Protein Strawberry Cheesecake Pancakes
Fluffy cottage cheese pancakes with layers of sweet cream cheese and topped with a fresh strawberry sauce.
Ingredients
- 1 C. All-purpose flour
- 1/2 C. Wheat flour
- 1 tsp. Baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1 Tbsp honey
- 2 Tbsp. Butter melted
- 1/2 tsp. Salt
- 1 tsp. Vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
- 3/4 C. Cottage cheese
- 1 C. Buttermilk
Strawberry Sauce:
- 2 C. Fresh strawberries quartered
- 1/4 C. Honey
- 2 Tbsp. Water
- 1 Tbsp. Cornstarch
- 1 tsp. Vanilla
Cheesecake layer:
- 8 Oz. Cream cheese softened
- 1 C. Greek Yogurt
- 1/4 C. Honey
- 2 tsp. Vanilla extract
Optional Toppings
- Crushed graham crackers
- Whipped cream
Instructions
- To make strawberries sauce, combine the strawberries, honey and vanilla in a large saucepan. In a small bowl or cup, whisk the water and cornstarch together and pour over the strawberries. Turn on heat to medium. Stirring frequently, simmer the strawberries until the sauce has thickened and the strawberries have become soft, about 7-10 minutes. Once done, either remove from heat or turn down to low to keep warm.
- To make the cheesecake layers, add the cream cheese and Greek yogurt to a medium bowl. Using an electric mixer on medium, mix until smooth. Add the honey and vanilla extract and mix until fully combined. Set aside until ready to build the pancakes.
- Make the pancakes by mixing the flours, baking soda, baking powder, and salt together in a large mixing bowl. Set aside.
- Using a large blender, add the eggs, buttermilk, cottage cheese, vanilla extract, honey and melted butter into the blender. Blend until smooth.
- Pour the blended wet ingredients into the dry. Mix until just combined, being careful not to over-mix. There will be lumps.
- Heat a lightly greased skillet or griddle over medium-low heat. Once hot, spoon the pancakes on to skillet, making either 4 large or 6 small pancakes. The batter is thick and might need to spread out with the back of a spoon to the round pancake shape.
- Cook until the edges are starting to cook and the bottom of the pancake is golden brown. Flip and cook the other side until golden brown.
- Remove from the skillet and build the pancake stacks by alternating between pancake and cream cheese filling. End the stack by adding a pancake then the strawberry sauce. If desired, top with whipped cream and crushed graham crackers. Enjoy immediately!
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