Here’s a complete recipe for Fluffy Orange Cottage Cheese Pancakes — light, tangy, and packed with protein 🍊🥞
🥞 Fluffy Orange Cottage Cheese Pancakes
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 8–10 minutes
Servings: 2–3 (6–8 pancakes)
🧾 Ingredients
- ½ cup cottage cheese
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup oats (or oat flour)
- Zest of 1 orange
- 1–2 tbsp fresh orange juice
- ½ tsp baking powder
- Pinch of salt
- ½ tsp vanilla extract (optional)
- Cooking spray or butter for pan
Optional toppings: fresh berries, Greek yogurt, maple syrup, or nut butter
👩🍳 Instructions
1️⃣ Blend batter
- In a blender or food processor, combine cottage cheese, eggs, oats, orange zest, orange juice, baking powder, salt, and vanilla
- Blend until smooth
2️⃣ Heat pan
- Preheat a non-stick skillet or griddle over medium-low heat
- Lightly grease with cooking spray or butter
3️⃣ Cook pancakes
- Pour 2–3 tbsp batter per pancake
- Cook 2–3 minutes until bubbles form and edges are set
- Flip and cook 1–2 minutes more until golden
4️⃣ Serve
- Stack pancakes and serve warm with your choice of toppings
🥗 Nutrition (Approx per pancake, 6 pancakes)
- Calories: 100 kcal
- Protein: 8 g
- Fat: 4 g
- Carbs: 8 g
- Fiber: 1 g
✅ Light, fluffy, and high-protein
✅ Naturally sweet from orange
✅ Gluten-free if using oat flour
💡 Tips & Variations
- Extra fluffy: separate egg whites, whip, and fold into batter
- Citrus twist: use lemon or lime zest instead of orange
- Add-ins: blueberries or chocolate chips for fun variations
- Keto version: replace oats with almond flour + extra cottage cheese
