Sweet Potato Greek Yogurt Pancakes that are sure to keep you satisfied all morning with almost 20g of whole food protein! They’re gluten-free thanks to the oats and whipped up in the blender in under 5 minutes. A healthy, easy, and delicious breakfast.
Oh man, you guys… I have had a WEEK.
You know the kind I mean. Where everything that can go wrong, does go wrong. Where you walk into so many door frames and stub your toe so many times that you find yourself thinking maybe you should just stay inside with all the windows and doors barred so you don’t walk outside and accidentally get hit by a bus or struck by lighting on a sunny day?
Or maybe that’s the issue. Maybe I’ve been spending too much time cooped up inside and not enough time out in the real world. Or maybe it’s because I haven’t been eating my vegetables (shhhh).
Who knows. But what I do know is that I’ve had more frustrations and fails this week than I care to admit, and that a good chunk of them have been recipe related.
Take these sweet potato Greek yogurt pancakes, for example…
Sure they look all perfect and delicious now, but you should have seen the first batch I tested out. Or maybe it’s better that you didn’t. Let’s just say that an off-week is not a good time to be experimenting with coconut flour pancakes when I can’t even make them work on the best of days.
I really can’t. I’ve tried on a few occasions, and I always end up with a gloopy mess that just won’t set no matter how long I keep it on the skillet… which is exactly what happened with trial #1.
SO! after a mini breakdown that left me wondering what I did to deserve the cloud of bad juju that’s been hanging over my head all week, I scrapped all plans to get fancy and went back to the tried & true…
Very important life lesson: if it ain’t broke, stop trying to fix it.
So this pancake recipe is based off of this pancake recipe, which is very much the “ain’t broke” part of the equation.
I’ve made so many different flavour variations of that recipe over the years, and it has yet to come out tasting anything less than perfect… which is probably why my thoughts bee-lined to it while I was standing over the aforementioned gloopy mess on the verge of tears (not really, but it sounds extra dramatic, no?)
Not only is it foolproof, but it tastes amazing (the Greek yogurt does SO much for the flavour) and it’s crazy easy to make – I’m talking into the blender* and onto the frying pan level easy. I mean, you do kind of need to have some cooked sweet potato on hand, but that’s easy enough – just peel ’em, ‘cube em, boil ’em, and the’ll be soft and tender in a handful of minutes. OR! you can go the canned sweet potato* route (which I’ve totally done), OR even swap it out for some canned pumpkin*. You do you, boo.
Also, if you notice that there’s only 6 pancakes on the plate when these recipes usually makes 7 or 8, it’s because I totally butchered the first one when I tried to flip it. RIP pancake.
I told you it’s been one of those weeks.
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Sweet Potato Greek Yogurt Pancakes
- Total Time: 15 mins
- Yield: 1 serving, 7 – 8 pancakes 1x
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup (60 g) plain Greek yogurt
- 1/2 cup (40 g) rolled oats*
- 1/4 cup (60 g) mashed sweet potato
- 2 egg whites 1 large egg
- 1–2 Tbsp (15–30 ml) unsweetened almond milk**
- 1 1/2 tsp maple syrup
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- pinch of cloves, nutmeg, or allspice
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
Instructions
- Preheat a skillet over medium heat and coat it with cooking spray or oil. You want to make sure that both are very hot before you start cooking your pancakes.
- Add the ingredients to a blender in the order listed and process until the oats are fully broken down and the batter is smooth and frothy.
- Pour the batter straight from the blender onto your skillet until desired size of pancakes is reached.*** Cook them until the edges have set and bubbles begin to form on the tops, about 2 minutes. Using a spatula, flip and cook for another 2 minutes. Repeat until all the batter is gone, making sure to coat your skillet again with oil between each batch.
Notes
* Make sure to use certified gluten-free oats if you need these to be gluten-free. ** Start with 1 Tbsp (15 ml) of almond milk and only add a second if you feel the batter is too thick. *** I try not to make mine too thick or I find they’re more likely to burn on the outside without fully cooking on the inside. There should be enough batter to make 7-8 palm-sized pancakes.
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 10 mins
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Can I make waffles with the batter?
Wonderful! I used 1/2+ tsp of pumpkin pie spice instead of the cinnamon and then topped the cooked pancakes with sliced banana and maple syrup. YUM!
Do you mean 2 egg whites or 1 large egg or do you mean 2 egg whites plus a whole egg?
It’s either 2 egg whites OR 1 large egg. Sorry about that, Lien!
These are amazing! I’m wondering if you’ve had any luck with freezing them and maintaining the texture when thawed?
These were so good! Normally when I find healthy, creative recipes like these they end up turning out kind of funky, but these honestly tasted better than real pancakes. Amazing texture and flavor – thank you!
T minus 1 day until a new week and I envision it being awesomesauce 😀
Also, add coconut flour in pancakes to the list. I *think* I’ve mastered it, but it took forever to learn and it’s very hit and miss!
Teach me! I end up with gloop – literally. When I go to flip it, it just turns right back into mush no matter how long I keep it on the skillet.
Yum! I made your pumpkin pancakes this very morning. 🙂 The nice thing about sweet potato is that you can get it local and don’t have to dissect a whole pumpkin to eat it. 🙂
This is true! Although I honestly don’t think I’ve ever roasted a whole pumpkin before. I’ve always gone with the cans.
Here’s to hoping today goes better. I figure it has to if it includes these sassy looking stacks of deliciousness. Three cheers for pancakes.
Things seem to be on the mend. Fingers crossed for a better week!
Aw girl, I’m sorry that this week has been “blah” for you. I want to be more open-minded and adventurous too, but sometimes it’s just best to go back to what I know. And these pancakes look DELICIOUS. Totally craving pancakes— I haven’t eaten any in so long!
Come visit for pancake Sunday! I’ll whip up a huge batch 🙂
THANK YOU AMANDA!! So many people make coconut flour pancakes and I have never been able to make them work (especially when I’m trying to replace the eggs due to allergies 😣…it’s hard to get any pancakes to be fluffy without eggs! 😢)!! I think I’ll be making these for a breakfast when I get home…yummy! 😋
I have many things that I do to get out of a funk…sometimes I’ll put something scented in the room like candles or a wax warmer, sometimes I’ll take a nice, long warm shower, sometimes yoga does the trick, sometimes I turn up the tunes and have my own personal dance party, and sometimes nothing works except just curling up on the couch and watching YouTube or a movie because I feel off. 😉
Ooo dance parties! I forgot about that one, but it’s definitely a good funk buster. And I think that coconut flour needs eggs to work in pancakes. It’s just the ratio I can ever seem to get right.
Yes I actually love coconut flour pancakes! I always blend with tapioca and they’re nice and fluffy. Actually made some for my kids this morning and they always love them. This morning it was eggs, almond milk, almond butter, maple, coconut and tapioca plus a little baking soda, cinnamon and salt.
The last pancakes you posted looked great! Maybe I need to invest in some tapioca…
I’ve made a few coconut flour pancake recipes but I wouldn’t say I’ve “mastered” it yet. This recipe, and all of your other pancake recipes, are my go-to!! 🙂 These look amazing!
Thanks Marina! Hope you’re having a nice weekend 🙂
I’ve added coconut flour to my 3- ingredient pancakes and it works but maybe that’s because that pancake recipe always works and the coconut flour is just a happy little addition? I don’t know. and yes, when I have bad days, I just go to sleep and hope for the best when I wake up!
I remember your 3-ingredient pancakes! I was trying to do something like that with sweet potatoes, but I Think I started adding too many other things. Should have just kept it simple 😆