8 sweet pancake recipes

Sweet potato pancakes made with mashed cooked sweet potato, flour, and butter. Slightly sweet, slightly savory, served with sour cream. A clever way to use Thanksgiving leftovers.

Tangy sourdough pancakes using active starter and buttermilk mix for complex flavor in just 20 minutes. Add fresh berries to the batter for bursts of sweetness in every bite.

Fluffy from-scratch buttermilk pancakes with fresh strawberry slices folded right into the batter. The tangy buttermilk and sweet berries hit all the right notes for a weekend breakfast worth waking up for.

Sweet milk cakes made from pancake mix with extra sugar, egg, milk, and melted shortening. Quick griddle cakes with a slightly sweeter flavor than regular pancakes.

Fluffy crab souffle pancakes with cottage cheese, fresh dill, and chives. Light as air, crispy on the outside, and loaded with sweet crab in every bite.

Just two ingredients: softened butter stirred with vanilla extract. Spread it on toast, pancakes, or warm bread for a fragrant, slightly sweet twist on plain butter.

Tangy sourdough banana pancakes with buttermilk and yogurt, topped with sliced bananas. Skip the syrup and let the sweet-sour contrast shine with just a pat of butter.

Whole duck gets blanched, coated in a sweet-spicy glaze of brown sugar, ginger, and star anise, then roasted until the skin turns crackling-crisp for rolling into Chinese pancakes with hoisin and scallions.