Protein Pancakes
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There are 3 ingredients that make of the base of this Protein Pancakes recipe. It is sugar free, low fat and full of heart-healthy oatmeal. Start your day right.
Making protein pancakes provides a lot more options than just adding a scoop of protein powder to a regular pancake recipe. This protein pancakes recipe is versatile and easy to tweak to fit your own tastes.
You’ll love that this high-protein breakfast recipe has just 3 main ingredients and can be quickly blended in a blender in under 5 minutes. And there are 9 grams of protein in one pancake.
About this Protein Pancake Recipe:
- Flavor: The pancakes have simple, comforting flavor. You won’t taste the cottage cheese, but you will taste the oatmeal. And the recipe calls for a whole dozen eggs, so if you don’t like eggs, this recipe is not for you. A touch of vanilla extract and cinnamon adds flavor, but these pancakes are not sweet. The flavor reminds me of baked oatmeal.
- Texture: Now…please hear this. I am not claiming that these are a healthy version of fluffy, buttermilk Aunt Jemima pancakes. The texture is smooth and the pancakes are thick and hearty.
What are protein pancakes?
About 10 years ago, my husband and I followed the Zone Diet to lose a few pounds. We learned portion sizes and adopted some healthy changes through this program. It was a success for us.
One of the recipes that we found during this time was healthy Protein Pancakes. Pancakes are our normal Saturday morning tradition and we love trying new kinds. We came to love these pancakes and it’s a recipe that has stuck with us even though we no longer follow the Zone Diet.
Although many protein pancake recipes call for adding whey protein powder, this recipe does not. They are full of oats, eggs and cottage cheese, which packs them with good-for-you protein and heart healthy grains. Many times we used egg whites only which also made them low fat.
Please note that because of the oats, they are not necessarily considered low carb.
Ingredients
There are just 5 simple ingredients in our pancake recipe:
- Eggs: Need lower fat? Use only egg whites. You may need to add a couple more egg whites to make up for the lost volume of the egg yolks.
- Cottage Cheese: Use full fat cottage cheese if you’d like, but low-fat works great.
- Quick Oats: Quick oats soak up the eggs and cottage cheese to make the pancakes quickly. If you only have rolled outs, try processing the oats first in a food processor to cut them up. Then add to the blender. Do not use steel cut oats. Use gluten-free oats for a gluten free version of this recipe.
- Vanilla Extract: Try almond extract, orange or any other flavor for a change.
- Cinnamon: Pumpkin pie spice is fun, too.
Optional add-ins and variations: chocolate chips, blueberries, strawberries
How to Make Protein Pancakes
To make these quickly and easily, you’re going to throw the ingredients in the blender and blend until the batter is smooth. Quick and easy, right? It takes less than 5 minutes.
Turn a pancake griddle to medium high heat (or use a non-stick skillet). Spray with cooking spray, coconut oil or melt butter on it.
Ladle the batter onto the hot skillet. When the batter starts to get bubbles on top, flip the pancake and cook for another minute or two. Do not overcook.
Toppings for Protein Pancakes
Pure maple syrup is our favorite topping for a stack of pancakes. Many of these will add sugar and calories to these no added sugars pancakes, so watch closely if you need to limit those things:
- Strawberry Syrup
- Raspberry Syrup
- Cinnamon Sugar
- Almond butter, peanut butter or another nut butter
- Cinnamon Butter
- Fresh Berries or bananas
- Greek yogurt
- Cranberry Sauce (for a Christmas treat)
Storage Instructions
Wrap any leftover pancakes in plastic wrap or an airtight container. Store in the fridge for up to 3 days. Warm leftovers in the microwave. You can also store pancakes in the freezer for up to 2 months.
Protein Pancakes
There are 3 ingredients that make of the base of this Protein Pancakes recipe. It is sugar free, low fat and full of heart-healthy oatmeal. Start your day right.
Servings 16
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Ingredients
- 12 large eggs
- 1 1/2 cups low-fat cottage cheese
- 3 cups quick cook oats
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Add all of the above ingredients into a blender. Blend for about 30 seconds, until the mixture is smooth.
- If the batter is too thick for your liking, you can add a little milk. The pancake batter will thicken slightly as it sits. (Thick batter=thick pancakes; thin batter=thin pancakes)
- Turn a pancake griddle to medium high heat. Spray with cooking spray or melt butter on it.
- Ladle the batter onto the hot skillet. When the batter starts to get bubbles on top, flip the pancake and cook for another minute or two. Do not overcook.
- Serve with butter and syrup, if desired.
Notes
Refer to the article above for more tips and tricks.
The calories shown are based on the recipe making 16 pancakes, with 1 serving being 1 pancake. Since different brands of ingredients have different nutritional information, the calories shown are just an estimate. **We are not dietitians and recommend you seek a nutritionist for exact nutritional information. The information in the nutrition box are calculated through a program and there is room for error. If you need an accurate count, I recommend running the ingredients through your favorite nutrition calculator.**
Nutrition
Calories: 126kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 140mg | Sodium: 140mg | Potassium: 125mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 212IU | Vitamin C: 0.01mg | Calcium: 42mg | Iron: 1mg
If I am using only egg whites how many do I use? Or can I do 6 reg and 6 whites?
Thanks
What do you figure the blocks are on these? How do you count them?
These are some of my favorite pancakes!
I just made these but they are super runny. What did I do wrong? I was hoping to make these for my mom whose going through chemo and radiation. 🙁
I love this idea! Fluffy or not, add a little maple syrup and they sound delicious!
My boys could eat breakfast food morning, noon and night. I will have to serve them these since they’re soooo much better for them than regular pancakes!
They sound great! We love breakfast for dinner. We try to eat primarily vegetarian and are always looking for meatless options that are packed with protein. Do you think I could sub ricotta for the cottage cheese? Pinned!
Howdy! How many calories per pancake in the protein pancakes? Just curious. Thank you! They look delicious!
YUM! I can not wait to try these! You always offer me such tempting recipes! Thanks so much for linking with us at One Sharendipity Place!
Sue @ thet2women.com
These look awesome! I love that the recipe has cottage cheese and oatmeal! I am definitely going to give them a try. We love healthy whole wheat breakfast stuff, even it is isn’t very sweet – thanks for sharing!
~Jen @ YummyHealthyEasy.com
I may have to try this some day, You are invited to share this with Show Your Stuff:
http://juliejewels1.blogspot.com/2013/07/show-your-stuff-85-milkway-cookies.html
Your protein pancakes is something I will enjoy! How many pancakes does this recipe make? Thanks!
Over from the Pin It Party and I just pinned your protein pancakes! This is perfect for us. I’m pregnant right now and constantly on the lookout for MORE PROTEIN! Might even whip these up today! Thanks for sharing!
This looks like something my hubby would really enjoy – thanks!