These sweet potato pancakes with nutmeg are a very welcome change from regular pancakes. Great with maple syrup or cranberry sauce.
Ingredients
- ¾ pound sweet potatoes
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 3 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 ½ cups milk
- ¼ cup unsalted butter, melted
- 2 large eggs, beaten
Directions
Step 1
Bring a medium saucepan of lightly salted water to a boil. Add sweet potatoes and cook until tender but still a bit firm, about 15 minutes. Drain, then immediately immerse in cold water to loosen skins. Drain again; remove and discard skins.
Step 2
Sift flour, baking powder, salt, and nutmeg together into a medium bowl.
Step 3
Chop sweet potatoes, transfer to another medium bowl, and mash. Mix in milk, melted butter, and egg. Gradually mix in flour mixture until well combined.
Step 4
Lightly grease a griddle and preheat over medium-high heat.
Step 5
Working in batches, drop heaping tablespoonfuls batter onto the hot griddle and cook until the surface begins to bubble, 3 to 4 minutes. Flip and cook on the other side until golden brown, 2 to 3 more minutes.
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Nutrition Facts | |
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Servings Per Recipe 8 | |
Calories 217 | |
% Daily Value * | |
Total Fat8g | 11% |
Saturated Fat5g | 23% |
Cholesterol65mg | 22% |
Sodium534mg | 23% |
Total Carbohydrate30g | 11% |
Dietary Fiber2g | 7% |
Total Sugars5g | |
Protein6g | |
Vitamin C8mg | 42% |
Calcium202mg | 16% |
Iron2mg | 10% |
Potassium311mg | 7% |
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient.If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.
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- by: Cookdap Member
- 22 years ago
This was soooo great. My mom grew some really giant sweet potatos and I didn’t know what to do with them all. This recipe was wonderful! I even made them, placed them on a cookie sheet and froze them, then put them in ziploc bags, sonow when we want one or two (or for dinner) they are already made, I just have to nuke them for a moment or so.
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- by: Cookdap Member
- 22 years ago
I was tired of squash and bought a big yam and used this recipe. Normally, potato pancakes are my “thing” but I tried this recipe anyway. WOW. If yams are in season, this is my new recipe. I did everything according to the directions, but did cut back on the nutmeg by about 10%. Extreemly good. You’ll like it.
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- by: JILL MANTY
- 22 years ago
This is my new favorite pancake recipe. They were very light. I used half a can of sweet potatoes in syrup drained and cinnamon, and they were just great!!! Even my three year old who doesn’t eat anything if he thinks it contains a fruit or vegetable said they were “delicious!”
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- by: Cookdap Member
- 22 years ago
I cheated a bit on this recipe and used leftover sweet potatoes that I had already made up from the previous night’s sweet potato side dish from dinner. They still turned out nicely! I wrecked the first few by making them too large. Follow the recipe when it says, “spoon heaping tablespoonsfuls onto the heated griddle”!! A yummy way to use up leftovers.
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- by: TARMAQ
- 21 years ago
What can I say! Last night I made Bea’s Whipped Sweet Potato Casserole that I found on this site, so my sweet potatoes had brown sugar, orange juice, cinnamon, nuts, and a few marshmallows in them. (It was a good casserole) Well, I found this recipe and decided to make the pancakes to eat later… Anyhow, my 2 yr old and 5 yr old were watching me… we started snacking… then moved on to make it an early lunch. I stopped my 2 yr old at 5 pancakes and my 3 yr old at 3 pancakes! The recipe made 25, so I guess my size was right on. They were awesome! The kids ate them plain, I added butter and syrup. I HIGHLY recommend these. Thanks, Wendy, for the recipe!
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- by: DLBYRNES
- 19 years ago
I used previous reviewers suggestions and added a little vanilla and cinnamon to the batter, doubled the recipe and make a whole stack of these for a party. They were a big, big hit. Everyone wanted the recipe. One gentle replied – oh, it’s probably one of those secret family recipes!
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- by: Hotdiggitydogs
- 18 years ago
I decided to try altering this recipe and it was great (adults and kids alike!). Instead of the 1-1/2 cups flour – I used 1 cup flour and 1/2 cups rolled oats. (seemed to really hold well and have a fluffy pancake – tasted great too!) I also added 1/4 tsp cinnamon and 1 tsp pure vanilla extract. We served it w/cinnamon sugar butter and all loved them!
