Cottage Cheese Protein Orange Cardamom Pancakes
These fluffy pancakes bring bright orange and warm cardamom flavor together in one cozy stack. A creamy citrus yogurt drizzle makes them feel special.
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 Orange Zest
- 2 tablespoons Orange Juice
- 1 tablespoon Honey
- 1 1/4 cups Oat Flour
- 1/3 cup Vanilla Protein Powder
- 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
- 1/2 teaspoon Ground Cardamom
- 1/4 teaspoon Fine Salt
- 1 teaspoon Butter, For Cooking
For the Orange Honey Yogurt
- 1/2 cup Plain Greek Yogurt
- 1 tablespoon Honey
- 1 teaspoon Orange Zest
- 1 teaspoon Orange Juice
For the Topping
- 2 tablespoons Chopped Pistachios
- 1 teaspoon Orange Zest
Equipment
- blender
Instructions
- Blend the cottage cheese, eggs, milk, vanilla extract, orange zest, orange juice, and honey until smooth.
- Whisk the oat flour, protein powder, baking powder, cardamom, and salt in a bowl.
- Stir the blended cottage cheese mixture into the dry ingredients until no dry streaks remain. Rest the batter for 5 minutes.
- Heat a lightly buttered nonstick skillet over medium-low heat. Cook each pancake until bubbles form and the edges look set.
- Flip and cook for 1 to 2 minutes more, then transfer the pancakes to a serving plate.
- Stir the Greek yogurt, honey, orange zest, and orange juice together until smooth.
- Drizzle the orange honey yogurt over the pancakes and finish with chopped pistachios and orange zest.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 315kcalCarbohydrates: 37gProtein: 24gFat: 8g