Sweet Potato Waffles

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Serve them sweet or serve them savory - either way, these sweet potato waffles are a rich and flavorful way to use leftover sweet potatoes!

Prep: 20

Cook: 15

Total: 35

Recipe makes approximately 12 waffles

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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.

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.

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.