Light and incredibly fluffy, these Blueberry Cottage Cheese Pancakes are a game changer! Drizzle with maple syrup and devour.
Blueberry Cottage Cheese Pancake Recipe
Summer is the time to get your blueberry on. They’re fresh, they’re juicy, and most importantly – they’re finally affordable! Whether you’re into eating them by the handful or baking them into crumb cake, I highly encourage you to grab a few pints next time you’re at the store. <— Swipe up some cottage cheese, too… because we’re making pancakes!
So now that we have all that fun stuff out of the way, let’s talk pancakes! <—– Also known as my favorite breakfast ever. The idea for this recipe was actually inspired by another recipe of mine: The Blueberry Pancakes of Your Dreams. That flawless pancake recipe is my go-to; my #1; My MVP in the pancake game.
A few weeks ago I found myself cooking in an unfamiliar kitchen (my best friend just moved a few blocks away!), poking around the cabinets and fridge, brainstorming on what to make for breakfast with the ingredients we already had on hand. I allowed the overflowing bowl of fresh blueberries sitting pretty on her counter to be my muse, keeping them on my mind and in close sight while I searched for co-star ingredients to join the party.
Since Laura’s pantry was still fresh and quite bare, I knew a minimalist recipe would work best. From the panty I pulled a bag of whole wheat flour, baking powder, and brown sugar. I was shocked to see she didn’t have any salt, but luckily I carry a tiny jar of sea salt in my purse at all times (hot sauce, too). From the fridge I swiped up a few eggs, a tub of cottage cheese, milk, and butter. My hope? To adapt my famous blueberry pancake recipe into an even healthier one.
Perfect Blueberry Pancakes should be:
- Light √
- Fluffy √
- Full of sweet, buttery flavor √
- Easy to make √
- Impossible to resist √
This recipe checks out on all accounts and then some.
So much berry goodness in every-single-bite! I wouldn’t have my pancakes any other way…
This is definitely a new favorite pancake recipe for me. Soft and buttery, bursting with berries, and hearty enough to keep you full all morning – plus, they’re healthy-ish. In other words, they are to-die-for. Or better yet, to-live-for!
Basically what I’m trying to say is bust out the blueberries and give these Blueberry Cottage Cheese Pancakes a chance! Prediction: you won’t be able to resist going in for seconds. With extra maple syrup… because YUM.
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Blueberry Cottage Cheese Pancakes
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 and 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 large eggs, at room temperature
- 1 and 1/2 cups whole milk
- 1 cup cottage cheese
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 2 cups blueberries, fresh or frozen, if using frozen, don't thaw first
- Maple syrup or fresh whipped cream, for serving
Instructions
- In a large bowl add both flours, brown sugar, baking soda, baking powder, and salt; whisk well to combine.
- In a separate bowl add the eggs and lightly beat them with a whisk. Add in the milk, cottage cheese, and vanilla and beat until well combined. Stir this wet mixture into the dry ingredients, stirring just until everything is combined.
- Gently fold in the blueberries, stirring until evenly combined. Be careful not to over mix the batter.
- Pour batter by 1/3 cupfuls onto a buttered hot pan or griddle, adding only a few at a time so that they do not blend together. Cook for about 3 minutes before flipping them over, or until small bubbles form on top. Cook on the second side until golden brown, about 1-2 minutes. Repeat with all pancake batter.
- Serve pancakes warm, with syrup or whipped cream, and extra blueberries. See notes for freezing options.
Sofia says
Yum! These were so delicious! I didn’t have whole wheat flour so I ground some oatmeal in the food processor and used that instead. I put some sliced banana in there too. Great recipe!
Gayatri Mantra says
OMG!!! that sounds fantastic! thanks for sharing
bakerbynature says
You’re very welcome! Enjoy 🙂
Brittany Boston says
Do you know how many carbs are in the pancakes? Trying to find a breakfast other than eggs for my gestational diabetes 🙂
Chelsea says
Tried these out this morning! Used multigrain flour and light cottage cheese. We only had frozen blueberries as well. They came out with good intentions to be great but didn’t quite fit the bill. We played with heat temperatures a bit trying to find something hat didn’t burn…. At a Med high heat they didn’t work… At the Med low heat, they didn’t work and at a low heat, they didn’t work. At least not in the way traditional pancake cook and compared to how wonderful yours look. We still ate them regardless and do believe that they could be amazing. Will try again with a few different tweeks. Thanks
Katie says
Could you freeze these??
Evan says
Wanting to know this too
Bethany @ Athletic Avocado says
I love the idea of adding cottage cheese to pancake batter, totally genius! And it also adds tons of satisfying protein!
thehautecookie says
amazing pancakes! xO!
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bakerbynature says
Thank you 🙂 Mwah!
June @ How to Philosophize with Cake says
That looks like the perfect stack! I’ll take that for breakfast any day 🙂
bakerbynature says
Thank you, June! Have a great day 🙂
Medeja says
Perfect breakfast! I love pancakes, cottage cheese and blueberries!
Jen and Emily @ Layers of Happiness says
Cottage cheese pancakes have been on my list of things to make for so long now… but now I’ve upgraded to these because blueberries make everything better!! Pined!
bakerbynature says
Yay 🙂 I hope you love them!