{Recipe Redux} Sweet Potato & Sunflower Seed Pancakes
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{Recipe Redux} Sweet Potato & Sunflower Seed Pancakes

Robinsbite intern Jaime took took a stab at June’s Recipe Redux challenge. Check out her recipe for this month’s theme, “Sowing Seasonal Seeds.”

Who doesn’t like a meal that’s sweet and savory all at the same time?  As I’ve had a slight obsession with sweet potatoes, I thought they would be the perfect ingredient for my concoction! It appears to be I’m my most creative…and productive in the morning so, why not make the recipe geared towards breakfast?  And so I did.  As I sat in my kitchen and gazed upon my sunflower themed plates and decor, I had an A-HA moment! I pulled out a bowl and got mixing.  A sweet potato and sunflower seed pancake was born.

Sweet Potato and Sunflower Seed Pancakes

Adapted from Food Network

Ingredients:
2 medium sweet potatoes
2 eggs
½ c. almond meal
½ c. whole wheat flour
1 c. skim milk
1 tbsp. applesauce, unsweetened
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tbsp. brown sugar
¼ c. sunflower seeds
1 ripe banana

Directions:

1. Wash and dry sweet potatoes. Peel off the skin. Prick several holes in the sweet potatoes with a fork.  Microwave potatoes for 6 minutes or until soft enough to mash easily. 

2.  Using a fork or potato masher, mash the sweet potatoes in a large mixing bowl.  Add the eggs, almond meal, flour and milk.  Stir well.

3. Add the applesauce, cinnamon, sugar, and sunflower seeds.  Stir until the mixture has a smooth consistency.

4. Heat a large skillet over medium heat.  Coat the skillet with nonstick cooking spray or olive oil.

5. Pour the pancake batter onto the hot skillet.  Form pancakes that are approximately 4 inches in diameter.

6. Slice banana and place onto one half  of each pancake. Let pancakes cook on each side until golden brown.

 

Serve with maple syrup and berries for a sweet start to your day or serve plain for a savory side.

Yield: 15 (4-inch) Pancakes

Serving Size: 2 Pancakes

 

 

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  • graincrazy
    Posted at 13:49h, 21 June

    Yummy idea adding sweet potatoes to pancakes. Yum!

  • Jaime @jaimeruisi1
    Posted at 11:16h, 22 June

    Thanks graincrazy! There are so many different things you can do with sweet potatoes, so I figured why not pancakes?!

  • serena
    Posted at 07:20h, 24 June

    Yum! Great way to start the day! Can you taste the almond flour…or is the purpose to add protein?

    • Jaime @jaimeruisi1
      Posted at 17:33h, 25 June

      You can taste the almond flour, but it doesn’t override the sweetness of the potatoes.

  • Kelly Sloan
    Posted at 00:50h, 27 June

    Ooo these look absolutely delicious! I love that you added sweet potato.. makes it more appealing and creative 🙂

  • Deanna Segrave-Daly
    Posted at 06:46h, 12 July

    These look so good! I’ve made sweet potato pancakes before but never thought to add seeds. Been really enjoying your ReDux recipes (here and on your own blog!)