Recipe

Break Up With Pumpkin and Make Sweet Potato Pancakes Instead

By Caitlin Murphy at Notre Dame

Fall isn't just the season for pumpkins. A warm stack of sweet potato pancakes is what you need to be eating for breakfast this fall. These fluffy, slightly sweet pancakes will remind you how versatile sweet potatoes are. Top them off with some peanut butter and maple syrup, and you'll never be the same. Let's get flipping.

Sweet Potato Pancakes

  • Prep Time: 15 mins
  • Cook Time: 5 mins
  • Total Time: 20 mins
  • Servings: 8
Ingredients
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 3 teaspoons baking powder
  • 2tbsp brown sugar
  • 2 cups cooked & mashed sweet potatoes
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups almond milk
  • 2 tbsp melted butter

Step 1

Combine all dry ingredients in a bowl. Set aside.

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Step 2

Combine sweet potatoes, eggs, almond milk, and melted butter in another bowl.

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Step 3

Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients. Let batter sit for five minutes.

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Step 4

Heat and grease pan. Pour batter onto pan. Cook until golden brown.

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Step 5

Top with peanut butter and maple syrup.

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