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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Jess @ Crunchy Hot Mama says
June 1, 2013 at 5:04 amThese sound amazing! I can’t wait to make these this morning and see what my 2yo thinks 😉 Thanks for the recipe!
Our Small Hours says
June 3, 2013 at 2:26 pmGirl, I just made these for dinner and they rock! Great recipe!
Healy Real Food Vegetarian says
June 3, 2013 at 4:13 pmThanks! Glad you enjoyed them!
JP@trying out my skills says
June 12, 2013 at 9:06 amJust made for breakfast…delicious! 3yr old and hubby gobbled them up.
Donna says
July 30, 2013 at 4:06 pmMade a double batch…my husband and I both thought they were delicious.
Melanie Cooper says
August 19, 2013 at 5:08 pmDo you think these would freeze well? I would like a few batches and freeze them
Healy Real Food Vegetarian says
August 19, 2013 at 7:04 pmI’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.
Holly says
August 30, 2013 at 8:42 amsilly question, but do you boil the sweet potatoes first?
Healy Real Food Vegetarian says
August 30, 2013 at 9:18 amNo, you don’t need to boil them.
Carrie Lombardi says
November 25, 2013 at 2:03 pmJust wondering can these be baked instead of fried?
Healy Real Food Vegetarian says
November 25, 2013 at 3:29 pmThat would be a different kind of recipe. I’m not sure of the specifics.
Andrea says
January 24, 2014 at 6:54 pmDo you know if you could cook these in a waffle maker instead of frying?