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Stack of 4 sweet potato pancakes topped with maple syrup.

Paleo Sweet Potato Pancakes (Gluten Free)

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  • Author: Katie
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 15 minutes
  • Total Time: 25 minutes
  • Yield: 7 pancakes 1x

Description

These paleo sweet potato pancakes are thick and fluffy with a soft, tender texture.  They're made with mashed sweet potato and sweetened with maple syrup.


Ingredients

Scale
  • 1/2 cup mashed sweet potato (125g)*
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup
  • 1 Tbsp avocado oil
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/4 cup coconut flour (28g)
  • 1/4 cup tapioca starch (32g)
  • 1 tsp cinnamon (optional)
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 2-3 Tbsp mini chocolate chips (optional)


Instructions

  1. Grease a frying pan with coconut oil (or butter) and place on the stovetop.  Preheat on medium heat.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, combine the mashed sweet potato, eggs, maple syrup, avocado oil and vanilla.
  3. Add in the coconut flour, tapioca starch, cinnamon, baking powder and salt.  Whisk until smooth.
  4. Fold the chocolate chips into the batter.
  5. Let the batter sit for 5 minutes to thicken.
  6. Pour about 1/4 cup of pancake batter onto the preheated frying pan (I cooked 2 pancakes at a time).  Cover with a lid and cook on medium heat, reducing the heat if necessary.
  7. Once bubbles form on the tops of the pancakes, remove the lid and flip.  Cook about another minutes, or until done.
  8. Place cooked pancakes on a wire cooling rack (or serve immediately) and repeat steps until no more batter remains.

Notes

*Cut the sweet potato into cubes and steam in a steamer pot.  Once tender, cool to room temperature (or prep ahead of time and store in the fridge).  Once cool, remove the skin and mash the sweet potato with a fork or potato masher.