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- by: Mmmartin
- 17 years ago
I really enjoyed this recipe. I omitted the butter, used whole wheat flour, used 1/2 cup oats in place of 1/2 cup flour, and added about a 1/2 tsp each of cinnamon and vanilla. I put the batter in the fridge over night and added a little extra milk in the morning. The first batch I made tasted doughy in the middle so the next batch I took the back of a spoon and spread out the batter. Very good!
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- by: Cookdap Member
- 17 years ago
I really enjoyed this recipe! (In reality I’d give it a 4.5 – I need to tinker with it just a bit to make it perfect for my taste.) I did add some vanilla (a liitle less than a teaspoon), and replaced half of the flour with whole wheat pastry flour. They were no harder to make than any other pancake but were of course much more flavorful.
-Just a quick note to the naysayers: If your pancakes came out doughy, you probably made them too big. A couple of tablespoons is all it takes. If they came out too dense, your batter was probably too thick. Check the consistency and add more milk if necessary. You will have small pancakes but they will be fluffy and delicious!
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- by: KRANEY
- 17 years ago
These were wonderful! Would be great for Thanksgiving time especially. I made two modifications to cut down on the fat: used only 2 Tbl. butter and used skim milk. I thought there was too much nutmeg flavor, so next time I will reduce to 1/4 tsp. I added 1 tsp. cinnamon and 1/2 tsp. vanilla, and will definitely do that again. Note that 3/4 lb. potatoes is the same as 2 1/2 cups cut up (in case you don’t have a scale). I peeled and cut the potato into chunks before boiling, so I omitted the skin removal and mashing steps (they mashed very easily when blending with a mixer with the other ingredients). I mixed all wet ingredients with the potatoes in one bowl, then mixed all the dry ingredients in another bowl, putting them together at the end. I did have to add more milk (almost 1/2 cup) to make them more spreadable. Thanks so much for the recipe!
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- by: Yummum
- 17 years ago
These were good. As per other reviews I peeled, chopped, then boiled the sweet potato. I weighed it, ended up using 1 medium sweet potato, and my batter was a great consistency. I also spiced it up: pinch ginger, 1/2 ts nutmeg, 1 ts cinnamon. I subbed 2tb canola oil for the butter, and it worked wonderfully. My 5 year old said he could tell he was eating his veggies (after I told him what the orange was), but the addition of a few frozen blueberries made them perfect for him.
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- by: LYSAVANDER
- 17 years ago
I would give this 3 1/2 stars if I could. I felt it was a bit too much nutmeg-maybe just 1/4 tsp. next time and add cinnamon. I also felt the baking powder taste was too strong (maybe cut back 1 tsp next time). I used white whole wheat flour and just microwaved the potatoes. Also added some vanilla. Great for trying to get a toddler to eat vegetables. Especially since there is no sugar in them. I will definitely try again with some more modifications!
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- by: Shawndell31
- 17 years ago
This was ok. Even after spicing up the recipe quite a bit it was still just ok. I didn’t mash the sweet potatoes up enough (my error not the recipe). Hubby loved them especially the ones I added pecans to. I’m a tough rater so for me to give it a four is pretty decent. A five is only for recipes that I deem incredible! They were tasty enough. I’ll probably try them again when I have cinnamon.
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- by: ERINICH17
- 17 years ago
Words can’t explain how great these are! Since I like my sweet potatoes with brown sugar and cinnamon, I cut back on the nutmeg and added the brown sugar to the potato mixture and cinnamon to the flour. My three year old asks for them almost daily! I always keep some in the freezer.
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- by: Jessica Foster
- 17 years ago
These weren’t as hard as some of the reviews made them sound. Making them with two tablespoons full of dough was the way to go. Any bigger and they were doughy in the middle at the end. My only complaint was that they weren’t sweet potato tasting enough for me. Maybe I just needed sweeter potatoes? I will definitely make these again though.
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- by: CPENABAUER
- 17 years ago
I loved these pancakes, but unfortuanatly, my 2 yr old didn’t. The only complaint I have is that they didn’t seem to cook in the middle, no matter how long I kept them on the griddle, but that could be due to a mistake by me. Thanks for this healthy creative twist on pancakes!
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- by: Julie
- 17 years ago
These are very good. All of my children ate these. Even the picky, picky ones. On several of these I put down some chopped pecans, then some brown sugar, and then the batter. That made it so yummy. I did put some sugar in my batter. Next time I will put some cinnamon in my pancakes. It is good with just the nutmeg though. My husband kept saying how moist these were.
