These Baby-led Weaning Pancakes are a nourishing option designed to support your little one's food exploration. With just two ingredients - sweet potato and egg - these pancakes are not only delicious but are dairy, gluten and nut free, making them ideal for those with food allergies.
These baby pancakes are a twist on the two-ingredient blw banana pancakes. Made with just sweet potato and egg, they are simple to prepare and a nutritious option for new eaters. If your little one enjoys the classic banana version, try swapping in sweet potato for a flavourful twist your baby is sure to love.
And if you want to add a little something extra, try adding a crushed Weetabix to the mix, like in these Weetabix Pancakes.
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Reasons to Love these Pancakes
- Nourishing Ingredients: Made with just sweet potato and egg, these pancakes are a nutritious snack or breakfast for your little one. Sweet potatoes are packed with vitamins and fibre, while eggs provide protein and essential nutrients.
- Allergy-friendly: These pancakes are free from common allergens such as dairy, gluten and nuts, making them safe and a suitable option for babies or kids with those food allergies or sensitivities.
- Easy to Handle: With their soft texture and manageable size, these pancakes are perfect for baby-led weaning. Your little one can easily grasp them with their tiny hands, promoting self-feeding and fine motor skills.
- Easy to Prepare: With only two ingredients you can quickly whip up these pancakes without hassle, especially if you have leftover sweet potato puree or mash.
Ingredient Information
For the full recipe, with ingredient amounts, scroll to the recipe card at the bottom of the post.
- Eggs - The binding agent helping the pancakes hold together. They provide a good source of protein, important for your baby's growth and development. Read more about introducing eggs to babies.
- Sweet Potato Puree - Adds natural sweetness and a velvety texture to the pancakes. Packed with essential vitamins, minerals and dietary fiber, promoting a boost of nutrients for your little ones.
- Optional Spices -Cinnamon and ginger really elevate the taste and introduce exciting flavours to your baby's palate. Read more about The Benefits of Adding Spices and Herbs to Baby Food.
Step By Step Instructions (and Cooking Tips)
- Cook Sweet Potato: If you don't have sweet potato puree on hand, you'll need to prepare some. You can choose to microwave or roast the potato. For optimal results, roasted sweet potato is recommended as it adds a delicious flavour.
Ensure the potato is thoroughly cooked for easy mashing. To achieve smooth pancakes, pureeing the sweet potato is ideal. If you don't have a blender or food processor, mashed sweet potato will work, although the pancakes may have some small lumps. - Add All Ingredients to a mixing bowl
- Mix until well combined.
- Fry Pancakes: As these pancakes contain no flour, they are harder to handle than regular pancakes. However, there are a few tricks you can follow to make sure you cook the perfect pancake every time.
- Make your pancakes small. I usually make them 1 tablespoon in size. This is not only a great size for babies but it also makes the flipping easier. I recommend sticking to 1-2 tablespoon in size.
- Turn the heat down to medium/low (depending on the stove top). This ensures that the batter cooks all the way through without burning.
- Have patience! Wait until the pancakes are fully cooked on one side before flipping. This will take around 2-3 mins.
Recipe FAQs
You can introduce these pancakes to your baby when they are ready to start solids, 6 months plus. However, it's important to note that eggs are a common food allergen. Before serving these pancakes, ensure that you have already introduced egg to your baby's diet by starting with small quantities of well cooked egg. This allows you to monitor for any potential allergies or reactions before incorporating the pancakes into their meals.
If you are expecting these sweet potato pancakes to taste like regular pancakes then you may be disappointed. Although they look like regular pancakes the texture and taste are different.
Different doesn't mean bad, however! The texture is soft and smooth (especially if you puree the potato) which babies and kids seem to love.The taste, without seasoning, can be a little bland which may be preferred by some kids, or be a good base for a number of delicious toppings.
I personally prefer to add flavour to the recipe with some spices. I add cinnamon and ginger but nutmeg would also be nice. Vanilla also works well.
These pancakes taste best freshly cooked but if you do have leftovers then allow the pancakes to cool and store in either the refrigerator or freezer.
Refrigerator - Place leftovers pancakes in an airtight container and refrigerate for up to 2 days.
Freezer - Freeze on a baking tray and then transfer to a freezable container/freezer safe bag for 1-2 months.
