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Sweet Potato Pie Pancakes

[heart_this] · Apr 6, 2009 · 71 Comments

Sweet Potato Pie Pancakes

After the success of the pumpkin pie pancakes that I made a while ago I was thinking that sweet potato pie pancakes would also be good. The basic idea was a pancake with all of the flavours of a sweet potato pie or a sweet potato casserole . I pretty much just took my basic pancake recipe with some of the flour replaced with whole wheat flour and added some pureed sweet potato long with some spices like cinnamon and nutmeg. For the sweet potato puree, you just need to cook a sweet potato until it is nice and soft and mash it up. I like to slow roast sweet potatoes as they caramelize and that adds a ton of flavour. The Sweet potato pie pancakes turned out great! They were nice and light and fluffy and moist and good. I really enjoyed the sweet potato flavour in the pancakes. I served the sweet potato pancakes with maple syrup, toasted pecans and topped them off with a slice of melting butter. It is always fun transforming your favorite deserts into breakfasts!

Sweet Potato Pie Pancakes

Sweet Potato Pie Pancakes

Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 5 minutes Total Time: 25 minutes Servings: 2
ingredients
  • 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1/2 cup all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1 cup buttermilk (or milk)
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter (melted)
  • 1/2 cup mashed sweet potato (cooked)
  • 1 handful pecans (chopped)
directions
  1. Mix the flour, baking powder, sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg in a large bowl.
  2. Mix the buttermilk, egg, butter and mashed sweet potato in another bowl.
  3. Mix the wet and dry ingredients making sure to not over mix.
  4. Heat a pan and melt a touch of butter in it.
  5. Pour 1/4 cup of the mixture into the pan and heat until the surface starts to bubble and the bottom is golden brown, about 2-3 minutes.
  6. Flip the pancake and cook the other side until the bottom is golden brown, about 1-2 minutes.
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  1. Lisa (Homesick Texan) says

    April 6, 2009 at 11:03 pm

    I’m a big fan of both sweet potato pie and pancakes so I can’t wait to try these!

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  2. Anonymous says

    April 6, 2009 at 11:33 pm

    I love sweet potatoes. The pie looks droolworthy!

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  3. Cheryl says

    April 6, 2009 at 11:34 pm

    We are breakfast fiends and those are on my radar, they look amazing!

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  4. VeggieGirl says

    April 6, 2009 at 11:39 pm

    You KNOW how much I love sweet potatoes!! Wish I had a stack of those today, for my 21st birthday 🙂

    Reply
  5. Risa says

    April 6, 2009 at 11:45 pm

    These look delicious! Pancakes are one of my top five favorite foods, so these are right up my alley.

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  6. Sharon says

    April 7, 2009 at 12:05 am

    Oh wow, what an awesome pancake idea!

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  7. Anonymous says

    April 7, 2009 at 12:08 am

    Hey Kevin! What kind of camera do you shoot with? Do you use photo editing software? I need some photography tips from you! 🙂

    Reply
  8. Courtney says

    April 7, 2009 at 12:30 am

    these look wonderful!

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  9. Heather says

    April 7, 2009 at 12:45 am

    yum! there is no way these would have lasted long enough to photograph in my house!!

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  10. TabzChewy says

    April 7, 2009 at 12:50 am

    Wow, after dinner is not a good time to be craving for these…looks delicious!

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  11. [email protected] says

    April 7, 2009 at 1:13 am

    I’ll bet these are really moist too. Nice idea.

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  12. Millie says

    April 7, 2009 at 1:42 am

    What an ingenious idea! They look delish.

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  13. Leslie says

    April 7, 2009 at 1:59 am

    one word..YUM

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  14. Adrienne says

    April 7, 2009 at 1:59 am

    Yikes. That looks WONDERFUL, and I am decidedly not a pancake person.

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  15. Suzy says

    April 7, 2009 at 2:01 am

    There is a great diner in Lafayette, Louisiana named Dwyer’s Cafe that serves sweet potato pancakes. I always get them when I go there. Yours look fabulous!

    Reply
  16. Erika says

    April 7, 2009 at 2:28 am

    Wow, this looks like a perfect breakfast! Or dinner!

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  17. Michelle says

    April 7, 2009 at 2:45 am

    WOW these look beyond amazing!

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  18. alice says

    April 7, 2009 at 2:47 am

    These look so good. I like pumpkin pancakes but never thought about sweet potato pancakes. You know what sounds good with these? Is infusing a butter with nutmeg, cloves, cinnamon, and maple syrup.

    Reply
  19. Deseree says

    April 7, 2009 at 2:55 am

    All of these pancakes that you post are going to get me in so much trouble. They all look so delicious!

    Reply
  20. Rosa's Yummy Yums says

    April 7, 2009 at 3:59 am

    What smooth looking pancakes! a delicious combo!

    Cheers,

    Rosa

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  21. Anonymous says

    April 7, 2009 at 4:30 am

    SO smooth and sweet…great presentation !!

