Almond Flour Cottage Cheese Pancakes (My Go-To Base Recipe)
A soft, high-protein pancake you can make sweet or savory
Some mornings I want pancakes.
Not novelty pancakes. Just good ones that do not fall apart, do not taste eggy, and do not leave me hungry an hour later.
This almond flour cottage cheese pancake recipe is the one I come back to because it works. It is soft, high protein, keto, sugar-free, and gluten-free, and it gives you a solid base you can build on with your favorite flavors.
I originally made this as a plain slate recipe. Something neutral enough to go sweet with berries or syrup, or savory with seasoning and eggs, depending on the mood. Over time, it became the cottage cheese pancake recipe I reach for when I want breakfast handled without turning it into a project.
This recipe uses diabetic-friendly ingredients, and the protein-forward batter makes them feel more filling than regular pancakes.
They take about 15 minutes start to finish, use simple ingredients, and once you know how thick you like the batter, they are very hard to mess up.
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