🥞 Easy High-Protein Pancakes
Ingredients (Serves 2)
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1 cup rolled oats (or oat flour)
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½ cup cottage cheese (or Greek yogurt)
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2 large eggs
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1 scoop (about ¼ cup) vanilla or unflavored protein powder
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½ tsp baking powder
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½ tsp cinnamon (optional)
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1–3 tbsp milk (as needed for batter consistency)
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Pinch of salt
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Butter or oil for the pan
Instructions
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Blend the batter
Add oats, cottage cheese, eggs, protein powder, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt to a blender. Blend until smooth.
Add a splash of milk if batter is too thick. -
Heat the pan
Warm a non-stick skillet over medium heat and lightly grease. -
Cook
Pour about ¼ cup batter per pancake.
Cook 2–3 minutes until bubbles form, flip, and cook another 1–2 minutes. -
Serve
Top with berries, nut butter, Greek yogurt, or a drizzle of maple syrup.
💪 Protein Boost
Depending on your protein powder, this recipe makes:
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~30–40g protein total
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~15–20g per serving
🔄 Easy Variations
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Banana version: Add ½ ripe banana to the blender.
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Chocolate: Add 1 tbsp cocoa powder.
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Extra fluffy: Separate eggs and whip whites before folding in.
If you’d like, I can also give you a 3-ingredient version or a meal-prep freezer version.