These easy 3 ingredient cottage cheese waffles have 25 grams of protein for 2 delicious keto waffles and just 2 grams of total carbs! The best part about this easy recipe is that no flours are needed and it's ready in under 10 minutes!
Flour Free Cottage Cheese Low Carb Waffles
These fluffy waffles don't need almond flour, or any alternative flours to make them! In fact no special ingredients at all!
The waffle batter has just three ingredients you most likely have already in your low carb kitchen and pantry.
Perfect for busy mornings and easy to meal prep! Whether you're following a keto diet, low carb diet, or just wanting to reduce your sugar intake, this is a great recipe for all diets!
No added sugar, low carb waffle recipe that makes for a delicious breakfast!
The basic cottage cheese waffle recipe consists of 3 simple ingredients; cottage cheese, eggs and unflavored whey protein powder.
I've also added additional ingredients to make 6 more flavors of these healthy protein waffles; vanilla, chocolate, peanut butter and banana bread waffle recipe.
The basic waffle recipe is the perfect base for savory keto sandwiches or keto pizza. The chocolate waffle recipe is a delicious recipe when your sweet tooth is craving!
Carbs in Traditional Waffles
According to the app Cronometer, regular waffles, store bought frozen waffles, 1 medium 4 inch round has 14.4 grams of carbs and just 2.3 grams of protein.
Not much protein, which will leave you hunger in less than an hour. Having 25-30 grams of protein per meal is a great way to stave off hunger and cravings.
Carbs in our High Protein Waffle Recipe
At the bottom of this post is the recipe card that includes all nutritional information for the basic cottage cheese waffle with an incredible fluffy texture.
Since there is no dietary fiber in these healthy waffles, the total and net carbs are exactly the same with just 2 grams. Two waffles provides 25 g protein which is very satiating and satisfying!
Best Waffle Iron
Mini Dash Waffle Maker- if you just want to make the 6 waffles for this recipe, this is the easiest waffle iron to use.
Belgian Waffle Maker- If you want to do a larger batch of waffles, double the recipe which will make 12 waffles and use this Belgian waffle maker to cook more at once.
Best Cottage Cheese Brands
Full-fat cottage cheese is best for this, either 4% or 2% creamy cottage cheese will yield the best results for fluffy waffles.
You can find many options for cottage cheese at your local grocery store, but specific brands vary in taste and texture.
I don't recommend fat free cottage cheese because it won't be as satisfying as full fat cottage cheese or as creamy.
I like to use lactose free cottage cheese since my daughter and I both have lactose intolerance.
The brand I like best is Green Valley organic, but Lactaid is also a great brand as is the Good Culture brand.
Can I swap cottage cheese?
You could probably swap the cottage cheese with plain Greek yogurt but you would not have the same protein as with using cottage cheese.
Lactaid 4% Cottage Cheese nutritional info according to the app Cronometer in ½ cup serving has 13 g protein, 5 g total grams of carbs, 5 g fat and 110 calories along with a good amount of calcium, potassium and sodium.
Can I swap the whey protein powder?
I would not recommending swapping the whey protein powder. I tested this recipe swapping the whey with egg white protein powder and the texture was dry and not fluffy at all.
Do not swap with collagen or beef protein powder as readers have tested and let me know, neither worked.
Storage
You can store these high protein waffles in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 7 days or freeze individual servings in freezer bags for up to 3 months.
To reheat, simply take from freezer and place in a toaster oven for 3-5 minutes until you have crispy waffles.
Favorite Toppings
Instead of using real maple syrup which will kick you our of ketosis and can cause sugar cravings for many people, try this sugar free maple syrup from the Lakanto brand. If you prefer honey, try this Allulose honey syrup!
Sugar Free Whipped Cream is delicious on top of the chocolate or peanut butter gluten-free waffles.
Mix some nut butter like peanut butter with a little melted butter and you can add a drizzle over your peanut butter waffles as I did for my pictures.
Sugar Free Chocolate chips from the brand Lily's sweets is what I used melted together with a little butter and then spread over the chocolate cottage cheese waffles for a sweet treat!
