If you have finicky eaters, this is a good way to get some greens into their diet, and the cottage cheese is a great added protein boost. The spinach and cottage cheese blend right into the batter so that they aren’t noticeable, and the bananas add a nice sweetness to the pancake. Serve these in March and declare them in honor of St. Patrick’s Day.
Here’s what you need:
1 cup old-fashioned oats
2 small bananas
A handful of spinach (about ½ cup loosely packed)
½ cup cottage cheese
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 egg
Optional toppings: honey, maple syrup, peanut butter, fruit
Here’s what you do:
1. Take all ingredients and place in your blender until everything is smooth and the spinach is no longer visible and the batter is light green. I put my blender on “smoothie mode” and blended for about 45 seconds.
2. Heat a nonstick griddle to medium-low and coat with butter. Fry pancakes on the griddle until the edges start to brown.
3. Serve warm as you prefer your pancakes — we like ours with honey drizzled on top.