This is the best easy and quick sweet potato pancakes recipe, great for breakfast, brunch, lunch, or dinner, these pancakes use whole wheat flour. Top with cream cheese maple syrup for a delicious, healthy meal.
I love breakfast for dinner, and I especially love omelets and pancakes.
We make all kinds of pancakes – chocolate chip pancakes, pumpkin pie pancakes, carrot cake pancakes, apple ring pancakes, bananas foster pancakes, and baked pancakes.
They are a perfect breakfast or dinner (or lunch, I suppose) because they’re quick and easy, and paired with eggs or ham and some fruit, they make for a satisfying and filling meal.
At home, we make pancakes and eggs for dinner often.
When we’re eating out though, we really like to have them for breakfast.
We put this recipe together because we had a few sweet potatoes that needed to be used up.
You know that sweet potatoes are a super food, right? They’re packed with beta carotene and a bunch of other stuff that’s good for you.
Even though these pancakes are healthy, both Grace and Allie loved them! The pancakes’ flavor is very similar to the pumpkin pie pancakes I also love, and they were only a wee bit more work than normal pancakes.
Don’t worry about the whole wheat flour in these pancakes. You can’t taste the whole wheat flour at all. If you don’t have any, though, feel free to substitute with white flour.
How to Make the Best Sweet Potato Pancakes
- Prepare the sweet potatoes. Bake 2-3 large sweet potatoes in the microwave. Mine takes about 8 minutes, but it would probably be best if you checked them after 5 and every few minutes thereafter. You can also bake them in the oven or boil them, but that will take a lot longer. Peel and mash the cooked potatoes.
- Prepare the dry ingredients. Sift the flour, baking powder, and cinnamon into a small bowl. Sifting makes these ingredients lighter and fluffier which will in turn make your pancakes lighter and fluffier.
- Prepare the wet ingredients. Using a stand mixer or a handheld electric mixer, combine the mashed sweet potatoes with the eggs, vanilla, and melted butter.
- Make the batter. Gradually add the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients in the mixer bowl, frequently scraping the sides of the bowl to make sure the pancake batter is well blended. The mixture will be very thick which is why I recommend using an electric mixer and not just good old arm power. Add the milk slowly, until the batter is the right consistency, thin like cake batter. If you need help getting your pancakes right, read my post on the secret to making perfect pancakes.
- Cook the sweet potato pancakes. Preheat the griddle over medium heat. Drop the batter onto the griddle using a 2-3 tablespoon scoop (or a 1/4 cup measuring cup if you don’t have a scoop). When bubbles begin to form in the pancakes, flip them over and cook another minute or so, until both sides are lightly browned.
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Kathleen says
I simply love IHOP’s syrups. I hope they start selling their pancake recipe as well!
Amy Tong says
My family loves IHOP and we love to cook at home too. The IHOP at Home Syrup is perfect when we wanted to stay in and cook together instead of dining out.
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ellen says
We love IHOP and their Home Syrup sounds like just the ticket to make any meal great!
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Sharon Rooney says
Thank you for the Sweet Potato Pancakes recipe they sound wonderful.
I didn’t even know they made IHOP at Home Syrup.
My family just loves IHOP, this will have to be an addition to my shopping list
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cw says
I have never tried it, but I think we would like it. We haven’t been to an IHOP in years, but I remember them well from when I was a child and love their pancakes and syrup.
Janice Cooper says
We haven’t tried this syrup yet, but would LOVE too. We love eating at IHOP!
Janice Cooper says
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Kala says
We’ve never tried their At Home Syrup…we’d love to get to try it!
Kelly Massman says
We haven’t tried it yet but it sounds yummy! Will look for it the next time we are shopping! thanks for a chance to win!
And, have a GREAT day!
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Jessie C. says
My family loves IHOP, their pancakes are the best! We haven’t tried IHOP at Home Syrups yet, but would definitely love to.