More High Protein Breakfast Recipes
Cottage Cheese Protein Pancakes
High Protein Chocolate Smoothie
Cottage Cheese Blueberry Muffins
Whey Protein Research
Whey protein, rich in muscle-building amino acids—especially leucine—is one of the best protein sources for increasing muscle protein synthesis, and thus, the growth of lean muscle. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7049534/
Whey protein has been shown to decrease hunger, the desire to eat, and food consumption in obese adults. After 12 weeks, body fat was significantly reduced compared to controls. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28730743/
It has also been shown to significantly moderate blood glucose levels 30 minutes post-consumption.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26987021/
Easy Low Carb Keto Cottage Cheese Protein Waffles
Ingredients
Basic Waffle
- ½ cup cottage cheese
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup whey protein powder unflavored
Vanilla Waffles
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla liquid stevia
- ½ cup swap with regular whey in basic recipe for vanilla whey protein powder
Chocolate Waffles
- 2 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon Chocolate monk fruit liquid sweetener
Peanut Butter Waffles
- 2 tablespoon Peanut Butter Powder
- 1 teaspoon Toffee liquid stevia
Banana Bread Waffles
- 1 teaspoon banana extract
- 1 teaspoon of cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon liquid stevia
Apple Pie Waffles
- 1 teaspoon apple pie spice
- 1 teaspoon apple pie extract
- 1 teaspoon vanilla liquid stevia
Savory Waffles for burgers, pizza or sandwiches
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasonings
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
Instructions
- Place the cottage cheese, eggs and whey in a bowl and stir together or place in a blender and blend until smooth. (Also add any other ingredients for flavored waffles.)
- Heat your waffle maker. Grease with avocado oil spray or coconut oil cooking spray.
- Place about ¼ cup of batter into center of waffle maker. Close lid and follow manufacturer's instructions to cook. Base recipe makes 6 waffles. One serving is 2 waffles.
Notes
Nutrition
About Brenda
Brenda Bennett is a certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, certified Sugar Detox Coach, certified Keto Coach and certified Life Coach. She has been Sugar Free & Refined carb free for 17 years and has written 2 cookbooks, Sugar-Free Mom, and Naturally Keto and her 3rd book The 30-Day Sugar Elimination Diet, is a four part program to help you detox from sugar, eliminate cravings, balance blood sugar and lose weight all while eating a delicious, nutrient dense whole foods. Meal plan offers two tracks to follow, low carb or keto. She is the founder of the Sugar Free Fresh Start course and Sugar Free Tribe weight loss membership. Learn more.
Terry
Tried the chocolate version this morning. Very good? Would be extra good with some ice cream and chocolate syrup. Not as healthy, but i may have to give in to that sometime. 🙂 But I will be making these again for a tasty breakfast. Thanks Brenda.
Brenda Bennett
Thanks!
Wilma M Michel
Taste great. Nice and crispy. Easy to make. Thanks
Brenda Bennett
Thank you!
Lynne Elkins
Thanks to this website #Sugarfreemom I am eating well and changing my life for the better. I can’t thank Brenda enough. I’m down 30 pounds over the past year and all I have done is cut sugar from my life and of course lower those carbs.
This morning I am enjoying my keto cottage cheese waffles with plum chia jam. I have used her recipe for chia jam for many different fruits. I love them all—Such a game changer! Virtually zero carbs and so much flavor! Many Thanks Brenda!🙌❤️🙌
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Brenda Bennett
Thank you so much Lynne! So proud of you on your weight loss!
Dee
i have made this in my mini waffle maker. I don't use whey pownder so i oadded 1/2 cup almond flour, 1/3 tsp baking powder, vanilla extract, teaspoon equal sweetenier and a pinch of salt. so far, so good.
Brenda Bennett
Good to know, thank you!
Ingrid Rinaudo
I am so glad I found your website! Made peanut butter mug cake and banana 'pancakes' (used 2 Dash pancake makers instead of Dash waffle makers). High protein, low carb, low fat is exactly what the dr. ordered! Thank you!
Kathie
This makes delicious pancakes also! Will be my go-to recipe🥰. Your recipes are changing my life. Thank you!!!
Brenda Bennett
Thank you so much!
Lynne
I love this recipe and I make them every month and freeze them for my go to breakfast. I wish the recipe was written in ounces /or grams so that it was more precise. I’m going to try and covert it myself. Sometimes if my eggs are smaller my liquid is not enough and sometimes my whey might be too much in my measure cup so they turn out dry and crumbly. If we could get this to precision measurements I would be thrilled. This is definitely a keeper !! Love them!
Brenda Bennett
I will do that and add those measurements.
Sue
This did not go well. I only made one change- I did not have liquid stevia, so I used a tiny bit of THM pure stevia powder. As soon as I closed the waffle iron, it began spattering all over the kitchen, it looked like a birthday sparkler. The egg into every crevice of the waffle iron. Worst kitchen mess I’ve had to clean up since I dropped a pot of peanut sauce… What would have happened?
Brenda Bennett
Most people having this issue is due to the ingredients in the whey protein being used. Can you share the whey protein ingredients?
Sue Doerksen
Hi Brenda. I used Trim Healthy Mama protein, so just Whey Protein Isolate?
Brenda Bennett
Whey protein isolate is what I used so if you protein powder is the same as that it will work fine.
