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
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
- Mix the flour, baking powder, sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg in a large bowl.
- Mix the buttermilk, egg, butter and mashed sweet potato in another bowl.
- Mix the wet and dry ingredients making sure to not over mix.
- Heat a pan and melt a touch of butter in it.
- 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.
- Flip the pancake and cook the other side until the bottom is golden brown, about 1-2 minutes.
Lisa (Homesick Texan) says
April 6, 2009 at 11:03 pmI’m a big fan of both sweet potato pie and pancakes so I can’t wait to try these!
Anonymous says
April 6, 2009 at 11:33 pmI love sweet potatoes. The pie looks droolworthy!
Cheryl says
April 6, 2009 at 11:34 pmWe are breakfast fiends and those are on my radar, they look amazing!
VeggieGirl says
April 6, 2009 at 11:39 pmYou KNOW how much I love sweet potatoes!! Wish I had a stack of those today, for my 21st birthday 🙂
Risa says
April 6, 2009 at 11:45 pmThese look delicious! Pancakes are one of my top five favorite foods, so these are right up my alley.
Sharon says
April 7, 2009 at 12:05 amOh wow, what an awesome pancake idea!
Anonymous says
April 7, 2009 at 12:08 amHey Kevin! What kind of camera do you shoot with? Do you use photo editing software? I need some photography tips from you! 🙂
Courtney says
April 7, 2009 at 12:30 amthese look wonderful!
Heather says
April 7, 2009 at 12:45 amyum! there is no way these would have lasted long enough to photograph in my house!!
TabzChewy says
April 7, 2009 at 12:50 amWow, after dinner is not a good time to be craving for these…looks delicious!
angela@spinachtiger says
April 7, 2009 at 1:13 amI’ll bet these are really moist too. Nice idea.
Millie says
April 7, 2009 at 1:42 amWhat an ingenious idea! They look delish.
Leslie says
April 7, 2009 at 1:59 amone word..YUM
Adrienne says
April 7, 2009 at 1:59 amYikes. That looks WONDERFUL, and I am decidedly not a pancake person.
Suzy says
April 7, 2009 at 2:01 amThere 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!
Erika says
April 7, 2009 at 2:28 amWow, this looks like a perfect breakfast! Or dinner!
Michelle says
April 7, 2009 at 2:45 amWOW these look beyond amazing!
alice says
April 7, 2009 at 2:47 amThese 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.
Deseree says
April 7, 2009 at 2:55 amAll of these pancakes that you post are going to get me in so much trouble. They all look so delicious!
Rosa's Yummy Yums says
April 7, 2009 at 3:59 amWhat smooth looking pancakes! a delicious combo!
Cheers,
Rosa
Anonymous says
April 7, 2009 at 4:30 amSO smooth and sweet…great presentation !!
Kristen says
April 7, 2009 at 4:45 amYou are amazing. I love to look here to see what new things you have come up with. Keep it up, it is fantastic!
Cakebrain says
April 7, 2009 at 4:45 amI’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!
Recipe man says
April 7, 2009 at 6:14 ami 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!
Sophie says
April 7, 2009 at 6:52 amI 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!!
Mrs Ergül says
April 7, 2009 at 9:08 amSweet potato pancakes?! Things are getting creative here!
James says
April 7, 2009 at 9:47 amWow – should things this good really be allowed?
Lori says
April 7, 2009 at 10:00 amYou are the pancake king my friend. Sweet potato casserole fro breakfast? I am all about that. These look amazing!
Jennifer says
April 7, 2009 at 10:21 amDROOL, you captured everything pancakes should be in that photo!! I love sweet potato pancakes!
Maggie says
April 7, 2009 at 11:43 amYum, great pic. These look awesome, and I’m jealous of whoever got that bite!
Darius T. Williams says
April 7, 2009 at 12:12 pmLove this idea – wow!
Grace says
April 7, 2009 at 12:20 pmthese 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. 🙂
kristina says
April 7, 2009 at 12:25 pmI have been completely craving sweet potato pancakes. That pic is torture! I’ll be making these ASAP. Thanks for sharing this recipe!
