Easter is on Sunday and I am pretty excited. I have always enjoyed the holiday. When I was a little girl, I would wake up super early to try and find the Easter bunny. I never found him, but my dad always did a great job at hiding the eggs and baskets filled with candy and toys. I also loved getting all dolled up for church. My sister and I always picked out frilly Easter dresses with bonnets, gloves, lacey socks, and cute shoes.
We would also celebrate by eating a special Easter brunch. My dad usually made French toast or his famous cinnamon rolls. I don’t think I will wear a bonnet this year or go on an egg hunt, but we will make Easter brunch. Josh requested Lemon Cottage Cheese Pancakes with Strawberries-they are his favorite. I am sharing the recipe today in case you want to make them for your Easter brunch.
The pancakes are easy to make, so if you are having company over, don’t worry. You can whip these pancakes together in no time. The cottage cheese keeps the pancakes moist, but not dense, they are light and delicate. The lemon zest and juice adds a nice burst of spring to the pancakes. I love that these pancakes are good for you too-an added bonus. I use whole wheat flour, egg whites, and the cottage cheese is a great source of protein. There is no butter or oil involved, but you will never know. These pancakes are a real treat.
Don’t forget to top the pancakes off with fresh strawberries. I like to cut up the strawberries and dress them with fresh lemon zest and juice. It brings out the lemon flavor even more. If you want to splurge a little-go ahead and add whipped cream too.
I am looking forward to lemon cottage cheese pancakes on Sunday. I hope you will be making them too.
Lemon Cottage Cheese Pancakes with Strawberries
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 Tablespoon sugar
- Zest of 1 large lemon
- 2/3 cup skim milk
- 3/4 cup low fat cottage cheese
- 2 large egg whites
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 Tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- Fresh strawberries
- Lemon zest
- Fresh lemon juice
Instructions
- 1. In a large bowl, whisk together the flours, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- 2. In a small bowl, mix together the sugar and lemon zest with your fingers. This will bring out the lemon flavor. Add the sugar and lemon to the dry ingredients. Whisk again.
- 3. In a small bowl, add the milk, cottage cheese, egg whites, vanilla extract, and fresh lemon juice. Whisk until smooth. The cottage cheese will still be somewhat lumpy and that is ok. Add this mixture to the dry ingredients. Stir until combined. The batter will be a lumpy.
- 4. Heat a large nonstick skillet or griddle. When the pan is heated to medium spray well with cooking spray. Add about a ¼ cup of batter to the pan. Cook for a couple of minutes. You want to see bubbles all over the pancake. Flip and cook the other side for a couple of minutes. Repeat until batter is gone. Make sure you spray the pan in between each pancake.
- 5. Combine fresh cut strawberries, lemon zest, and a squeeze of fresh lemon juice. Stir.
- 6. Serve pancakes hot with fresh strawberries. You can also use syrup and a little powdered sugar.
- You can freeze these pancakes. Let cool and wrap well. I like to put parchment paper in between the pancakes so they don't get stuck. Place in freezer.
Have you tried this recipe?
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Perfect pancakes for Easter!
Cheers,
Rosa
I love Easter, too – I have amazing memories from it! These pancakes sound delicious. They are perfect for Spring!
YUM! These look way fluffier than your typical pancake. I used to love getting dressed up on easter too. I can still remember putting those little lacy socks on 🙂
I want this for brekkie on Easter Sunday!
Maria, these sound and look fantastic – no wonder they are Josh’s favorite! I am definitely going to try this version next weekend.
So pretty! Cottage cheese makes such a great substitute in so many things, doesn’t it? Very nice!
I’ve been eating strawberries all weekend and your pancakes sound like a perfect treat!
They sound delish and a perfect way to start any morning!
I do this with ricotta but cottage cheese sounds fabulous too!
I love the idea of pancakes with cottage and lemon zest. They sound just lovely.
What a beautiful breakfast!!!!
I do these with ricotta and they are fantastic!! Come to LA tomorrow and we will make both recipes 🙂 Miss u!
