Flourless Mediterranean Cottage Cheese Pancakes

High-Protein • Gluten-Free • No Flour • Mediterranean Flavors
Serves: 2
Makes: 6–8 pancakes
Time: 10 minutes

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🛒 Ingredients

Base (Flourless Pancakes)

• 1 cup (240 g) cottage cheese

• 2 eggs

• ½ cup oat or almond meal (optional but still flourless)
  If you want 100% flourless → use 3 tbsp ground oats or skip entirely (pancakes will be softer).

• 1 tsp vanilla

• ½ tsp cinnamon (optional but Mediterranean-style warm flavor)

• Pinch of salt

• Optional sweetener:

  • 1–2 tsp honey, or

  • monk fruit/erythritol for sugar-free

Mediterranean Add-Ins (optional but delicious)

• Lemon zest

• A drizzle of olive oil into the batter

• Crushed pistachios or walnuts

• A spoon of Greek yogurt on top

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🍳 Instructions

1. Blend the batter

For smooth, creamy pancakes:

1. Add cottage cheese, eggs, vanilla, cinnamon, salt, and optional sweetener into a blender.

2. Blend until smooth.

3. Add oat/almond meal (or ground oats) and pulse to combine.
   The batter should be slightly thick but pourable.

No blender?
Just mash cottage cheese with a fork and stir everything together — pancakes will be a little chunkier but still great.

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2. Heat the pan

1. Heat a nonstick pan on medium-low.

2. Add a touch of butter or olive oil.

Low heat = no burning, soft and fluffy centers.

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3. Cook

1. Spoon small circles of batter (these cook better when small).

2. Cook 2–3 minutes per side until golden.

3. Flip gently — flourless pancakes are delicate.

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4. Serve Mediterranean-style

Top with:

• Greek yogurt

• Sliced fruit (apples, figs, berries)

• Crushed pistachios or walnuts

• A drizzle of olive oil or a tiny bit of honey

• A sprinkle of cinnamon

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✨ Texture

• Soft

• Custard-like inside

• Slightly crisp edges

• Naturally sweet even without sugar

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🔄 Variations

1. 100% Flourless (No oats or meal)

Blend:

• 1 cup cottage cheese

• 3 eggs

• 1 tbsp cornstarch or skip entirely

• Cinnamon + vanilla
  → Makes extra delicate, crepe-like pancakes.

2. Lemon–Olive Oil Mediterranean Pancakes

Add:

• 1 tbsp olive oil

• Zest of 1 lemon

• More cinnamon
  → Greek-style flavor

3. High-Protein Version

Use ¾ cup cottage cheese + ¼ cup Greek yogurt + 3 eggs.

4. Sugar-Free

Use monk fruit, erythritol, or no sweetener at all.