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Fluffy Low Carb Cottage Pancakes

March 16, 2016 by Irina 34 Comments

 Today's deliciousness is fluffy Cottage Pancakes. These Protein Pancakes are packed with nutrition, low in carbs, keto-friendly, and gluten-free. Not to mention these are easiest to make and enjoy!

Super Power Protein Pancakes

These thick and fluffy pancakes made with Cottage Cheese and Almond flour to replace regular flour. No more of that over-stuffed feel after eating these delicious pancakes.

High protein, low carb pancake

 

Ingredients for Fluffy Low Carb Cottage Pancakes (Makes approx. 12 pancakes. Serving size is 4 pancakes. See nutrition information, VIDEO of making these in action and handy printable - below)

  • 3 eggs
  • 1 cup regular cottage cheese (can substitute for low-fat cottage cheese)
  • ¾ cup Almond flour.
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar (or you can sub for a granulated sweetener of your choice)
  • ¼ teaspoon baking powder
  • Cooking spray or Avocado oil

Optional ingredients:

  • ¼ teaspoon salt or to taste
  • 1 Tablespoon all-purpose flour or GF Flour
  • ¼ teaspoon baking soda mixed with ¼ teaspoon vinegar

mixture - Fluffy cottage cheese pancakes

Directions

Combine all the ingredients together in a bowl and mix using a whisk or a fork for about 1 minute. Do not worry about cottage cheese bubbles as they will not be noticeable once the pancake is being cooked.

Add a cooking spray or Avocado oil to grease the pre-heated skillet pan.

Add 3-4 small even rounds onto the heated pan and cook for about 1 or 2 minutes on one side until golden brown and easy to flip and then another minute or two on the other side. See recipe notes below.

Let me know if you are going to try these Cottage pancakes and how did you like it? Feel free to snap a photo and tag me on social   #DailyYumBuzz. The best part - They are fast, easy to make, high in protein, gluten-free, and healthy! Not to mention they are delicious.

PS: Please Pin this Pinterest-friendly photo below. If you're not making these cottage pancakes right now, you will easily find them in your saves later.

Low-Carb Keto Fluffy Cottage Cheese PancakesLow-carb Cottage pancakes recipe notes:

This recipe makes approx. 12 pancakes. Nutrition information is below and 4 pancakes is one serving. I calculate using Spark recipes. Please feel free to calculate nutrition information using your own app.

I noted that I added one tablespoon of flour. This is optional but makes it way easier to flip.

I noted that I added ¼ teaspoon baking soda mixed with ¼ teaspoon vinegar. This is optional, but makes them extra fluffy and rise.

If you're allergic to Almond flour, you can substitute it with ½ cup coconut flour or ½ cup gluten-free flour.

When adding batter to a pan, use a small amount. The batter tends to expand while pancakes are being cooked.

Nutrition information is calculates using all ingredients, including optional. If you're not adding 1 TBS flour or using a sugar substitute, then your macros will be lower

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Low Carb Keto Friendly Cottage Pancakes

 

3.2 from 6 reviews
Fluffy Low Carb Cottage Pancakes
 
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Prep time
5 mins
Cook time
10 mins
Total time
15 mins
 
Author: Irina Davey of TheBigAppleMama.com
Recipe type: Pancakes
Cuisine: Any
Serves: 12
Ingredients
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 cup regular cottage cheese (can substitute for low fat cottage cheese)
  • ¾ cup Almond Flour
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar (or you can use any granulated sweetener of your choice)
  • ¼ teaspoon baking powder
  • Cooking spray or Avocado oil
  • Optional ingredients:
  • ¼ teaspoon salt or to taste
  • 1 Tablespoon all purpose flour or GF Flour
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda mixed with vinegar
Instructions
  1. Pre-heat pan on high heat then lower to medium heat.
  2. Combine all the ingredients together in a medium bowl and mix using the whisk or fork for about 1-2 minutes.
  3. Use cooking spray or Avocado oil to grease the pre-heated skillet pan. Add 3-4 small even rounds onto the heated pan and cook for about 1 or 2 minutes on one side until golden brown and it’s easy to flip and then another minute or two on the other side.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 4 Calories: 287 Fat: 20 Saturated fat: 3.7 Carbohydrates: 8.5 Sugar: 4.8 Protein: 19
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Comments

  1. Spencer Santana

    March 28, 2016 at 6:25 am

    Great.. Now I'm craving for some pancakes.. Mmmm.

    Reply
  2. Daniel

    April 02, 2016 at 9:48 am

    Would this work for the better in a waffle maker?

    Reply
    • Irina

      April 02, 2016 at 11:07 pm

      Hi Daniel. I have not tried it. Actually I don't even have the waffle maker... Are you talking about the gigantic ones they usually have for continental breakfast at the hotels? I think it may work... So why not try it? If you happen to make these pancakes and batter please try and please let me know if it worked? Thank you

      Reply
  3. Edie

    December 17, 2017 at 8:52 am

    So, how many does this recipe make, and what's the carb count?

    Reply
  4. Rob in NY

    February 24, 2018 at 8:16 am

    Tried this today. Pancakes were good, but a little flat.

    Recipe called for 1/4 tsp baking soda. I will try with baking powder next.

    Again, these were quite good for low carb and is a great way to use up extra cottage cheese!