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- by: Bugaloo's Food Toyou
- 17 years ago
Very bland and lumpy. I do want to try these one more time, but I think I will use the brown sugar in another’s comments for more sweetness and will cook my potato ALOT longer to get the smoother consistency.UPDATE: my 3 yr old son ate quite a bit, but I added vanilla and sugar as the other reviews suggested. I think next time I will try more sweet potatoes and cook them longer so they are not so lumpy.
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- by: Jackie M.
- 17 years ago
Wow, these were amazing. I prepared the batter the day before Thanksgiving, then on Thanksgiving morning I made them for my family that was visiting. Everyone loved them so much! I know some reviewers already mentioned this but just remember not to try to make them too big and to spread the batter out some, otherwise the insides will be gooey!
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- by: Carolina Girl
- 17 years ago
I loved this recipe. I did however make my own modifications. I read the other reviews and reduced the nutmeg to 1/4 tsp, added a 1/4 tsp cinnamon and 1 tsp vanilla. I also put in a dash of ground cloves. Also, I used Egg Nog instead of the Milk. Well, technically, I used Soy Nog, but I know thats not everyones cup of milk. Also, I had to add more Nog when I mixed the wet batter into the dry batter because it was more like a dough than a batter. Other than that it was unbelievable.
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- by: UMNICHKA
- 16 years ago
My whole family liked these sweet potato pancakes. I served them for dinner. I baked yams instead of boiling, it seemed to bring out their sweeter taste. I wonder if it called for too much flour in the recipe though. It seemed like I could definitely taste the flour. I will try to add less next time but will definitely make them again.
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- by: Tibbadee
- 16 years ago
This recipe provided a very easy, tasty, and healthy alternative to the boring sweet potatoes with sour cream we usually have. I suggest cooking the potatoes in the microwave since after 20 minutes of boiling (more than the recipe requested) the middle was still very hard – I had to cook them in the microwave for an extra 15 minutes before they could be mashed. I replaced the butter with margarine, which worked just as well and is much healthier. Next time I’ll try it with less margarine, and I’ll double the recipe since we’re a very hungry family of four and those pancakes disappeared very fast! All in all, this was a great recipe. It took me more time than I expected but next time I make it, it will probably be much faster!
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- by: Mrsmaggiek
- 16 years ago
Yammy pancakes, Is what were calling them. Added 1.4 cup brown sugar to sweeten them up a bit, and used pumpkin spice blend in place of all the spices. Added 1 more cup of milk for consistancy, and found that we had to cook them extra slow and long on LOW LOW heat, keeping them from burning. We also had 1/2 and 1/2 of sweet potatoes, and new red potatoes. It was a sweet blend. My 3 year old has eaten the whole plate of left overs today!
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- by: Sarah Jo
- 16 years ago
I made a couple changes, just for my tastes. I made the milk sour,
using a tablespoon of vinegar per cup. This was not a good addition.
If I made them again, I would stick with just plain whole milk. I
used canned sweet potatoes, with the juice drained off, about half
of a 28 oz. can. I also used about a teaspoon of pumpkin pie spice
and added a half cup of brown sugar. It wasn’t sweet enough for my
tastes, so I might add in the couple of tablespoons that the recipe
calls for. I also will add pecans next time. I didn’t this time
because I didn’t have any. I also made this batter the night before
and didn’t overmix. The pancake batter was incredibly fluffy. This
batter is also moist, which required a little more cooking time
than your usual pancake batter. The kids loved them, and I liked the
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- by: Wyattdogster
- 16 years ago
I tried this recipe in an attempt to use up the sweet potato bounty from the garden. I followed some of the tips given by other reviewers and the pancakes came out perfect. My daughter and I loved them, hubby didn’t care for them. We liked them best with a sour cream topping. Popped the leftovers in the toaster for breakfast the next morning, yummy!
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- by: SUE1956
- 16 years ago
If Fall could have a flavor, this would be it! I added 1/4 c. brown sugar, which was plenty, 1/2 tsp. cinnamon, 1/2 tsp. vanilla, and then 1 T. ground flaxseed (just because flaxseed is supposed to be so healthy for you and you can add it to recipes and not even tell it’s in there)Make sure when they’re cooking that you flatten out the batter (it’s rather thick) so that the middle of the pancake gets cooked. Very, very good-thanks for sharing!
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- by: Ped
- 16 years ago
Unfortunately…I did not have sweet potatoes on-hand. I substituted russet potatoes. We were very impressed with the fluffiness of the pancakes and the flavor. Will try these again using sweet potatoes…but will definitely come back to regular potatoe pancakes as well. Perfect for someone looking for a low-sugar pancake recipe!
