Fluffy & Flourless 3-ingredient Oatmeal Pancakes (no banana!)

A plate with oatmeal pancakes on it with syrup being poured.

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Fluffy & Flourless 3-ingredient Oatmeal Pancakes (no banana!)

With just 3 simple ingredients and no banana, these 3 ingredient oatmeal pancakes are my go-to breakfast recipe.

Prep Time5

Cook Time10

Total Time15

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Keyword: gluten free, oatmeal, pancakes

Servings:

Calories: 183kcal

Author: Mika Kinney

Equipment

1 blender
1 nonskillet

Ingredients

¾ cup rolled oats see notes for using quick cook
½ cup cottage cheese unsweetened
3 eggs
*see post for topping and mix in ideas*

Instructions

Add the ¾ cup rolled oats to a blender and blend until a flou consistency forms.
Add the 3 eggs and then the ½ cup cottage cheese to the blender and blend until smooth. The mixture will be thin so let it sit for 5-10 minutes for the oats to rehydrate. The batter will thicken as it sits.
While the batter rests, heat a non-skillet over low to medium heat.
Pour about ⅓rd cup of batter on the skillet and cook for 2-3 minutes on the first side. Then flip and cook another 1-2 minutes. You will know the pancake is ready to flip when bubbles on the batter.
Repeat this process with remaining batter until all the pancakes are made. Then enjoy!

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Notes

Rolled oats → quick cook oats: I make these with quick oats all the time, to do it make the pancakes as directed. Then after the batter has rested for 5 minutes, stir in ¼ cup additional quick cook oats and let that sit for 5 minutes to give the pancakes some texture to cook around. Otherwise, quick cook oats don’t rehydrate the same making the pancakes super runny.

Expert Tips

Make sure the batter has thickened up before cooking. This happens as it rests and the oat flour rehydrates. It should go from runny to a normal pancake consistency.
Stop to scrape down the side of the blender. This prevents you from over mixing the batter and thus making the eggs too fluffy.
Use low to medium heat to cook the pancakes for best results.
The first pancake is always a test. Evaluate and adjust the heat as needed.

Troubleshooting & Testing Notes

My pancake batter is super runny.

If the batter is still really runny after letting it sit, you can either place it in the fridge to continue to thicken or mix in up to ⅓rd cup additional oats. Just mix them in with a spoon (don’t blend) and let the batter sit for another 5 minutes.

My pancakes are gummy and not cooked but appear burnt.

This happens when the pancakes are cooked at too high of a temperature. Because these are flourless pancakes, they are especially susceptible to this.

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