Banana-Oat Cottage Cheese Pancakes

  4.7 – 31 reviews  • Banana Pancake Recipes

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Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 10 mins
Total Time: 20 mins
Servings: 5
Yield: 10 4-inch pancakes

Ingredients

  1. ½ cup gluten-free oats
  2. 1 scoop protein powder (Optional)
  3. 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  4. 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  5. 1 teaspoon baking powder
  6. 1 banana
  7. 2 eggs
  8. ½ cup cottage cheese
  9. 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  10. water as needed

Instructions

  1. Preheat a griddle or large skillet over medium heat.
  2. Blend oatmeal, protein powder, brown sugar, cinnamon, and baking powder in a blender until fine; dump into a large bowl.
  3. Blend banana, eggs, cottage cheese, and vanilla extract in a blender until smooth; pour into bowl with dry ingredients and mix into a thick batter. Stir water into the batter to thin slightly, as desired.
  4. Ladle between 1/4 to 1/2 cup batter per pancake onto the preheated cooking surface. Cook until browned on the bottom, 3 to 5 minutes. Flip pancakes and continue cooking until browned on the other side and the center is set, 3 to 5 minutes more.
  5. If you have a blender big enough, combine all ingredients and blend until smooth for your batter.

Nutrition Facts

Calories 150 kcal
Carbohydrate 19 g
Cholesterol 78 mg
Dietary Fiber 2 g
Protein 10 g
Saturated Fat 1 g
Sodium 256 mg
Sugars 9 g
Fat 4 g
Unsaturated Fat 0 g

Reviews

Kelsey Norton
Very tasty, but pancakes were hard to turn over without tearing. I found that medium heat was too high. I was more successful with medium low heat.
Alejandra Jones
I love these pancakes. They taste awesome. I even tried them with chocolate protein powder and they still taste good. I will be making these again for the fourth time
Brittany Williams
Definitely not a five star as it is and nothing to write home about. I had to add some flour as the batter was too liquid and burning and impossible to turn over. Like some other reviewer I changed the heat to low, and still pancakes turned out dark and looked unappetizing.
Nicole Mendoza
These are amazing and have replaced our regular pancakes! The only change I made was I left out the brown sugar. The bananas are sweet enough so you don’t need it.
Isaiah Henry
Made these without the protein powder and they were delicious on their own because of the brown sugar. I plan on making a bunch then freezing them. Great way to use up old bananas – what a super healthy breakfast.
Carol Dunn
Love this every time, even if it takes a bit to figure out the right temperature to cook the inside but not burn the outside.?? Onetime I even added a protein+greens powder, expecting it to be weird, but it was still delicious! great for my gluten-free sister and my family who is trying to be healthier, and also helps me enjoy
Jennifer Moore
These are excellent!!!! I wasn’t sure going into it because I don’t have a whole lot of experience making breads or cakes with cottage cheese or homemade oat flour. But I am impressed! I liked these better than the ones we usually make with regular gf pancake mixes or flour. My son finished his schoolwork for the 2nd grade yesterday, so he got his choice of breakfast. He chose banana pancakes with chocolate chips, so I used this recipe. Quick word of advice: do NOT add chocolate chips! We’re all sweet tooths here, and yet the chocolate chips took a LOT away from these and only seemed to contribute a bitter flavor. Oddly, we all agreed that the ones I made without them were far superior! I’ll be keeping this recipe handy for future pancake breakfasts for sure. The only downside is that I don’t always have ripe bananas on hand! 🙁
Troy Clark
Followed recipe. Cooked on low-medium heat as per comments. Delicious. Put all ingredients into Vitamix. Will definitely make again. Next time will make more and store in freezer. Truly surprised at how good they are.
Eric Moore
Excellent flavor overall. I didn’t use the protein, only use half of the sugar and half of the banana because I don’t like the prominent flavor of banana in my pancakes it was perfect. I Used the Vitamix. Really easy
Kari Morgan
These pancakes are EVEN BETTER than normal ones in my perspective. I eliminated the brown sugar and it still tastes amazing! I added blueberries, pecans, & other fruits when they were in the pan. My fav one is the pecan.
Deborah Mays
Had use a non stick pan and use vegetable oil along with butter so they wouldn’t stick, definitely needs to be dressed up with maple syrup and/or yogurt
Sue Conway
Made it as the recipe called for and it was delicious!! Will definitely make these again.
Wesley Thompson
Delicious pancake! Your family won’t know it’s an alternate pancake recipe modified to be lower carb/high protein; not eggy or dry. It is a great way to use my Tera’s Whey bourbon vanilla protein powder which I don’t care for as a drink. I quadrupled the recipe so I could freeze some, and I drained the cottage cheese in a sieve for an hour to remove some excess liquid. I still thought the batter was very thin, but it cooked up nicely. Cooked six 1/4 cup sized pancakes on an electric griddle at 300 degrees, 3 minutes per side.
Morgan Williams
Tasty! I cooked on 3-4 and they were great.
Melissa Burke
Very tasty! I used Select protein snickerdoodle flavor and left out the cinnamon from the recipe. Cooked on low-medium heat, between 3 and 4.
Jeremy Blake
I added a couple tablespoons of teft and wheat flour in hopes of offsetting the easy burning I read about but they still burnt easily on medium low heat. I hope someone adds something that will help but the taste and texture were awesome. I also used coconut oil which has a high temp burning point.
Margaret Francis
I literally make a double batch of these and freeze them individually every two weeks for my toddler-aged son. They freeze well and are perfect for breakfast on the go. He loves them and we love them too and their packed with protein. They’re a bit finicky to get the temperatures right, but on a gas stovetop I go for medium-low. Electric griddle, medium-high.
Wayne Rivera
If my extremely picky three year old granddaughter can’t stop eating them, I’m SOLD on this recipe. They pack a ton of protein- and I made them exactly as written. Here are a few hints that will make your experience better, addressing previous concerns with consistency and burning. I used my trusty Nutribullet to pulverize the dry ingredients first, then dump into a mixing bowl or 2-cup Pyrex measuring cup. Add the wet ingredients to the same Nutribullet container and blend until completely liquified. It should be very runny. If it seems thick, add a couple tablespoons water and blend some more. Pour the wet into the dry and mix with a spoon. Your frying surface should be at a medium-low temp, sprayed with cooking spray. I pour mine by 1/4 cup measure onto my nonstick fry pan. Cooking these pancakes low/slow is key to success! I’ve made them many times and after they cool, for the ones I’m saving for later, I layer in sealable containers separated by wax paper. Keep ’em in the fridge and reheat. Yummy with fresh berries, sliced banana and real maple syrup!
David Bowman
I followed the exact recipe. I did leave out the protein powder which is optional. They were exceptional.
Jason Hayes
Way too much cinnamon, in my opinion
Richard Smith DDS
I did have to turn my griddle down lower than I was expecting for the temp mentioned in the recipe or they browned too quickly for the inside to cook through. It has a really nice flavor with the amount of cinnamon. I have made other recipes that did not seem as fluffy or had as good a flavor. I try to make them smaller in size and I like to toast the leftover pancakes in my toaster oven to crisp them back up and spread a tiny bit of nutella between two of them to take on the go.

 

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