Make Sheet-Pan Pancakes--
This is a great way to use up sweet potatoes and (very) old bananas.
SWEET POTATO & BANANA PANCAKES
Makes about 10 small pancakes*
Ingredients
• 2 eggs
• 1 very ripe banana
• ½ cup cooked and mashed sweet potato
• butter for pan (or cooking spray or evoo, if preferred)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
Mash the ripe banana (the riper, the sweeter).
Add in the mashed sweet potato and mix well.
Add in eggs and mix well.
Melt some butter in the pan (or, use non-stick spray) pan.
Cook silver dollar size pancakes* until they firm up or start to bubble and then flip them.
The banana will caramelize and appear black without burning. Remove the pancakes from the pan when they are done to your liking.
Taste these before adding any toppers. If you wish, try topping these with maple syrup, honey or your favorite fruit jam.
NOTE: This is a very flexible recipe. You can play with the amounts – and ratio – of sweets/bananas and we like to add more vanilla. And it’s gluten-free but very tasty.
*We are going to try making a big batch by using the sheet-pan method for feeding a group at brunch.