COTTAGE CHEESE PROTEIN PANCAKES | high protein breakfast ideas for healthy meal prep!

Hey y'all, welcome back to my channel. If you are new here, my name is Kayla, and welcome. Today, we are making these super delicious, high-protein cottage cheese pancakes, and let me tell you, they are a must-try. I just love finding creative ways to incorporate cottage cheese, because it's such an easy way to sneak in extra protein, and it has such a mild flavor to it, which allows you to incorporate it into a lot of different types of recipes. In fact, if you haven't seen my video titled What's Six High-Protein Snacks Using Whipped Cottage Cheese, you have to go watch that one after this one, because there's lots of great high-protein snack ideas in that video. But today's pancake recipe is not only high in protein, it's also completely gluten-free, and it's perfect for meal prep, because the pancakes will stay fresh in the fridge for up to five days, and you can even batch prep them and freeze them for up to one month. But be sure to check out the blog post, because I've listed some extra tips over there on how to properly prep and store the pancakes if you do plan on meal prepping them. Of course, you can also print out the full recipe card over on the blog post, as well as calculate the macros. I'm gonna have that linked for y'all in the description box below, but anyway, I am starving and ready to dig into these pancakes, so let's head to the kitchen and get started. So the best thing about these pancakes is that they are super easy to make. It's as simple as adding all the ingredients into a food processor or blender, giving it a quick blend, and then frying them up. We're gonna start by adding one cup of old-fashioned rolled oats, and this is gonna act as our flour, since we're not using an actual flour for these pancakes. Any brand will work, but this is my favorite brand. It's certified gluten-free, organic, and sprouted, which makes them easier to digest. Next up, we have the star of the recipe, which, of course, is the cottage cheese. You'll need one cup's worth. The cottage cheese not only adds extra protein to the pancakes, but it also adds moisture and gives it a really nice texture. I personally like the Good Culture brand, but any type of cottage cheese will work. Let's add one ripe banana, and make sure that it has spots on it. If you have one even more ripe than this one I'm showing here, that's even better. It just means that it's gonna be sweeter, and since this is the only sweetener that we're adding to our pancake batter, you wanna make sure that it's extra ripe. Now, if you're in a hurry and you don't have time to let the banana get all the way ripe, just add in about one to two tablespoons of raw honey. I'm also adding two teaspoons of aluminum-free baking powder. This is gonna act as our leavening agent. Half a teaspoon each of cinnamon and vanilla extract for extra flavor. And lastly, add in two eggs. The eggs are gonna serve as our binding agent to hold everything together, plus they help to boost the protein and nutritional content even more. Now I'm just giving it a quick blend for about 30 seconds, but be careful not to overblend it because then the pancakes will turn out too dense. And if you wanna thin out the consistency of the batter, feel free to add about one to two tablespoons of any type of milk. I'm adding in about a tablespoon of unsweetened almond milk. Just keep in mind that the thinner the consistency of the batter, the flatter and more dense the pancakes will be. All right, let's heat a large skillet or griddle over low-medium heat. Add some nonstick spray or oil and let that heat through. Then add a quarter cup of the pancake batter to the pan. Spread it out as thin as you'd like. And we're just gonna let that cook until it starts to form small bubbles on the surface and when the bottom is firm enough to flip. And you'll wanna repeat this process until all of the batter is gone. I just continue to cook them on each side until they get that golden brown color. But this recipe yields eight pancakes and one serving is equal to four pancakes. Of course, all the measurements and macro count are listed over on the blog post, which I do have linked for y'all in the description box below. But these bad boys are done. When you're ready to serve it, just add your favorite healthy toppings. I'm adding some Greek yogurt for extra protein, a little bit of almond butter, fresh berries, and of course, some pure maple syrup. And it is time to dig in. I mean, how delicious do these look, y'all? These protein pancakes are also great for meal prepping because they'll last in the fridge for up to five days and you can even batch prep and freeze them for up to one month. And because one serving is four whole pancakes with 27 grams of protein, it's really gonna fill you up. It's super satisfying and I promise you, it'll keep you full all morning long. Well, all right, y'all, that is it for today's video, my high-protein cottage cheese pancakes. And I really hope y'all give these a try. I can't wait to hear your feedback. Don't forget to leave a rating over on the blog post on the recipe card. Not only does that help me with your feedback, but it also helps others as well when they go to plan their recipes. Of course, if you make any of my recipes or my meal preps, don't forget you can tag me over on Instagram and I will re-share that on my stories. If you enjoy this type of content, healthy recipes, meal preps, healthy lifestyle advice, all that good stuff, be sure to hit that subscribe button below. But that's it for today and I'll see y'all in the next video. Bye.