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  22. Kristen says

    April 7, 2009 at 4:45 am

    You are amazing. I love to look here to see what new things you have come up with. Keep it up, it is fantastic!

    Reply
  23. Cakebrain says

    April 7, 2009 at 4:45 am

    I’ve been making a lot of pancakes for my daughters and think this would be a fantastic way to get some veggies into their breakfast! thanks for the idea!

    Reply
  24. Recipe man says

    April 7, 2009 at 6:14 am

    i love making pancakes for everyone. whom ever comes over knows he is going to have pancakes. this looks so good. and with sweet potato! YUM!

    Reply
  25. Sophie says

    April 7, 2009 at 6:52 am

    I never had sweet potato pie before!!
    But I know that it would be great to eat all of those sweet pancakes, so I want to makr this!!! MMMMMMMMMMMM…..Kevin!!

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  26. Mrs Ergül says

    April 7, 2009 at 9:08 am

    Sweet potato pancakes?! Things are getting creative here!

    Reply
  27. James says

    April 7, 2009 at 9:47 am

    Wow – should things this good really be allowed?

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  28. Lori says

    April 7, 2009 at 10:00 am

    You are the pancake king my friend. Sweet potato casserole fro breakfast? I am all about that. These look amazing!

    Reply
  29. Jennifer says

    April 7, 2009 at 10:21 am

    DROOL, you captured everything pancakes should be in that photo!! I love sweet potato pancakes!

    Reply
  30. Maggie says

    April 7, 2009 at 11:43 am

    Yum, great pic. These look awesome, and I’m jealous of whoever got that bite!

    Reply
  31. Darius T. Williams says

    April 7, 2009 at 12:12 pm

    Love this idea – wow!

    Reply
  32. Grace says

    April 7, 2009 at 12:20 pm

    these sound incredible, kevin, and that picture makes me want to forget the cereal i had this morning, leave work, and cook up a batch for myself. 🙂

    Reply
  33. kristina says

    April 7, 2009 at 12:25 pm

    I have been completely craving sweet potato pancakes. That pic is torture! I’ll be making these ASAP. Thanks for sharing this recipe!

    Reply
  34. Treehouse Chef says

    April 7, 2009 at 1:30 pm

    This would be great also as a more savory pancake. We fry our cornmeal in the south and serve it with dinner. I can see this recipe with onions to make it more savory minus the pecans and syrup. What a fabulous recipe! Thanks for sharing!

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  35. Zoe Francois says

    April 7, 2009 at 1:48 pm

    I NEED a big stack of these right NOW!!! Fantastic!

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  36. Joanne says

    April 7, 2009 at 1:49 pm

    I especially love having breakfast for dinner, and so this would be perfect with some TJ’s chicken sausages or some eggs. I love sweet potatoes. You are awesome.

    Reply
  37. Ben says

    April 7, 2009 at 1:58 pm

    I was just looking for a recipe to use the sweet potato I have left. Great idea, this is just what I need for tomorrow’s breakfast 😀

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  38. Maria says

    April 7, 2009 at 2:24 pm

    What a breakfast!! Or is it a dessert? I can eat this any time of the day:)

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  39. Hayley says

    April 7, 2009 at 2:46 pm

    I eat sweet potatoes almost everyday, and this would be a wonderful way to mix things up. Thanks Kevin!

    Reply
  40. Jeff says

    April 7, 2009 at 2:51 pm

    Sounds great and definitely going to have to give this a shot.

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  41. Juliana says

    April 7, 2009 at 3:19 pm

    I love pancake…and sweet potatoes…so this recipe will be just worth trying.

    Reply
  42. Marjie says

    April 7, 2009 at 3:26 pm

    I’ve made yeast and quick bread with sweet potatoes, and they do make delectable flour based goods!

    Reply
  43. Dawn says

    April 7, 2009 at 3:52 pm

    My family loves this….they were a huge hit when I made them. Love this photo Kevin.

    Reply
  44. Jennifer says

    April 7, 2009 at 4:45 pm

    I love having things sweet like that for breakfast!

    I wish I had some right now!

    Reply
  45. nitascot says

    April 7, 2009 at 5:13 pm

    Those look so tatsty. I love sweet potatoes so I will have to try those. I made a sweet potato pound cake that I’m going to blog about that was tatsy. Love sweet potatoes

    Reply
  46. Cathy - wheresmydamnanswer says

    April 7, 2009 at 5:44 pm

    I am on a big sweet potato kick and these will go great with all the other yummy creations using sweet P’s!!

    Reply
  47. Bob says

    April 7, 2009 at 5:46 pm

    Uhm, that’ll do.

    Reply
  48. Aggie says

    April 7, 2009 at 5:52 pm

    Oh what awesome looking pancakes!!! My mouth is watering for some…

    Reply
  49. Lisa says

    April 7, 2009 at 7:26 pm

    Your pancake recipes are always amazing. Yet another winning recipe. I just love your blog Kevin.