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- by: RUBYJ
- 16 years ago
I had leftover mashed sweet potatoes from dinner the night before and found this recipe to use them up. From now on, I will be making extra sweet potatoes just to make these pancakes. They are so yummy! My kids all loved them and I felt good giving them an extra nutritional boost before school!
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- by: LINDAANA
- 16 years ago
Im giving this 5 stars for the taste and 4 stars for the effort/time. Between cooking the sweet potatoes (15 min in the microwave) and then cooking MANY batches of the dollar sized pancakes which took MUCH longer than a regular pancake to cook all the way through, THANK GOD the end result was worth it. Lots of healthy pancakes I can freeze and pop in the toaster for my toddler.
I made the following changes:
1 cup flour and 1/2 cup oats
1/2 tsp vanilla
1-2 TBS maple syrup for some sweetness
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp cinnamon
only 2 TBS butter
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- by: SYDLY
- 16 years ago
Mmmm good! I used a 14oz can of pure pureed pumpkin (about 2 cups) instead of bothering with the sweet potatoes and it turned out great! I also added a teaspoon of pumpkin pie spice, a little vanilla, a tbsp of sugar and 1/4 cup of wheat germ (for added nutrition) and my 14 month old and I loved it!
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- by: TREADE
- 16 years ago
These are awesome made with leftover sweet potatoes from Thanksgiving. Fabulous topped with leftover cranberries. I’ll have to make another batch, because husband and son ate each one as it came hot off the griddle – just as they were.
My son said they taste like pumpkin donuts (I always add brown sugar, Marshmallows and Cinnamon to my Thanksgiving Sweet Potatoes).
Just weigh out the leftover sweet potatoes and follow the recipe. Try topping The resulting fluffy and delicious pancakes with cranberries, a dollop of vanilla yogurt or sour cream and roasted pecans.
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- by: NEXTDRHOOD
- 16 years ago
I made these with modifications:
started with 1 cup leftover mashed sweet potato,
subbed 1 and 1/4 cup whole wheat flour for the flour,
added 1/2 cup of milk for the consistency,
subbed vegetable oil for butter because I realized I forgot it after I started cooking the pancakes,
added 1 heaping tablespoon of sugar, added 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon,
and added 1/4 cup of flaxseed meal to add some hidden fiber. They smelled awesome and tasted great…although I didn’t really taste the potato very strongly. -
- by: ALBREE
- 16 years ago
I always like to taste the batter just a little before I cook recipes. Well when I tasted this one it was too salty and had no flavor. I like a pancake that can stand alone without syrup and this one didn’t taste like it could do that. So I added a little Allspice, a little more Nutmeg and a hint of Cinnamon. I also added a little Vanilla Extract. This improved the flavor, however once I finally got that under control, the batter was too thick. I didn’t add enough spices to affect the thickness so something else was wrong with this. I cooked them on a griddle and the insides weren’t done. I was very disappointed with this recipe and won’t make it again unfortunately.
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- by: Jen Smetana
- 15 years ago
I’ve made this recipe 5 times now. I always double the recipe so I could freeze extra. They were awesome and I vowed to never make regular pancakes again. However, the last 2 times I made them I haven’t been able to get them to cook through. I’ve lowered the heat on my frying pan and added extra milk to make the batter thinner. Nothing seemed to work. I’m very frusterated.
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- by: Amber Mccombs Johnson
- 15 years ago
I didn’t really follow the recipe exactly. However, I got the idea to add sweet potato to pancakes from this recipe and it was fabulous! I just added about 2 1/2 cups of cooked/mashed sweet potato to 3 cups Krusteaz Buttermilk Pancake Mix, and 2 1/4 cups water. I also added about 1 cup of water to the sweet potato so that is it more of a creamy consistency. Then I just cooked them on my griddle at about 350*. They were so good! My husband went back for seconds, which he never does when I make pancakes! And my 3 year old cleaned his plate of the 2 large pancakes that I served for him! We will definately be eating these again!
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- by: Cookdap Member
- 15 years ago
I really liked these! They do come out a little cakey, but I like them like that. I also took the advice of other reviewers and added vanilla, cinnamon, and 1 packet of artificial sweetener. The nutmeg was a little overwhelming and I couldn’t taste the sweet potatoes, so I think next time I’ll cut back on the nutmeg.
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