture on the inside but now with crispy edges. All you need to do is make the pancakes as written in the recipe card. Then place pancakes on a single layer on wire racks to cool completely. Once they are completely cool, place the pancakes in a freezer bag for up to 3 months.
Mix it all in a blender for less dishes. This recipe can easily be transformed into blender cottage cheese pancakes instead of using a food processor. Just mix all of your ingredients in a blender and you are ready to go! You will be cooking pancakes in no time.
Variations
What makes this a great recipe is how versatile it is. You can switch it up in so many ways, but here are my favorite:
- Add fresh berries! Fresh berries are a great addition to any recipe in my opinion, but especially in pancakes!
- Any fresh fruit really. The only reason I don’t add most other fresh fruit is because it is sometimes a hassle to cut them up in the mornings. I just want something easy! But if you are someone who loves making recipes early in the mornings, all you need to do is chop up your favorite fruit and add it to the pancake batter.
- Top with maple butter and maple syrup. Maybe it’s because I am Canadian, but adding maple anything to any regular pancake recipe will take it from being a good recipe to a great one.
- Mix in some lemon curd and some lemon zest. I think the best thing about summer is all of the lemon flavored foods, and lemon pancakes are one of my favorite things. As a busy mom, adding lemon to my morning pancakes is a delicious way to get my lemon fix for the day.
More Recipes for Breakfast Pancakes
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Cottage Cheese Pancakes
Ingredients
- 1 cup cottage cheese
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 Tbsp oil
- 3 large eggs, lightly beaten
Instructions
- Pulse the cottage cheese in a food processor.
- In a large bowl, combine the cottage cheese, flour, oil and eggs until fully incorporated.
- Heat a large skillet over medium heat and spray with cooking spray. Scoop 1/4 cup of batter for each pancake, and flip when bubbles are covering the surface of the pancake. Cook the other side until it is golden.
I love this idea of using cottage cheese, what a great way to make pancakes healthier and fluffier.
And to use up cottage cheese that no one in my house eats 😉
My kiddos are HUGE pancake fans! I’m looking forward to trying this new recipe with them.
You must make them! They are some of my favourites
I can’t believe it only takes 4 ingredients to make these fluffy pancakes. How awesome! I just cant wait for weekend to come so I can enjoy this.
Thanks Linda! They are some of my favourite weekend breakfasts 🙂
I love using cottage cheese in recipes and these pancakes look super tasty.
If you have any other recipes with cottage cheese that I can make, please let me know 🙂
Here is my favorite recipe using cottage cheese. Hope you try them. https://onehotoven.com/cottage-cheese-crescent-roll-recipe/.
Never thought to have a crescent roll! I will be sure to check it out!
These look insanely gorgeous. But I do not like cottage cheese. Can you taste the cottage cheese in these pancakes at all?
You cannot taste it at all!! It just makes the pancakes taste really creamy
I am a cottage cheese fan and anyway I can use it, even better. These cottage cheese pancakes are delicious! My family will love these. Lucky to have a ton of cottage cheese in the fridge.
I wish I was a cottage cheese lover!
Nice recipe, I have done similar with ricotta. The lower amount of flour makes it more suitable for my low carb diet!
So true! I have got to try it with ricotta now!
Wow! What a creative idea. I usually lose my cottage cheese in the back of the fridge too but those pancakes look amazing so I love that now I have a way to add the benefits of cottage cheese to my breakfast.
Right?? This recipe is a life saver for me 🙂
These pancakes look so good, I’m going to make them for Father’s Day! Do you think low-fat cottage cheese is a good subssitute, or is it best to stick with regular cottage cheese for this recipe?
I have never tried these with low fat cottage cheese, but I am sure it would work great!
LOL, I actually do like cottage cheese, but I haven’t tried it in pancakes. These look terrific!
I wish I did! But at least I like it in pancakes 😉
What an interestig flavour combination!! Love the idea of protein packed pancakes!
It is such a good combo!
I am the only one in my house who likes cottage cheese and make rest of them eat it without them noticing it and now I got this recipe. Awesome!
I wish I liked cottage cheese. This is the only use for it that I have other than in lasagne.
Love the idea of making protein packed pancakes without the protein powder! These would be such a great breakfast!
I rarely use protein powder anymore. These are so satisfying.
Oh, I love cottage cheese in my pancakes too! I think they turn out so nice and creamy. This sounds like a perfect weekend brunch recipe in our home.
Right? I am glad I am not the only one who does this!
These look gorgeous! I would love a stack of these for breakfast, perfect for the weekend brunch too!
Totally agree. I love them!