oat + cottage cheese high protein pancakes with blueberry syrup

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These healthy oat + cottage cheese pancakes are super fluffy! They make an excellent pre workout breakfast as they are full of protein!

Why you’ll love these oat + cottage cheese high protein pancakes with blueberry syrup

These pancakes are so delicious + healthy, I’m sure you’re going to love them!

They are:

• high in protein, containing 18,5 grams per serving!
• zero sugar + diabetic friendly
• low calorie, only 238 calories per serving!
• gluten free
• full of fiber
• simple to make, mix everything in a blender + bake!

Why these oat + cottage cheese high protein pancakes are healthy

These pancakes are super healthy! They are made with heart healthy oats that contains fiber, anti-oxidants, lowers cholesterol and are great for your skin. The fiber in the oats are whole grain and make you feel full for longer. They don’t cause those nasty spikes in your blood sugar, making you feel drowsy and tired, but instead gradually provide you with energy throughout the day.

The pancakes also have a high protein content. The cottage cheese, the eggs + the skyr in this recipe give the pancakes a high protein content. 1 serving* of these pancakes with the blueberry syrup and some skyr yogurt contains 18,5 grams of protein, making these pancakes a great treat to have before of after your workout.

The pancakes are served with some sweet homemade blueberry syrup. The syrup is made with frozen or fresh blueberries + some zero calorie sweetener, making it completely sugar free and better for your health.

How do the pancakes taste?

The pancakes taste amazing! They are super fluffy and soft. The pancakes go together well with the blueberry syrup + the skyr/greek yogurt. It tastes sweet, tangy + creamy.

What ingredients do you need to make these pancakes?

To make these oat + cottage cheese high protein pancakes, you will need the following ingredients:

• oats
• eggs
• cottage cheese
• vanilla extract
• zero calorie natural sweetener such as erythritol or honey
• baking soda
• baking powder
• apple cider vinegar
• a tiny bit of butter
• blueberries ( fresh or frozen)
• cinnamon

How to make these easy oat + cottage cheese high protein pancakes

These pancakes are ridiculously easy to make! It’s such a simple recipe!

To make the batter, you just add all the ingredients except for the butter/oil in a high speed blender or use a stick mixer and blend it until completely smooth. Then, bake them in a frying pan until fluffy. Meanwhile, you make the blueberry syrup by just heating up the ingredients in a saucepan and let it simmer for a short while. Serve the pancakes with the blueberry syrup and a few dollops of skyr or greek yogurt.

Recipe tips + suggestions

Here are some tips + suggestions to make this recipe a success:

• Bake the pancakes in a pan on medium to high heat. The pan should be hot before pouring in the batter preventing the pancakes from sticking onto the pan.
• You can keep the pancakes warm on a plate in the oven on a low heat setting while baking the pancakes.
• If you want the process to be faster, use multiple pans to bake the pancakes.
• If you don’t have a zero calorie natural sweetener at home such as erythitol or xilitol or if you don’t want to use that, you can replace it with some honey, agave, maple syrup etcetera. Note that the calorie content will change.
• You could replace the oats with whole wheat flour.
• Don’t have blueberries? You could of course use other berries if you like to make the syrup , or simple replace the syrup with a little honey or other sweetener and serve with fresh fruit only.
• If you want to add even more protein to the pancakes, add some scoops of extra protein powder to the batter.

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