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    Home / Breakfast and Brunch Recipes / Easy Sweet Potato Pancakes

    Nov 22, 2015 · Last Updated: Oct 15, 2021

    Easy Sweet Potato Pancakes

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    This Sweet Potato Pancake recipe is a delicious breakfast that is easy to make. If you are looking for what to do with leftover sweet potatoes, you'll love these easy sweet potato pancakes. I topped it with marshmallow sauce, but you can keep it healthy by leaving that off. 

    Sweet Potato Pancakes - Sweet Potato Breakfast Ideas | The Worktop

    Thanksgiving is just around the corner! I love Thanksgiving, so you may have noticed quite a few of the usual Thanksgiving dishes turning into breakfasts recipes.

    This easy sweet potato pancake recipe is a delicious breakfast recipe the entire family will love

    In case you missed it, first up was Blueberry Cornbread Muffins. Then I shared a Breakfast Cornbread with Turkey and Cheese. As you can guess, cornbread is one of my favorite Thanksgiving sides (perhaps inspired by the time I spent in Texas?)

    Today, I've turned one of my other favorite Thanksgiving sides - sweet potatoes with marshmallows - into breakfast recipe.

    This sweet potato pancake recipe is inspired by the classic sweet potato Thanksgiving side dish

    These easy sweet potato pancakes are made in honor of the side dish that my dear friend always made for our annual Friendsgiving when I was living in Chicago.

    Sweet Potato Pancakes - What to do with leftover sweet potatoes | The Worktop

    It became a tradition where she would turn up with her sweet potato casserole and ask to just pop it in the oven to brown the marshmallows on top. I'd happily oblige and make room in the top shelf of the oven to broil the marshmallows.

    Once everything was set on the table, the first person to dig into the sweet potato casserole (usually her husband) would sigh and mutter "I told you so, just like last year, the sweet potatoes are still under cooked..." Every single year.

    The sweet potato casserole would end up back in the oven, and become the last dish to be set out on the table - just in time for everyone's second helping of food :)

    Easy Sweet Potato Pancake Recipe - Sweet Potato Breakfast Idea | The Worktop

    That extra wait time and anticipation always made it extra tasty. Sweet potatoes and marshmallows should be best friends for life. So this recipe is dedicated to my sweet (potato loving) friend, who I miss dearly! Thanks for the many years of always being in charge of the sweet potato casserole.

    How to make these easy sweet potato pancakes for breakfast

    You can get these easy sweet potato pancakes on the breakfast table in no time! This recipe is easy to make, which is something I think you might be looking for around the holidays.

    This is a classic pancake recipe with two bowls -- mix the dry ingredients together, mix the wet ingredients together, and then, mix them all together. You're now ready to start dropping the batter on the preheated griddle. Before you know it, you'll be digging into a tall stack of easy sweet potato pancakes.

    Sweet Potato Pancake Recipe - What to do with leftover sweet potatoes | The Worktop

    You'll need some leftover sweet potatoes, or just some simple cooked and boiled sweet potatoes for this recipe. You can use leftover sweet potato mash, or you can use leftover roasted sweet potatoes. It really doesn't matter where you get your leftover sweet potatoes.

    If you are looking for what to do with leftover sweet potatoes, you've found your recipe!

    But if you don't have any leftover sweet potatoes, you can always quickly cube up some sweet potatoes and boil them until soft. I don't usually boil sweet potatoes, but this recipe welcomes even boiled sweet potatoes.

    Sweet Potato Pancakes with Marshmallow Sauce for a festive fall breakfast | The Worktop

    Easy Sweet Potato Pancakes with Marshmallow Sauce

    4.88 from 8 votes
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    Serves: 10 pancakes
    Prep: 5 minutes mins
    Cook: 20 minutes mins
    Total: 25 minutes mins
    This Sweet Potato Pancake recipe is a delicious breakfast that is easy to make. If you are looking for what to do with leftover sweet potatoes, you'll love these easy sweet potato pancakes. I topped it with marshmallow sauce, but you can keep it healthy by leaving that off. 

    Ingredients

    For the sweet potato pancakes

    • 2 large eggs
    • 2 cups milk (480 milliliters)
    • 2 medium sweet potatoes - cooked, peeled and mashed (about ¾ cups (200 grams) of mashed sweet potatoes)
    • 2 cups all-purpose flour (280 grams) (or a mixture of all-purpose flour and whole wheat flour)
    • 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
    • 4 teaspoons baking powder
    • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
    • ¼ teaspoon salt
    • ⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg
    • 1 small piece chocolate - for grating on top

    For the marshmallow sauce

    • 1 ½ cups marshmallow fluff (170 grams)
    • 3 tablespoons water

    Instructions

    To make the sweet potato pancakes

    • In a medium bowl, whisk the eggs and milk together. Beat in the sweet potato. Set aside.
    • In a large bowl, mix together all the dry ingredients. Add the sweet potato mixture into the dry ingredients and mix well.
    • Heat a non-stick skillet or griddle over medium heat. Coat the pan in a very thin layer of oil.
    • Drop the pancake batter by ¼ cups.
    • When the pancakes start to bubble around the edges (about 2 minutes), flip and cook for about 2 more minutes.

