Vegan Sweet Potato Pancakes

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  • Number of Servings: 4
Ingredients
2 lbs sweet potatoes, peeled and shredded1/2 cup green or white onions, finely minced1 tbsp dry parsley1 tsp dry sage2 tbsps flax meal2 tbsps boiling water1/2 lemon1/4 cup whole wheat or buckwheat floursalt and pepper to taste
Directions
Pour boiling water over flaxmeal in a bowl and let turn to gelatinous mass. Mix sweet potatoes and onions with lemon juice. Add seasonings, flour and flax. Mix together.

Heat oil in a pan and drop dollops of batter on hot pan. Use a fork to pull out shreds to pancakes are thin. Cook until crisp on the outside and flip. Cook until golden on the other side. Use the heat that achieves this with your pan and the cakes should be crisp outside, tender inside.

Serve with applesauce or with soy yogurt mixed with chives. Yummy!

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user RODENTMAMA.

Servings Per Recipe: 4
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 144.9
  • Total Fat: 8.2 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 6.8 mg
  • Total Carbs: 16.9 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 3.4 g
  • Protein: 2.7 g

Member Reviews
  • CD12652610
    This recipe did not work well for me. I halved it and then had to add a tremendous amount more flour than specified to make the cakes stick together in the pan. On the upside it's a good framework and they do taste okay. - 6/24/12