    Reply
  50. Kelly says

    April 7, 2009 at 7:40 pm

    What a clever idea. They look lovely!

    Reply
  51. Ingrid says

    April 7, 2009 at 7:45 pm

    Holy cow those are insanely yummy looking!!!! Can you adopt me, please? I think I’ve asked before but seriously think about it…..I’m a fantastic kitchen cleaner upper! 🙂
    ~ingrid

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  52. Pam says

    April 7, 2009 at 8:39 pm

    I especially like the pool of melting butter in the middle!

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  53. meeso says

    April 7, 2009 at 9:04 pm

    After this post, I am urging you to get a cookbook published 😉 Not only are your recipes amazing, your pictures really show off your dishes!

    Reply
  54. Kevin says

    April 7, 2009 at 10:08 pm

    penniesonaplatter: I am using a Canon XSi (450D) camera along with Lightroom for organizing and editing. Before I picked up lightroom I was using a really old copy of Photoshop Elements. As for photo editing, I mostly just crop and resize the photos and play around with the auto corrections and white balance.

    In learning food photography I found that the one thing that helped me the most was getting the lighting right. Since I do not have good access to sunlight in my apartment I had to pick up a lamp. I ended up with a (relatively speaking) cheap Lowel Ego desktop ‘product’ lamp that I have been really happy with. I hope this has helped.

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  55. ttfn300 says

    April 7, 2009 at 10:14 pm

    wow, i totally should’ve made these for dinner! fabulous kevin 🙂

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  56. Kerstin says

    April 7, 2009 at 11:09 pm

    Wow – they look fantastic!! I usually go for eggs over sweet stuff for breakfast, but I would definitely gobble these up anytime!

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  57. unconfidentialcook says

    April 7, 2009 at 11:24 pm

    What a great excuse to have dessert with a cup of coffee…for breakfast, my fave.

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  58. Anonymous says

    April 8, 2009 at 7:43 pm

    Well these are just gorgeous, thank you for posting!

    Reply
  59. Katie says

    April 8, 2009 at 7:44 pm

    This looks great, I love the pool of butter on top!

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  60. Sweet Foodie says

    April 9, 2009 at 4:18 am

    What a gorgeous photo – this recipe looks awesome…can’t wait to try it out! 😀

    Reply
  61. Anonymous says

    April 10, 2009 at 8:10 pm

    Of course we love this. The last time we made them was in Nov. YUm.

    Reply
  62. Anonymous says

    April 11, 2009 at 1:45 am

    First your hot sweet onion dip, now this! BTW that onion dip is the best ever. I just subscribed because I can’t bear the thought of missing out on a great recipe 🙂 Thanks!

    Reply
  63. Culinary Cory says

    April 12, 2009 at 3:04 pm

    I love sweet potatoes and mixed in with pancakes is nice twist.

    Reply
  64. kellypea says

    April 14, 2009 at 3:48 pm

    I can only imagine the fabulous flavor of these. They’re reminding me just how long it’s been since my husband made me Sunday morning pancakes. *sigh* Great recipe!

    Reply
  65. caralluma fimbriata says

    April 22, 2009 at 7:17 pm

    I always trying new ones and i cant wait to give this one a try,..!!!!

    thanks for sharing.!!!!1

    Wow, I just came across your site today. These are really unique recipes! Thanks.

    Reply
  66. Mark F Garso 37 says

    April 25, 2009 at 9:27 pm

    I’ve been reading backwards through your blog and absolutely am excited about all the sweet potato recipes! My 3 year old loves sweet potatoes and he hasn’t quite developed a diverse palate but these recipes will be fabulous to start him to expland his horizons! And keep me happy since I love these recipes and will only have to cook one thing!

    Mark Garso 37

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  67. Anonymous says

    August 31, 2009 at 7:47 pm

    You know what would go good with this.. would be a bourbon maple syrup. Bourbon, Sweet Potatoes and Maple Syrup is the combination for something very jizztastic 🙂

    Reply
  68. Cristy says

    October 22, 2009 at 4:38 pm

    oh gosh, i've posted these on my facebook page and on my sweet potato blog and everytime i look at them i sigh cause i just wish i could have them right now! check out my sweet potato blog, your pancakes were on there!

    http://sweetbytesblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/big-stash-of-sweet-mash.html

    Reply
  69. Mama Lisa says

    December 8, 2009 at 12:40 pm

    These look great and I posted a link to them on my blog at…
    http://www.mamalisa.com/blog/sweet-potato-pancakes-and-an-oh-chanukah-song-and-video

    I'm wondering if you're on Twitter?

    Cheers!

    Mama Lisa

    Reply
  70. badabingbadaboum says

    July 10, 2012 at 5:18 am

    These look amazing;)

    Reply
  71. Laura says

    September 28, 2019 at 1:55 pm

    I am always looking for ways to use leftover baked sweet potatoes!

    Reply

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