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Sweet Potato Pancakes are the perfect fall treat whether you’re looking for something good for your toddler to hold on to and munch, or in need of a new dish for your big eater who loves a tall stack of pancakes. I predict you’ll want to make them often after trying them, so you’ll be happy you have that batch of baked sweet potatoes in your fridge!
Someone asked me the other day what the easiest food to keep in her fridge at all times was. Almost instantly, possibly because I was inspired by the time of year or simply because I adore them so much, I blurted out sweet potatoes. Aside from being incredibly yummy, they’re endlessly versatile, which is exactly why I always have a batch baked and ready to go on hand.
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Starting in October and all the way through spring I regularly find myself baking eight sweet potatoes at a time to refrigerate and then use in all sorts of ways. They’re beyond easy to prepare and the possibilities for what you can do with them are endless — be it to toss into school lunch with some maple syrup and a bit of butter, serve alongside a protein at dinner, eat whole whenever you need a pick me up, or mash into these delectable, moist pancakes for breakfast.
Sweet potatoes are inexpensive too (aka easy on your weekly food budget). Whenever I make them I always bake a few extras to keep in the fridge for a snack or to turn into recipes like these Sweet Potato Pancakes. Speaking of extras, I also make extra pancakes to freeze for later or spread with cream cheese and honey to make pancakes sandwiches for school lunch.
If you have toddlers or new eaters these are a great choice for those who are teething and ideal for little hands to hold. But no matter your age or the occasion, these pancakes are a delicious dish.
Sweet Potato Pancakes Stack
Ingredients
- 1 cup white whole wheat flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 large egg
- 1 1/4 cups milk
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 cup sweet potato puree
Instructions
- In a bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the remaining ingredients.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir until just combined.
- Heat a large skillet or griddle over medium heat and lightly coat with butter or oil.
- Pour about 1 tablespoon of the pancake mixture onto the griddle, making as many pancakes as will fit and cook for 2-3 minutes on each side.
What if I wanted to use your pre-made pancake mix recipe for the pancakes? Can I just add the sweet potato puree to everything once mixed, or does the sweet potato not work with the buttermilk in that recipe? Thanks!
I freeze them for up to 4 months! I reheat them in the toaster oven!
This looks amazing! How do you keep extra pancakes? In the fridge? Freezer? Then how do you heat it up?
I haven’t tested this recipe with a gluten free flour, but I think an all-purpose mix would work just fine!
Can i sub the whole wheat flour for gluten free flour?
You can omit it, but then there won’t be any sweetness at all.
Does it need the brown sugar?
I refrigerate them whole for several days!
Hi Catherine,
How long do the roasted sweet potatoes last in the fridge? Can they be refrigerated whole or do the need to be mashed first?
Thanks!
Yes!
Love the idea! Could I substitute the pumpkin for sweet potato 1:1 in your vegan pumpkin pancake recipe?
Pardon my ingnorance, but how do I make sweet potato puree?
You might want to add more oil… I think that’s one of the major differences between pancake and waffle batter…
(For Bisquick mix (which I don’t use. I just looked it up as a quick way to find the difference,) pancakes add 1c milk and 2 eggs, waffles add 1 1/3 c milk, 1 egg, 2 Tbsp oil, for example.)
My little guy prefers waffles too – I don’t see why it wouldn’t work. Great idea!
Yes I think that would work!
Do you think you could use this batter in a waffle iron as well? My toddler seems to prefer the waffle over the pancake these days!