Sweet Potato Pancakes Recipe

With leftover mashed sweet potatoes, boost your breakfast nutrition by making sweet potato pancakes!

I’ve actually been eating sweet potato pancakes for awhile now, and can’t get enough!  The kids love them, and they got rave reviews by my neighbor and recipe tester!

The sweet potatoes we used for this recipe are commonly purchased in US grocery stores under the names YAMS! We ARE using the orange fleshed potatoes for this.  Every time we post about sweet potatoes, when we mean yams, we get lots of confusion.

What is the difference between sweet potatoes and yams?

Potatoes come in a variety of forms.  Our grocery store sells two varieties of sweet potatoes.  Although both veggies you are getting at a common grocery store are sweet potatoes,  they call one a sweet potato, and the other a yam to distinguish them from each other.   Botanically, the orange fleshed potato sold in grocery stores called a yam, isn’t a yam at all (veggie nerds can see the full discussion on that here), But it does help to keep them separate for us common folk!  I will say, you should know the difference, because it is important if you’ve started ordering your groceries online or for pick up! Choosing a sweet potato, I’ve gotten the white fleshed sweet potato on more than one occasion!

For everyday life, here is how we use a sweet potato vs a yam:

SWEET  POTATOES:  (with white flesh) We use this potato less often. It’s very similar to russet potatoes, and not as sweet as the orange fleshed “yams”.

• Just like a baked potato (butter, salt etc.)
• As Sweet Potato salad.

YAMS: With the orange flesh

• Sweet potato fries
• In a casserole with brown sugar.
• Baked in a slow cooker
• In muffins
• and of course, in pancakes like this recipe

Is one healthier than the other?  YES! Yams, with its rich orange color has more vitamins.  The more colorful your fruits or vegetables are, the more nutrients they have.

And why would you add sweet potatoes to your pancakes you ask?  Well, since you asked… Sweet Potatoes are a great source of Vitamin A!  In one sweet potato, depending on the size and where it came from, you may get 35%-90% of your daily recommended value for Vitamin A!

So, don’t delay! Have some sweet potatoes for dinner, so you can have some leftovers for breakfast!

Related post: Make your sweet potatoes in a slow cooker!

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