Description
Make any brunch extra special with these aromatic sweet potato waffles.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 small sweet potato (about 8 ounces)
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup cornmeal
- 2 tablespoons turbinado sugar (or any granulated sugar)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 3 tablespoons flaxseed meal* (or 2 eggs, see note below)
- 1 cup any unsweetened unflavored milk
- 1/4 cup melted coconut oil*, plus more for brushing
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- For serving (optional): yogurt, berries + maple syrup
Instructions
- Peel the sweet potato and cut into 1-inch chucks. Place in a medium pot and add enough water to cover by 1 inch. Cover with a lid and bring to a boil. Then reduce the heat to low and simmer until the potato can be pierced easily with a fork, about 12 minutes.
- Drain the potatoes and mash until smooth; you should end up with about 1 cup purée. (Let the purée cool for 5 minutes before combining with the other ingredients.)
- Meanwhile, in a large bowl, whisk together the flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
- In a separate medium bowl, whisk the flaxseed meal with 1/3 cup water and set aside to thicken, about 5 minutes, whisking the mixture every now and then.
- To the flax mixture, add the milk, oil, vanilla, and the potato purée. Whisk to smooth out any lumps. (It’s a good idea to start preheating your waffle iron on high at this point.)
- Pour the potato mixture into the flour mixture and fold just until there are no dry patches of flour left; be careful not to overmix the batter.
- Brush* the preheated waffle iron with oil. Portion the batter into the iron and cook on high heat until golden brown, 5 to 7 minutes. Be sure to wait until the steam has died down before opening the iron – otherwise, the waffles may break apart.
- Serve hot.
Notes
- The flaxseed meal acts as a vegan egg substitute here. If you eat eggs, skip step 4 and add 2 large eggs to the wet ingredients in step 5.
- I love the nutty aroma virgin coconut oil adds to these waffles. If you’re not a fan, sub with any other oil (like avocado oil or even melted butter).
- If you don’t have a pastry brush, carefully use a folded-up paper towel to grease the waffle iron instead.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 waffle
- Calories: 195
- Sodium: 51 mg
- Fat: 6 g
- Carbohydrates: 32 g
- Fiber: 3.4 g
- Protein: 4.5 g