[Recipes] High Protein Sweet Potato Pancakes

High Protein Sweet Potato Pancakes

Hopefully the Thanksgiving feast won’t cause too much upset when you step on the scale. I’m a big fan of a lot of Thanksgiving food; sweet potatoes being one of my favorites. Not only are sweet potatoes delicious, but they pack a serious multi-dimensional nutritional punch:

• They’re high in vitamin B6, which may help reduce the risk of stroke and the cardiovascular heart disease¹
• They’re loaded with beta-carotene, an antioxidant that is converted to vitamin A (retinol) in the body and promotes skin, eye, and hair health²
• They have high vitamin C content, another potent antioxidant that boosts immunity and helps combat cellular damage from free radicals³
• They have a low Glycemic Index value (48)

The predicament, though, is how do you use sweet potatoes to make a healthy, high protein meal that you can eat anytime? Simple — make sweet potato protein pancakes. If you enjoyed my recipe for high protein pumpkin pancakes you’ll be sure to enjoy this one!

Each pancake has 123 calories and packs 11 grams of high quality protein — enjoy!

Recipes: High Protein Sweet Potato Pancakes

Prep Time: 10 minutes - 1 hour, 5 minutes

Cook Time: 10-20 minutes

Servings: 1 batch, 4 pancakes

High Protein Sweet Potato Pancakes, Directions

1) Bake the medium sweet potato; either in the microwave or baked in the oven at 400º F for one hour. If you’re going to bake in the oven, try baking the sweet potato the day before so that your prep the next day is much quicker.

2) Put all of the ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth. If you find the batter is too thick, you can add a few tablespoons of water or unsweetened almond milk.

3) Meanwhile, heat a non-stick griddle or pan on medium heat and coat the pan with cooking spray (I prefer coconut oil).

4) Pour enough batter onto the griddle/pan to make 3-4 pancakes (you may not have room to make all the pancakes in one batch).

5) Flip the pancakes when the edges are nicely browned and the top has a bit of bubbling. This should take about 5 minutes. Keep in mind that sweet potato protein pancakes take a bit longer to cook before flipping; if you flip too early you’ll have yourself some messy pancakes!

6) Cook the other side for an additional 3-5 minutes.

7) Serve warm. Top with Walden farms calorie free pancake syrup, almond butter, greek yogurt or fresh fruit.

High Protein Sweet Potato Pancakes, Nutrition Facts (per pancake)

• Calories - 123
• Fat - 2.75 grams
• Fiber - 2 grams
• Sugar - 4.5 grams
• Protein - 10.75 grams
• Carbohydrates - 14 grams

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References, Notes, Links

1. “Dietary Supplement Fact Sheet: Vitamin B6.” Dietary Supplement Fact Sheet: Health Professional Fact Sheet. Office of Dietary Supplements: NIH, n.d. Web. 23 Nov. 2012. <http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminB6-HealthProfessional/> [↩]
2. http://www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/beta-carotene-000286.htm [↩]
3. http://www.umm.edu/ency/article/002404.htm [↩]