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Sweet Potato Coconut Protein Pancakes [Clean, Vegan, LC, GF]

Sweet Potato Coconut Protein Pancakes [Clean, Vegan, LC, GF]

Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 1 batch
Author AZ@...And A Dash of Cinnamon

Ingredients

  • 1 small Sweet Potato cooked
  • 2 t coconut flour
  • 1 scoop vanilla protein powder
  • 1 T ground flaxseed
  • few dashes cinnamon
  • one dash nutmeg
  • 1/2 t baking powder
  • 1 T unsweetened shredded coconut

Instructions

  1. Cook your sweet potato using your desired method if you don't already have one pre-baked

  2. Peel the skin off and place into a food processor or blender

  3. Add the protein powder, coconut flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, flaxseed and baking powder

  4. Top with water or your liquid of choice. Start with roughly 1/2 cup and blend. Continue to add tablespoon by tablespoon of your liquid and blend until a malleable batter forms. (It will be a lot thicker than your typical pancake batter)

  5. Fold in your shredded coconut

  6. Grease a non-stick pan and heat it. Spoon out and press small balls of pancake batter into flat pancakes. Heat for around a minute per side or until it is easily flipped (will take longer than typical pancakes)

  7. Do this until the batter is finished. Eat and enjoy! 

Recipe Notes

-I pre-baked my sweet potato in the oven the day prior since I was using the oven. If you don't have a baked sweet potato, you can quickly stab it with a fork all over and put in the microwave for about 5 minutes to soften. (Be careful, will be very hot when it is finished)

-the amount of liquid needed will depend on your protein powder. Coconut flour is very absorbent so you will need more than you think. However, you do not want to have a runny pancake batter as you typically might with flour. You want it to be just thick enough that you could roll it into a ball in your hands and have it stay like that.

-When you get the pancake batter on the pan, use your spatula or cooking utensil to flatten it

-The number of pancakes will depend on the size. With coconut flour especially, I recommend making silver dollar sized ones since they will flip easier. You also get a lot more to eat!

-It will take a lot longer than expected to cook through (typical of coconut flour) don't rush it. If you try to flip and it won't, or it starts to break then it's not ready yet. You should be able to flip them without any issue or breakage when they are ready. Just be patient.