    To make the marshmallow sauce

    • In a small saucepan over low heat, mix together the marshmallow fluff and water. Heat, stirring constantly, until well combined and the marshmallow sauce is shiny, about 5 minutes.

    To serve

    • Top the pancakes with the marshmallow sauce. Grate a bit of chocolate on top.
    Course: Breakfast, Brunch, Pancakes and Waffles
    Cuisine: American
    Keyword: Sweet Potato Pancakes Recipe
    Special Diet: Vegetarian
    Author: The Worktop
    Cal : 205kcal
    Note: Nutrition information is a rough estimate.
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    Easy Sweet Potato Pancake Recipe | The Worktop

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    By Tina Jui
    Filed Under: Breakfast and Brunch Recipes, Breakfast for Dinner Ideas, Fall Breakfast Recipes, Kid Friendly, Pancake Recipes, Pancakes and Waffles, Quick and Easy Brunches, Stove Top, Thanksgiving Breakfast Recipes, VegetarianTags: cinnamon, marshmallows, sweet potatoes, vegetables

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    A breakfast lover and food blogger. Tina develops everyday breakfast recipes on The Worktop, and writes about all things related to breakfast and brunch. Read more about Tina Jui or drop an email to say hi.

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    Comments

    1. Mal Edie says

      January 27, 2021 at 8:00 pm

      Can you sub some of the ingredients for low carb keto?

      Reply
    2. Christian says

      November 11, 2020 at 5:37 pm

      5 stars
      So quick and easy. Thank you!

      Reply
    3. L. Chan says

      December 01, 2015 at 6:52 pm

      How can it be that I just saw these?!?!?! When I saw the title--I thought, perfect combination! Thanks for a beautiful recipe and one of my favorite-est posts ever. I will most definitely be making these and recalling lovely memories with some of my very favorite people (that's you and my husband...possibly in that order, but don't tell him).

      Reply
    4. jonathan says

      November 25, 2015 at 10:14 am

      5 stars
      When I see the marshmellows with the stacks of pancakes, I keep thinking of smores. Should melt some chocolate in between layers too!!

      Reply
      • Tina Jui says

        November 25, 2015 at 7:54 pm

        Wow, you're talking decadent pancakes. I just need a brulee torch for the marshmallows now...

        Reply
    5. Lokness @ The Missing Lokness says

      November 24, 2015 at 10:35 pm

      Wow! These pancakes are gorgeous looking! That chocolate shaving makes them extra special. These would be a huge hit for the Thanksgiving weekend. Must share!

      Reply
      • Tina Jui says

        November 25, 2015 at 7:53 pm

        Thanks, and Happy Thanksgiving to you!

        Reply
    6. Teresa jui says

      November 24, 2015 at 6:38 pm

      5 stars
      Wow that's incredible sweet potatoes and marshmallow pancakes. I will try the taste.

      Reply
      • Tina Jui says

        November 25, 2015 at 7:53 pm

        Thanks! I hope you like it! Happy Thanksgiving!

        Reply
    7. GiGi Eats says

      November 24, 2015 at 2:19 pm

      5 stars
      TONGUE OUT... Panting like a dog over this recipe!!

      Reply
      • Tina Jui says

        November 25, 2015 at 7:53 pm

        Lol! I drooled a bit when I first took a bite out of it :P

        Reply
    8. Lynn | The Road to Honey says

      November 23, 2015 at 11:14 am

      I have a whole bag of sweet potatoes sitting in my cabinet and I have been scratching my head as to what to do with them. Sure I could just pop them in the oven and make standard sweet potatoes. . .but then something magical happened. I came across this recipe that calls for sweet potato pancakes. How perfect. The Mr. loves pancakes so I can't wait to surprise him with these. The big question. . .should I wait until Thanksgiving morning to treat him to all this yummy goodness?

      Reply
      • Tina Jui says

        November 23, 2015 at 12:04 pm

        Oh, I think Thanksgiving feasts can be a week long (month long??) celebration. There is definitely no need to wait until Thanksgiving morning :)

        Reply
    9. Michele says

      November 23, 2015 at 12:09 am

      OMG... where has your blog been all my life. I like every single post and want to make them all!!

      Reply
      • Tina Jui says

        November 23, 2015 at 12:03 pm

        Hi Michele! Thanks for stopping by! I'm so glad to hear you like all the posts and recipes! Don't worry, the blog is fairly new, so it probably hasn't been around for most of your life ;) You haven't missed out on too much.

        Reply
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