Chocolate Brownie Paleo Pancakes
My definition of “clean eating” doesn’t mean you need to sacrifice FUN eating, just make your dish with ingredients that don’t cause inflammation and pour gut health!
Growing up, I had brownies for every birthday. I wasn’t a huge fan of birthday cake, so my mom would always make me a batch of yummy brownies. The other morning I was craving some yummy brownies, but it was like 7:30am….is it acceptable to eat brownies for breakfast??? I say YES! Especially when it’s made with ingredients that keep me happy!
You MUST make these. They are INCREDIBLE! Sometimes I’m just in the mood for the pancake by itself, but more often then not, I like to pair the sweetness of the chocolate brownie pancake with a savory side of eggs and bacon! This meal is the bomb.com!
Ingredients
- 2 medium sweet potatoes, cooked & peeled
- 4 eggs, whipped
- 1/2 cup almond flour
- 3 Tbsp cacao powder
- 2 Tbsp raw honey
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
- Mash sweet potatoes in a large mixing bowl.
- Add eggs, vanilla and honey. Mix to combine thoroughly.
- In a smaller mixing bowl, combine dry ingredients; flour, cacao, baking soda, baking powder and pinch of salt.
- Pour mixed dry ingredients into wet mixture. Stir until combined.
- Heat skillet to medium high and add scoop of batter. I usually use a 1/3 cup measuring scoop.
- Cook one side for 2-3 minutes or until you can get your spatula underneath easily without messing with integrity of pancake.
- Flip and press pancake down with spatula. Cook this side for 1-2 minutes.
- I usually flip one more time making sure the newly pressed down edges are cooked.
- Top with maple syrup, fresh fruit, nut butter or eat plain...all delicious varieties!
Omg Tiffanie, these are heaven! I made them this morning and most of them are gone already. Defenitely gonna try some more recepies of yours (next will be tomato soup I think, it looks delicious).
Yeah!!! I’m so glad you like them as much as I do!!! Enjoy! xoxo
Do you boil your sweet potatoes or bake them 1st.?
I actually microwave them!!
It would be very helpful if you could measure your sweet potatoes or add a picture of “medium sweet potatoes”.. I find sweet potatoes vary greatly in size and I don’t want to waste all the ingredients by doing it wrong. They look delicious!
Hi Helena! Next time I will, however, you really can’t go wrong even if you end up adding MORE than necessary! Even if they are bigger than normal, that is perfectly fine. You can always throw in an additional egg or a wee bit of water! You really can’t mess up these pancakes!
Have you ever submitted coconut flour for the almond flour?
You could use coconut flour, however, you’ll have to experiment with the liquid levels since coconut flour really absorbs liquid fast.
Can you is coconut flour instead? My daughter has a nut allergy. If so, same amount?
You could use coconut flour, however, you’ll have to experiment with the liquid levels since coconut flour really absorbs liquid fast.
Could I batch-make these for the week, refrigerate, and reheat in the toaster?
Yes! I always make a whole bunch and then store some in the fridge and some in the freezer! they reheat just fine!
Thanks for the great recipe Tiffanie! I love making a big batch of these on Sunday &taking all the leftovers to work for the week to eat with almond butter for snacks.
Yeah! I’m so glad you like the recipe. I do the same as you!!! xoxo
My kiddo loves these and I love how I can feel like I splurged without actually sending myself into a sugar overload. I don’t always use honey in mine and they still are fantastic
Yeah! Kid approved is the best!!! I’m so glad you love them! xoxo
I have been toying with making these for a while, it’s a snow day here for my kids so i’m stuck at home and i made them. OMG so delish!! I had them with cashew butter and raspberries – they were amazing!! Thanks for posting the recipe.
Oh that sounds heavenly! Thank you for sharing your excitement with me!!!
I questioned the direction to use medium high heat, but I wanted to follow the recipe exactly since this was my first time making them. Barely a minute went by before I realized that the pancakes were burning. I usually cook pancakes at medium low. Even after lowering the temp, I found the outside cooked way faster than the inside. However, I love the combination of ingredients, and after pitching the burned batch, I was able to make this recipe work. Nobody else mentioned encountering the same thing as me, so maybe I did something wrong?
Sorry about the burned pancakes! Different ovens/skillets sometimes cook at varying levels based on a myriad of factors, so definitely cook on the setting that is right for you! I’m glad you were able to make them work on the second batch!