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 ¼ 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.
If you liked this recipe, you're going to love these:
- Baked Apple Pecan Pancakes
- Apple Ring Pancakes
- Banana Pancakes with Chocolate Chips
- Bananas Foster Pancakes
- Carrot Cake Pancakes
- Pumpkin Pie Pancakes
- German Pancake (AKA Dutch Baby Pancake)
Recipe
Sweet Potato Pancakes
Ingredients
- 2-3 large sweet potatoes you'll need 2 ½ cups of mashed sweet potatoes when you're finished
- 2 large eggs beaten
- 2 teaspoons vanilla bean paste
- 2 tablespoons butter melted
- 1 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cups whole wheat flour
- 3 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 1 ½ cups milk You may need more or less.
Instructions
- Cook the sweet potatoes using your favorite method. We microwaved ours for 8 minutes, but you could boil or bake them, too. Peel and mash the potatoes.
- Sift the flour, baking powder, and cinnamon into a small bowl.
- In a stand mixer, combine the mashed sweet potatoes with the eggs, vanilla, and melted butter. Gradually add the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients, scraping down the bowl to make sure it's well blended. The mixture will be very thick.
- Add milk slowly, until the batter is the right consistency, thin like cake batter.
- Preheat the griddle over medium heat. Drop the batter onto the griddle using a 2-3 tablespoon scoop (or a ¼ cup measuring cup if you don't have a scoop). When bubbles begin to form in a pancake, flip it over and cook another minute or so, until both sides are slightly browned.
Sarah L says
Blogged: http://slehan.blogspot.com/2012/03/win-100-walmart-gc-ihop-blogher.html
Jill L says
My kids are excited to be adding this to our Saturday morning breakfasts.
Jill L says
Tweeted http://twitter.com/#!/chipdip2010/status/185187024251256834
Carmen says
We would love to try the original syrup!
Carmen says
https://twitter.com/#!/cmouse01/status/185195093811142656
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
Tweet! https://twitter.com/#!/LAMusing/status/185572845672341504
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
tweet: https://twitter.com/#!/myfolly/status/185739980277161984
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
Tweet - https://twitter.com/#!/willitara/status/186206379403517952
Eugenie says
We like the flavor of the IHOP Strawberry syrup the most.
Mari says
We'd like to try the original flavor.