5-Ingredient Sweet Potato Pancake
Make your favorite pancakes more nutritious and higher in fiber adding mashed sweet potatoes!
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Servings: 8 PANCAKES
Calories: 184kcal
Equipment
- Large bowl
- Medium bowl
- Whisk
- Skillet or griddle
- Measuring cup
Ingredients
- 1 ¾ cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- 2 ½ tbsp packed light brown sugar
- Pinch of salt
- 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
- 1 ¾ cup buttermilk
- 2 small sweet potatoes or ¾ cup canned sweet potato puree
- 2 large eggs
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Peel and dice the sweet potatoes. Steam or roast them until soft. Mash them until pureed. You can use canned sweet potato puree too.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the dry ingredient: flour, baking powder, baking soda, brown sugar, pumpkin pie spice, and pinch of salt.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, eggs, vanilla, and sweet potato puree.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and stir just until combined. Do not ovemix.
- Heat a skillet or griddle over medium-low heat. Once hot, melt butter or spray with cooking spray and pour abut ½ cup batter onto the skillet.
- Cook until the edges of the pancake look slightly brown and bubbles appear on the surface, about 2 minutes. Flip and cook on the other side for an additional 1-2 minutes or until golden brown.
Nutrition
Calories: 184kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 50mg | Sodium: 313mg | Potassium: 99mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4.5g | Vitamin A: 44IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 15mg | Iron: 11mg