apple protein pancakes {gluten-free}
Behold, fall on a plate! These gluten-free Apple Protein Pancakes are going to be on your breakfast table for the entire fall season. Mark my words. They are made with oats, cottage cheese, eggs, and apples! You would never guess they don’t have any flour in them! They’re 106 calories each and have 7 grams protein each.
Big bonus: I have discovered that they also freeze beautifully. Then just pop a couple into the microwave to reheat them in the morning. And boom! Protein boost! Day=Made!
Not to mention the fact that they are so cozy and fally. Yeah I know fally isn’t a word, but Seasonal is my middle name, and I happen to be on nickname basis with the seasons, so I think I can call it fally if I want.
LINK LOVE
- My classic Oatmeal Pancakes are perfect in every way. You gotta try them too!
- How good do these Rosemary Garlic Butter Smashed Potatoes from Foodie Crush look?
- For more apple inspiration check out my round-up of 50+ healthy apple recipes.
- I am head over heels for this other fall pancake recipe Healthy Pumpkin Pancakes from nutrition expert, Erin. They’re GF too!
- To make your own applesauce from scratch try this easy method.
- If you love low-sugar high-protein breakfasts, you’ll love these vanilla pear overnight oats I shared last week.
- I’ve been enjoying watching Jeremiah get a little more opinionated about exercise and nutrition, and I like it!
- Once citrus comes back into season, try these tangerine protein pancakes. They are to die for!
And just a reminder, if you make this recipe and love it, or any recipe from Healthy Seasonal Recipes, please be sure to come back and give it a star rating! Thanks so much!
Happy Cooking!
~Katie
Printapple protein pancakes {gluten-free}
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 11 1x
- Category: breakfast
- Method: Stove Top
- Cuisine: American
Description
Behold, fall on a plate! These gluten-free Apple Protein Pancakes are going to be on your breakfast table for the entire fall season. Mark my words. They are made with oats, cottage cheese, eggs, and apples! You would never guess they don’t have any flour in them! They’re 106 calories each and have 7 grams protein each.
Ingredients
- 5 egg whites
- 2 large eggs
- 2 cups old-fashioned oats, gluten-free if desired
- 1 cup low-fat cottage cheese
- ½ cup applesauce
- 1 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 Macintosh apple, peeled and grated or very finely diced
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- cooking spray, avocado oil or coconut oil
Instructions
- Combine egg whites, eggs, oats, cottage cheese, applesauce cinnamon, vanilla and nutmeg in a blender and blend until completely creamy and smooth, about 1 minute on high. Add shredded apple and baking soda and pulse to combine.
- Heat a large griddle or skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Coat with cooking spray or brush lightly with avocado oil or coconut oil. Ladle ¼ cups-full of the batter onto hot griddle (it will spread out to 4-inch circles.) Let cook, undisturbed until browned on the bottom and the edges are slightly dry, 2 to 4 minutes. Carefully flip pancakes with a spatula and let cook on the other side until the center is cooked through, 2 to 3 minutes. Cook the remaining batter in batches, reducing heat as necessary to prevent too much browning. Serve hot.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 pancake
- Calories: 106 cals
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 158
- Fat: 3 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Carbohydrates: 13 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 7 g
My son loves to eat apple and your tips are amazing recipes for me to prepare the healthy cakes for him. Thank you so much for your sharing.
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I hope he enjoys them!
We eat these frequently in the cold months, and I make them for myself for lunches. I needed to rethink my carb intake and found this recipe that changes everything. Yes to pancakes with really delicious flavor, healthy fats and proteins, some added fruit, and no to all the white flour. Hurray!
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Yay! I am so happy to hear you like these pancakes Marty! That’s music to my ears!
Yum! Have been thinking about trying these for a long time, so glad we did! I will definitely be making these again.
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We love these pancakes so much. I make a double batch and freeze some for later!
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I made these for my family for breakfast. They absolutely loved them!
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One of my go-to recipes, especially in the fall.
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These are perfect day starter!! I’d happily eat this for breakfast any day of the week!
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Wow, these pancakes were out of this world amazing!! We are going to love waking up to the leftovers for breakfast tomorrow!
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We had these incredible pancakes for a breakfast-for-dinner night and OH MY GOODNESS, they are insanely delicious! What a great recipe!
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