These family-friendly high-protein pancakes feature cottage cheese, eggs, and oats for a filling and nutritious breakfast!

Our team of Registered Dietitians have shared a number of protein pancake variations on the Vitality Nutrition blog. While some of the recipes utilize protein powder, our cottage cheese variation features whole food ingredients as the protein source making them the perfect pancake variation to serve to kids and adults alike!  

COTTAGE CHEESE PANCAKES

INGREDIENTS

• ½ cup (40g) oats
• 2 eggs
• ½ cup (125g) cottage cheese

NOTE: The recipe make one portion of six pancakes. Smaller appetites may find a half portion to be sufficient or you may need to quadruple the recipe if making a larger batch for a family. When making a larger batch, use a regular size blender to make the oat flour and combine the batter instead of a small blender as noted in the directions.

DIRECTIONS

1. Add the oats to a small blender and blitz into oat flour.
2. Add the eggs and cottage cheese to the blender and blend into a smooth batter. Note: you can add vanilla extract or cinnamon at this stage if you'd like to flavour the pancakes!
3. Heat a non-stick frying pan or electric griddle to medium and spray with non-stick cooking spray. Pour the batter into 6 pancakes.
4. When the edges are slightly crisp and bubbles form on the top of the pancakes, use a spatula to flip to cook on the other side. You'll want to cook each side for approximately 2-3 minutes. You’ll notice the pancakes are slightly thinner and a bit more delicate than traditional pancakes. 
5. Serve the pancakes with your favorite toppings such as chia jam, fresh or frozen berries, sliced banana, a dollop of Greek yogurt, nut butter, hemp hearts, and/or maple syrup.

DIETITIAN THOUGHTS

At Vitality Nutrition our nutritionists encourage clients to build balanced meals using the Fundamental Four model we teach inside our online course and nutrition coaching programs. The Fundamental Four includes four food groups that each offer unique benefits to blood sugar management, energy levels, sport performance and recovery, and more. Let's review a breakdown of the four food groups and how this meal stacks up!

• Protein:  eggs and cottage cheese
• Fat: some fat in the eggs as well as toppings like nut butter or hemp hearts
• Volume: chia jam or fresh or frozen berries to add to the top!
• Carbs: oats in the batter 

Our dietitians teach you to build meal and snack ideas that are unique to your personal goals whether that be managing a chronic condition, changing body composition, improving energy, building a healthy relationship with food, supporting hormones, or navigating changes in the lifecycle like a pregnancy, breastfeeding, peri-menopause or menopause, or introducing solids to your infant. These cottage cheese protein pancakes would be a wonderful food to serve to babies or toddlers alongside a thin smear of nut butter for fats and some fruit like banana!

KITCHEN TOOLS

Links to kitchen tools we used in this recipe. Dietitian Courtney loves using an electric griddle for this recipe as it is easier to cook and flip each pancake!

• Small hand blender
• Spatula
• Electric griddle or frying pan

MORE RECIPES!

Looking for more protein pancake recipes? Try our banana bread protein pancakes or protein powder pancakes!

If you are looking for support from a Registered Dietitian to plan balanced, nutritious, and quick meals then click here to learn more about our services. Our team of Registered Dietitians supports clients in-person in Saskatoon and Regina and virtually across Saskatchewan, Alberta, Manitoba, and British Columbia!