Protein Pancakes

Unlike most protein pancake recipes, this one does not contain protein powder. All the protein comes from cottage cheese and egg whites.

02-01-09 pancakes

  • 1/2 cup rolled oats
  • 1/2 cup cottage cheese
  • 1/2 cup egg whites (or 4 egg whites)
  • 1 tbsp ground flax
  • 1/4 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • cinnamon
  • sweetener of choice (optional)

Blend all ingredients in a blender or food processor until smooth. Pour into heated and greased frying pan, cooking until browned on each side.

You can also get creative and add blueberries…

02-13-09 pancakes

Chocolate chips…

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Apple butter or jam…

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Strawberries…

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Or you can dip them in a nut butter syrup…

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A mix of 1/4 cup table or maple syrup (I use E.D. Smith sugar-free) and 1/2 tbsp nut butter.

Why stop there? Pancake batter can also be used for waffles!

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Enjoy!! :)

15 Responses

  1. TGI…W?? « The Great Balancing Act, on July 22, 2009 at 8:48 pm Said:

    [...] I wobbled my way to the kitchen and whipped up a spectacular batch of blueberry flax protein pancakes. [...]

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  2. Blueberry Smush « Balance My Cake, on July 26, 2009 at 5:30 pm Said:

    [...] bit, and no real lunch to speak of, I was hankering for some pancakes!!  I found this recipe from Susan which looked delish, but sadly turned into this upon hitting the [...]

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  3. ellie, on September 22, 2009 at 12:42 pm Said:

    These sound awesome! (The link from the Eats page for yogurt oatmeal parfait leads here!)

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  4. U-Pick Thanksgiving « The Great Balancing Act, on October 12, 2009 at 10:02 pm Said:

    [...] used my protein pancake recipe. For dipping, I mixed up a 1/4 cup fake syrup with 2 tsp peanut [...]

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  5. When life gives you a giant coconut… « The Great Balancing Act, on November 5, 2009 at 7:16 pm Said:

    [...] hometown, today was my back to work "Monday." It all started innocently enough with some pancakes and my favourite almond [...]

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  6. fightingwithfood, on November 22, 2009 at 7:46 pm Said:

    I tried these for the first time this morning – absolutely incredible! I was surprised at how fluffy and soft they turned out! Thanks for the great recipe :)

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  7. New bites and ankle biters « My Fight With Food, on November 23, 2009 at 2:16 am Said:

    [...] first attempt of protein pancakes.  I was not even close to disappointed!  I used Susan’s recipe.  Wowzer, were they amazing!  I anticipated concrete-like, tough pancakes.  The resulting cakes [...]

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  8. dorothy, on December 31, 2009 at 11:18 am Said:

    i’m eating these right now and theyre amazing! thanks for the super easy recipe :)

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  9. Kate, on February 10, 2010 at 7:49 pm Said:

    These are amazing!! They were quick to make and to add to it I have been looking all over for a protein pancake recipe that works for me! YUM!! Thanks for putting this up!!!

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  10. bettina, on February 18, 2010 at 3:38 pm Said:

    this recipe looks great! i’m super excited to try! a questions for SUSAN!

    1. how many servings does it make for pancakes and/or waffles

    2. do you know calorie count/protein in grams per serving?

    3. is it a big deal if i omit the flax seed?

    THANKS!!

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    • Susan, on February 18, 2010 at 4:16 pm Said:

      Hey!! Great questions ;)

      1. I get four medium-sized pancakes or two belgian-sized waffles from the recipe. 2. With the flax seed it’s 340 calories, 35g protein, 36g carbs and 6g fat. Without the flax it’s 310 calories, 34g protein, 34g carbs and 4g fat. 3. Yes, but I’ve convinced myself the extra fat in them make my pancakes fluffier. Not sure if this is true or not – they’re still tasty without :)

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