Protein Pancakes - Take 1

I've seen several recipes for Protein Pancakes, and I love pancakes. So, I thought I would give them a try. Being that last night was our 4th Annual Ugly Christmas Sweater Bar Hop. I figured it was the best post-party breakfast. I was sober last night, but we were out until 4:30 in the morning. Then I got about 3 hours of sleep and just happened to wake up in time to get to boxing. So, I went. It was rough but not as bad as I thought it would be. When I got home, I decided to have a go at making my first batch of protein pancakes. And they were not nearly as bad as I thought they might be. These were also REALLY filling. I cut the serving down and still didn't finish it.


Protein Pancakes:

1 serving
1/2 cup egg whites
1/2 cup old fashioned oats
1/2 cup fiber one low-fat cottage cheese
1 tsp vanilla flavoring
1 pinch of salt

Mix all the ingredients in a blender until it is a thick liquid-like batter. Then pour onto a hot skillet and cook like regular pancakes. This recipe was actually for 4 servings. But I knew John wouldn't eat them and there is no way I could have finished 4 servings so I divided the original recipe in quarters and it worked perfectly. It made two very large pancakes and one baby cake. I topped mine off with 1tbsp of smart balance light butter with omega-3. Mainly because I don't like syrup and had no berries. However, you could top them off with whatever you like. Now are you curious about the nutritional content? I was very surprised at how much protein they packed in. Excellent post-workout breakfast.

Nutrition:
1 serving
Calories:  280
Fat: 4
Cholesterol: 10
Sodium: 680
Carbohydrates: 33
Fiber: 9
Sugar: 7
Protein: 35

They were really tasty, but I'm curious about the other recipes I've seen where you use a protein powder in place of cottage cheese. I've actually never eaten cottage cheese up until today, and it really wasn't disgusting like I imagined.