Pancakes that the Leftovers Fans will LOVE

Have you seen the Leftovers TV series? If not, you should dedicate your next hour of spare time to this HBO drama series. I have been caught on it for quite some time so much so that I became obsessed with the Sudden Departure. Ok, I didn’t start building bunkers underground, or pile up foods and other necessities, but I started worrying about not throwing food away.

Today’s post is all about leftover foods turned into pancakes. So if you are looking for a regular pancake recipe, you won’t find it here. But if for any reason you need recipes that will help you re-purpose your leftover food then stay and read through.

Turn your leftovers into pancakes

Lucky for me, I stumbled upon this Ultimate Guide To Perfect Pancakes|MyGreatRecipes blog post.

The very first idea that popped to mind, and of course I almost didn’t need the internet’s help for this, was the re-use of ripe bananas. But, mind you, this is not a banana bread recipe, but a banana bread pancakes recipe. It’s not that there is much of a difference, flavor-wise, but I am a bit more prone to pancakes than to banana bread. Honestly, I don’t know why, maybe is something to do with the texture, or the fact that I can top my pancakes with whatever I want, in this case vanilla maple glaze.

Leftover Sweet Potato Pancakes

The Sweet PotatoPancakes made with leftover mashed sweet potatoes are a great re-imagination of your leftover mashed sweet potatoes. Use them in your regular pancake batter and you will end up with soft, moist and scrumptious pancakes. To boost the flavor of this dish, add some sour cream, which paired with the sweetness of the sweet potato will result in a pancake bite filled with taste contrasts. Honestly, I didn’t expect these to be THAT good, but they turned out to be crowd-pleasing. (No I didn’t feed the whole town of Mapleton, but my Garvey family, includes my in-laws as well).

Boxty Pancakes

And who said a dish made out of leftover food cannot look luxurious and be luscious. If even for a second you thought there’s no such dish, go ahead and try the Boxty, the Irish Potato Pancake. You will be surprised at how rich in flavor and incredibly decadent these pancakes are. Ok, part of their beautiful appearance can be put down to the many other ingredients like mushrooms, onions and sausage that are used to garnish them, but you can just as easily eat the pancake as it is, and it wil still be your favorite salty pancake ever!

Now, if this post didn’t inspire you to watch the Leftovers, then I sure hope it sparked your interest in terms of the preparation of these leftover ingredients pancakes.