Amp up the nutrition of the classic chocolate chip pancake with sweet potato! These gluten-free and vegan pancakes use sweet potato in two forms: flour and mashed. Just another reason to love a healthy breakfast treat!
Since I’ve gotten home, I’ve been making pancakes every weekend. Boy had I missed making those fluffy sweet cakes, so I’ve been making up for lost time! In my midst of pancake-deprivation, I had forgotten to share my last Anti-Grain flour recipe. I shared one using the squash flour and the apple flour, but kept you waiting for the sweet potato flour recipe! Being as potato-obsessed as I am, I’m pretty shocked with myself!
As I’m typing this, I also just realized this recipe uses my favorite Bittersweet Chocolate Chips
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So I’ve had this recipe hidden for awhile and it took some work to get just right. When I first tried my idea of sweet potato pancakes, I used ALL sweet potato flour. Well that was a messy fail and they just never cooked. I then decreased the sweet potato flour ratio and added in buckwheat flour (my go-to) and things worked out much better! When you’re making allergy-free vegan pancakes, some tweaking is usually required, but I know my cakes and can always get things to work!
When I did nail this recipe, I fell in pancakes love all over again. These are so sweet and soft, so satisfying! I’m not sure what I loved more, the sweet potato or the chocolate chips! Regardless, if you’re looking for a sweet, soft, fluffy stack of cakes, this recipe is for you! Kiddos and adults will love the equally and you can feel good about eating them! I would never give you an “unhealthy” pancake recipe, but these are the perfect mix of nutrition and just a tad of chocolate goodness!
Chocolate Chip Sweet Potato Pancakes
- ¼ Cup Buckwheat Flour
- 1 TB Sweet Potato Flour
- ¼ Tsp Baking Soda
- ¼ Tsp Baking Powder
- ¼ Tsp Pure Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla Extract
- 2 TB Mashed Sweet Potato Flesh
- 7 Drops Chocolate Stevia
- ⅓ Cup + 2 TB Water
- 1 TB Bittersweet Chocolate Chips (and more for topping!)
- In a mixing bowl, combine the flours, baking soda, and baking powder. Give it a stir and then add the vanilla, stevia, sweet potato, and water. Mix everything until you get a nice smooth pancakes batter. Then add the chocolate chips to the batter and give once last quick stir. (You could also drop them in as the cakes are cooking).
- Lightly grease a non-stick pan with coconut oil and heat over medium heat. Once hot, ass about ⅓ of the batter to the pan. Cook for about 3 minutes, flip and cook another 3 minutes. Repeat for the rest of the batter.
- Serve your cakes however you'd like! Add more chocolate chips, syrup, cocoa sauce, whatever floats your pancake-boat! Enjoy!
I think I need to go make these right now…these pictures are making me drool! I think the only way these could have been better was if I had PURPLE sweet potato flour and a purple sweet potato. Like these. One day they’ll make PSP flour and until then, we can dream…and eat these instead!
So tell me:
+ When’s the last time you made some pancakes? Please don’t make me cry…
+ “Current” favorite pancake topping? Maple syrup! Okay…not exactly. It’s a fake “sugar-free” kind, but it doesn’t have any chemicals, is allergy-free and only 3 ingreindts. It’s super thick and tastes exactly like maple! It’s amazing!
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Those pancakes look delicious! Like most other commenters, I’d never heard of sweet potato flour ever!
Well thank you! I totally suggest ordering some then!
Perfect breakfast for my kids every morning!
And you!
What a wonderful combo. 🙂 Thanks for sharing with us at Savoring Saturdays!
Thank you!
My favs are buckwheat. And buttermilk. I love blueberry, too 🙂
Buckwheat always!
Excited to feature you on A Little Bird Told Me Link Party!
Thanks!
You rocked it again this week!! Thank you for linking up to Creative K Kids’ Tasty Tuesdays via Creatively Homespun! I have pinned your post to our Tasty Tuesdays Pinterest Board! I hope to see you again this week! xo
Thanks!
I’ve never thought of using sweet potatoes in pancakes but I love this idea! Can’t wait to try this! Thank you so much for linking up at Tasty Tuesday! Your recipe has been pinned to the Tasty Tuesday Pinterest board! Please join us again this week!
Wow! Thanks!
These are just too beautiful! Will have to make them! x
Thank you!!
These pancakes are a work of art! I love the sweet potato & chocolate combo (I’ve never tried it before). I’ve also never baked with sweet potato flour and am psyched to go find some to make this awesome sauce breakfast!
Thanks Kimmy!
These look so yummy! I love how versatile sweet potatoes are. Stopping by from the Inspire Me Monday hop, come say hi!
Yes! Thank you!
Looks yummy!
Thanks!
Oh my goodness, I shouldn’t look at these with a hungry tummy! Thank you for linking up with us for Fabulous Foodie Fridays, I hope you have a lovely week.
