30 minutes ·
Sweet Potato Pecan Pancakes
Disease-fighting antioxidants! In a tasty pancake!? Once you try these, you may not have them any other way. Top with maple syrup and crunchy nuts to start your day.
By Mitchell Kimbrough·November 5, 2025
Total Time
30 minutes
Serves
6
Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients
- ·1 lb sweet potatoes, roasted, peeled, and mashed
- ·2 cups skim milk
- ·2 large eggs, beaten
- ·4 tbsp reduced-calorie pancake syrup, divided
- ·1 tsp vanilla extract
- ·1 tsp all-purpose flour
- ·1 cup whole wheat flour
- ·4 tsp baking powder
- ·1 tsp pumpkin-pie spice
- ·1/4 tsp salt
- ·1/4 cup chopped pecans, toasted
Preparation
- Step 1
Place sweet potatoes, milk, eggs, 1 tbsp pancake syrup, and vanilla extract in a medium bowl and blend thoroughly.
- Step 2
In a separate bowl, sift together flours, baking powder, pumpkin-pie spice, and salt.
- Step 3
Blend sweet potato mixture with flour mixture, and whisk until smooth.
- Step 4
Coat a flat griddle with cooking spray and preheat over medium-high heat. Ladle batter onto hot griddle by heaping tablespoons and cook until golden brown, turning once when surface begins to bubble (about 2 minutes per side).
- Step 5