Keto pancakes with berries and whipped cream

Keto pancakes with berries and whipped cream

Try these incredible keto cottage cheese pancakes and you’ll never go back to regular flapjacks! Our berry topping gives them just the right amount of sweetness and the kids will love them too!
March 26 2015 recipe by , photo by , nutritional review by in Recipes, Breakfast, Dessert

Keto pancakes with berries and whipped cream

Try these incredible keto cottage cheese pancakes and you’ll never go back to regular flapjacks! Our berry topping gives them just the right amount of sweetness and the kids will love them too!
USMetric
4 servingservings

Ingredients

Pancakes
  • 4 4 eggeggs
  • 7 oz. (1 cup) 200 g (230 ml) cottage cheese
  • 1 tbsp 1 tbsp ground psyllium husk powder
  • 2 oz. 55 g butter or coconut oil, for frying
Toppings
  • 2 oz. (71⁄3 tbsp) 55 g (110 ml) fresh raspberries or fresh blueberries or fresh strawberries
  • 1 cup 240 ml heavy whipping cream
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Instructions

  1. Add eggs, cottage cheese, and psyllium husk to a medium-sized bowl and mix together. Let sit for 5-10 minutes to thicken up a bit.
  2. Heat the butter, or oil, in a non-stick skillet over medium-low heat. Fry the pancakes for 3–4 minutes per side. Don't make them too big or they will be hard to flip.
  3. Add cream to a separate bowl and whip until soft peaks form.
  4. Serve the pancakes with the whipped cream and berries of your choice.

Tip

If you want a really fluffy pancake, and don't mind spending a few more minutes making them, you can separate the eggs. Use the egg yolks as the instructions say, but whip up the egg whites in a separate bowl. Add the egg whites to the batter, carefully folding them in so that the air you whipped into them doesn't get knocked out.

Serving suggestions

These pancakes make a great snack served cold. Wrap up a few and bring them to work with you.

If you feel like serving them with something other than berries and whipped cream, we suggest trying our raspberry jam, butter cream or hazelnut spread.

Storing and reheating

These pancakes taste best when freshly made, but keep well in the fridge for two to three days. You can also store them in the freezer for up to three months.

If you want to store them stacked on top of each other, place a piece of parchment paper between each pancake or they'll stick together.

The best way to reheat the pancakes is to melt a small knob of butter in a pan over medium heat and heat the pancakes in it. It only takes about 30 seconds on each side to heat them.

