Description
Fluffy, golden Pumpkin Cottage Cheese Pancakes combine creamy cottage cheese, pumpkin puree, maple syrup, vanilla, and cinnamon for an easy, cozy breakfast. Make them with regular or gluten-free flour, then serve warm with butter, maple syrup, or your favorite toppings.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 large eggs
- 1 cup cottage cheese
- 1/2 cup pumpkin puree
- 3 tablespoons pure maple syrup, plus more for serving
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup all-purpose flour or gluten-free all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Butter or neutral cooking oil, for the skillet
- Optional mix-ins, such as chocolate chips or chopped nuts
- Optional toppings: maple syrup, butter, fruit, or chopped pecans
Instructions
- In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, cottage cheese, pumpkin puree, maple syrup, and vanilla until well combined. For a smoother texture, add the ingredients to a blender instead.
- Add the flour, baking powder, and cinnamon. Mix gently until combined. If using a blender, all the batter ingredients can be blended together until smooth.
- Fold in chocolate chips, chopped nuts, or other desired mix-ins, if using.
- Heat a large skillet or griddle over medium-low heat. Lightly grease it with butter or cooking oil.
- Scoop about 1/4 cup of batter onto the skillet for each pancake, leaving approximately 2 inches between pancakes.
- Cook for 3–5 minutes on the first side. Flip carefully and cook for another 3–5 minutes, or until both sides are golden brown and the centers are cooked through.
- Remove from the skillet and serve warm with maple syrup, butter, or your favorite toppings
Notes
- Use pure pumpkin puree, not pumpkin pie filling.
- Keep the skillet over medium-low heat so the pancakes cook through without becoming too dark outside.
- For a smoother batter with no noticeable cottage cheese curds, use a blender.
- Avoid overmixing the batter after adding the flour.
- Gluten-free all-purpose flour can be substituted for regular flour. For a gluten-free recipe, confirm that the flour blend and all other packaged ingredients are certified gluten-free as needed.
- Chocolate chips, pecans, walnuts, or extra cinnamon make delicious additions.
- Nutrition will vary depending on the flour, cottage cheese, cooking fat, mix-ins, syrup, and serving size.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 pancakes
- Calories: 250 kcal
- Sugar: 8 g
- Sodium: 390 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 32 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 13 g
- Cholesterol: 135 mg