Last week, my hubby’s coworker told him about some delicious sweet potato waffles that his wife had made the weekend before. When the hubby relayed this little tidbit to me, I was immediately set on making some on Saturday morning. I’d seen sweet potato waffles pop up around the blog world a few times but had never attempted them myself.
But we all know I could probably eat an entire sweet potato by myself every day if I didn’t exercise some self control.
I looked at a few recipes but one that kept popping up was this one from Alton Brown. Alton has never steered me wrong, so I decided to give them a try.
Of course I made a few modifications 
Here’s what I did:
I peeled & diced about 1 1/2 cups sweet potato and put them in a small bowl with a little bit of water. I popped them in the microwave for 2-3 minutes until soft.
You can’t tell from the picture but this was probably the biggest sweet potato I’ve ever seen. It was approximately the size of my foot…and I wear a size 11 shoe. You get the idea. I only used about 1/2 of it.
Anyways, after mashing the sweet potato, I added a little butter. The recipe called for 1/4 c. I added 2 Tbsp. After stirring it around for a while, I got tired of waiting for it to melt so I just took it out. I probably used about 1 Tbsp.
Next up, orange zest. Now, let me tell you…if you’re not a fan of orange flavor, tone this amount WAY down. It calls for 1 Tbsp of orange zest. I’m a fan myself, so I wasn’t worried…but the orange flavor is very strong!
Add in the eggs, milk, flour, sugar and baking powder. Side note- Alton’s recipe called for 6 egg whites, beaten until peaks were formed….way too much work for Saturday morning in my book…so I just used two whole eggs. Another side note- 1 Tbsp is A LOT of baking powder. I almost scaled back…but I decided just to go for it.
These babies puffed up like crazy!! The waffle maker could barely handle them!
Sweet Potato Waffles
1 1/2 cups peeled and cubed sweet potatoes
2 cups white whole wheat flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
2 eggs
1 cup Skim milk
1/4 cup light brown sugar
1 Tbsp butter
1 Tbsp grated orange rind
Directions
1. Peel and dice sweet potato. Place in a small bowl with a little bit of water and microwave on high for 3 minutes. Add butter and mash potatoes.
2. Combine sweet potatoes, milk, sugar, eggs and orange zest in a bowl.
3. Stir in flour and baking powder.
4. Scoop approximately ½ c batter (it will be thick) onto waffle iron and cook until golden brown.
I successfully made about 5 waffles, topped mine with Chobani, chocolate chips and granola and dug in.
Turns out, the hubby was not a fan. I think it was the strong orange flavor. But that just means more leftovers for me
Enjoy!
–Lindsay–
they sound awesome! but I love orange
me too…so i enjoyed them immensely:)
This sounds delicious! I wish I could’ve had something like this for breakfast. I prefer sweet potato in sweeter dishes (instead of savory) so this is right up my alley
i just made a pasta salad with the juice of a lemon + evoo as the sauce. brad could not get used to the strong lemon flavor so i get that for the next few lunches!
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haha….his loss, your gain!
Okay, i just clicked print, i have some sweet potatoes begging to be made into this!!! Thanks for the recipe
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you’re welcome!! let me know how you like them!
Those waffles look delicious! I love veggies in my waffles – my mother makes the most amazing whole wheat corn waffles – I eat them plain!
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omg those sound delicious!!!
These look so yummy! I don’t have a waffle maker so I’ll just be dreaming of them
Alicia at AliGirl Cooks recently posted..Beet and Sweet Potato Quinoa
awww…..maybe sweet potato pancakes are in your future?!
these look great! I just have such a hard time with the first step of peeling the potato
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Woah what an AWESOME idea. Those sound incredible and delicious!!
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thanks lady
they were pretty good!
I love alton brown- hes a genius!
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That waffle looks perfect- nice and crispy!! I’ve never had a sweet potato waffle, but it sounds like a great idea. And I agree, Alton has so many awesome recipes.
they were tasty! a bit denser than regular but delicious
This is fantastic. I love sweet potatoes and they are so healthy.
Wow! That sounds amazing! I’m definitely trying this
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Oh no, sorry your hubby didn’t love it – 1 tablespoon is a lot of zest but it sounds likes a flavor combo we’d really enjoy! SP waffles are such a great idea!
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