They sound delicious. I’ve always wanted to do ricotta pancakes… had never heard of cottage cheese pancakes until now!
These sound perfect! I’m going to make them. Thanks!
These look great! I love strawberry season!
They not only look delicious, but they appear to actually be good for you – no easy feat! I’m afraid I’ll be grabbing breakfast on the go for Easter as I probably will try to squeeze some riding in before Easter dinner in the evening (we had to push back the celebration till the evening as my brother will be returning from a spring break trip to Florida that day). I’ll be dreaming of what I could be having though.
you have so many pop ups on your blog? wow.
love these pancakes though!!
Very nice photos! Looks very delicious and springy!
Thanks for dropping by my blog and for your nice comments! I never thought to use cottage cheese in pancakes! Nice way to boost protein 🙂 Thanks for the idea. Your blog is wonderful!
This is a great recipe for an Easter breakfast. I will have to keep this one in mind come this Sunday. The strawberries would definitely be my favorite part.
No Bonnet???? Why??? OK, we can leave that out, but not the bunny!
I have been meaning to try cottage cheese pancakes….great addition to the breakfast rotation. I tell ya we are on the same page with our eats! Great job, love the lemon addition 🙂
These sound amazing! I love Easter morning breakfast 🙂
Yum! I always forget about cottage cheese, but it’s such a great ingredient — I made a spinach pie last night that included low fat cottage cheese and it added this great creaminess.
I love cottage cheese… but don’t purchase it often because my children don’t like it (yet). This recipe is a great way to introduce it to them, once more. Thanks!
Easter is one of the more low-stress holidays and is therefore more fun! These pancakes look delicious. I might have to have them for dinner this week.
Ooh… great minds think alike! These pancakes look amazing. And, lemon with cottage cheese? That is so perfect for spring. I love citrus/cheese combos this time of the year.
Lemon is the perfect flavor for a spring breakfast — and the cottage cheese makes these feel decadent, I’ll bet. Lovely breakfast food!
Those look perfect Maria. I can’t wait to make them for the girls!
Nice! I’ve never had pancakes like this – they look really terrific.
delightfully fluffy pancakes, maria! i’d eat these every single morning if i weren’t so lazy…unless cinnamon rolls were also available. they take precedence. 🙂
Those pancakes look so delicious. And lemon + strawberry is wonderful!
Ok, these look absolutely mouth-wateringly delicious! Your pictures practically FORCE me to want to make these this weekend!
definitely perfect for sunday brunch…yum!
Wouldn’t have thought of using cottage, but they look scrumptious!
you have me drooling! i would have never thought of using cottage cheese in my pancakes but these pancakes look moist and perfect. I love strawberries on pancakes and lemon is certainly a spring time flavor.
yum! i love adding cottage cheese to my pancakes. these are so wonderfully flavored – everything for a perfect easter brunch!
Easter is one of my very favorite holidays. These pancakes sound so great. I’ve not used cottage cheese in them before. I do love a good cheese blintz though so I have a feeling these would be to my liking. 🙂
We love pancakes every way around here, although I’d have to work hard to convince my kids to eat strawberries–crazy, I know.
These look delicious!
I love pancakes and these look really wonderful! I can’t wait to try them.
Mmmm, I love cottage cheese pancakes. The lemon zest sounds like a great addition!
I think you should wear the bonnet just for giggles.
And as for the recipe, looks very tasty.
YUM!!! i love the sound of all of these flavors! so good for spring time!
these look incredible! i love the flavor combination!
I cant say I’ll have these for Easter but I sure will try them this Spring break. They look delicious!
ooooh, i have some meyer lemons that would be incredibly tasty in this!!!
Oh my goodness these look so good! Already have Easter lunch plans but I think this is worth getting up early and having breakfast first!
These pancakes look delicious! I love the combination of strawberries and lemon. Can’t wait to try them!