Haha, well I hope that gets you to make them!
What a delectable way to shake things up at breakfast! I can just imagine how amazing each mouthful of sweet potato and chocolate will taste! I am delighted that you shared your healthy and delicious Chocolate Chip Sweet Potato Pancakes recipe with us at the Healthy Happy Green and Natural Party Blog Hop. I appreciate it and I can’t wait to
try your recipe. I’m pinning and sharing.
Thank you so much!
I’m going to have to find sweet potato flour somewhere…I don’t think I’ve ever seen that. These sound really good and super healthy.
It’s one of those things you’ve gotta buy online right now 😉
These sound delicious! I love sweet potato pancakes and you just threw in my first love…chocolate!
O yes, chocolate <3
Wow, I’ve never heard of sweet potato flour before. Will have to get some to try and make these pancakes! Thanks for introducing me to something new 🙂
I hope you can get your hands on some!
Chocolate chip pancakes are my favorite, and you really can’t go wring with a sweet potato pancake.
Favorite pancake topping: a runny egg. #strangebut good. 😉
Haha, I’ll skip that topping 😉
this looks so darn good…so have to try these, I know my son would love them. Stopping by from #RealFoodFridays
Thank you!
These look amazing! What’s not to love – chocolate chip pancakes? Yum! Sweet potato? Yum! Gotta try these
Exactly my thoughts 😉
These look amazing! Definitely something I could try with my dairy-free son if I use dairy-free chocolate 🙂 xx #BrilliantBlogPosts
Just get these awesome chips! They are so so good!
Hi Rebecca,
Yum! These pancakes looks so tempting and who doesn’t love chocolate. I purchased some of the sweet potato flour from the link – thanks provided that. Thanks for sharing on Real Food Fridays. Pinned & twitted.
I can’t wait to see what you create with it! Let me know what you think!
Yum, these look delicious, I’m definitely going to put them on my breakfast list! Pinning, thanks for sharing!
Visiting from the Olives n Okra blog hop.
Thank you so much Jody!
Sweet potato flour sounds so interesting–and sounds like the perfect breakfast! 🙂 I have some buckwheat flour right now that I haven’t gotten around to trying yet. Is it pretty straightforwards to use?
Buckwheat is the greatest flour there is!
I love that these pancakes sounds healthier than the classic ones. 🙂 xx
They don’t even compare! Haha!
These look delicious!
Thanks!
Yummy! They look amazing!
Thank you!
I haven’t made pancakes in forever! I used to make them all the time before I became a vegan, but that was over a year ago now. This is the first time I’ve felt like I really wanted pancakes. Your pictures are mouth watering and the sweet potato flour sounds delicious! Pinning for (near) future reference. Oh, and organic maple syrup is always my favorite pancake topper!
You’re making me cry!!!! Forever is WAYYYY to long! Pancakes are so easy to whip up and SO much better allergy-free and vegan! How can you not!
Do you need a taste tester??? I’d be happy to donate my services! 🙂 anything chocolate!
Hahahahaha 😉 Sure thing!
Yes, please — these look awesome! 🙂
Last time I had pancakes was last week — a friend surprised me with some buckwheat + banana pancakes while camping — best treat ever!
Ah yay! And a woman who knows my heart! Buckwheat flour is the best no matter what!
These look great! I’m always on the look out for healthier alternatives to treats, and pancakes are one of our faves… Very curious to know more about your sugar free maple syrup substitute – my hubby is half Canadian and maple is a real weakness in this household! X
This is the syrup! It’s great!
sounds very interesting! must try it some time. #brilliantblogposts
I hope so!
Sweet potato pancakes looks absolutely divine! A must try for me! 🙂
Thank you!!
Wow now this is a great pancake recipe. Thanks for sharing on #wednesdayswisdom
Thank you!
I need to pick up a bag of sweet potato flour! I love pancakes on Sunday mornings, my favorite is to add blueberries and cardamom to the batter mmmm.
Mmm, the cardamom would be a beautiful addition!
I never knew thought I’d hear sweet potato and pancake in the same sentence and with chocolate chip? Sounds absolutely incredible though! #brillblogposts
Thank you! It’s a fantastic combo!
awesome recipe! I love pancakes, but I’m always dreading the carb coma. This sounds like a good alternative! thank you ♥
Never a carb coma again my friend!
Those sounds heavenly! You have me craving pancakes for breakfast.
Haha, thank you!
These look so good! I’ll have to try them this weekend!
I hope so! Thanks!!!
These looks yummy! The only way I have been enjoying sweet potatoes is through baking. I learn so much from your blog, Rebecca.
Thanks JcCee! XOXO
Say no more, I must have these! Pinning, have a great week! xo
Haha, thank you!
