Name: Sweet Potato Pancakes
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 20 pancakes
Ingredients: 1 (1 pound) sweet potato; 2 cups rolled oats; 2 tablespoons olive oil (optional); 1 tablespoon dark molasses (optional); 4 eggs; 1 egg white; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1 cup plain yogurt

Sweet Potato Pancakes

"Super healthy and really delicious, Sweet Potato Pancakes will keep the simple carbohydrates out of your breakfast! Make sure you serve the pancakes before you reveal their ingredients. These are such a treat that even kids will eat them! I keep them in my fridge so I only have to go to the effort once a week."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 9 ingredients

Why it works: Vanilla and cinnamon match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 5,287 recipes. Both carry 4-methoxybenzaldehyde, which smells sweet, anise. The science ↓

Sweet Potato Pancakes

20 pancakes

Prep20 min

Cook10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

688Calories

33 gProtein

22 gFat

88 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 8 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Potato	1 medium (173g) baked	161
Oat	1/2 cup dry (40g)	154
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Yogurt	170g plain Greek	100
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Molasses	1 tbsp (20g)	58
Vanilla	1 tsp extract (4ml)	12
Cinnamon	1 tsp ground (2.6g)	6

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By allrecipes. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

Vanilla + cinnamontop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together5,287 recipes

Shared aroma: 4-methoxybenzaldehyde (sweet, anise).
Sweet potato + cinnamontop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together539 recipes

Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).
Oats + vanillatop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,532 recipes

Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).
Oats + cinnamontop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,394 recipes

Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).
Sweet potato + vanillatop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together189 recipes

Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

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