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Jessie C. says
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Dahbou says
Unfortunately, there is no IHOP near us within easy driving distance, either, so we always stop at one when we’re on the road. IHOP at Home Syrup sounds like the perfect addition to delicious family breakfasts in between our occasional restaurant visits. We’re definitely going to give it a try.
Dahbou says
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Robin M. says
Haven’t tried it yet… but I need to!
Susan Smith says
I love the idea of having a choice of dfferent flavors of syrup so everyone in the family gets their favorite
Susan Smith says
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Erika says
My favorite meal is breakfast (for dinner!), so this sounds really yummy!
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Sunshyn V says
We have yet to try them, but I’m certainly glad to see there are lite and sugar free options.
anash says
we love it..its delish
Thanks for a super giveaway!
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Sunshyn V says
I tweeted about this
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Dee says
We haven’t yet tried this pack but as happy patrons of IHOP we know they’ll be delicious and can’t wait to give that blueberry variety a proper taste test! 🙂
Dee says
tweeted! 🙂 https://twitter.com/#!/DeeGee13/status/177644776076746752
Jill H says
I didn’t know about iHop Home Syrup until now, but I’m super excited about it! I love iHop’s blueberry syrup so I can’t wait to buy some at the store! I’m sure we will love it!
Judy B. says
They can’t wait to try the Original!
Judy B. says
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sandra says
it sounds tasty
JessieLeigh says
I’ve not yet tried it, but I have the sweetest memories of IHOP. I remember riding next to my then-boyfriend, now-husband, holding hands in his ’68 Camaro, heading out at midnight to feast at IHOP. 🙂
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Oh, I just love it, JessieLeigh! What a great memory!
Melissa says
Ihop is my favorite restaurant so I am sure having their syrup at home would be awesome! Thanks for hosting the giveaway!
Devona Fryer says
I am so excited about trying this syrup! My family loves pancakes and waffles, so we are definitely going to try ihop at home pancake syrup. Thanks for the great review!
Devona Fryer says
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Debra F says
I know my kids would love the strawberry syrup…..they often spread the strawberry jelly on their pancakes, so this would be perfect for them.
Heather says
Love that you included a recipe. And it sounds yummy!
Also excited about the sugar free (and the label).
Stephanie - DIY&Craft Giveaway Blog says
we think they sound great! haven’t tried them yet though.
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anna pry says
never tried it yet but my kids would love the different flavors for sure
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Michelle says
I think that IHOP having an at home product rocks and will motivate me to make pancakes.
Amanda Sakovitz says
we havent tried the at home syrup yet but the syrup has always been delicious at IHOP
Amanda Sakovitz says
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meredith says
i think my family would love it – ihop is a vacation treat!!!
meredith says
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Tina M says
I haven’t tried the IHOP at Home Syrup, would love to give it a try
Tina M says
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Mami2jcn says
I haven’t tried it yet but it looks delicious and I’m sure my kids would love it!
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courtney b says
we have never tried it! but i would love too!
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Elena says
I haven’t tried it yet, but it sounds delicious!
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Leann Lindeman says
I first want to say that your pancakes sound great! I printed the banana foster pancake recipe!!!! That could very well be dinner. I haven’t tried any of the IHop syrups yet, but they do sound good!
Maria Cantu says
I haven’t tried this yet but would like to try the strawberry one.
Christina Tong says
My family loves IHOP and pancake and we love to cook our breakfast at home. We are so happy to know there is IHOP at Home Syrup with fruity flavor, we must try the Rooty Tooty Fresh ‘N Fruity® Blueberry syrup and the Strawberry syrup too; they are delicious!
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Christina Tong says
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Bev E. says
I know my whole family will love these syrups when we try them! IHOP is one of the kids’ favorite places.
Natalie J Vandenberghe says
My family didn’t know about IHOP at Home Syrup until last weekend. I’m eager to buy it because I think everyone in the family will love it! Thanks for the giveaway!
Natalie J Vandenberghe says
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p.s. I love your recipe for Sweet Potato Pancakes!
