Description
Tender, crepe-like Cottage Cheese Pancakes are quick and easy to prepare using your favorite pancake mix or recipe. Delicious on their own or sprinkled with chopped pecans or chocolate chips.
Ingredients
2 cups traditional pancake mix (in a hurry, I use Pamela’s)
1 cup cottage cheese
3 eggs
3 Tablespoons melted butter
1 1/2 cups milk
1/2 cup chopped pecans or chocolate chips (optional)
Instructions
To Prepare the Batter
- In a large mixing bowl or large 4 cup Pyrex measuring cup, measure the pancake mix.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs and 1 cup of milk.
- Then add the melted butter and cottage cheese.
- Pour the wet ingredients over the dry pancake mix and stir to combine.
- Then blend until smooth using an immersion blender.
- Add 1/2 more milk to thin the batter.
- The batter will still be fairly thick when poured, but as the pancakes cook, they will be thin and more crepe-like.
To Cook the Cottage Cheese Pancakes
- Heat a large skillet over medium heat and melt a pat of butter on the skillet to coat.
- Pour about 1/4 cup of batter onto the skillet for each pancake.
- Sprinkle with the chopped pecans or chocolate chips (optional).
- Allow the pancakes to set for about 15-30 seconds, then flip them over to cook on the other side.
- Then cook them for an additional 14-30 seconds on the second side.
- Remove the cooked pancakes to a plate and stack them up to keep them warm as you cook the remaining batter.
- If desired, you can place the plate in a 200° F oven to keep them warm until serving.
Drizzle the pancakes with pure maple syrup, a pat of butter, or whipped cream if you like.
Notes
*If you don’t have an immersion blender, you can make this easily in a traditional blender or Ninja. If you do, first blend all the wet ingredients, and then add the dry mix to the wet ingredients.
*The batter may be made the day before and kept in an airtight container in the refrigerator. You will need to add more milk to thin the batter after storage.