First, I never knew there was such a thing as sweet potato flour! Mind officially blown. Second this looks like a perfect use for it. Pinned!
Pancakes are the perfect dish to make whenever you find some awesome fun ingredients 😉
I had no idea that sweet potato flour exists! Those pancakes sound really wonderful, Rebecca 🙂 I love putting sweet potato into everything (like my breakfast cookies), so this recipe sounds right up my alley!
I haven’t made pancakes in waaaaay too long, I’m so busy all the time lately that I just don’t get around to it anymore 🙁
Potatoes are such a diet staple for me, they usually happen in some form or another every day!
No!!! You must! They take me 10-15 minutes from start to first bite!
I love how many people are using veg in their cooking in usual ways these days! Sweet potato works so well in pancakes. I’ve never heard of sweet potato flour before though, will have to look out for it. #tastytuesdays
Totally! At it is just such a fun way to cook with ALL foods!
These look awesome. I’ve been wondering about those veggie flours. Such a great alternative for us wheat-hating types :-).
Ahahaha 😉 For sure!
Sweet potato flour is a new one for me, but I’m definitely intrigued! These cakes look awesome and so healthy! I’ll take a little real grade B maple syrup everytime!
No matter, there is nothing like totally real pure maple syrup for sure!
I love sweet potato flour! I sometimes think I’m the only one who uses it, so I was thrilled to see you using both it and sweet potato flesh in these pancakes! Thanks for the inspiration!!
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We got to get the word out about grain-free veggie flours! Haha! They are so much fun!
what others have you liked working with?
The squash flour was great! But my favorite is apple flour!
YUM! where do you find them? what kind of recipes do they work best in?
Lol, it;s all linked up in this post!
Oh, you get those from Anti-Grain, too? I’ve never seen those. Thanks for the links!
These sound so good! I haven’t experimented with sweet potato flour yet. Must find some…and these pancakes will be the first thing I make!
Yay! I hope they are and you will love this grain-free flour!
I think I now need to buy some sweet potato flour! I have had it on my someday list, but these pancakes look incredible, so I may need to get that flour right now!
I think that would be a very wise decision 😉
I’ve been looking forward to the sweet potato flour recipe for some time now, and it was definitely worth the wait! These look awesome, and I love that you added in some real sweet potato too 🙂 When it comes to toppings, maple syrup or bust! Although when there’s chocolate in the pancakes sometimes they don’t need anything!
I always need some type of topping for my cakes though! Even just a tad of cocoa powder and water mixed, just a little drowning action is always needed 😉
They look delicious! I am obsessed with pancakes! I am currently making mine with butternut squash…and no flour (since I am currently on a grainfree diet). Yours look fab!
You need to try the Anti-Grain Butternut Squash flour then!
This looks good… you sold me at chocolate chip! 🙂
Haha, the best!
I have to admit, I’ve not experimented with alternate types of flour. I’m pretty intrigued, though, and these sound so delicious and hearty. I’ll have to pin it for later. Thanks for sharing!
I LOVE experimenting with new flours!
You learn something new every day. I had no idea there was sweet potato flour. These look delicious! Great combination!
Thank you Kelly!
These look lovely. I never knew you could get sweet potato flour. Will have to look for it
Not in stores, but online, yes!
I had no idea that there was sweet potato flour. These look incredible!!! I love pancakes and these would be perfect to try!
Yup, they would 😉
Hellllloooo breakfast! I love these pancakes – super-fab idea to use sweet potato! Yum!
Thank you!!
I will have 3 please! Nom, nom, nom!!!
These call for multiple batches and stocking up the freezer! 😉
Oh, sweet potatoes and pancakes are a glorious combination! 😀 Can’t make til you make purple ones! <3
Please don't cry, but the last time I made pancakes was…that last time I did that 3-ingredient pancake post. 😡 I'll do it again soon, hopefully!
Make REAL pancakes this time please!
These look so good, I’m gonna have to try these, thanks for sharing!
Thank you!
Sweet potato pancakes are some of my favs! Adding some chocolate never hurt anyone either. 😉
No, no it didn’t 😉
What a novel idea and great use of a sweet potato which I admit I’m most likely to use one way only. Baked. With butter and brown sugar. Which isn’t far from a pancake is it? Sounds great!
You need to expand your potato horizons dear!
I actually made pancakes this morning! – with chocolate chips 🙂
Yes! My girl!
These look great! I’ve never seen sweet potato flour! Love learning about new products. What syrup do you use?
I believe it’s called Joseph’s?
These look incredible, Rebecca! I experimented with a gluten free flour mix and it ended up tasting a bit too much like regular potato (more than I would have liked it to). Super excited to try this out, I love sweet potato!
The sweet potato works beautifully with the earthy buckwheat! I hope you can give this a try!
I need to try out that sweet potato flour, it sounds awesome!