    Reply
    • Rob in NY

      February 25, 2018 at 7:56 am

      I had some batter left over from yesterday and tried it in my mini waffle maker. They came out great! Fluffed up nicely and with a little butter and sugar-free syrup (I use Maple Grove), one could swear they are not low carb...

      Reply
  5. Suzanne Hill

    September 22, 2018 at 1:54 pm

    Om Gosh! I have tried several low carb recipies that were truly gross.. These are fabulous. My husband loved them and that says it all. I actually used Bisquick for half of the flour and 1\4 cup of almond flour and I added one tsp of vanilla. You gotta try these!! This made approx 4 large pancakes.

    Reply
    • Irina

      October 02, 2018 at 4:34 pm

      Hi Suzanne... haha... I thought some of the low carb recipes I tried were gross too. This is why I really love to make only delicious ones. Quick question - What Bisquick did you use for half of your dough?

      Reply
  6. Nichole

    April 01, 2019 at 11:19 am

    What is the suggested service size for the recipe? It's so good I want to eat it all!

    Reply
    • Irina

      April 01, 2019 at 2:31 pm

      HI Nichole, this recipe makes 12 pancakes. I suggest the serving size 4 pancakes. Yes, I agree it's hard to not finish them all at once. I have included the nutrition information, including calories and carb count so you can decide the serving size for yourself. Enjoy!

      Reply
  7. DavetteB

    April 08, 2019 at 10:50 pm

    Double-checking that you mean baking Soda, not Baking Powder.
    I have a lot of cottage cheese to use up. I can freeze some pancakes for quick breakfasts.

    Reply
    • Irina

      April 08, 2019 at 10:54 pm

      Baking soda is what makes them fluffy and rise... you can add baking powder too... and yes you can freeze them and I usually toast for a minute to warm it up

      Reply
  8. Marisa

    April 29, 2019 at 11:09 am

    I made these today and even added the baking soda and some baking powder. They did fluff up at all. The flavor was fine but they looked nothing like yours. I watched the video even.

    Reply
    • Irina

      April 29, 2019 at 2:56 pm

      They come out super fluffy when you cover with lid while cooking.
      Second suggestion- add 1 tablespoon flour or gf flour and you see the difference... good luck...and let me know

      Reply
  9. Stephanie

    May 22, 2019 at 9:12 am

    Mine turned in to a gloppy mess when cooking. Very disappointing. S

    Reply
  10. Sharon

    June 02, 2019 at 1:54 pm

    Light and fluffy and delicious! Thank you for a Keto friendly substitute for flour pancakes❤️

    Reply
    • Irina

      June 13, 2019 at 2:06 pm

      You're welcome! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

      Reply
  11. Rachael

    July 08, 2019 at 12:02 pm

    So In your recipe you call for 3/4 cup flour but in the video you are using only 1/2 cup....which measurement is it?

    Reply
    • Irina

      July 16, 2019 at 7:17 am

      Sorry for missing flour ? use 3/4 cup as per directions

      Reply
  12. Kandace Miller

    July 12, 2019 at 11:18 am

    Loved them can't wait to make them again

    Reply
    • Irina

      July 16, 2019 at 7:15 am

      This is good to hear... so glad you enjoyed!!

      Reply
  13. Brigitte

    October 27, 2019 at 1:37 pm

    This is hands-down the best low-carb pancake recipe I’ve tried in my 5-6 years of experimenting. Thank you for posting it! I made these without the sugar (I just don’t like sweetened pancake batter, though I see the logic in sweetening this batter), and topped them with apples fried with butter and cinnamon. Delicious!

    Reply
    • Irina

      October 28, 2019 at 3:29 pm

      So glad you loved the recipe! Topping with apples is also my favorite way to enjoy these pancakes... make them extra juicy while being used as natural sweetener

      Reply
  14. Maria

    March 28, 2020 at 8:55 am

    These were delicious! My boyfriend who is a type 2 diabetic enjoyed them as well!

    Reply
  15. Aggie

    May 13, 2020 at 12:32 pm

    I used cassava flour since it’s all I had, 1T agave syrup instead of the sugar, 1t vanilla and put blueberries in them. Yummy

    Reply
    • Irina

      May 13, 2020 at 12:36 pm

      That is delicious ?

      Reply
  16. Yvonne Arcement

    October 10, 2020 at 7:31 pm

    These were all I hoped for! Thank you very much.

    Reply
    • Irina

      October 10, 2020 at 9:29 pm

      So glad you enjoyed ☺

      Reply
  17. Kim Louviere

    February 21, 2021 at 9:37 am

    These were excellent! Husband is always skeptical when I try something new. Made them just as recipe called for. I used half cup measure for making them and it made 4. 196 cals and 5 net carbs. Will try without flour next time and sub coconut flour for the regular flour. Had a couple slices bacon and water and coffee. Used sugar free syrup and churn style margarine-it’s what I had-with total cals being 271 and total net carbs 5. Perfect breakfast!!

    Reply
    • Irina

      February 22, 2021 at 8:45 pm

      HI Kim, I'm so glad you and your husband enjoyed these pancakes and made a perfect breakfast!

      Reply
  18. Moni

    May 19, 2021 at 10:57 am

    These turned out a soupy mess. I followed the recipe exactly but they were horrible

    Reply

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