If I had to pick between breakfast, lunch, and dinner food to eat for the rest of my life, I would absolutely and unquestionably choose breakfast. There are just so many delicious options! There’s just something about a lot of breakfast foods that feels like comfort food to me. So yes, I’m one of those people that frequently makes pancakes and eggs for dinner.
In keeping with my attempts to make meals that are actually full of good foods and not processed junk, I’ve been experimenting with several different pancake recipes lately. This one came from a recipe my sister introduced me to, but I added a few more ingredients and changed things up a bit. And the end result is a rather delicious incredibly moist pancake!
Honestly, these pancakes are so moist and flavorful, that I don’t even use syrup on them. I just butter them and dig in! I’m sure they’d be delicious smothered in maple syrup (or fruit syrup!), but they don’t need it. They’d also be tasty with a pile of fresh fruit on top!
Because they have cottage cheese in them, which melts when they cook, they stay pretty moist in the middle. My husband doesn’t like this – he says they’re gooey. I love it! A lot of pancakes are too dry for my taste, and you have to bathe them in syrup for them to be edible. Don’t get me wrong, syrup is delicious, but probably not the healthiest thing for you. So the fact that these are moist and sweet all on their own is a major win for me!
Oh, and they kind of taste like banana bread. Which I love.
Oats have soooo many health benefits – starting with lots of fiber! The cottage cheese and eggs give you a nice amount of protein (so important for starting your day!) And there’s no added sugar!!
These pancakes are also quick and easy to mix up. Just throw all the ingredients in the blender!
You may need to stop and scrape down the sides to make sure everything gets blended evenly.
Then cook them on the stove or a griddle.
Serve hot with some butter and enjoy!
Oatmeal Cottage Cheese Banana Pancakes
2 cups oats
1 cup cottage cheese
2 eggs
1 banana
1 tsp vanilla
pinch of salt
milk (if needed to thin batter)
1. Place all ingredients (except milk) in the blender and blend until smooth, scraping down sides as needed. If the batter seems to thick, add a little milk and blend again.
2. Pour batter onto heated griddle or frying pan. I do about 1/4 cup per pancake, but you can make them as big or small as you like.
3. When the bottom is cooked and begins to brown, flip the pancakes over and continue cooking until that side is cooked and golden. The insides will stay a little moist from the cottage cheese melting.
Makes about a dozen pancakes.
After blending, mix in some fresh fruit such as blueberries, chopped strawberries, raspberries, etc.
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I love gooey pancakes. well, not too gooey.. but I don’t think they taste like the batter, so that’s all that matters. To make it clear, you CAN’T taste the cottage cheese, right? Cause I really am not the biggest fan. But, if it just makes a great texture add-in, I am ALL IN for this recipe!
No, they don’t taste like cottage cheese. They don’t taste quite like regular pancakes either though, but I love the flavor. You could try ricotta instead of cottage cheese if you like that better.
Oh, that sounds wonderful! Thanks for the tip 🙂
Wonderful. And with such normal ingrediants!
Sounds great, I will try them for sure. Just one question: can you make them the evening before and put in the fridge until the morning? Thinking of taking them to work for lunch, but it wouldn’t be possible for me to make them in the morning.
I’ve made big batches of the pancakes and just reheated them in the toaster or microwave, and they’re still delicious!