Sweet Potato Pancakes

5 from 1 vote

These Sweet Potato Pancakes are such a great twist to your traditional breakfast routine. They’re a delicious way to start the morning, packed with a nice sweet potato flavor, mixed with warm spices, and topped with the best pecan butter, and syrup. I dream about the pecan butter, and want to put it on all my breakfast favorites.

Prep Time10

Cook Time10

Chilling Time1

Total Time20

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Pancakes, Sweet Potatoes

Servings: pancakes

Calories: 218kcal

Ingredients

For the Pecan Butter:

1/8 cup pecans
8 oz unsalted butter
1 TBS brown sugar
1 TBS honey
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

For the Sweet Potato Pancakes:

1 3/4 cup all purpose flour
1/4 cup whole wheat flour
2 TBS brown sugar
4 tsp baking powder
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/8 tsp ground nutmeg
2 cups whole milk
4 tsp unsweetened applesauce
2 large eggs
1 sweet potato (cooked, peeled, and mashed)

Instructions

For the Pecan Butter:

Add the pecans to a sauté pan or skillet over medium heat. Stir them often, and cook for a few minutes until fragrant, and toasted on all sides. Let them cool for a few minutes, then chop them up into small pieces.
Add the butter, brown sugar, honey, vanilla, and cinnamon to a small bowl and mix them together with a rubber spatula, or a hand mixer.
Fold the pecan pieces evenly into the butter.
Form the butter into a log and wrap in parchment paper.
Place in the freezer or fridge to chill until needed.

For the Sweet Potato Pancakes:

Add all the pancake ingredients to a large bowl and stir together until just combined. Let the batter rest for a few minutes.
Preheat a griddle or skillet to medium high heat. Grease with butter.
Pour 1/4 cup of the pancake batter on to the griddle to cook. Repeat with as much additional batter as will fit on the pan.
When the pancakes start to bubble on the top, flip them over to cook the other side until golden brown, and the pancakes are cooked through.
Serve the pancakes with slices of the pecan butter, and your choice of syrup, or other toppings.

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