Pancakes are one of the many breakfast foods that are almost always too high in carbs for the keto diet when prepared traditionally. This is the ultimate flour-less low carb, high fat pancake recipe. The main ingredients to hold the pancakes together are eggs and cottage cheese, which get slightly crispy on the outside when cooked.

Once crisp, we serve with a rich pesto cream cheese topping and sliced onions to cut through the deep savory flavors. You’ll be sure to love this one!

Yields 4 servings of Pancakes with Cream Cheese Topping

The Preparation

Cream Cheese Topping:

8 ounces cream cheese
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons pesto
1/2 medium red onion, sliced thin
salt and pepper, to taste

Pancakes:

5 large egg
9 ounces cottage cheese
1 tablespoon psyllium husk powder
1 teaspoon fresh garlic, minced
salt, to taste
2 tablespoons butter, for frying

The Execution

1. Gather and prep all ingredients.

2. In a bowl, make the cream cheese topping by mixing cream cheese, pesto, and half of the olive oil together. Stir until well combined and set aside.

3. Make the pancake batter next. In a bowl, add the eggs, cottage cheese, psyllium husk powder, minced garlic, and salt to taste. Mix until the consistency is smooth then let it sit for about 10 minutes.

4. In a frying pan, melt the butter on medium heat. Spoon the pancake batter into the pan, forming small circles about 2-3″ in diameter. Fry the pancakes on both sides until golden brown in color.

5. Plate the pancakes and top with cream cheese topping, sliced onion, and remaining olive oil. Season additionally with salt and pepper if desired. Enjoy!

This makes a total of 4 servings of Pancakes with Cream Cheese Topping . Each serving comes out to be 512 calories, 43.7g fats, 7g net carbs, and 19.8g protein.

NUTRITION	CALORIES	FAT	CARBS	FIBER	NET CARBS	PROTEIN
8 ounce cream cheese	776	77.1	9.3	0	9.3	14
2 tablespoon olive oil	239	27	0	0	0	0
2 tablespoon pesto	108	10.6	2	0.6	1.4	1.2
1/2 medium red onion	21	0.1	4.8	0.7	4.1	0.6
— salt and pepper	0	0	0	0	0	0
5 large egg	393	26.2	2	0	2	34.5
9 ounce cottage cheese	250	11	8.6	0	8.6	28.4
1 tablespoon psyllium husk powder	56	0	12.8	11.2	1.6	0
1 teaspoon fresh garlic	4	0	0.9	0.1	0.9	0.2
— salt	0	0	0	0	0	0
2 tablespoon butter	203	23	0	0	0	0.2
Totals	2050	174.9	40.4	12.5	27.9	79.1
Per Serving (/4)	512	43.7	10.1	3.1	7	19.8