Happy Easter!!
oh goodness these look good! we LOVE making pancakes on the weekends and now that strawberries are about to make their appearance, I’ll have to make these!
Maria, these sound (and look) amazing. The resident pancake maker would do these proud and I know they’ll most likely be featured on a Sunday breakfast in our house soon. YUM! Fabulous recipe.
cottage cheese, strawberries and lemon..all my fav flavors..these are perfect for brunch..I bet my kids would really enjoy these..
sweetllife
My goodness, these sound delicious. Perfect for Easter! I don’t use cottage cheese as nearly much as I should.
PLEASE, please wear a bonnet this year!!
I didn’t get any pop ups. I don’t know what Dawn is talking about.
Wow!! That looks amazing! Sunday morning decadence here I come.
My kids will love these! They are pancake connoisseurs!
Wow they look delish!!
Oh, Maria, these look & sound divine—definitely trying them over the weekend. Now, if I could only find delicious, healthy looking strawberries!
These look and sound delicious! I am making pancakes for brunch on Sunday too! Maybe I’ll make these!
Made these for my family yesterday morning. THEY LOVED THEM! Thanks – I saw the recipe earlier in the week and I couldn’t wait to make them. I think they will become our Good Friday morning tradition – along with Mother’s Day, Father’s Day and birthdays perhaps.
Cathy-I am so glad you enjoyed the pancakes. I think they are perfect for any holiday or just because:)
Gorgeousness… I love how light and full of flavour they look! YUM!!
These do sound wonderful! I really have to try them next time we think of making crepes for dinner. Love the lemon! And I bet you’d look adorable in an Easter bonnet!
It sounds delicious. Lovely styling in the photo.
These look amazing!!!! My mouth is watering.
These really sound so perfect for a spring celebration – yum!
I’ve been looking for a nice pancakes recipe and I guess that’s it. They look so festive but seem to be easy to make. The strawberries must taste really good with them. I’m gonna try it soon.
What a splendid recipe, full of such wonderfully healthy ingredients! Many thanks for sharing it with us.
I made these last night…and at first my husband was wary of the ingredients…but he definitely came around! We both really enjoyed them. The lemon and strawberry flavors tasted so nice together! Thanks for a great recipe.
Kristen-my hubs was hesitant about the pancakes too, but now they are his favorite. Glad you both enjoyed them!
I made these this morning….DELICIOUS! There was only a slight problem, they stuck to the pan. I make pancakes all the time and know different textures and how they will fry up, and these seemed like they would do just fine. Do you have any suggestions?
Thank you for the recipe!
Did you spray your pan? We haven’t had any trouble with sticking. Sorry about that.
Actually, they are sticking worse the more I fry them up! 🙁 I do not use teflon pans, only a stainless steel griddle or cast iron skillet. Just wondering……
made this today for christmas day breakfast – – so so delicious! i used limes instead of lemons, since that was what i had already, but it was ammmmazing. had to add a little more liquid as i’m at 12,000+ ft above sea level here in bolivia 😉 but they still came out so fluffy. thanks so much for the recipe!
We made these this morning and they were wonderful!
We did have a little bit of trouble with flipping, but I think that I didn’t measure the cottage cheese very accurately and the batter was a bit heavy. We mixed lemon curd with yogurt instead of syrup. Thanks for the great recipe; we will be making them again for sure!
Glad you enjoyed the pancakes!
The flavor of these were amazing, but I agree with the other posters, they stuck like crazy on three different pans – ceramic, cast iron, and teflon. With cooking spray and butter. Maybe it’s the lack of flour? Too bad, these were so good otherwise but they were a mess!
Do you have a gluten free version of these?
Please send or let me know if you do?
Thanks,
Pamela Goulart
Yummy dinner tonight! I used Spelt flour only and coconut sugar – so so good! Thank you for the recipe!
Is the cottage cheese small curd or large curd?
So disappointed! I tried 3 different pans, oil, and butter. I was not able to make even 1 pancake with this recipe. Great ingredients but no possible way to make them as is due to adhering to the pan.