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328 comments

  1. 151
    Cynthia C.
    May 26 2018
    These were AH-MAZING!! Here’s what I did. Added extra 1.5 tsp psyllium husk, 1 tsp stevia, 1.5 tsp almond extract. Blended with a hand blender. Hot non stick with melted butter, 1/4 cup of batter for each and DON’T try to turn early. They stuck a little just needed to work it a little. Creme fraich- I added 1 tsp stevia, 1 tsp each almond extract, lemon extract. They are fabulous. Will definitely make them again.
  2. 152
    Ann Hawkins
    May 26 2018
    I made these this morning, first time. Followed recipe exactly and they were Perfect! All ingredients pulsed in a food processor. My batter was thick enough in about 4 minutes. I used a non stick griddle, buttered. The heat setting is medium low to low. Make sure griddle is hot before cooking. 4 minutes first side, 3 minutes second side. Low and slow is the correct way to cook these. No sticking whatsoever. As an aside, my psyllium was orange flavored Metamucil, so I sprinkled in about a teaspoon of unsweetened coconut flakes and called them Tropical pancakes with the hint of orange undertone!
  3. 153
    Shirley
    June 17 2018
    I thought these were just fine. My batter probably sat for 10-ish minutes while I whipped the cream and started some egg whites to go with the meal. It was thick. I used probably 3 tbls of coconut oil in the pan so that the pancake batter was kind of swimming in the oil. Medium heat. Once they were set I used my spatula to gently loosen them and then left them for another couple minutes. I had no trouble at all. They were delicious. I will definitely be making them again.
  4. 154
    Melissa
    June 24 2018
    Made these for the first time today, no issues with them sticking at all. I used ground flaxseed instead of the psyllium powder and it worked great. Equally good topped with berries or jalapeno cream cheese :-)
  5. 155
    Liz
    June 27 2018
    I worked out the nutrition using My Fitness Pal and brand name cottage cheese and it came to a lot less than stated here.
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  7. 157
    Angela
    July 1 2018
    Delicious recipe, i didn't have cottage cheese so used ricotta and add in a teaspoon of flax meal and some cinnamon. This will be my Sunday breakfast going forward.
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  9. 159
    Renee
    July 15 2018
    I wish your recipes were measured by cup size, using grams or ounces is not much fun for a Canadian gal and I hate converting all measures! I also don't have a kitchen scale, just sold mine last year in a garage sale :(
    Reply: #204
  10. 160
    Cathal
    July 17 2018
    im not sure if it has been mentioned but if you separate the egg and whip the white to stiff peaks before mixing back through the mixture, you will get really fluffy light pancakes
  11. 161
    sana
    July 20 2018
    i am hoping to make them on sunday. i want to ask if the toppings( berries and cream ) are counted for in the nutritional information or is that separate?
    Reply: #169
  12. 162
    Rayne
    July 22 2018
    I found these really eggy. My husband likes them. I tried again with 3 eggs and a 1/4 tsp more psyllium and it was less eggy. I also Increased the cottage cheese to a full cup (8 oz). Not bad.
  13. 163
    Bob
    August 1 2018
    How many pancakes equals 1 serving?
  14. 164
    Sharon Reid
    August 3 2018
    i loved these! used coconut flour instead of psyllium, heated a 1/4c of blueberries in micro for 1 min and added stevia.... made a wonderful sauce. sprinkled cinnamon on them too, and with whipped cream.... Yum Yum
  15. 165
    Ella
    August 4 2018
    These just tasted like a cheesy omelette to me!
  16. 166
    Maria
    August 5 2018
    What is the serving size for these recipes to do the keto plan? Can't wait to try them?
  17. 167
    Msedfun
    August 9 2018
    I am just starting, and I need to lose quite a bit of weight. Can I eat a large salad with homemade feta cheese and an egg? Is that too much for my only meal of the day?
    Reply: #194
  18. 168
    Marilyn
    August 10 2018
    Curious to know if you list sodium content in any of your recipes? That is something I have to watch because of high blood pressure.
  19. 169
    Reply to comment #161 by sana
    Beth
    August 11 2018
    Separate
  20. 170
    Venetya
    August 11 2018
    I thought recipe as is was terrible. The texture was too egg-like and the taste was blah. If I try it again I will use one of the other variations mentioned in the comments.
  21. 171
    Valentina
    August 13 2018
    is this working with 200g cream cheese in place of cottage cheese?
  22. 172
    Reese
    August 16 2018
    Horrible. Way too time consuming to make small enough to flip. Taste nearly made me quit Keto.
  23. 173
    rebecca
    August 18 2018
    LOVE! I added a teensy bit of almond flour (if not they are crazy hard to turn over! my gosh!) and added a ton of cinnamon to the batter. It tasted amazing! Watch your fruit intake though. One berry roughly is a gram of sugar (which turns to carbs so 1 carbohydrate) Used a lot of butter and heavy cream and I was full for hours. Highly recommend
  24. 174
    Katie
    August 19 2018
    Delicious, separated eggs and whipped the whites then folded in. Light and fluffy.
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    Julie
    August 19 2018
    I cannot believe how yummy these were. I added a little vanilla & cinnamon to the batter. I keep frozen blueberries on hand, warmed them up in the microwave and poured the juice over the pancakes. So yummy. I love keto!!!
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  28. 181
    Donna arwood
    August 23 2018
    I wasn't sure how I was going to like these. But they were surprisingly good. I added some coconut flour, which made it very easy to to flip them and made them less eggy. Also added a little vanilla and cinnamon to the batter. I also found, with the left over pancakes, that they make a great 'bread' for a breakfast sandwich. I popped one in the toaster oven until it was crispy. Topped with some bacon, avocado and a bit of cream cheese. Oh my, was it good.
  29. 182
    Karen
    August 29 2018
    I made a keto pizza for the first time ever it was awesome!!!! I'm loving this diet I have no problems with the 16 hour fasting....can't wait for the weight loss😊
  30. 183
    Karen
    August 29 2018
    For the pancakes what and where do you find psyllium husk powder
    Reply: #185
  31. 184
    Chris
    September 6 2018
    Can these be made in advance? Basically how long do they keep?
  32. 185
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    DD
    September 11 2018
    You can find psyllium husk powder on Amazon. A few people have substituted it with coconut flour as well. These didn’t look very good when I made them, but they taste amazing!! I’ll definitely make these again!
  33. 186
    Taylor
    September 16 2018
    Am I reading the recipe correctly that you use 1/2 oz of coconut oil and 1 3/4 oz of cottage cheese? Wouldn't the measurements normally be given in cups for tbls? It just seemed odd to me.
  34. 187
    Robin
    September 24 2018
    Can I substitute xanthan gum for the psyllium husk powder? Is its only purpose in this recipe to be a thickening agent?
    Reply: #210
  35. 188
    Gabi
    September 25 2018
    I was so excited to try these, I bounced out of bed the morning I was making them! To the recipe, I added a couple of drops of Vanilla Essence (sugar free) and a pinch of salt.
    Cooking them slowly made them flippable.
    Personally I think they're more savoury than sweet (maybe good with sautéed mushroom and onion in a cream sauce?) or if you're ok with using sweeteners like erythritol that might make them more of a sweet pancake.
    In this case, I enjoyed the berries and cream more than the pancakes themselves! Was nice to have something different though.
  36. 189
    R Steiner
    September 30 2018
    Made these this morning....was skeptical, but followed the directions and they tasted GREAT! only change I made was adding a little vanilla to the whipped cream.

