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Recipe Rave

libbyannlibbyann member
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I started following Paleo on January 1st and I just have to rave about some sweet potato pancakes we made this morning. They're sugar free, gluten free, super easy to make and Will has gobbled them up without any syrup...which if you know my kid, you know is HUGE! He hasn't eaten a veggie in I don't know how long, though not for lack of trying.

Link here: www.health-bent.com/treats/paleo-sweet-potato-pancakes and here's a C&P of the recipe:


  • 3 eggs
  • 1 ? c sweet potato (about 1 large)
  • ? c almond butter
  • ? c carton unsweetened coconut milk (we used So Delicious brand)
  • 1 t baking soda
  • 1 t baking powder
  • 2 t cinnamon
  • ? t nutmeg
  • ?  t salt
  • coconut oil

Peel, chop into small pieces,and boil your sweet potato until it?s fork tender.

Once the sweet potato is cooked and cooled, add all ingredients to blender and blend thoroughly.

Your batter should be pretty liquid-y thin. If it wouldn?t run off a spoon, it?s too thick?add a little more coconut milk until you get the right consistency.

Heat your griddle/cast iron/non-stick skillet over medium heat. Melt a generous bit of coconut oil and pour in the batter, in whatever shape or size you?d like. When the pancake begins to have surface bubbles near the center flip and cook other side (each side 2-3 minutes). Add more coconut oil to cook surface as needed between batches.

Getting your heat right is the key to cooking these babies. If it?s too hot you?ll burn your pancakes before they?re cooked through. Try a small dollop of batter as a ?tester? to see if the temp is just right before committing the entire batch. If your oil is smoking at any point it?s probably too hot. So adjust your heat accordingly during cooking. It can be a little tricky, don?t say we didn?t warn you.


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  • ali-1411ali-1411 member

    Love sweet potato pancakes!  We've never cooked with coconut oil though, I don't think I've ever even seen it in the store before.  But it keeps popping up on every healthy eating blog I follow. 

    Which kind did you use?  Is it stocked with the olive oils?

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  • libbyannlibbyann member
    I haven't been able to find coconut oil at our HEB, but I know Whole Foods/Natural Grocers both carry it. It comes in a tub/jar [kind of similar to Crisco] and is solid at room temperature. It melts quickly over heat and has become my new favorite oil for cooking! I bought a bunch off of amazon - https://www.amazon.com/Spectrum-Naturals-Coconut-Unrefined-liquid/dp/B000AN36I0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1326815857&sr=8-1
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  • SareBear30SareBear30
    Thanks! I want to try it for me!
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  • bobcatstephbobcatsteph member
    Yum! I'll have to add them to my list of recipes to try.

    FYI, they have coconut oil in the baking aisle at our HEB (HEB Plus in Kyle).
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  • kiarox2002kiarox2002
    I might just have to try these!  :)
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  • GuavaGalGuavaGal

    imagebobcatsteph:
    Yum! I'll have to add them to my list of recipes to try.

    FYI, they have coconut oil in the baking aisle at our HEB (HEB Plus in Kyle).

    I've seen coconut oil in the baking aisle of my (not very fancy) HEB, too.  I think it's becomming a lot more commonly used & available.

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  • OrangeFeltOrangeFelt member

    Its usually on the bottom shelf of any grocery store. If its in my local Food Lion (ghetto), its GOTTA be at HEB!

     I Looooove Health Bent's recipes.. I've tried a bunch and loved them all! Patricularly the shepard's pie and chile rellenos. Yum.

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  • SarahPLizSarahPLiz member
    If you are going ot get Coconut oil, make sure you get the unrefined, virgin kind. Its more expensive but the other kind is hydrogenated, which negates all the health factors. 
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  • libbyannlibbyann member

    imageSarahPLiz:
    If you are going ot get Coconut oil, make sure you get the unrefined, virgin kind. Its more expensive but the other kind is hydrogenated, which negates all the health factors. 

    Yes, sorry, I should have been specific about that. I've found coconut oil at HEB, but not the healthy kind of coconut oil. 

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