Cottage Cheese Protein Brown Butter Pear Pancakes
These fluffy protein-packed pancakes get a cozy upgrade from warm spiced pears and nutty brown butter. A satisfying breakfast worth waking up for.
Ingredients
For the Pancakes
- 1 cup Low-Fat Cottage Cheese
- 2 large Eggs
- 1/2 cup Milk
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 1 tablespoon Maple Syrup
- 1 cup 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 Pear Topping
- 2 cups Diced Ripe Pears
- 2 tablespoons Butter
- 1 tablespoon Brown Sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon Ground Cardamom
- 1/3 cup Chopped Pecans
Equipment
- blender
Instructions
- Blend the cottage cheese, eggs, milk, vanilla extract, and maple syrup until smooth.
- Whisk the oat flour, protein powder, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt together in a bowl.
- Stir the blended cottage cheese mixture into the dry ingredients and let the batter rest for 5 minutes.
- Melt the 2 tablespoons of butter in a skillet over medium heat. Cook until the butter turns golden and smells nutty.
- Add the pears, brown sugar, cinnamon, cardamom, and pecans to the brown butter. Cook for 5 to 7 minutes until the pears are tender and glossy.
- Heat a lightly buttered nonstick skillet over medium-low heat. Cook the pancakes until bubbles form, then flip and finish cooking.
- Spoon the brown butter pear topping over the warm pancake stack and serve.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 437kcalCarbohydrates: 43gProtein: 20gFat: 21g