Sweet Potato Apple Pancakes

(Foodland Ontario)

Don't tell the kids that these fruity, tasty pancakes have sweet potatoes in them to make them nutritious.

Preparation Time: 10 minutes

Cooking Time: 15 minutes

Servings: 4

Ingredients:

• 1 cup (250 mL) all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup (50 mL) packed brown sugar
• 1 1/2 tsp (7 mL) baking powder
• 1 tsp (5 mL) ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp (2 mL) baking soda
• 1/4 tsp (1 mL) salt
• 1 cup (250 mL) Ontario Milk
• 2 Ontario Eggs
• 1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla
• 3/4 cup (150 mL) mashed cooked Ontario Sweet Potatoes
• 1 Ontario Apple, cored and chopped
• Shortening for cooking
• Ontario Maple Syrup

Instructions:

In large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda and salt. In separate bowl, beat together milk, eggs and vanilla; stir in sweet potato. Add to dry ingredients; stir just until moistened. Stir in apple.

Using 1/4 cup (50 mL) batter for each pancake, spoon into lightly greased skillet over medium heat; cook until tops are bubbly and edges cooked. Turn and cook until golden. Serve immediately with maple syrup.

Nutritional information:

Protein: 10.0 grams

Fat: 7.0 grams

Carbohydrate: 59.0 grams

Calories: 339