These sweet potato pancakes are so tasty! They would be a fun snack or appetizer to serve at a party or a nice alternative to regular potato pancakes to serve for Jewish holidays.
I used coconut oil to fry them, but surprisingly it didn’t have a coconuty or sweet flavor. Even with the coconut oil it tasted like salty sweet potatoes!
Sweet Potato Pancakes:
Makes about 12
1 large sweet potato
Half small or medium onion
2 pastured eggs
1/2 tbsp coconut flour (where to buy coconut flour)
1/2 tsp salt and pepper
2 tbsp coconut oil (where to buy coconut oil)
1. Shred sweet potato and onion. To make it easier use the shredder on a food processor.
2. Place the sweet potato and onion on a clean kitchen towel and squeeze out the moisture. Set aside still on the towel.
3. In a large bowl whisk eggs, coconut flour, salt and pepper together.
4. After the shredded potato and onion has sat for a few minutes try to squeeze out a little more moisture.
5. Add the sweet potato and onion to the egg mixture and mix well.
6. Heat coconut oil in a cast iron skillet (I used my mini 5 inch cast iron skillet, which is a very handy little skillet to have around). If you use a larger skillet you may need to add more oil because the pancakes have to fry in a good layer of oil.
7. Once oil is hot add small spoonfuls of the mixture to the skillet. Cook for a few minutes on one side until golden brown, then flip and cook the other side.
8. Place on a paper towel after frying to catch excess oil. Serve with sour cream or greek yogurt (I used greek yogurt) and applesauce.
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Do you know if you could cook these in a waffle maker instead of frying?
Just wondering can these be baked instead of fried?
That would be a different kind of recipe. I’m not sure of the specifics.
silly question, but do you boil the sweet potatoes first?
No, you don’t need to boil them.
Do you think these would freeze well? I would like a few batches and freeze them
I’ve never tried freezing them, but I think they would be fine. Just thaw and re-heat in a toaster oven or in a skillet.
Made a double batch…my husband and I both thought they were delicious.
Just made for breakfast…delicious! 3yr old and hubby gobbled them up.
Girl, I just made these for dinner and they rock! Great recipe!
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed them!
These sound amazing! I can’t wait to make these this morning and see what my 2yo thinks 😉 Thanks for the recipe!