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Thin Cottage Cheese Pancakes with Spiced Pears

Tender, lacy cottage cheese pancakes with warm cinnamon, topped with soft sautéed pears and a glossy maple drizzle.

Thin Cottage Cheese Pancakes with Spiced Pears

Ingredients

  • 1½ cups340 gCottage cheese, 2%
  • 4 large200 gEggs
  • ¾ cup (180 ml)180 gMilk, 2%
  • ¾ cup100 gAll-purpose flour
  • 1½ tsp4 gGround cinnamondivided
  • 1¼ tsp5 gVanilla extract
  • ¾ tsp4 gBaking powder
  • ⅛ tsp1 gSalt
  • 1½ tbsp20 gUnsalted butterdivided
  • 2 medium350 gPearsthinly sliced
  • 2 tsp10 gLemon juice
  • 3 tbsp60 gMaple syrup
  • ¼ cup chopped30 gPecanschopped

Steps

  1. Slice the pear and toss it with the lemon juice; chop the pecans.
  2. Blend or whisk the cottage cheese, egg, milk and vanilla until mostly smooth.
  3. Whisk in the flour, three quarters of the cinnamon, the baking powder and the salt to make a thin, pourable batter. Rest 5 minutes.
  4. Melt one quarter of the butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the pear and the remaining quarter of the cinnamon and cook 5–6 minutes until tender. Transfer to a plate.
  5. Wipe the skillet, brush with a little of the remaining butter, and pour in about 1/4 cup batter, swirling to spread it thin.
  6. Cook 1–2 minutes until set and golden underneath, flip, and cook 1 minute more until cooked through with no wet batter in the center (160°F/71°C). Repeat with the rest of the batter, using the remaining butter a little at a time.
  7. Stack the pancakes on plates, top with the spiced pear and pecans, and drizzle with the maple syrup.

Contains: Milk, Egg, Tree nuts, Gluten.

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Saved in the Every Helping recipe book on October 24, 2026.

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