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Ricotta cheese pancakes are flavorful breakfast pancakes made with ricotta cheese, unbleached flour, eggs, milk, and fresh citrus zest. This classic recipe is always a winner with 8 grams of protein per serving.
Ingredients For Ricotta Cheese Pancakes
- 15 oz ricotta cheese
- 1 ½ cups unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1 tbsp sugar (can also use stevia or another sugar alternative)
- 4 eggs
- 1 ½ cups whole milk
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1 tsp fresh citrus zest (lemon or orange)
- dash salt
Method:
Mix all ingredients together in a large bowl until smooth. Allow the batter to sit for a few minutes while you heat up a large skillet on medium-high heat. Coat the pan with coconut oil or spray with olive oil and drop the batter by ¼ cup scoops onto the hot griddle. When bubbles appear and the pancake is a light golden color, flip and cook the other side. Serve immediately with your favorite toppings.
Pancake Topping Ideas
- Homemade Fruit Compote {Blackberry compote, Blueberry compote, and Raspberry compote are my favorites!}
- Greek yogurt
- Fresh fruit
- Dried fruit
- Granola
- Whipped cream
- Chocolate chips
- Melted peanut butter (to die for)
- Nutella
- Fruit butter {apple, peach and pumpkin butter}
- Easy baked apples
- Crumbled bacon
- Real maple syrup, sugar-free maple syrups, or fruit syrups
Ricotta Cheese Pancakes
Ingredients
- 15 oz ricotta cheese
- 1 ½ cups unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1 ½ cups whole milk
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1 tsp fresh lemon or orange zest
- dash salt
Instructions
- Mix all ingredients in a large bowl until smooth
- Let it sit for a few minutes while you heat up your pan to med-high heat
- Spray with olive oil cooking spray or coconut oil and drop pancakes by ¼ cup size onto hot griddle
- Flip when mixture is bubbling
- Serve with fresh fruit, pure maple syrup or your favorite jam
Nutrition
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