Oatmeal Cottage Cheese Blender Pancakes

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Breakfast can be tasty and nutritious at the same time with these easy oatmeal cottage cheese blender pancakes. There is no processed sugar, a hit of protein and lots of flavor to enjoy!

Enjoy your breakfast and feel good about it too! These easy blender pancakes are loaded with the good stuff. There’s oatmeal for fiber.

Cottage cheese brings some protein and body. There is banana for sweetness too. They all come together for a healthy balanced way to start your day!

Busy mornings often mean breakfast gets the short end of the stick.  Convenience often trumps nutrition and we choose things we know we shouldn’t.

The batter for these pancakes comes together in just a couple of minutes in a blender. The ingredients are simple and packed with nutritional value too.

Plus the fiber from the oatmeal and the protein from the cottage cheese and egg will help to keep you feeling full and satisfied as the morning drags on.

So they are winners all the way around! Not to mention your family is going to love them!

You don’t even have to tell them that it is a healthy choice.  You can just let them think you are giving them a treat.

Making the Pancakes 

You start by making a quick flour out of the oatmeal. If you buy the right kind of oatmeal, it makes these puppies naturally gluten free.

Whipping up the oatmeal like that also makes for a lovely texture in the finished pancakes. There is no oatmeal texture if that is off putting to you.

Then you add a ripe banana for natural sweetness. If you don’t have a ripe banana on hand, unsweetened applesauce is a great substitute.

A couple of eggs help hold them all together. Cottage cheese brings that creamy protein punch.

After a trip through the blender, you have a lovely pancake batter. It should be a similar consistency to your normal batter.

If it needs thinned a bit, add a splash of milk. Now you are ready to get flipping!

Cooking your pancakes 

Having a preheated and greased skillet or griddle is the key to success here. Go ahead and get it heated up before you start the batter.

 Having a not fully preheated skillet is part of the reason those first pancakes always look funky. The heat is still getting regulated.

Make sure the oil is good and hot too. That will help keep the pancakes from sticking without soaking up all the oil. Nobody wants greasy pancakes!

Spoon the batter about a quarter cup at a time onto the hot skillet. Cook it until bubbles are uniformly covering the top of the pancake.

Gently flip the pancakes, the lack of gluten in the batter can make them a bit more fragile than a traditional pancake. Cook the other side until the pancake is cooked through and then serve!

More Breakfast Ideas That Taste Like Treats

If you like the idea of having nutritious breakfast options that are healthier than their namesake, we have more options to consider. Try a bunch of them and you can get a fun rotation going.

To keep on the pancake route, try the banana whole wheat sheet pan pancake. It’s a great way to give the feel of pancakes without the flipping.

Brownie baked oatmeal is a great way to have chocolate for breakfast with no guilt. The leftovers are fabulous as well!

Apple pie steel cut oatmeal is another favorite, especially during fall.  It is loaded with apple juice, apple sauce, and fresh apples. Let me tell you that the cinnamon and nutmeg make it smell amazing while it cooks as well.

Serve them all with some pumpkin spice creamer in your coffee. It is easy to put together and makes your home brew extra special.

What are your favorite healthier breakfast options? I’m always open to suggestions!

Oatmeal Cottage Cheese Blender Pancakes

Servings: 10 Pancakes

Author: Carlee

Make that breakfast staple, pancakes, healthier and super easy with these blender pancakes. There is no processed sugar,a hit of protein and lots of flavor to enjoy!

4.73 from 22 ratings

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 10 minutes mins

Total Time 15 minutes mins

Equipment

• Ninja Professional Blender 
• Swiss Diamond Nonstick Skillet with Lid – 10.25″

Ingredients

 

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• 1 cup old fashioned oats
• 2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 ripe banana mashed
• 2 eggs beaten
• ½ cup cottage cheese
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• Pinch salt
• 2 Tablespoons milk or more if needed

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Instructions

 

• Preheat a skillet over medium heat.  Add a Tablespoon or two of neutral cooking oil, like vegetable oil and allow to heat while you prepare the batter.
• In a blender or food processor bowl, pulse the oats and baking powder together until the mixture resembles a coarse flour.
  1 cup old fashioned oats, 2 teaspoon baking powder
• Add the remaining ingredients and mix until combined.
  1 ripe banana, 2 eggs, ½ cup cottage cheese, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon, Pinch salt, 2 Tablespoons milk
• Ladle the pancake batter by the ¼ cupful into the preheated greased pan or griddle.
• Cook until bubbles start to form on the surface of the pancake batter, then gently flip to the other side and cook until the underside of the pancake starts to turn golden brown and the middle is set.
• Top with butter & syrup or your favorite toppings, and serve.

Notes

You can use ½ cup of unsweetened applesauce in place of the banana

If using mashed banana, be sure to use one that is ripe or super-ripe. It’ll be easier to mash and the sugars will have developed, lending natural sweetness and more banana flavor to the pancakes.

For sweeter pancakes, add a Tablespoon of maple syrup or honey to the batter before you blend it.

If the batter is too thick, continue adding in milk by the tablespoonful to reach your desired consistency. The batter may also thicken as it sits, while you cook your pancakes. Simply repeat this process with the milk by the tablespoonful to thin the batter out before ladling more into your pan.

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Nutrition

Serving: 1ServingCalories: 108kcalCarbohydrates: 8gProtein: 3gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 39mgSodium: 167mgFiber: 1gSugar: 4g

Nutritional Disclaimer

“Cooking With Carlee” is not a dietitian or nutritionist, and any nutritional information shared is an estimate. If calorie count and other nutritional values are important to you, we recommend running the ingredients through whichever online nutritional calculator you prefer. Calories and other nutritional values can vary quite a bit depending on which brands were used.

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