My Healthy Sweet Potato Pancakes

Ever since I saw my baby sucking in the last ultrasound, I've had great motivation to eat healthier. I feel like she's sucking on whatever I'm feeding her :-) I've always been a pretty healthy eater, loving vegies, fruit, not sugar, or fat. Lately I've been paying even more attention to the food I eat to make sure nothing bad goes into my system. I experimented different combinations of stir-fry vegies and even my picky-eater husband liked some of the stuff I experimented.

This morning I decided to experiment with the sweet potatoes and make some pancakes out of them. John ate two of the huge pancakes I made, so that tells you that it's not bad. Here's the recipe.

Dry Ingredients:
1 cup flour (I used all-purpose because I'm out of whole wheat.)
1/4 cup ground flaxseed (you can use wheat gems instead)
1/3 cup chopped toasted nuts of your choice (I used almond; walnut or pecan should do)
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp ground cinnamon

Wet Ingredients:
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup apple juice or white grape juice (I didn't have wither, so I just used milk)
1 cup mashed sweet potatoes (about 1 medium size)
2 tbsp oil (I used olive oil, canola should do)
2 large eggs beaten
1 tsp vanilla extract
2/3 cup finely chopped apricots (or raisins, dried cranberries) (optional)

1. Mix the dry ingredients together in a large bowel.
2. Mix the wet ingredients in a separate bowel.
3. Add the wet mixture into the dry one.
4. Heat up the pan, add a little oil (or spray). Spoon 1/2 cup of batter into the pan, spread it lightly to flatten. (use a 1/4 cup if you ant it to be smaller)
5. Flip the pancake once until golden brown.
6. Drizzle some syrup, top with strawberries or blueberries or anything you like. Enjoy!

22-week old parents :-)