It is! As a die-hard sweet potato love, it is the bomb!
Umm pancakes -yes please! Love that you used sweet potatoes – such a perfect sweet base!
Nothing’s too good for the sweet potato!
Oh my gosh – YUM! What an amazing idea adding in sweet potato!! These sound absolutely delicious, and they look so light and fluffy. What perfect pancakes! Loving the chocolate chips too!
They ARE perfect cakes!
These look so good. Going GF so this is a joy to have!
Thanks!
YUM! Sweet potato pancakes are one of my favs in the fall! I often add chocolate chips to the girls. I use buckwheat flour too but have never tried sweet potato flour. I also like to add lots of cinnamon!
The Fall!?
Cinnamon is must….so is buckwheat flour!
OMG yum!!! I NEED to make these asap!
Haha, I hope you can!
Those chocolate chips you linked to look awesome! So do these pancakes 🙂 I’ve been really into maple syrup lately as a sweetener since it’s low FODMAP and of course delicious!
The only chocolate I’ll ever buy!
I missed that maple flavor for too long!
Ahhhh this is making me want pancakes so bad! I haven’t made pancakes in a long time, but the last time I ate them was 2 weeks ago. They were SO good! Maybe I’ll whip up a batch this weekend. Yum!
Yes, yes! Do it for me 🙂
sweet potatoes are bae
I have no idea what that means, but okay!
Oh no you didn’t! Give me pancakes right now! I have to order Sweet Potato flour immediately- it sounds, well, sweet!
Hahaha it so is! Pancake date!
You’ve been introducing me to SO many amazing new ingredients…I love it!!! Thanks again Rebecca! Can’t wait to try this recipe!
Haha, I hope you get to try everything!
I’ve been dying to try sweet potato flour! I couldn’t think if a better way to use it then in pancakes, and my husband would love the chocolate chips on top!
Haha, there’s chocolate chips IN the pancakes Alisa 😉
You had me at chocolate chips.
They are so good 😉
Chocolate and sweet potatoes! Now that sounds like a match made in Heaven. Thanks for sharing this awesome recipe my friend. 🙂
One of the best matches 😉 XOXO
Yum! These sound delicious, and are pancakes I can actually eat. Plus, I think my kids would love them.
O, I KNOW your kids will love them 😉
I made chocolate chip pancakes this past weekend with coconut flour, but these sound EVEN BETTER since they are made with sweet potato flour!
Yea, sweet potato flour beats coconut flour, just a tad 😉
Oh wow Rebecca, these look amazing! You’ve definitely got me curious about squash flour too so I’m going to click over and check that out. As for the last time I had pancakes, it’s been FAR too long! I’m traveling right now but this coming weekend, I’m gonna make it happen!
All three of Anti-Grain’s flours are so stellar!
Yes! Make it happen!!!!
Well, I wasn’t craving pancakes for breakfast until I saw this….holy yum! I am on a sweet potato kick lately, I’ll take them anyway they come 😉
I’m always craving pancakes…and sweet potatoes 😉
Sweet Potato flour?! That is something I need to get on board with! The last time I made pancakes was for Mother’s Day weekend, but this past wknd was all about waffles. Pancakes>waffles!! YUM.
Pancakes are > waffles 😉 Which means you need to make some THIS weekend 😉
I couldn’t agree more – we all need chocolate in our lives AND pancakes and sweet potatoes too! Rebecca – these sound and look fantastic!
Haha, yes! Thank you so much!
I would love to add more sweet potato into our days. My girls would love these!
And with chocolate?? Cannot be beat. 🙂
I hope you make these for them…and yourself!
Oh wow! Those Sweet Potato Pancakes look mighty delicious. We actually had pancakes this weekend. I so wish that I seen this recipe sooner. Gotta try this out. Thank you.
Next weekend….or a mid-week treat 😉
What a way to start off my Monday morning by looking at these divine pancakes! They look so good, must make them soon!
Haha, yes, please do!
Looks very delicious and easy to make. I will give it a try.
BTW, thanks for sharing the recipe.
Haha, thank you!
Oh my gosh! This takes pancakes to a whole different level!
Yes! It does!
I love the idea of making sweet potatoes into a healthy breakfast (or dinner) yummy!
Sweet potatoes are a daily staple!
These look amazing! I didn’t even know there was such a thing as sweet potato flour! I will definitely have to give these a try, if for no other reason than I’m really curious how they taste :).
They taste like heaven 😉
awww yes! These sound amazing!!! Pancakes for the win 🙂
Always, right? 😉
These look amaaaaazing! I need to get my hands on some sweet potato flour STAT!
Yes! No time to waste!
You know I have never made pancakes with sweet potato, but I love them in everything else, so why not!!! I need to give these a try! YUM!
We should use sweet potatoes for everything!