Mel's Meals' sweet potato pancakes

AUSTIN (KXAN) - Mel's Meals preps some sweet potato pancakes just in time for back to school.

Recipe yields 12 individual pancakes, or three orders.

Ingredients

• ¾ lb. sweet potato, boiled and mashed
• 1 ½ c. whole wheat flour, sifted
• 1 ½ c. skim milk
• ¼ c. house made butter, melted
• 2 whole eggs
• 3 ½ t. baking powder
• ½ t. cinnamon, ground

Directions

• Boil sweet potatoes until fork-tender. Strain, mash and set aside to cool.
• Sift together flour, baking powder and nutmeg.
• In a separate bowl, combine sweet potato, eggs, milk, and melted butter. Blend until smooth consistency.
• Gradually introduce wet ingredients into dry ingredients and whisk together until well-incorporated.
• Using a 2 oz. disher, drop batter onto griddle and cook until bottom is set and you see bubble forming on top; then flip.
• Cook other side until top springs back when touched.
• Package in large circle containers, with four pancakes per order. Approximate weight: 8.5 oz.

Butter ingredients

• 2 cups half and half
• 1/4t salt substitute

Butter directions

• blend in food processor until thickened