Sweet Potato Pancakes

Sweet Potato Pancakes

These sweet potato pancakes stay surprisingly light when the batter is handled gently. Caramel and ginger butter melt down the stack, making the first bite feel like a special brunch treat.

Butter Club Notes

Sweet potato pancakes can get heavy if the batter is handled like regular pancakes. The trick is using enough buttermilk to keep them tender, draining the sweet potatoes well, and not overmixing once the flour goes in. The sweet potato gives the pancakes color, moisture, and that natural earthy sweetness, while the caramel, pecans, and ginger butter make them feel like something you’d order for brunch instead of just a basic pancake stack.

How to Make Sweet Potato Pancakes

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Sweet Potato Pancakes: Cook the Sweet Potato
01

Cook the Sweet Potato:

Peel, cook, drain, and mash the sweet potato until smooth.

Sweet Potato Pancakes: Mix the Wet Ingredients
02

Mix the Wet Ingredients:

Whisk the sweet potato with eggs, buttermilk, maple syrup, vanilla, and butter.

Sweet Potato Pancakes: Add the Dry Ingredients
03

Add the Dry Ingredients:

Stir in flour, baking powder, spices, and salt.

04

Rest the Batter:

Let the batter sit briefly so the pancakes cook up tender.

Sweet Potato Pancakes: Cook the Pancakes
05

Cook the Pancakes:

Griddle until golden brown on both sides.

06

Garnish and Serve:

Top with homemade caramel, toasted pecans, and ginger butter.

Sweet Potato Pancakes

Sweet Potato Pancakes

These sweet potato pancakes stay surprisingly light when the batter is handled gently. Caramel and ginger butter melt down the stack, making the first bite feel like a special brunch treat.

By Alex Stone

Prep15 minCook30 minTotal45 MINUTESDifficultyMedium
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Ingredients

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Toppings

Garnish

Instructions

Instructions

  1. 1 medium sweet potato
  2. 1 cup mashed sweet potato, 2 eggs, ¾ cup buttermilk, 1 tbsp maple syrup, 1 tsp vanilla, 2 tbsp butter
  3. ¾ cup flour, 2 tbsp brown sugar, 1 tsp baking powder, 1 tsp cinnamon, ¼ tsp sea salt, pinch nutmeg
  4. prepared batter
  5. butter
  6. prepared batter
  7. sweet potato pancakes
  8. Homemade Caramel, Ginger Butter, toasted pecans, powdered sugar, cinnamon, candied ginger

Nutrition (Approximate Per Serving)

Yield

8 pancakes — Serving size: 2 pancakes

Calories
485
Carbohydrates
66 g
Protein
11 g
Fat
21 g
Saturated Fat
10 g
Polyunsaturated Fat
3 g
Monounsaturated Fat
6 g
Cholesterol
132 mg
Sodium
428 mg
Potassium
465 mg
Fiber
5 g
Total Sugars
28 g
Vitamin A
9700 IU
Vitamin C
3 mg
Calcium
188 mg
Iron
3 mg

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