Treehouse Chef says
April 7, 2009 at 1:30 pmThis 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!
Zoe Francois says
April 7, 2009 at 1:48 pmI NEED a big stack of these right NOW!!! Fantastic!
Joanne says
April 7, 2009 at 1:49 pmI 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.
Ben says
April 7, 2009 at 1:58 pmI 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 😀
Maria says
April 7, 2009 at 2:24 pmWhat a breakfast!! Or is it a dessert? I can eat this any time of the day:)
Hayley says
April 7, 2009 at 2:46 pmI eat sweet potatoes almost everyday, and this would be a wonderful way to mix things up. Thanks Kevin!
Jeff says
April 7, 2009 at 2:51 pmSounds great and definitely going to have to give this a shot.
Juliana says
April 7, 2009 at 3:19 pmI love pancake…and sweet potatoes…so this recipe will be just worth trying.
Marjie says
April 7, 2009 at 3:26 pmI’ve made yeast and quick bread with sweet potatoes, and they do make delectable flour based goods!
Dawn says
April 7, 2009 at 3:52 pmMy family loves this….they were a huge hit when I made them. Love this photo Kevin.
Jennifer says
April 7, 2009 at 4:45 pmI love having things sweet like that for breakfast!
I wish I had some right now!
nitascot says
April 7, 2009 at 5:13 pmThose 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
Cathy - wheresmydamnanswer says
April 7, 2009 at 5:44 pmI am on a big sweet potato kick and these will go great with all the other yummy creations using sweet P’s!!
Bob says
April 7, 2009 at 5:46 pmUhm, that’ll do.
Aggie says
April 7, 2009 at 5:52 pmOh what awesome looking pancakes!!! My mouth is watering for some…
Lisa says
April 7, 2009 at 7:26 pmYour pancake recipes are always amazing. Yet another winning recipe. I just love your blog Kevin.
Kelly says
April 7, 2009 at 7:40 pmWhat a clever idea. They look lovely!
Ingrid says
April 7, 2009 at 7:45 pmHoly 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
Pam says
April 7, 2009 at 8:39 pmI especially like the pool of melting butter in the middle!
meeso says
April 7, 2009 at 9:04 pmAfter this post, I am urging you to get a cookbook published 😉 Not only are your recipes amazing, your pictures really show off your dishes!
Kevin says
April 7, 2009 at 10:08 pmpenniesonaplatter: 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.
ttfn300 says
April 7, 2009 at 10:14 pmwow, i totally should’ve made these for dinner! fabulous kevin 🙂
Kerstin says
April 7, 2009 at 11:09 pmWow – they look fantastic!! I usually go for eggs over sweet stuff for breakfast, but I would definitely gobble these up anytime!
unconfidentialcook says
April 7, 2009 at 11:24 pmWhat a great excuse to have dessert with a cup of coffee…for breakfast, my fave.
Anonymous says
April 8, 2009 at 7:43 pmWell these are just gorgeous, thank you for posting!
Katie says
April 8, 2009 at 7:44 pmThis looks great, I love the pool of butter on top!
Sweet Foodie says
April 9, 2009 at 4:18 amWhat a gorgeous photo – this recipe looks awesome…can’t wait to try it out! 😀
Anonymous says
April 10, 2009 at 8:10 pmOf course we love this. The last time we made them was in Nov. YUm.
Anonymous says
April 11, 2009 at 1:45 amFirst 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!
Culinary Cory says
April 12, 2009 at 3:04 pmI love sweet potatoes and mixed in with pancakes is nice twist.
kellypea says
April 14, 2009 at 3:48 pmI 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!
caralluma fimbriata says
April 22, 2009 at 7:17 pmI 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.
Mark F Garso 37 says
April 25, 2009 at 9:27 pmI’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
Anonymous says
August 31, 2009 at 7:47 pmYou 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 🙂
Cristy says
October 22, 2009 at 4:38 pmoh 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
Mama Lisa says
December 8, 2009 at 12:40 pmThese 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
badabingbadaboum says
July 10, 2012 at 5:18 amThese look amazing;)