13 sweet pancake recipes

Sweet potato pancakes with creamy mushroom ragout pair crispy panko-crusted sweet potato cakes with a sage-and-shallot wild mushroom cream sauce. An elegant vegetarian appetizer or holiday side.

Sour cream apple pancakes with grated apple, whole wheat flour, and a hint of cinnamon. Tender, lightly sweet breakfast pancakes with a tangy buttermilk-style crumb.

Mashed potato pancakes folded into a sweet breakfast batter with eggs, milk, corn syrup, and nutmeg. Tender griddle cakes that recycle leftover potatoes into Sunday brunch.

Barley-amaranth waffles built on whole-grain alternative flours with no wheat. Nutty, slightly sweet, vegetarian-friendly waffle batter doubles as pancakes for a high-fiber breakfast.

Love the combination of buckwheat and whole wheat flour. These pancakes are not too sweet, buttermilk and milk add some creaminess. Blueberries give the extra zing, absolutely delicious!

Gluten-free pancakes blend millet flour and rice flour with applesauce and apple juice concentrate for sweetness. No oil, no dairy, no refined sugar, ready in under 30 minutes.

This is an excellent way to prepare beets. Reminiscent of potato pancakes, shredded beets and carrots are mixed with eggs and then cooked in a skillet until crispy on the outside. The earthy sweetness of the beets go perfectly with the creamy yogurt dill sauce, simply delicious!

Fladle uberbacken is a classic Swabian baked pancake dish. Thin German pancakes filled with applesauce and raisins, rolled, halved, then baked in a sweet egg custard with sliced almonds.

Aebleskiver are Danish pancake balls cooked in a special dimpled cast iron pan, with stiffly beaten egg whites folded into a sweet cream batter. Serve dipped in sugar or jam.

Savory cilantro corn pancakes loaded with roasted chiles, scallions, and sweet corn kernels. Served with salsa and sour cream for a Southwestern brunch twist.

Buttermilk pancakes studded with plump dried cherries and crunchy macadamia nuts, finished with whipped cream. A Hawaiian-style brunch stack with sweet-tart, buttery flavor in every bite.

Savory garlic pancakes with a creamy ham and sage butter sauce. Three whole heads of boiled garlic turn sweet and nutty in the batter. Silver dollar-sized for brunch, lunch, or light supper.

Oven-baked sheet pancakes made with egg whites and fruit cocktail juice instead of milk or eggs. A low-fat, no-griddle pancake batch baked in 15 minutes for a quick breakfast crowd.