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    You are here: Home / Breakfast / Vegan Sweet Potato Pancakes with Orange Infused Maple Syrup

    LAST UPDATED: January 24, 2022 • FIRST PUBLISHED: May 13, 2013

    Vegan Sweet Potato Pancakes with Orange Infused Maple Syrup

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    These vegan sweet potato pancakes are incredibly rich and flavorful, made a hint of cinnamon and nutmeg, and are topped with orange infused maple syrup.

    Stack of Sweet Potato Pancakes on a Plate with a Wedge Cut out and Held on a Fork

    A friend invited me out to brunch. She raved about this new place in her neighborhood. "They have sweet potato pancakes!!!" she exclaimed. She knows I'm not into eggs. Sweet potato pancakes! I was psyched! "Do you think they are batter based pancakes, and they mash up the sweet potato and add it to the batter, like pumpkin pancakes? Or do you think they are like potato pancakes, all shredded in fried patties?!" Either option would be DELICIOUS!

    Fast forward to Saturday morning. I order the sweet potato pancakes. I don't ask the server what to expect, as I want this to be a surprise. The cakes arrive, and I was surprised to discover that they were flapjack style pancakes, with a few chunks of sweet potato mixed in the batter and a few sprinkled on top. Now, they were delicious. I mean sweet potatoes are delicious...pancakes are delicious...so you really can't go wrong. In hindsight I'm not sure why I thought they would be anything different. I mean, when you order banana pancakes, blueberry pancakes, or any other variation on the [insert plant food here] pancakes theme, you basically get chunks of that item mixed in and sprinkled on to of your pancakes.

    Vegan Sweet Potato Pancakes with Orange Infused Maple Syrup

    Anyhow, I took the experience as a cue to create my own sweet potato pancakes based on my two anticipated varieties at brunch. In truth, was more excited about the sweet potato in the batter embodiment, so I tried that one first. I'm happy I did, because it turned out fantastic. I actually made two attempts at this and I'm glad I did. The first attempt had a little too much flour and ended up being just a tad bit dry and chewy, as well as lacking in the sweet potato flavor I'd been looking for. After eating pancakes from that batch I felt really full and heavy. I made another attempt the next morning using less flour. They were perfect. Moist, delicious, sweet potatoey perfection. The inspiration from the orange infused maple syrup came from my mom's thanksgiving sweet potatoes, which include orange juice and are superb.

    One other great thing about sweet potato flapjack style pancakes: sweet potatoes work great as egg substitutes, which means that these sweet potato pancakes are vegan!

    Vegan Sweet Potato Pancakes with Orange Infused Maple Syrup
    Stack of Sweet Potato Pancakes on a Plate with a Wedge Cut out and Held on a Fork
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    Vegan Sweet Potato Pancakes with Orange Infused Maple Syrup

    These vegan sweet potato pancakes are incredibly rich and flavorful, made a hint of cinnamon and nutmeg, and are topped with orange infused maple syrup.
    Course Breakfast
    Cuisine American
    Prep Time 10 minutes
    Cook Time 15 minutes
    Total Time 25 minutes
    Servings 6
    Author Alissa

    Ingredients

    For the Orange Infused Maple Syrup

    • 1 cup maple syrup
    • ½ cup orange juice preferably fresh squeezed
    • 1 tbsp. orange zest

    For the Vegan Sweet Potato Pancakes

    • 1 medium sweet potato baked and mashed (about 1 cup)
    • 2 ¼ cups unflavored almond or soy milk
    • 2 tbsp coconut oil melted
    • 2 tbsp. maple syrup
    • 1 ½ cups spelt flour could sub all purpose
    • 1 tbsp. baking powder
    • 2 tsp. ground cinnamon
    • ¼ tsp. nutmeg
    • ¼ tsp. salt

    Instructions

    Make the Orange Infused Maple Syrup

    1. Heat all ingredients in small saucepan and bring to a low boil.
    2. Lower heat and simmer about ten minutes, or longer to get a slightly thicker syrup. You can prepare your pancakes while the syrup simmers.

    Make the Pancakes

    1. Mix sweet potato, milk, coconut oil and maple syrup in medium mixing bowl.
    2. Mix flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg in a separate, large mixing bowl.
    3. Add liquid ingredients to dry. Mix until just blended.
    4. Heat griddle or skillet over medium heat and coat with oil or cooking spray.
    5. Pour ⅓ to ½ cup batter onto heated surface. Cook until browned on each side, about 5 minutes per side, flipping very gently between sides.
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    About Alissa Saenz

    Hi, I'm Alissa! I'm a former attorney turned professional food blogger. I love creating vegan recipes with bold flavors! You can read more about me here.

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    1. thelilfoxes.com says

      May 14, 2013 at 3:03 pm

      My my my. Aren't I happy that I found your beautiful bloggity blog. And this recipe looks just delicious. Hello!

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    2. Alissa Saenz says

      May 14, 2013 at 9:18 pm

      Hey, thanks so much! The pancakes did turn out great :) You're actually my first comment as a new blogger (and here I thought it would come from my mom). Totally appreciated.

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    3. Leslie says

      December 23, 2016 at 4:10 pm

      I made these yesterday, and they were PER-FECT ! Thank you so much for this recipe ! <3

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      • Alissa Saenz says

        December 26, 2016 at 11:05 am

        Yay! Glad to hear it! Thanks Leslie!

        Reply
    4. Alice says

      December 30, 2018 at 1:07 am

      Hi there!

      Would like to know if they freeze well and for how long? Many thanks :)

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      • Alissa Saenz says

        December 30, 2018 at 4:04 pm

        I haven't frozen these particular pancakes, but most are good for about 3 months in the freezer. I usually layer a few pancakes with parchment paper in between, and then place the whole stack in a freezer bag. Enjoy!!

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