Cottage Cheese Pancakes – A Thin Pancake Recipe You Can Reliably Make

Cottage Cheese Pancakes use 4 ingredients to make a thin pancake perfect to be topped, rolled, folded or filled. Bisquick, cottage cheese, eggs, and milk are blended up for a high-protein breakfast.

Cottage Cheese Pancake Recipe

What makes a cottage cheese pancake special? They are a thin pancake with a light, spongy texture.

Cottage Cheese adds a nice kick of protein which helps keep you fuller for longer. Plus, the cottage cheese in these 4 ingredient pancakes replace the need for any fat or oil.  That’s a win for your waist-line.

Don’t worry, the cottage cheese is pretty much invisible. Blending up the batter in a blender gets rid of any cottage cheese lumps, and the cottage cheese flavor is undetectable.

The original recipe author from my Quailtown Cook Book says that this batter can be made ahead and refrigerated for 3-4 days. She also notes that this cottage cheese batter works great for waffles too.

These super easy and delicious thin pancakes can be rolled up like a taco or folded like a crepe.  So instead of just grabbing for maple syrup, think outside the box and eat them with your favorite filling. However, if the family is demanding syrup and you are all out, try our easy pancake syrup recipe.

What can I put on pancakes besides maple syrup?

• Nutella
• Peanut Butter
• Strawberry Jam
• Honey
• Almond Butter
• Sliced Banana
• Whipped Cream
• Sliced Strawberries
• Lemon Curd
• Canned Pie Filling
• Caramel Sauce
• Blueberries or other fresh berries
• Toasted Nuts

4 Ingredient Pancakes

What are the ingredients to make pancakes from scratch?

• Cottage Cheese
• Large Eggs
• Bisquick Baking Mix (or generic baking mix)
• Milk

How to Make Pancakes using Cottage Cheese?

Step by Step Instructions

1. Add cottage cheese, eggs, Bisquick (or baking mix) and milk to a blender.  Blend until smooth.
2. Pour onto buttered, hot griddle pan or skillet. 
3. When browned on bottom and bubbly on top, flip and cook on the other side.
4. Serve with butter, maple syrup, peanut butter, almond butter, Nutella or jam.  These thin pancakes roll up just like crepes making them the perfect vessel for the fillings above.

Storage Instructions

Let leftover pancakes cool. Transfer to an airtight container, and store in the fridge for up to a week. Rewarm in the microwave, wrapped up in a wet paper towel to keep them moist.

For the full ingredient amounts and instructions for thin pancakes using cottage cheese, scroll to the recipe card at the bottom of this post.

Recipe FAQs

• For even less fat in these  high protein cottage cheese pancakes, use fat free cottage cheese.
• Use a blender like this one to make the cottage cheese pancake batter.
• If desired, make this batter ahead of time and store in the refrigerator for 3 to 4 days before using.
• Instead of pancakes, make cottage cheese waffles using the same batter and cooking in a waffle iron.
• Roll up these thin pancakes to make a crepe.  Try spreading Nutella, jam or your favorite nut butter inside for a new treat.
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Recipe Variations

• Use small curds, large curd, full-fat cottage cheese, low-fat cottage cheese of whatever you have on hand.
• Replace cottage cheese with ricotta cheese.
• Sprinkle chopped walnuts or pecans over the pancake batter before flipping.
• Mini chocolate chips are another favorite addition once they’re on the griddle.
• For more flavor, add a splash of almond or vanilla extract to the wet ingredients.

How do I make keto cottage cheese pancakes?

To make keto cottage cheese pancakes, you can make a few simple swaps. Replace Bisquick with almond flour and swap out regular milk for unsweetened almond milk. Additionally, use a keto-friendly sweetener instead of maple syrup as a topping. Enjoy these low-carb and high-protein pancakes as a delicious keto breakfast option.

Pancake Recipe Ideas

We love a good pancake, as you can see from all the recipes below. Have you ever tried a Dutch baby pancake that is baked in the oven? Check out our German Apple Pancake recipe.

Swedish Pancakes

Old Fashioned Oatmeal Pancakes

Pancake Casserole

Masked Potato Pancakes

What to do with leftover cottage cheese?

Have some leftover cottage cheese in the refrigerator? So you’ve tried eating with by itself, with pepper, pineapple and/or tomatoes, now what do you do with the rest of the container of cottage cheese?

It’s time to use it as an ingredient in a recipe instead.  Here are some recipes that use cottage cheese as an ingredient.

• Cottage Cheese Pancakes (see below for recipe)
• Whipped Cottage Cheese Dip for Veggies
• Low Fat Cottage Cheese Dressing
• Lasagna
• Broccoli Cornbread Bake
• Orange Jello Salad
• Spaghetti Pie
• Layered Mexican Lasagna
• Pink Lady Salad
• Impossible Chicken Parmesan
• Sour Cream Noodle Casserole

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