Elaine
My first 2 were like that as well. I think they were just overcooked because I was using my usual 3-4 minutes for a Dash chaffle. Then for the next few waffles I cooked way less (just under 2 minutes) and they came out perfectly.
Brenda Bennett
Thanks for sharing Elaine!
Kay
seems to cook much faster...so watch close and use lower heat, maybe. very good though. I did add Alollose, which tends to add browning.
Lisa Grove
This is definitely a keeper. Need to play around with cooking times because if I make my waffles crispy, they tend to be barely cooked is probably the best, because it seems to give my substance. I also try to barely blend the eggs so it doesn’t turn into meringue. Going to try this pancakes next. Thank you Brenda for all your help in my keto journey.
Katinka
I have fresh whey from making cottage cheese. Can I use that and how would I do that?
Brenda Bennett
That's a great question but unfortunately I've never tested fresh whey. I'd love to know if it works! Please let me know if you try it!
Linnie
So delicious! I used vanilla protein powder. Thanks for all the delicious recipes you share!
Terri
Hello Brenda! I made the chocolate one. It's was very good. Thank you for the recipe!
Brenda Bennett
Thank you!
Josie
The basic recipe with the whey powder was extremely dry. I thought I was eating dry board. I could not eat it. How can I make it moist?
Brenda Bennett
Sounds like they were overcooked, mine aren't dry, could also be the particular whey you used. What kind of cottage cheese did you use? Low fat would also be a reason for the waffles to be dry.
Erin
I'm so anxious to try this! But I can't have whey. 🙁 Is there another protein powder that will work? Or can I make them without it?
Thanks!
Brenda Bennett
Sorry I've not tested it with anything other than whey.
Holly Billet
SugarFreeMom.com I “hate” cottage cheese… never found a way to get beyond the texture however I finally tried these waffles…. Well well well!!!!! They are really good!!!!!!! My new favorite. Just made another double batch and picked up ingredients to make e for the freezer❤️❤️❤️
Brenda Bennett
Thank you so much Holly!
Ann Marie Bernstein
These were very good, I used the same ingredients with the same grams of protein but for 6 waffles my macros were different. My cottage cheese was 1/2 cup with 14 grams protein, 2 eggs with 12 grams protein and 1/2 cup whey protein powder with 25 grams protein. That comes out to roughly 9 grams protein per waffle. Just wondering where I went wrong. But thanks for the easy recipe!
Colleen Elias
I tried making these and they came out hollow inside with a very thin outside shell. Any idea what I did wrong?
Timi
Brenda, thank you for being so generous with your knowledge.
Question, the vanilla waffle recipe does it require adds an extra 1/2 cup of whey?
Do you use the basic recipe and then add the suggested flavour options? Vanilla says whey.
Brenda Bennett
It doesn't need extra whey for the vanilla waffle, I just swapped unflavored whey for vanilla whey.
Heath
drat, I love waffles but this did not work with Isopure Whey Protein Isolate -unflavored... a dry overflowing airy mess.
JB
I had the same problem using that brand of protein powder. I added fats to make it moist. I just adjusted the recipe, trial and error, until I found what I liked. I added more cottage cheese, avacado oil, heavy whipping cream and egg. That brand of protein powder is very dry(?). But, once I made the waffles more "moist" by my adjustments it was better. I also made low carb blueberry syrup and had sugar free maple syrup to add on top of the waffles. Delicious 😋
Linnie
Fluffy, yummy, and healthy! I add 3 frozen blueberries per pancake.
Thanks so much!
Denise Wilkiins
This is a genius recipe. Super easy and quick. They are a go-to for brunch with bacon & keto maple syrup, or a quick sweet treat. I just got some salted caramel whey protein powder, going to try them with that.
Brenda Bennett
Thank you so much, salted caramel whey is a great idea!
Debbie Forehand
Made the standard recipe for dinner tonight with burgers. They were great. I’m excited to try flavored for a sweet treat. Thank you for the recipe.
Brenda Bennett
Thank you!
Karen Westlake
I made a delicious savory/sweet breakfast sandwich with cottage cheese protein waffles (using angel food cake flavored protein powder), egg, cheese, sausage, and a drizzle of keto maple syrup. So good!
Recipe makes 4 waffles with my Dash single waffle maker. I eat 2 and refrigerate the extra 2 for another day. They warm up perfectly in the toaster. In my opinion, these are much better than the traditional chaffle recipe using mozzerella cheese. They are much more fluffy in texture and not salty tasting like chaffles.
Brenda Bennett
Thanks so much for sharing!
Margaret
I was excited to try these because there’s no almond flour which just makes everything dry and dense. This combo of cottage cheese with protein powder is genius! Tastes great, filling and easy to make! The added protein is a great way to start the day.
Brenda Bennett
Thank you!