These easy pumpkin pancakes have an amazing texture! Unlike a lot of other healthy pumpkin pancakes recipes, these aren’t at all bready and don’t taste healthy. With whole wheat and gluten-free options.
I just love pancakes on a fall morning – what about you? They give me something to roll out of bed for. ;)
Bonus points if they have pumpkin or pumpkin pie spice! This recipe definitely fits the bill.
These pancakes could also easily be called pumpkin protein pancakes because they have something of a special addition – but don’t let it turn you off!
This recipe calls for 3/4 cup cottage cheese but I promise you can’t taste it. All it does is make these easy pumpkin pancakes taste less healthy.
It sounds ridiculous, I know, but really. It makes them less bready, something I dislike in pancakes, and less eggy. You whip these up in the food processor and so nobody will be able to tell that there’s cottage cheese and all that protein in there.
I love that there’s so much protein in there because it means a few of these don’t leave me in a carb coma the way most pancake recipes do. They fill me up and I can go about my day rather than wanting to mosey back to bed.
These pancakes are also great reheated. I love making a big batch and eating one for breakfast every workday. It just makes mornings so much cheerier!
There’s quite a bit of spice in these which yields an awesomely fall-flavored breakfast. Not just a hint of spice. It’s right there in your face!
To make these healthy pumpkin pancakes, you just blend everything in a high-speed blender or food processor.
I’m not sure how well these pancakes would come out without using one. You could use oat flour in place of the oats but the cottage cheese is the issue. I’m guessing the pancakes would be lumpy and strange, but it’s just a guess.
I don’t know of a good vegan sub for cottage cheese and so I haven’t tried making these vegan. Which also means I didn’t bother trying them with an egg sub.
But I’m almost positive that egg subs wouldn’t work here. Four eggs are just too much to replace!
For the flour, you can whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour or more rolled oats (or oat flour). If you use the latter, these easy pumpkin pancakes are gluten-free.
Just make sure you use gluten-free oats / oat flour! And don’t worry – these pancakes don’t taste at all gluten-free! Just pumpkiny delicious.
If you try them out, I’d love to hear how you like them!
Easy Pumpkin Pancakes
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- Yield: 10-12 5" pancakes
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup (22 grams) rolled oats or oat flour
- 1/4 cup (32 grams) whole wheat flour or 1/4 cup (22 grams) additional rolled oats or oat flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 3 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice1
- 4 large eggs (50 grams each, out of shell) eggs
- 3/4 cup (155 grams) cottage cheese
- 1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons (204 grams) pumpkin puree
- 2 tablespoons oil (coconut oil, canola, olive, whatever you want)
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup (honey would also work)
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
Directions
- Pour the oats in the food processor or high-speed processor and give it a few pulses. You want them to be a little finer is all. Then add all the other ingredients and mix until thoroughly combined. There definitely shouldn't be any lumps. Because we're using cottage cheese here, I don't recommend making these without the help of a food processor or a good blender.
- Cook in a medium pan over medium heat. For me, it took about 1-2 minutes before I flipped them, and then another minute on the next side. They were really easy to flip, but if you normally use cooking spray, go ahead and use it here.
Notes
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I’m never tired of pumpkin either! I wish there was a vegan sub for cottage cheese. My mom use to make pancakes with it when I was growing up and I remember it being so good. Any ideas on substitutions? I’m thinking maybe vegan yogurt or soft tofu.
I really don’t think there is one. The texture is so different from everything else. :/
I love pumpkin pancakes! These look amazing for the season ♥
Thanks! :)
Can Greek yogurt be substituted for cottage cheese?
I haven’t tried it but I don’t think it’d work. I really don’t think there’s a good sub for cottage cheese.
This is like the fifth time i visit the website to make these pancakes. They don’t last because i can’t stop eating then. perfect 👌🏽. sometimes i use oat four.
Do you use the same amount of oat flour? Sounds good! Thanks for the tip. :) I’m so happy that you like them and keep making them! Thanks a bunch for your feedback.
here i am again making them. yes. same amount of oat flour.
Great to know! Thanks a ton for the reply. :)
Instead of pumpkin puree , carrot puree works well too. yummm.
Sounds great! Thanks for the tip. :)
Loved these pancakes! I made a couple changes. Used oat flour instead of wheat flour(just used regular oats puréed into flour) and the only spice I added was cinnamon. Delicious and guilt free!
I’ve been meaning to try them with just oat flour! Thanks for the tip. :) So happy you liked the pancakes!
These were great I was looking for a healthy pankcake to make my 9 month old and I finally found one. She loved them and so did I.
I’m so happy that you both liked them! Thanks so much for the feedback. :)
Made these for supper tonight. LOVED THEM!!! My 22 month old daughter ate 2. I didnt have whole wheat flour, so used white. We love toppings on our pancakes so added, greek yogurt, hemp seeds, apples and honey. YUMMY!!!!
Aww, I want pancakes for dinner! :) Your toppings sound great. So happy that you and your little one liked them! Thanks a ton for the feedback and the rating. :)
I LOVE PUMPKIN!!! Cant wait to make these pancakes, my 3 year old will LOVE!! I try to stay away from wheat though so I was wonder what else would be a healthy choice of flour to use in this and still come out delish??
Thanks :)
I do a lot of gluten-free and grain-free baking but I’m afraid that it wouldn’t work with this recipe. There’s no really good way to replace all the wheat flour with something else. Perhaps a gluten-free all-purpose mix? I’m sorry I couldn’t help more! Good luck and I hope you’ll like them. :) (you could also use whole spelt flour if you’re just avoiding wheat and not gluten!)
Just discovered this recipe on your list of 100 pumpkin recipes. This is definitely going on my list of things to make. I love the idea of getting to eat pumpkin pie and not having to pay a high [caloric] price for doing so.
These are a real favorite of mine! I hope you’ll like them as much as I do, Susan. :) To me, they’re just as or even more satisfying than pie! And I’m so happy that you explored around the recipes of my pumpkin roundup. Thank you!