Cottage Cheese Protein Baklava Pancakes
These pancakes bring cozy baklava flavor to your breakfast table. Fluffy, protein-packed, and topped with honey and toasted nuts for a treat worth stacking.
Ingredients
For the Pancakes
- 1 1/4 cups Low-Fat Cottage Cheese
- 2 large Eggs
- 1/3 cup Milk
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 1 tablespoon Honey
- 1 1/4 cups Oat Flour
- 1/3 cup Vanilla Protein Powder
- 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
- 1/2 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon Fine Salt
- 1 teaspoon Butter, For Cooking
For the Nut Topping
- 1/4 cup Finely Chopped Walnuts
- 1/4 cup Finely Chopped Pistachios
- 1 tablespoon Brown Sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon Butter
For the Honey Syrup
- 2 tablespoons Honey
- 1 tablespoon Water
- 1 teaspoon Lemon Juice
Equipment
- blender
Instructions
- Blend the cottage cheese, eggs, milk, vanilla extract, and honey until smooth.
- Whisk the oat flour, protein powder, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt together in a large bowl.
- Stir the blended cottage cheese mixture into the dry ingredients until just combined. Let the batter rest for 5 minutes.
- Melt the butter in a small skillet over medium heat. Add the walnuts, pistachios, brown sugar, and cinnamon, then toast for 2 to 3 minutes until fragrant.
- Heat a lightly buttered nonstick skillet over medium-low heat. Cook the pancakes until bubbles appear, then flip and cook until golden and set.
- Warm the honey, water, and lemon juice in a small saucepan for 1 minute to make the syrup.
- Stack the pancakes, spoon the honey syrup over them, and cover with the toasted walnut and pistachio mixture.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 352kcalCarbohydrates: 34gProtein: 22gFat: 14g