Sweet Potato Waffles
Posted: 10/24/24
Updated: 05/22/25
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A delightfully delicious way to use leftover holiday sweet potatoes, these sweet potato waffles are crisp and fluffy, and so easy to make! Perfectly spiced with cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, cloves, and ginger, and sweetened with rich brown sugar.
What We Love About This Recipe
- These sweet potato waffles are a fabulous way to utilize leftover sweet potatoes from your Thanksgiving or Christmas meals!
- They’re buttery and fluffy, and they taste amazing thanks to the perfect balance between spices and sweetness. Top them with maple syrup or a pat of our copycat Texas Roadhouse cinnamon honey butter and enjoy!
- Making sweet potato waffles couldn’t be any easier, and you’ve probably got all the ingredients in your pantry or fridge right now!
Chef’s Tips
- If you’re cooking sweet potatoes specifically for this recipe (as opposed to using leftover mashed sweet potatoes), you’ll want to peel them, chop them into 1-inch cubes, and boil them first. Once the boiled sweet potatoes can be easily pierced with a fork, they’re ready to mash!
- Try to eliminate as many lumps from your batter as possible. If you want to make the process a little faster and easier, use a blender to combine all the dry and wet ingredients together, then fold in the egg whites as instructed below.
- Make sure your waffle iron is 100% preheated before you add any batter. That way, you know your waffles will cook evenly on both sides!
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Sweet Potato Waffles
Serve them sweet or serve them savory – either way, these sweet potato waffles are a rich and flavorful way to use leftover sweet potatoes!
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Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon fresh baking soda
- 2 teaspoons fresh baking powder
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice store-bought or make your own
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 large egg yolks yolks from 2 large eggs
- 2 large egg whites whites from 2 large eggs
- 2 cups mashed sweet potatoes
- ¼ cup melted butter or neutral-tasting oil
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ¾ cup milk of choice
- ¼ cup packed brown sugar dark or light
Equipment
- Large mixing bowl
- 2 medium mixing bowls
- whisk
- Hand mixer
- large wooden spoon or silicone spatula
- waffle iron
- neutral-tasting cooking spray
- Cookie scoop with release handle or ladle, or measuring cup
Instructions
To Make the Sweet Potato Waffle Batter
- Add 2 cups all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon fresh baking soda, 2 teaspoons fresh baking powder, 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice, and ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon to large mixing bowl. Whisk together dry ingredients until thoroughly blended. Set bowl aside.
- Crack two large eggs and separate 2 large egg yolks from 2 large egg whites. Place yolks in one medium mixing bowl and place egg whites in separate medium mixing bowl. Set bowl of egg whites aside.
- Add 2 cups mashed sweet potatoes, ¼ cup melted butter, 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract, and ¾ cup milk of choice to mixing bowl with egg yolks. Whisk wet ingredients together until fully incorporated.
- Transfer wet ingredient mixture to bowl containing dry ingredient mixture. Stir mixtures together just until all ingredients are combined into batter, breaking up any clumps of flour as needed. Set bowl aside.
- Use hand mixer with whisk attachment to beat egg whites just until whites become soft peaks.
- Add ¼ cup packed brown sugar to bowl with egg whites. Resume mixing with hand mixer until sugar is incorporated into egg whites, forming stiff peaks.
- Once desired texture is achieved, transfer egg white mixture to bowl of waffle batter. Gently fold egg white mixture into waffle batter until egg white mixture is just incorporated. Be careful not to overmix.
To Make the Sweet Potato Waffles
- Preheat waffle iron. When waffle iron is hot, lightly spray both sides of waffle iron with neutral-tasting cooking spray. Make sure to spray all sides and crevices to prevent sticking.
- Portion waffle batter into waffle iron mold using cookie scoop with release handle, ladle, or measuring cup.
- Once mold is filled, close waffle iron. Cook waffles approximately 5 minutes, or until waffle iron is no longer steaming and waffles are golden brown on both sides.
- Carefully remove waffles from waffle iron and transfer to large plate. Repeat process until all waffle batter has been cooked, spraying waffle iron with cooking spray as needed to prevent sticking.
- When all batter has been cooked, divide waffles into preferred portions. Serve warm with desired toppings.
Notes
- Yield: Total number of waffles made will depend on size of waffle iron and amount of batter used for each waffle.
- Make it Gluten Free: Use gluten-free all-purpose flour.
Toppings Suggestions
- Whipped cream and fresh fruit
- Maple syrup and butter
- Butter and cinnamon + brown sugar
- Chopped walnuts or pecans and maple syrup
- Glazed pecans
Nutrition Information
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 169kcal | Protein: 4g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Total Carbs: 26g | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 6g | Net Carbs: 25g | Vitamin C: 1mg | Cholesterol: 43mg | Sodium: 223mg | Potassium: 141mg | Calcium: 79mg | Iron: 1mg
Number of total servings shown is approximate. Actual number of servings will depend on your preferred portion sizes.
Nutritional values shown are general guidelines and reflect information for 1 serving using the ingredients listed, not including any optional ingredients. Actual macros may vary slightly depending on specific brands and types of ingredients used.
To determine the weight of one serving, prepare the recipe as instructed. Weigh the finished recipe, then divide the weight of the finished recipe (not including the weight of the container the food is in) by the desired number of servings. Result will be the weight of one serving.
Will this make pancakes instead? I don’t have a waffle maker!
We haven’t tried using it to make pancakes, but it should work! Let us know if you try it!