I’m excited to announce the pre-order of my cookbook, SWEET POTATO SOUL. Purchase your copy today at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million, Indie Bound, or iBooks.
To celebrate our move, I made these sinfully delicious yet wholesome sweet potato waffles for Saturday morning breakfast. This recipe is an adaptation of my sweet potato pancakes, but I like these better…I always like waffles better. They’re just the right amount of sweet, slightly crispy on the edges, and perfectly fluffy.
Maxx, QZ, and I have finally moved into our new Los Angeles home, and we love it so much. Our neighborhood is cute, with the signature SoCal palm trees and succulents everywhere you look. We’ve got the cutest kitchen, plenty of space, a dining nook, and even outdoor space lined with beautiful pink bougainvillea. QZ especially loves looking out of the windows, and patio screen door.
After 2 months on the road, making our way west from New York City, we finally have a home.
I feel like I’m beginning a new life chapter. New home, new city, new possibilities. Maxx and I are having so much fun decorating, buying houseplants, and planning our first garden. We’ve even started composting our food scraps in the backyard. It may seem simple, but after 8 years in NYC, having our own outdoor space and compost bin feels like winning the lotto!
I am so excited to finish unpacking and decorating. Since Southern California is the mecca of awesome and affordable flea markets, and because we’re eco-friendly type folks, we’re planning to buy the majority of our furniture second hand or refurbished.
In the meantime while we’re still using boxes as tables, at least I’ve got all of my kitchen appliances. When I took the waffle iron out of a box, I knew right away that I’d make waffles to celebrate this major uprooting and resettling. They were perfect for the occasion.
Vegan Sweet Potato Waffles
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp ground flax + 4 tbsp water
- 1½ cup whole wheat pastry flour
- ⅓ cup brown sugar or coconut sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ¼ tsp freshly ground nutmeg
- 2 cups soy milk or another non-dairy milk
- 1 tsp apple cider or white vinegar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ cup + 2 tbsp mashed sweet potato from a baked or microwaved sweet potato, or canned
- canola or coconut oil non-stick spray
- Toppings
- real maple syrup
- fresh berries
- 1/2 cup toasted pecans chopped
Instructions
- Combine the flax and water in a large mixing bow to make the flax egg.
- Combine the flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and spices in another large bowl.
- Pour the flax egg into a blender. Also add the soy milk, vinegar, vanilla, and sweet potato.
- Blend until the liquid is creamy, and there are no left over chunks of sweet potato.
- Pour the liquid into the dry ingredients, and stir until just combined.
- Preheat the waffle iron, and spray both sides with non-stick spray.
- Ladle some batter onto the waffle iron (about ½-3/4 cup), and cook for about 3 minutes, or until the iron's indicator shows that they are done.
- Complete with the remaining batter.
- Keep finished waffles warm in a toaster oven or oven at 200°, or stacked and covered with a clean kitchen towel.
- Serve with fresh berries, pecans, and a drizzle of maple syrup.
Keionia Burnett / July 6, 2019 at 7:01 pm /
We only have King Arthur whole wheat bread four, will that work?
Jenné @ Sweet Potato Soul / July 14, 2019 at 2:24 am /
probably fine 🙂
Hayley Morrin / January 18, 2019 at 10:23 pm /
IS it correct that there’s no fat (oil or melted vegan butter) in these waffles?
Jenné @ Sweet Potato Soul / January 22, 2019 at 12:32 am /
Correct. Though feel free to add if you’d like. I’d do 2 tbsp only.
Hayley Morrin / January 18, 2019 at 4:38 pm /
Do you think the sugar in this recipe could be reduced? I know it’s necessary to have a bit of sugar in the batter, but 1/3 cup seems a bit much when I top my waffles with so much maple syrup ahahha
Jenné @ Sweet Potato Soul / January 22, 2019 at 12:32 am /
Totally, you can totally reduce it as much as you’d like 🙂
Melina / December 13, 2017 at 1:26 pm /
This one is SO good! Even my dad (who’s against veganism, sigh) loved them so much he asked for the recipe, haha!
Jenné @ Sweet Potato Soul / December 17, 2017 at 11:57 pm /
Awesome!! I’m so happy to hear that 🙂
Cassie / September 15, 2017 at 3:45 am /
Looks excellent! I fell in love with these waffles when I saw them on your Instagram and in your Cali YouTube video! 😀 I definitely would love to try this recipe!
Jenné @ Sweet Potato Soul / September 16, 2017 at 4:13 pm /
Thank you, Cassie!!