Buckwheat Sweet Potato Pancakes
Buckwheat Sweet Potato Pancakes are 3 ingredients (excluding water) delicious, Gluten-free pancakes made without any leavening agent. It does have any baking powder or baking soda and are perfect for breakfast or lunch.
Please read - I have tried this recipe multiple times and it works for me. However I have received comments that for a few it is not working. I have also added a video showing the same. So I would say its upto to try the recipe, please do not blame the recipe if it does not work for you.
Ingredients used in Buckwheat Sweet Potato Pancakes
These Pancakes use boiled and mashed Sweet potato and gluten-free Buckwheat flour. For flavoring, I have added Cinnamon and they are shallow fried in Ghee or Clarified Butter. To make it Vegan and dairy free one can use coconut oil or any vegetable oil of choice.
I love to add veggies and fruits to my pancakes and rotis. I already have a recipe with Whole Wheat Chocolate Sweet Potato Pancakes on my blog. However I wanted to make a Farali or Vrat food, where wheat is prohibited, so I could not make the whole wheat pancake.
Buckwheat Flour
I decided to give the Buckwheat flour a try. I have detailed more about this gluten-free Buckwheat flour in my Farali Kuttu ki Khichdi recipe on my blog. Another Pancake that I often make using Buckwheat is this, Buckwheat Groats Pancake.
I always make this Farali Kuttu aur Dhaniya Panjiri for Janmashtami. You can make this anytime as it is considered to be healthy. Kuttu aka buckwheat flour and Dhaniya, i.e. coriander seeds powder is roasted in ghee along with some nuts and seeds, to make it a power-packed snack.
If you like another easy recipe check out this Farali Kuttu aur Singhara ka Dhokla (Buckwheat And Water Chestnut Flour Steamed Cake), which can be served for breakfast or a meal.
Sweet Potato
Sweet potatoes are generally consumed during fasting to give the necessary energy and carbs. They are starchy and nutrient-dense root vegetables. I like to make this Sweet Potato Bread and this healthy Horse Gram and Sweet Potato Patties from these root vegetables.
Did you check this Air Fryer Baked Sweet Potatoes without oil or this Crispy Baked Oven Fries? There are a few more recipes with sweet potatoes if you want to check click here.
Recipe process of Buckwheat Sweet Potato Pancakes
Coming back to the recipe, since Sweet potatoes are already sweet, I have not added any sugar to these pancakes. I have even not added any salt to this, as It was my no-salt day and I did not feel it. Ghee gives it a nutty salty flavor. But if you want you can add sendha namak or salt of your choice.
These pancakes can be cooked either thin like crepes or a bit thick like American pancakes. The choice is yours. I enjoyed it with a drizzle of maple syrup or honey.
So this month for the group, Shhh Cooking Secretly Challenge we had a pancake theme. It was suggested by Archana from The Mad Scientists Kitchen. She wanted us to make some different pancakes. She has a wonderful blog and has a few special Goan recipes on her blog. I have to try her Alle Belle (Goan Coconut and Palm Jaggery Pancakes).
Though my Initial shortlisted pancake was very different, I could not source the ingredients and hence asked Rafeeda my partner for this challenge to change the ingredients. She was so accommodating and accepted my request. So she gave me Flour and Cinnamon and I made these healthy pancakes.
And did I tell you Rafeeda has a wonderful blog called The Big Sweet Tooth and I love her delicious bakes. She has a special section for Malabar Recipes and I have to try her Kai Pathiri|Orotti (Malabar Rice Pancakes). I gave her apple and Cinnamon and she made these delicious Oats Apple Cinnamon Pancakes.
Buckwheat Sweet Potato Pancakes
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Ingredients
- 1 Cup Sweet Potato Boiled and Mashed
- 1 Cup Buckwheat Flour
- 1 teaspoon Cinnamon Powder
- 1.5 cup Water (One can use milk too)
- 1 teaspoon salt (Optional - I have not added)
- Ghee/Butter/oil for shallow frying
Instructions
- Peel and mash the boiled sweet potato evenly.1 Cup Sweet Potato
- Add in the Buckwheat flour, cinnamon and give it a quick mix.1 Cup Buckwheat Flour, 1 teaspoon Cinnamon Powder, 1 teaspoon salt
- Add water slowly to make a lump free batter. Do not add all water in one go or else you will have a hard time mixing it.1.5 cup Water
- Check my you tube video for consistency of the batter.
- Let the batter rest for 5-10 minutes.
- Heat a pan on medium heat. Add ½ a teaspoon of ghee.Ghee/Butter/oil
- Once hot, take a 2-3 tablespoon of batter and pour it on the hot pan.
- It will take the shape. If you want it thin, start to make a dosa/crepe moving in a circle in clockwise direction.
- Let this cook for 2-3 minutes. After 2-3 minutes it will start leaving the edges.
- One can cover and cook the pancake to speed up the cooking process.
- Flip and cook on the other side.
- Once done serve it with a drizzle of maple syrup or honey
Video
Notes
- 1 Cup = 235 ml, 1 tbsp= 15 ml, 1 teaspoon = 5 ml
- One can add salt if required.
- Instead of Buckwheat Flour whole wheat flour or plain flour can be used
- To make it, Vegan use oil.
- One can make the batter the night before and keep it refrigerated.
- Any leftover batter can also be kept in the fridge.
- The batter stays good for 2-3 days when refrigerated.
Updates
This post was first published on 29th March 2020, and today 20th October 2023, I am updating it with more pics and more content for better user experience. Sharing this with Foodies_RedoingOldPost for the 112th post.
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What a brilliant idea of making these pancakes with ingredients that can be eaten during the fasting period. I will definitely make them. My personal preference is flavoring them with cardamom powder.
