My daughters and I love sweet potatoes! We eat them nearly every week, so I often try new recipes that allow us to enjoy their wonderful flavor. We tried these Sweet Potato Waffles a couple of weeks ago and they were an instant hit!
Ingredients
(Adapted from this recipe.)
- 1 ½ cups mashed or pureed sweet potato
- 1 ½ cups milk
- 2 eggs, slightly beaten
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1 ½ cups flour (I used white whole wheat, but all purpose is also fine)
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 ½ tablespoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
- A dash of salt
Instructions
Preheat a waffle iron according to manufacturer’s instructions.
Stir together the sweet potato, milk, eggs, and butter in a bowl. Whisk together the remaining ingredients in another bowl. Combine the contents of the two bowls; stir until just combined (the batter will be thick).
Spoon the batter into a greased, preheated waffle iron and cook until the waffles are crisp and golden on the outside. Serve with whatever toppings you desire. Yield: approximately 6 large waffles.
Notes
These waffles have an amazing flavor! We’ve topped them various ways. They’re great with a little maple syrup or with maple syrup and marshmallows (my kids prefer them this way). I think they’re especially delicious with maple syrup, chopped pecans, and dried cranberries.
In order to get the 1 ½ cups mashed sweet potato needed for the recipe, I usually cook a large sweet potato or two small to medium sweet potatoes. As noted above, the batter is pretty thick so you may need to spread it out a little after you spoon it into the waffle iron. The waffles are worth the effort, though, because they are so tasty!
What dishes have you made with sweet potatoes recently?
Shared at the following:
Encouraging Hearts and Home, Busy Monday, Over the Moon, Farm Fresh Tuesdays, and Weekend Potluck.
Hey Shannon. Thanks for visiting my site today. I love sweet potatoes too. I have convinced my sister they are as versatile as russet potatoes. So, she has started making potato salad with sweet potatoes; it is delicious. I also like to cut mine up in cubes and saute them in coconut oil like I would hash browns. I lay them in a skillet, cover for 8-12 minutes depending on the size of cubes. Then I season with sea salt, black pepper, and garlic powder granules. I absolutely love them with my eggs. Anyway, you make me want to find a waffle iron. I hope you and yours have a blessed holiday season.
I’ve not used them for potato salad, but I will need to check out some recipes for that! Your fried variety sounds great, as well.
These look delicious! My boys don’t like sweet potatoes but I think I’d have no problem getting them to eat these. They remind me a little bit of some butternut squash muffins I used to make. Thanks for sharing with us at Encouraging Hearts and Home. Pinned.
I bet they would be great made with butternut squash! The sweet potato flavor isn’t overwhelming, but they have a great savory flavor.
Thank you for sharing at #OverTheMoon. Pinned and shared. Have a lovely week. I hope to see you at next week’s party too! Happy Holiday!
Thanks, Marilyn!
I’m not sure what I did wrong they kept sticking to my waffles iron I have two waffles irons a regular and mini now have thenatter just stuck on both my batteries not so thick idk🤔
I’m so sorry you had trouble with them sticking! I haven’t made these in a while, but I don’t recall sticking being an issue for me. However, I do remember the batter being very thick. Did you grease the waffle irons before placing the batter in them?
These are fantastic!! I usually don’t comment if I’ve had to adjust a recipe, but this one is strong and stands on its own. I only had 1 c of sweet potato, so had to adjust down a little on the full recipe size. I also wanted to use buttermilk, not regular milk, and it didn’t harm this recipe at all. These are a hit for us, thank you!
Thanks for sharing, Kim! I’m glad you liked them. Buttermilk sounds like a great adjustment to make!
I made this recipe with my new Breville Smart Waffle Pro. It yielded 7 waffles. I brushed some coconut oil on the bottom side on the first batch of four waffles on level 3. Non-stick spray can impact the performance of the non-stick surface on the cooking plates. The waffles were light and tasty. They were softer than regular waffles. I plan on toasting the leftovers.
Toasting is a great idea for the leftovers! Thanks for sharing your tips, Carol.
Can these waffles be frozen then reheated?
Yes! Let them cool completely before freezing. I like to place them flat on a baking sheet and freeze them so they are not touching (this way they don’t stick together). Then, once frozen, I stack them and place in a baggie or tub.
They can be reheated in the microwave or toaster.