2tablespoonscashew or almond butter, or seed butter for nut-free
½ packed cup (128grams)cooked orange sweet potato/yam
2 to 4tablespoonsnon-dairy milk, adjust depending how thick you want the sauce
¼teaspoonground cinnamon, or pumpkin spice or allspice (use whatever you put in the pancake batter).
INSTRUCTIONS
Add the flour, coconut sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon to a bowl and mix together to combine.
Add the milk, sweet potato, vegan butter, flax, vinegar and vanilla extract to a blender and blend until completely smooth.
Pour the liquid mixture into the dry ingredients and mix gently together. Just stir until you cannot see any dry flour. Do not over-beat it or use the blender. Let rest while you make the caramel sauce.
Make the caramel sauce while the batter rests. In a small saucepan add the sugar and water and heat over medium heat until it is liquid and you cannot see any grains of sugar. It will only take a couple of minutes. Remove from the heat.
Rinse the blender out and add the sweet potato, nut butter, salt, half the milk and the cinnamon. Pour in the melted sugar mixture and blend everything up until completely smooth. Add extra milk to thin to desired drizzling consistency. Return to the pan and warm gently for a few minutes before serving with the pancakes.
Heat a griddle or skillet/frying pan over medium-low heat. Add a little vegan butter or oil or if it's non-stick you can cook them without oil if you want to.
Scoop the batter onto the griddle/pan. Leave well alone until the edges are looking firm and the top is starting to bubble. It takes about 5 to 6 minutes. Don't rush them. The trick with vegan pancakes is to let them cook fairly slowly. Flip then cook for another 3 to 4 minutes or until golden.
Serve drizzled with the warm caramel sauce.
NOTES
To make oil-free - Some fat is important for a good fluffy texture but you can use nut or seed butter instead of the vegan butter/oil. Cashew or almond butter works really well flavour-wise.