Yes you can replace the cinnamon with cardamom too. Thank You
Pancakes with buckwheat and sweet potato sounds interesting. I am sure it tasted absolutely delicious. I am yet to use buckwheat flour. I am sure my boys will love it.
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Buckwheat flour is a rather new ingredient for me, and I love the idea of using it in pancakes like this. Absolutely love the use of sweet potato here. The pancakes look brilliant, well-made, delicious and inviting!
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Buckwheat pancakes with sweet potatoes looks so inviting and beautiful presentation. I started using buckwheat flour recently and absolutely love them.
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Just love how beautiful these buckwheat and sweet potato pancakes look. Such a wonderful and easy recipe without any leavening. Perfect healthy breakfast option. One can enjoy them also during fasting days.
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Wow is the word...sweet potatoes and buckwheat flour ...if someone ha told me we can dish out a pancake with this I would have been skeptical...but now I know it turns out to be a delicious combo.... more so a nice vrat special which is healthy...
this is a great idea of GF pancakes with Sweet potatoes.. I cant help but notice that the flesh of most sweet potatoes outside India are orange / yellow coloured while the indian ones are a pale white.. these look delish, Renu !
Sweet potato pancakes looks so delicious. I have read about buckwheat flour before but never tried it. This post of yours makes me order it right away. Such a wonderful recipe.
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Sweet potato pancakes with buckwheat flour make a healthy nutritious breakfast whether fasting or not.
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Buckwheat flour and sweet potato pancakes looks super yummy. I would love to have it on fasting days. Also loved your click.
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I am very happy to have been associated with you in this challenge. I am glad that you loved making these pancakes, that look so healthy and excitedly tasty... I would really love this as my breakfast...
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one of these days I have got to try out buck wheat flour...bookmarking your recipe for that day
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Good one here with buck wheat and sweet potato, it looks tasty and a healthy breakfast. I need to try using buckwheat now.
It is a very healthy one. Thank You
Oh my god, not a single one in my house will believe it has sweet potato or it is healthier. Tey will staright head for it. love the little video for the batter consistency
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Pancakes with buckwheat and sweet potato sounds interesting Renu ! One cant figure out the use of sweet potatoes here, lovely idea it is :). Will make this when I will get the buckwheat flour sure
Thank you, hope you like it
Amazed. I live in South Korea and in gluten free diet. I had boiled sweet potatoes. I had buckwheat flour. I wondered if something could be made of the two. I googled n saw your recipe. Easy . Simple.taste great.thank u.
Thank You so much, glad that you liked it
Can I prep this batter the night prior to wanting to cook them? If yes, should I omit anything until I’m ready to cook?
Thanks!
Hi, Yes You can definitely make the batter the night before. I always do and also keep any leftovers. The batter stays good for 2-3 days. I will add that in the post, thanks for the question. Regards, Renu
I tried to make the pancakes. My first problem was that one cup of sweet potatoes was no where near 40g, it was closer to 200g. The batter was too thick, so I added more water to make it closer to your video. Then my second problem was that the pancakes would not cook through. I took some of my batter and added more buckwheat flour to it and it looked even closer to the video. I would have one side nice and crispy, flip it, and cook the other side to well-browned. Once cooled a little I tried it and it was still batter even though it was only about 1/4 inch thick. I know different sweet potatoes have different qualities and work better for different recipes. I am using orange sweet potatoes. Do you have any suggestions?
Hi, Thank you for your feedback. I will check with respect to the weight. At times as you said the potatoes are different and weights too. I will cross check and confirm. With respect to cooking it should have been done, I am not sure why it did not cook through. However, at times buckwheat pancakes might appear a little soft, but they should be cooked thoroughly. I will re-create it and let you know. Please give me some time.
Delicious and so nutritious breakfast recipe that we can consume even during fasting days! Lovely share!! I will try it
I am yet to try Buckwheat flour although its very easily available where I live. the little munchkin is sure to love this pancake treat for a weekend 🙂 bookmarking !
Beautiful pancakes with buckwheat flour and sweet potato. I need to try using buckwheat flour now, been reading many recipes with it. Lovely share.
This recipe does not work. I followed it to a T and the batter would not cook at all, the only way I can see that I could have been an issue on my end is if this required a certain type of buckwheat flour but I went back to check and there was no specification.
The reviews also all look suspiciously fake, most indicating that they can’t wait to try or that it looked good, I only noticed one saying they made it and they also experienced the same thing.
My fault for not checking the comments/reviews beforehand I guess.
Hi, The recipe definetly works. I have tried this multiple times and it works. The comment you are mentioning, after that Comment, I created a video and uploaded it. Did you check that? If not I would say please do so. For your again I am pasting the link here and also adding in the recipe card. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUml07jLhJ8).
Also I am not using any specific flour. I always buy from Asian shop or my local brand. nothing special about it.
Yes there are many comments where they say they will try, and unfortunately after successful try no one comments, its only when it does not work people come. Thanks for stopping by and sending me the feedback. I will see how I can improve.
25 October 2025: I wanted to make swt potato/buckwheat pancakes and found your recipe. Looks easy- peasy and delicious. Historically, I don't watch recipe videos because the ingredient list/instructions are all I need. For an unknown reason, today I clicked on your video and watched it. The video shows the pancake being COVERED while cooking. The recipe itself does NOT mention covering the pan while cooking. So - cover or not cover? Thanks!
Thank You for pointing that out. I will update it. To be honest, sometimes I cover and sometimes I do not. I would say cover and cook, as it cooks faster. Also, let me tell you that as I have already warned in my recipe at the start, this is working for some and not for some. Let me know if you are still trying and it works for you.
Thank You,
Renu