Cheesecake Pancakes with Strawberry-Lemon Syrup

2 cups Buttermilk pancake mix
1 1/4 cups Water
1 cup Small curd cottage cheese
1 tbsp Sugar
1 tsp Vanilla extract

Strawberry-Lemon Syrup:
1 cup Syrup
1 cup sliced strawberries
1/2 tsp lemon rind

Preheat griddle.

Combine the pancake mix, water, cottage cheese, sugar, and vanilla extract in a medium bowl; stir well until blended.

Pour batter by 1/4 cupfuls onto a hot, well-greased griddle. Flip pancakes when tops are covered with bubbles.

For Strawberry-Lemon Syrup:
Combine the syrup, strawberries, and lemon rind in a small saucepan; heat through, stirring occasionaly.

Serve pancakes topped with strawberry-lemon syrup.