    It IS important to cook them slowly.

  37. 190
    Kitta
    October 4 2018
    My husband said he prefer these over the vegan pancakes I make. These pancakes are less time consuming. I haven’t bought the psyllium husk yet so instead I used almond flour, coconut flour and a sprinkle of flaxseed. I mean like a tsp of each. I did that because I was concerned my batter wouldn’t thicken. Added stevia like a tsp as one comment mentioned and vanilla abstract. The first pancake was weird I was like ohhhh I think I messed up but the rest of the pancakes came out lovely! My one year old even ate it with the blackberries and cream. Thank you!!!
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  39. 193
    Carolina
    October 21 2018
    I've been using cream cheese, because I misread the recipe, still delicious. Are they still low carb though?
  40. 194
    Reply to comment #167 by Msedfun
    Elizabeth
    October 29 2018
    You should definitely be having more than one meal a day.. You can look online to calculate what your carb, protein and fat intake should be to lose weight. Then calculate your recipes so you stay inside of those guidelines. Use smaller portions and eat at least 3 times a day... I use https://keto-calculator.ankerl.com for my calculations. It never hurts to do a lot of research too :)
  41. 195
    Susan Wisnewski
    November 30 2018
    Loved these - used ricotta, replaced psyllium with chia seeds and added a dash of vanilla extract. Cooked using silver dollar pancake size - they came out beautifully. Served with fresh raspberries and whipped creamed - hubby even liked them!
  42. 196
    Demelza
    December 1 2018
    Followed the recipe and found that it took ages to make them, didn't like the eggy taste.
  43. 197
    Shari E Reif
    December 2 2018
    Enjoyed the recipe, super easy to whip up. I wish I would have thought to add vanilla and cinnamon though. I was nervous thinking it would taste like cottage cheese but you couldn't even tell. I didn't find them hard to flip or eggy tasting at all. I enjoyed reading others comments about using the almond flour in case I run out of the psyllium husk. Would be nice to know how many make a serving.
  44. 198
    Ernesto
    December 6 2018
    Is the measurement for the cottage cheese in fluid oz or weight?
    Reply: #199
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    Reply to comment #198 by Ernesto
    Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
    December 7 2018
    That measurement is by weight. If it were volume, it would say fluid ounces in the recipe.
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    Sarah
    December 11 2018
    These are very good. I did the extra step of separating the eggs and mixing the egg whites until stiff and then folding them in with the yolks, psyllium husk powder and cottage cheese. Excellent and fluffy.
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