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Baby-Led Weaning Pancakes
Ingredients
- 125g (½ cup) Sweet Potato Puree / Mashed Sweet Potato *SEE NOTE 1
- 2 eggs
- ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon (optional)
- ¼ teaspoon ground ginger (optional)
- 1 teaspoon coconut oil (for frying)
Instructions
- Mix the eggs and sweet potato together until fully combined. Add the cinnamon and ginger and stir through.
- Heat the oil in a frying pan over medium heat.
- Spoon one tablespoon of the mixture into the pan (these work best as small pancakes) and repeat to fill the pan.
- Turn the heat to medium/low and allow to cook for around 2 -3 mins
- Flip and heat until cooked through (approx 2-3 mins)Repeat until mixture is used up.
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Recipe Notes
- Roasted sweet potatoes work best for this recipe. Add to a blender / food processor to make into a puree (full sweet potato puree instructions here). If you do not have a blender make sure to mash the potato really well to ensure no large lumps in your batter.
- Spices are optional but don't be afraid to add spices to the food you serve your baby. Alter to suit taste.
- You can replace coconut oil with oil of choice or butter.
jenny
wow this taste wonderful ! thanks for the recipe !
Amy
Hi Jenny, so happy you like them! Thanks for taking the time to comment and rate 🙂
Tracy
What did you top your sweet potato pancakes with in the photo?
Amy
I just topped with some greek yoghurt. We have greek yoghurt with a lot of things....!
Simone
These look great. My girls love making pancakes with me and love adding the veg themselves 🙂 Will have to try without the flour and just the sweet potato and egg next time!
Amy
Thanks Simone, hope they are a success with the kids 🙂
Nikki Frank-Hamilton
I love this! And the photo is incredible, I wouldn't want to wait for my portion either! I am gluten free so this is right up my alley. Perfect fall recipe, I am pinning. I gotta try these! Thanks.
Amy
Thanks for pinning Nikki, I hope you enjoy x
Morgana
These look amazing! Will definitely be trying them out on my pancake loving kids xx
Amy
Thanks Morgana, I hope they are a success!
Cathleen
Love how easy these are! I have never used sweet potatoes in baking or cooking (I know. I'm crazy!) Need to make this soon!
Amy
Thanks Cathleen. I never ate sweet potato really until I started weaning Finn. Now we have it A LOT!
CakePants
I can't believe how few ingredients these pancakes have! Sweet potatoes are a favorite in my household, so I'm sure these pancakes will be a hit. They look fantastic!
Amy
I'm sure they will, my boys are huge sweet potato fans too!
Charlotte Oates
I love the idea of these. I quite often have a bit of leftover sweet potato so I'll have to give these a try next time I do.
Amy
Thanks Charlotte, let me know how they go!
Claire Foodie Quine
Spotted these on #recipeoftheweek and had to come and take a look. They are a wee bit similar to Scottish Tattie Scones.
Amy
Thanks Claire! I love tattie scones! These don't really taste like them but still good!
Maxabella
What a yummy idea, Amy. I'm going to try them out. I'm so curious to find out what the texture is like!! x
Amy
Thanks Maxabella. Have you tried banana pancakes? They are a bit similar textured to them but I do find the sweet potato pancakes slightly thicker and easier to handle.
Rebecca
These look delicious, we will give them a try! Thank you for sharing 🙂
Amy
Thanks Rebecca, hope you enjoy x
Toni
I've never even considered using sweet potato in pancakes before. Must try these + the banana pancakes too.
Amy
Thanks Toni! I like the taste of the banana pancakes better but the texture of these. My kids gobble up both!
Katerina
This is such a great idea! I am going to try them!
Amy
Thank you! Let me know how they go 🙂
Sarah James
What a lovely recipe, sweet potato is a great idea. Thanks for sharing 🙂
Amy
Thanks Sarah. My 11month is obsessed with anything sweet potato so I've been cooking with them tons lately!
Alison
These look gorgeous. I have made potato bread before but love the idea of sweet potato in pancakes
Amy
Thanks Alison. I haven't tried sweet potato bread before. Will have to give it a go. Is it good?
Sarah
These sound great. If I don't tell my son what they are made of, I think he'll love them!
Amy
Fingers crossed Sarah! Both my boys LOVE anything sweet potato so these were a winner with them!