Light, tender, and naturally sweet, these Gluten-Free pancakes are made with simple, wholesome ingredients–no protein powder or special flours! They are simple to make and thanks to natural sources of protein, these Gluten-Free Protein Pancakes will keep you full all day!
My famous recipe for Banana Oat Pancakes, get a dose of added protein with the addition of cottage cheese. They are super creamy, super tender, and make a perfect, easy breakfast.
Blender Pancakes are of my favorite ways to enjoy Gluten-Free Pancakes. While the pancakes are not as thick and fluffy as traditional pancakes, these gems are super creamy, naturally sweet, and absolutely delicious.
Just like my Gluten-Free Oat Pancakes, these pancakes are made with oats, banana, eggs, and milk.
But they have a secret ingredient that helps boost their overall protein.
COTTAGE CHEESE!
Cottage cheese is packed with protein and calcium and keeps these pancakes super creamy–just like it does in my recipe for Cheesecake Pancakes.
Instead of adding in protein powders, which can be filled with artificial sweeteners and preservatives and can be quite expensive, these pancakes have a hefty dose of protein from the eggs, milk, and cottage cheese.
How to Make Protein Pancakes
- Place milk, cottage cheese, eggs, in the blender. It is best to place your liquid ingredients in the blender first to help the blender work more efficiently!
- Next, add in oats, bananas, baking powder, and cinnamon.
- Blend until smooth and creamy.
- Preheat a large griddle or non-stick skillet to medium-high heat and lightly grease with butter, coconut oil, or non-stick spray. Tip: you can tell your pan is ready to cook pancakes when a drop of water sizzles immediately after being dropped on the skillet.
- Once the griddle is heated, pour pancake batter unto skillet in 1/4 cup measurements, leaving 1 inch around each pancake.
- Once bubbles form on the surface of the pancake, flip gently and cook 1-2 minutes longer per side.
- Serve with fresh berries, syrup, or peanut butter–for an extra dose of protein.
Freezing Pancakes
It is a great idea to make extra pancakes and freeze for future use for busy mornings.
- Lay the cooked pancakes in one layer on a cookie sheet and freeze for 30 minutes.
- Remove pancakes from cookie sheet and place in freezer-safe bag or container.
- Store in the freezer for up to 3 months.
- Pop one or more out of the bag at a time and reheat for 2 minutes in a toaster oven or microwave and serve.
Tips and Modifications
- If your blender is not powerful, it may help to blend your oats to a fine powder BEFORE making this batter. Simply place your dry oats in a blender and pulse until broken down. Remove from blender, add in wet ingredients and then add in blended oats and proceed with the recipe.
- Any variety of milk works for this recipe.
- If you don’t want to use cottage cheese, Greek yogurt will work. However, the pancakes won’t be as fluffy or tender.
- Be sure to use certified gluten-free oats if you need these to be 100% free from gluten.
- Feel free to add blueberries or chocolate chip to batter.
More Pancake Recipes
Gluten Free Protein Pancakes
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup milk any variety
- 2 medium bananas
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup cottage cheese
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 cups oats quick-cooking or old fashioned work
Instructions
- Place milk, eggs, and cottage cheese into the blender FIRST. Add in bananas, oats, baking powder, and cinnamon. Blend until the batter is completely smooth and incorporated.
- Lightly coat a large nonstick skillet or griddle with butter or cooking spray and heat over medium heat.
- Drop batter by 1/4 cup onto skillet.
- Cook until bubbles appear on top. Flip pancakes and cook until golden brown on the other side.
- Wipe skillet clean and repeat with more cooking spray and remaining batter.
- Serve as desired with berries, syrup, nut butter, or sliced banana.
Equipment Needed
Notes
- It is best to place the liquid ingredients in the blender first, as this will help the blender to work more efficiently.
- If your blender is not powerful, it may help to blend your oats to a fine powder BEFORE making this batter. Simply place your dry oats in a blender and pulse until broken down. Remove from blender, add in wet ingredients and then add in blended oats and proceed with the recipe.
- Any variety of milk works for this recipe.
- If you don't want to use cottage cheese, Greek yogurt will work. However, the pancakes won't be as fluffy or tender.
- Be sure to use certified gluten-free oats if you need these to be 100% free from gluten.
- Feel free to add blueberries or chocolate chip to batter.
- Do NOT use steel cut oats for this recipe.
Your recipe calls for two medium bananas but I didn’t see them incorporated into the recipe instructions. I’m assuming that they’d go in with the wet ingredients.
Hi Karen! Sorry that was unclear. Add the bananas before adding the oats.
Hi,
Thank you for the recipe!
I wish it had said to blend the oats to turn them into oat flour first before mixing with the rest of the ingredients. As I didn’t do that, the batter was quite grainy even after a few minutes of blending.
Just did a quick look at other similar recipes out there and found some that say to blend the oats first and some that don’t. I guess it comes down to personal preference, texture wise.
Best
Hi Cam! I do not have any issue with the oats being fully blended, but I will make a note this is a good step to take if your blender is not super powerful. Thank you for the feedback.
It’s a constant struggle to get enough protein in my picky daughter’s diet. These pancakes are a game changer!!! I’m making them for her at least once a week now. I use one banana and a 1/4 cup applesauce and throw in some chocolate chips to make it more appealing to her… there’s so much good stuff in here I don’t mind adding the chocolate. Thank you for this recipe!
I am so glad that your daughter enjoys! And I agree–a bit of chocolate does not hurt 😉
I added some dark chocolate chips and froze the pancakes individually to have as a snack at work. They are delicious!! I also added a little vanilla flavoring-I’m not sure why (it just felt right). I used a soup ladle with a pouring end to put the batter in the pan.
Love this recipe!
Oh love the added chocolate chips! I am so so glad you enjoyed! What a perfect snack!
I so want to try this recipe! What can I use in place of the bananas?
Hi Samantha! I would use 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce in place of the bananas. If the batter appears to thick, add an additional 1/4 cup milk, cottage cheese, or apple sauce. If the batter appears to thin, add in 2 tablespoons more oats. You may need to top with additional maple syrup as the pancakes will not be as sweet. I hope you enjoy!
Something healthy that I can make for my boys every morning!
And easy enough to make everyday–we had these this morning. YUM!
Love the sound of these pancakes. Banana, oats, and cottage cheese–what a great flavor pairing.
It is so so good!!!
These look perfectly fluffy and delicious! The medicine dropper trick is a genius idea!
It is crazy how great that medicine dropper trick works!
that teaspoon dropper syrup thing is pure brilliance! when i ask my son whether he wants syrup or jam or honey on his pancake he always says, ‘all!!’ maybe he could actually have ‘all’ if i used a dropper to put them on…
gorgeous GF pancakes, by the way! lovely.
Thanks! The teaspoon dropper works great–hopefully it will work for your son as well.
PANCAKES ARE THE BOMB!!! I would totally add a little NuZest protein powder into these! 🙂
I could eat pancakes all day, everyday!
Kristen, I love how these are packed with protein. And I completely agree with you, just because something is GF doesn’t mean it’s necessarily healthier, but this recipe is. I love your secret ingredient and how you used whole grains!
Thanks Aida! I hope you try these pancakes out soon 🙂
I have a similar recipe we’ve been making for years, but sans cottage cheese. I’ve been seeing that addition quite a bit in pancakes lately!
It keeps the pancakes so light and fluffy and full of protein. Great for people who can have dairy!
I wish I was starting my morning off with a stack of these!
Tomorrow you can be 🙂
mmmm!! I love everything about these! How simple they are but the loads of protein! Adding to our pancake routine!
Fabulous! You will love this addition to your mornings!