Cottage Cheese Pancakes

These cottage cheese pancakes are soft, fluffy, and packed with protein, making them a delicious breakfast that feels a little more filling than regular pancakes. They have a mild flavor and tender texture, so they're easy to serve with syrup, fresh fruit, jam, or powdered sugar. This simple recipe is great for busy mornings, weekend breakfasts, or anytime you want homemade pancakes that are easy, satisfying, and family-friendly.

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Why this is the best cottage cheese pancakes recipe

It's a simple recipe with simple ingredients. These easy cottage cheese pancakes use basic ingredients like cottage cheese, eggs, flour, sugar, baking powder, and vanilla, so everything is easy to find at your local grocery store.

It's a very easy recipe. All you have to do is mix the pancake batter, scoop it onto a hot griddle or skillet, and cook until the pancakes are golden brown on both sides and soft in the middle.

Cottage cheese pancakes taste amazing! The cottage cheese makes the pancakes tender, lightly creamy, and full of protein, and the fluffy texture and crispy edges make them taste like grandma's pancakes from your childhood.

Cottage cheese pancakes are great for busy mornings, weekend breakfasts, brunch, meal prep, and feeding hungry kids. These cottage cheese pancakes are easy to serve with maple syrup, fresh fruit, powdered sugar, jam, or your favorite pancake toppings, and the whole family will love them.

Cottage cheese pancakes are easy to customize. You can add cinnamon, blueberries, chocolate chips, lemon zest, or a little extra vanilla to change the flavor and make them feel special.

What you'll need to make the best cottage cheese pancakes recipe

Equipment

Electric griddle or flat bottom nonstick pan

Ingredients

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See the printable recipe card at the bottom of the page for all measurements and nutritional information.

Cottage cheese - Use small curd cottage cheese for best results. It doesn't matter whether you use low-fat cottage cheese or full-fat cottage cheese. Use whatever you like.

Eggs - This recipe was tested with large eggs.

Milk - Unsweetened vanilla almond milk and whole milk were both tested and worked well in this recipe. I believe that low fat milk will also work well, but I do not recommend skim milk. If you want to add extra protein in the recipe, you can make cottage cheese protein pancakes by adding a scoop of unflavored or vanilla protein powder to the milk and stir it up before using.

Vegetable oil - You can sub this out for canola oil but olive oil will make the pancakes taste weird.

Sugar - This recipe was tested with granulated sugar, but I think granulated monk fruit would also work well if you want a no calorie sweetener.

Flour - only all purpose flour was tested with this recipe, but I believe a cup-for-cup gluten-free baking mix would also work well.

Baking powder: do not reduce or omit or your pancakes will be flat an inedible. Use aluminum-free baking powder for best results.

How to make easy cottage cheese pancakes

1. Stir together all of the wet ingredients (cottage cheese, eggs, milk, and oil) until well combined. There will be cottage cheese curds visible, unless you put it all in the blender and whiz it a bit.
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2. Whisk together the sugar, flour, and baking powder.
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   Stir into the wet ingredients until there are no more dry spots. Allow to rest for 5 minutes before cooking.
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3. Heat the griddle over medium-low heat (300ºF) with butter, if desired. Add ⅓ cup of batter to the griddle and cook for 1-2 minutes, or until firm on the bottom with small bubbles starting to form on the top.
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   Flip and cook for another 1-2 minutes, until golden on both sides.Pin
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4. Repeat in batches until all of the pancake batter is cooked.
5. Enjoy with your favorite toppings including fresh berries and sugar-free maple syrup.
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Cook's tips

The pancake batter should be slightly thicker than a normal batter, due to the curds of the cottage cheese.

Make sure the wet ingredients, especially the eggs, are well mixed before adding the dry ingredients. I suggest you use a whisk to mix the wet ingredients. You can use a dry fork to blend the dry ingredients and then whisk them into the wet.

Keep the heat on 300ºF or medium-low the whole time to ensure the pancakes achieve a golden color. If the griddle is too hot, they will burn before they finish cooking, and if it's too low, they'll stay a cream color even when cooked all the way through.

Variations and substitutions

You can make a double batch in a large bowl and freezer them for all week.

You can change the flour. All-purpose flour works well, but you can use whole wheat flour for a heartier pancake or a gluten-free flour blend if you need a gluten-free breakfast.

You can add extra flavor. Try cinnamon, lemon zest, blueberries, mini chocolate chips, sliced bananas, or a little extra vanilla to make the pancakes taste different each time.

You can change the toppings. Serve cottage cheese pancakes with a drizzle of maple syrup, fresh berries, jam, honey, powdered sugar, Greek yogurt, peanut butter, or whipped cream. Or use a fresh raspberry sauce, lemon syrup, or strawberry sauce to top them.

You can also add savory toppings like crumbled bacon, salsa, chopped avocado, and shredded cheddar cheese. (Don't use vanilla protein powder if you're making savory pancakes!)

How to store leftover cottage cheese pancakes

Always let pancakes cool completely before storing so they do not get soggy.

Store leftover cottage cheese pancakes in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. Reheat them in the microwave, toaster, air fryer, or a warm skillet until heated through. See tips for reheating pancakes here.

You can also freeze pancakes really easily. Place squares of parchment between each one and store in an airtight container of plastic freezer bag in the freezer up to a month. There is no need to thaw in the fridge before reheating.

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