Description
Healthy apple pancakes made with oats and cottage cheese. They taste decadent, but are packed with protein and fiber.
Ingredients
- 2/3 cup old fashioned oatmeal
- 1/2 cup egg whites
- 1/2 cup cottage cheese
- 1/4 cup applesauce
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 cup diced apples
- maple syrup, for topping
Cinnamon Apples
- 1/2 cup diced apples
- 2 teaspoons maple syrup
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- Add oats, egg whites, cottage cheese, applesauce, baking powder and cinnamon into a blender and process until the batter is relatively smooth with a thick consistency. Stir in diced apples.
- Heat pan or griddle to low-medium heat and spray with non-stick spray.
- Once hot, scoop out about a quarter cup of batter at a time and pour onto pan. You should be able to make about 8 small pancakes.
- Cook until little bubbles form and the edges of the pancakes are solid enough to put a spatula underneath. Flip the pancakes and cook for one to two additional minutes.
- While pancakes are cooking, prep cinnamon apples by adding diced apples, maple syrup and cinnamon in a microwave safe bowl. Stir to combine and microwave for 30-60 seconds or until apples are soft and look similar to baked apples.
- For serving, place four pancakes on each plate, top with warm cinnamon apples and drizzle with maple syrup and/or nut butter.
Notes
- For meal prep pancakes: make pancakes as instructed in the recipe. You can also prep the cinnamon apples, but store those in a separate container. Let pancakes cool and place in a sealed storage container in the fridge for up to 4 days. When ready to eat, eat cold with toppings of choice OR reheat the pancakes until warm in the microwave (should only take 30 seconds or so), in a toaster oven or on the stovetop.
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4 pancakes, 1/2 recipe
- Calories: 278
- Sugar: 14g
- Sodium: 438mg
- Fat: 3g
- Carbohydrates: 49g
- Fiber: 15g
- Protein: 18g
Keywords: apple pancakes, healthy apple pancakes, protein, cottage cheese pancakes, protein pancakes