These banana cottage cheese pancakes are a delicious, healthy way to start the day. Made with oats, bananas, and cottage cheese and using no refined sugar, these pancakes are as good for you as they are delicious!
Here at Golden Grace Kitchen, I love making healthy versions of recipes, especially when it comes to breakfast foods like pancakes. Golden delicious protein pancakes without protein powder and cottage cheese pancakes are both regular additions to my breakfast table because they have all the great texture and flavor of classic pancakes while being much healthier for me and my family.
My new pancake recipe blends the protein kick of cottage cheese with the sweet flavor of bananas and the health benefits of oats to create pancakes that are lovely and golden on the outside, soft on the inside, and as healthy as they are delicious!
Jump to:
Why You'll Love These Banana Cottage Cheese Pancakes
- Basic Ingredients: Every single ingredient in these pancakes is a kitchen staple!
- Easy: All you have to do is blend and cook.
- Delicious: These pancakes have a slightly sweet banana flavor that feels a little like dessert for breakfast.
- Healthy: These pancakes are made with oats, cottage cheese, banana, and natural maple syrup for sweet flavor without refined sugar.
Ingredients
- Rolled Oats: Rolled oats take the place of flour in this recipe.
- Cottage Cheese: Cottage cheese adds moisture and protein and is completely undetectable in the pancakes.
- Banana: Banana adds naturally sweet banana flavor.
- Maple Syrup: Maple syrup sweetens the pancakes without refined sugar.
- Eggs: Eggs add fat and bind the pancake batter together.
- Coconut Oil: Coconut oil makes the pancakes moist and tender.
- Vanilla Extract: I prefer Singing Dog vanilla extract for its deep, rich vanilla flavor, quality, and purity.
See the recipe card at the end of the post for a full list of ingredients and their exact amounts.
Flavor Variations
- Berries: Fold your favorite berries into the batter for banana berry pancakes.
- Ricotta Cheese: Ricotta cheese can be used in place of cottage cheese for super-rich, almost milky pancakes.
- Nuts: Add chopped nuts to the batter for banana nut pancakes.
How to Make Cottage Cheese Banana Pancakes
1: Blend all the ingredients in a high-speed blender until a smooth, thick batter is formed.
2: Preheat a skillet with coconut oil on medium heat. Then, pour 3 to 4 tablespoons of pancake batter onto the skillet for each pancake.
3: Cook the pancakes until the edges are light brown and the tops are bubbly. Then, flip and cook again until golden. Repeat until all the pancakes are made, and enjoy!
Hint
Blend your pancake ingredients at 60-second intervals and scrape the blender down between intervals. This ensures everything is completely combined.
Storage
Refrigerate these pancakes for up to four days in an airtight container. For longer storage, place the pancakes in single layers separated with wax or parchment paper in an airtight, freezer-safe container and freeze for up to 2 months.
To reheat the pancakes, defrost them if frozen. Then, microwave them at 30-second intervals until heated through.
What to Serve with Oatmeal Banana Cottage Cheese Pancakes
Serve these pancakes as a stand-alone breakfast, or pair them with savory breakfast items like chicken breakfast casserole, scrambled eggs, sausage, or bacon for a larger breakfast.
Tips for the Best Banana Oatmeal Cottage Cheese Pancakes
- Use a high-speed blender if you have one. The extra power will quickly and efficiently blend all of the ingredients.
- If you don't have a high-speed blender, pulse the ingredients at 60-second intervals, scraping down the blender between pulses. Repeat until the batter is fully blended.
- Preheat the pan or skillet before pouring the batter onto it to ensure the pancakes cook evenly.
More Banana Recipes
FAQ
No, you wont be able to taste it. Cottage cheese has a very mild, neutral flavor, and that flavor is completely masked by the other ingredients in the pancake batter.
These pancakes have a strong banana flavor with a hint of sweetness.
Oats are naturally gluten-free, however keep in mind many oat brands are prepared in factories that also process wheat products. Gluten-free oats are oats that are prepared and packaged in facilities that don't process any products containing gluten.
Yes, it is. The batter will be quite thick, in fact. That's totally normal. Don't try to thin it out to traditional pancake batter consistency or it will be far too watery.
Related
★ Did you make this recipe? Don't forget to give it a star rating below! I would love to hear back from you! You can also FOLLOW ME on Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook, and TikTok for more delicious recipes.
📖 Recipe
Banana Cottage Cheese Pancakes
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups cottage cheese
- 1 ½ cups rolled oats gluten-free
- 3 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 eggs large
- 1 banana medium
- 1 teaspoon Singing Dog vanilla
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon coconut oil
- coconut oil for cooking
Instructions
- Place all the pancake ingredients except the oil for cooking in a high-speed blender and blend for 60 seconds.
- Scrape down the sides of the blender, stir the batter, and blend again.
- Preheat a skillet with coconut oil on medium heat.
- Pour about 3 to 4 tablespoons of batter for each pancake onto the skillet and cook for 90 seconds until the edges are golden and the tops are bubbly.
- Flip the pancakes and cook for another 90 seconds until golden.
Notes
- Preheat the pan thoroughly for even cooking and the best texture.
- A high-speed blender is best, but you can use a regular blender.
- This recipe makes 12 to 14 pancakes - about enough for 4 people.
- Refrigerate these pancakes for up to 4 days in an airtight container.
- Freeze the pancakes for up to 3 months in an airtight, freezer-safe container.
- To reheat, defrost the pancakes if frozen, and microwave them at 1-minute intervals until hot.
Lisa says
These pancakes are absolutely delicious! The recipe worked great as written and it was a hit with the family.
Juyali says
These pancakes were so fluffy and sweet. Loved how easy they were to make—definitely a new favorite!
Marie-Pierre says
If you love a ultra moist pancake that isn't filled with sugar! This is your recipe! Perfect for the little ones!
Oscar says
These pancakes kept me full for hours! Great texture and super easy to make.
Nora says
These Banana Cottage Cheese Pancakes were such a treat! Light, fluffy, and naturally sweet with the perfect hint of banana. The cottage cheese adds a lovely richness, making them a great protein-packed breakfast. Definitely a new favorite!
Ramona says
I loved making those pancakes and the cottage cheese edition is great. They were absolutely delicious and I will definitely make them again. I added some of vanilla and I topped them with quince jam and yoghurt 🤤🤤
NKendrick says
That sounds wonderful! so happy to hear you enjoyed them!