Sweet Potato Waffles
These Sweet Potato Waffles are the most amazing waffles you will ever have. They are so warm, fluffy and delicious. Made with roasted sweet potatoes, maple syrup, a hint of cinnamon, gluten-free flours and more. These waffles are gluten-free, refined-sugar free and no one will ever know they're made with a veggie. Perfect meal prep food as these waffles are freezer friendly.
Ingredients
- 1 cup roasted sweet potatoes (see note)
- 3 eggs
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 tbsp coconut oil (plus more to grease waffle maker)
- pinch pink salt
- 1 cup tapioca flour
- 1 cup almond flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
Instructions
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Place roasted sweet potatoes, eggs, cinnamon, vanilla extract, maple syrup coconut oil, and pink salt in a blender and blend on high speed for about 60-90 seconds until thick creamy consistency is reached.
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In a large bowl, whisk tapioca flour, almond flour, and baking powder until all ingredients are well combined.
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Pour wet ingredients into dry ones and whisk until smooth texture is reached and batter is created. Make sure there aren't any flour streaks left and that all ingredients are well combined once again.
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Grease waffle maker with a bit of coconut oil and warm up on medium-high heat or a 375 degrees Fahrenheit temperature. Careful not to use too much coconut oil when greasing waffle maker. If too much is used, as the oil melts it will water down batter and waffles will become too mushy. Use no more than 1/2-1 teaspoon coconut oil.
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Scoop about 1/4-1/3 cup of batter into heated waffle maker and cook for 1-2 minutes or until batter is cooked through and waffle has reached a crunchy consistency and a golden-brown color. Time may vary depending on waffle maker. It also depends on how crispy you want your waffle. If you like your waffles to be crunchy on the outside, leave them for a few seconds longer until they are as crispy as you'd like them to be. Keep checking about every 30 seconds to make sure the waffle doesn't get burnt. Repeat until all batter is gone and waffles are all cooked through.
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Serve waffles while they're still warm with favorite toppings such as maple syrup, fresh banana slices, and raw walnuts. Keep any leftover waffles in any container with a lid or a freezer bag. Keep waffles refrigerated for up to 3-5 days. Reheat waffles using the stovetop or oven. Avoid using microwave to reheat waffles if possible. They tend to get soft and mushy when reheated in microwave. Enjoy!
Recipe Notes
Tips and Substitutions:
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- Roast sweet potatoes first then measure out amount needed for recipe- To roast your sweet potatoes use about 2 medium sweet potatoes or 1 large one. Preheat oven at 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Cut potatoes in half lengthwise and place facing down on a sheet pan lined with parchment paper. Roast potatoes for 25-30 minutes. Allow them to cool off then peel skin off. Measure one cup for this recipe.
- Make sure no flour streaks are left when mixing batter- Unmixed flour in batter will result in not evenly cooked waffles and for certain parts to ramain uncooked. Make sure to whisk the batter well and that there aren't any streaks of flour left in it.
- Careful not to use too much coconut oil when greasing waffle maker- If too much is used, as the oil melts it will water down batter and waffles will become too mushy. Use no more than 1/2-1 teaspoon coconut oil.
- The time it takes for waffles to cook through may vary depending on waffle maker and on how crispy you want your waffles- If you like your waffles to be crunchy on the outside, leave them for a few seconds longer until they are as crispy as you'd like them to be. Keep checking about every 30 seconds to make sure the waffle doesn't get burnt. Repeat until all batter is gone and waffles are all cooked through.
- Do not use metal utensils to flip waffles in waffle maker- Metal utensils such a spatula, can scratch your waffle maker and start to ware out its coating. This will then cause your waffle maker to not heat up evenly, therefore not cook waffles evenly as a result. Instead, opt for using silicone spatulas to flip your waffles.
- Switch up your sweet potatoes- Use purple sweet potatoes for cool purple waffles.
- Substitute for maple syrup- Use honey.
- Substitute for coconut oil- You can use any high smoke oil like avocado oil.
- Make them vegan- Substitute egg for 3 flax eggs.
- Mix in some protein powder or collagen- For some added protein to your waffles.