Baked Pancakes

Cottage Cheese Pancake Bars stacked on top of each other.

Baked Pancakes, or pancake bars (as we call them in our family), are soft, fluffy, and perfectly sweet with a classic buttery pancake flavor everyone loves. However, unlike traditional pancakes, which require a lot of hovering over a hot stove, these cook in the oven all at once with no flipping required! My kids love getting to choose their own mix-ins and toppings, and I love that they're made with cottage cheese in under 40 minutes. A single bar has 11 grams of protein and you can make a double batch ahead of time for fun, high-protein breakfasts all week long!

Course Breakfast

Cuisine American

Diet Vegetarian

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 30

Total Time 40

Servings Bars

Calories 237kcal

Author Christine McMichael

Equipment

Ingredients

Pancakes

1 1/2 cups 4% cottage cheese
3 large eggs
1/3 cup whole milk or milk of choice
3 Tablespoons grass-fed butter melted and cooled
2 Tablespoons maple syrup
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour spooned and leveled
1/2 cup finely ground almond flour
2 teaspoons baking powder

Toppings

maple syrup
raspberries, blueberries, strawberries
powdered sugar

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a light-colored 8”x8” square baking pan with cooking spray and line with parchment paper, leaving an overhang for easy removal.
In a blender, combine the cottage cheese, eggs, milk, butter, maple syrup and vanilla until smooth.
Pour into a large bowl and whisk in the all purpose flour, almond flour and baking powder until just combined. It should be a bit thick and lumpy.
Transfer the batter to the baking dish and spread into an even layer.
Bake for 28-30 minutes or until the pancake is puffed, lightly golden around the edges and cooked through.
Let cool for 10 minutes, then transfer to a cutting board and slice into 8 bars.
Serve warm and drizzle with syrup, sprinkle with berries or dust with powdered sugar.

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Notes

I cut these into 8 bars, but you could easily cut them into 16 if desired!
Make sure not to overmix the batter. There should be some lumps.
Feel free to get creative with mix-ins and toppings. These are so fun!

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