Erica Best says
I have never tried IHOP syrup
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Kathryn C. says
We have never tried the IHOP at home syrup. I did not even realize that they sold it in the grocery stores. The sweet potato pancakes look yummy. Pinned your recipe. Thanks! Thanks for the review and giveaway!
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Kathryn C. says
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Debbie B says
i haven’t found this yet in my area but I do love IHOP syrup in the restaurant
Debbie B says
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Jennifer C says
I am excited to try these new syrups. My daughter and I must eat gluten-free, so we cannot have pancakes at IHOP anymore. Since these syrups are gluten-free, we’ll be able to make gluten-free pancakes and home but use the IHOP syrup – Yum!
Jessica F says
We haven’t tried it yet but we love the syrup at the restaurant!
Jessica F says
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Janice says
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brista says
Sweet potato pancakes sound good, although I’d rather have real maple syrup than sickly sweet fake stuff like the IHOP syrup.
Rachel says
I would love to try IHOP at home; we love going there to have breakfast for dinner!
Melanie says
I haven’t tried it yet but I am excited to! It sounds delicious.
sy says
I’d love to try it since I like the ihop restaurant syrups. Thanks for the review and giveaway.
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Gina M Maddox says
We would love to try this, sounds delicious! Thanks for the chance to win!
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linda brooks says
My kids think that the IHOP at Home Syrups are very good, and love the original flavor the best.
linda brooks says
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Karina Lee says
we’ve never tried it, but we love ihop
Karina Lee says
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Kerry says
We haven’t been able to try it yet, but we are looking forward to it!
Kerry says
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angie lilly says
oooo I love it! The closest IHOP to me is over an hour away and I have never been to it or any IHOP but have always wanted to try them! This would allow me to do just that! SO cool! Thanks for sharing!
angie lilly says
I tweeted here: https://twitter.com/#!/MsTofuFairy/status/185009606102237184
Cori Westphal says
OMG Sweet Potato pancakes sound incredible! Yum! I don’t have an IHop close to me, so I’m glad they are making their flavors available to everyone!
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Sarah L says
Haven’t tried them yet, but the blueberry would be my favorite.
Thanks for the contest.
Sarah L says
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Jill L says
My kids are excited to be adding this to our Saturday morning breakfasts.
Jill L says
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Carmen says
We would love to try the original syrup!
Carmen says
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kay swederski says
We like the syrup – I like that they have a lite version.
ewhatley says
We all love IHOP and waffles and pancakes so this syrup will definitely be on our table. And thanks for the yummy recipe.
Anne K. says
I wasn’t aware that I could get IHOP syrup at the grocery store, but my family is excited to try it!!
and p.s. the sweet potato pancakes sound so amazing! I’m going to cook them for breakfast on Saturday!
Anne K. says
https://twitter.com/#!/mrs_puddle/status/185555466372386817
^^ Link to my tweet
Norma says
We love IHOP and are excited to try the at home syrups
LAMusing says
Yum – I want to try the Rooty Tooty flavors!
LAMusing says
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Wanda M says
We haven’t tried them yet, but we love IHOP pancakes & syrup so, I bet we’d love the at Home Syrup.
Wanda M says
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Lee says
We like the Rooty Tooty Fresh ‘N Fruity® Blueberry syrup. It has a strong taste of blueberries.
Teresa Moore says
We loved their syrup at IHOP and I can’t wait to try them at home!
Teresa Moore says
https://twitter.com/#!/TereesAmoore/status/185773368606339074
ACMommy3 says
Wow, these syrups sound great, we haven’t tried any yet, but my family is always excited about syrup with our homemade pancakes and waffles! Yum!! Your recipe looks good! 🙂
Betty C says
I haven’t tried the at home syrups yet but as much as I love IHOP I know I’ll love the syrups.
Betty C says
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Eugenie says
We like the flavor of the IHOP Strawberry syrup the most.
Mari says
We’d like to try the original flavor.