These fluffy German quark pancakes are made with a great portion of protein-packed quark. They're great smothered in apple sauce and more quark!
The texture of these pancakes is like eating clouds and the flavor hints at Käsekuchen. The recipe is super fast and easy to make and with 31 grams of protein per serving thanks to the German magic dairy called quark.
They keep you full and satisfied for hours unlike other sugar-packed pancake breakfasts. So dig in, make another batch, dig in again and maybe share that time.
I love smothering my quark pancakes in homemade apple sauce, which comes together super quickly in about 15 minutes.
Finally, finish your stack of pancakes with a spoonful of quark on top. It's the only right way to eat these.
Also check out my yeast pancakes, apple pancakes, potato pancakes and Kaiserschmarrn (Austrian torn pancakes).
Quark Pfannkuchen: German Quark Pancakes
Ingredients
Quark Pfannkuchen
- 500 g quark plus more for topping
- 4 eggs
- 220 ml milk
- 250 g all-purpose flour
- 18 g baking powder
- 2 tablespoon pure maple syrup
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- some butter or oil for cooking
Apple Cinnamon Sauce
- ¾ kg apples net weight, about 4 large apples
- ½ tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 2 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- .5 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 1 pinch salt
- ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 100 ml water
Instructions
Quark Pancakes
- Whisk together all ingredients and set aside for 5 minutes. Cook pancakes on medium heat (350 degrees Fahrenheit on griddle) for a couple of minutes on each side. Makes about 16 small pancakes.
Apple Sauce
- Peel, core and chop apples into medium sized pieces. Immeditely toss in the lemon juice.
- Combine with water, spices, salt and syrup in a medium sized pot and bring to a boil. Once boiling, stir, cover with a lid, and cook on medium for 10 minutes.
- Remove from heat and puree to your liking (I use an immersion blender and I like some chunks, so I didn't puree all of my apples).
- Add vanilla and stir. Serve warm or cold with the pancakes and lastly top with more quark.
Yvonne Carr
Thank you for the recipe. We lived in Germany for 10 years and my kids love german pancakes and quark is my all-time favorite. However, the area I live in now has a very small german population and quark is not available in any of the local stores . I would like to know if you have any information as to where I could purchase it. Thanks!
dirndlkitchen
Hi Yvonne! I haven't had the best luck finding an authentic-tasting source for quark. I do have a tutorial for my homemade quark inside my membership if you're interested! In this pancake recipe, you could use Greek yogurt instead of quark. I hope this helps! Sophie