Healthy Sweet Potato Waffles
on Nov 30, 2022, Updated Dec 07, 2022
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These healthy sweet potato waffles are made with simple ingredients thrown together in a blender and cooked quickly in a waffle maker to have breakfast ready in minutes!
These blender waffles are soft-textured and perfect for babies and toddlers. They have natural sweetness from the sweet potato, but you can add in a little maple syrup for some added sweetness!
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What You’ll Need
Here is what you’ll need to make these sweet potato waffles:
- Sweet Potato Puree: You can cook a sweet potato in the oven, slow cooker, or microwave!
- Rolled Oats: I love baking with rolled oats as they are packed with nutrition! Gluten-free rolled oats make these waffles gluten-free.
- Eggs: Used as a binder to help hold the waffles together.
- Cinnamon/Nutmeg: Warm spices combination for added flavor.
- Vanilla Extract: For added flavor to the waffles.
- Baking Powder: Leavening agent to help the waffles rise.
- Maple Syrup: For added sweetness.
Step By Step Instructions
- Blend all of the ingredients together until smooth.
- Pour the batter into a preheated waffle iron and cook according to your waffle maker’s instructions. Grease the waffle iron if needed.
- Serve with a drizzle of maple syrup or as is!
Ingredient Substitutions
- Egg: You may replace the egg with a flax egg. To make a flax egg, combine 3 tablespoons of water with 1 tablespoon of ground flaxseed. Let the mixture sit in the fridge for about 15 minutes until it forms a gel-like texture.
- Oats: You may replace the oat flour with all-purpose flour or whole wheat flour. I used old-fashioned rolled oats in this recipe.
- Nutmeg: You may replace the nutmeg with equal parts ground cinnamon.
Storage Instructions
Let the waffles completely cool and store them in an airtight container for up to 2 days in the refrigerator. To freeze, store in a freezer-safe Ziploc bag for up to 2 months. You may reheat on low heat in a pan or simply microwave for 20-30 seconds, or until warmed through!
Recipe Notes
- I use this nutribullet blender to blend the ingredients into a smooth batter.
- Do not overfill your waffle maker with batter. The waffles will rise slightly during cooking and may not cook properly if overfilled.
- You may need to spray your waffle iron with a little cooking spray depending on the type of waffle maker you have to prevent sticking. I love using this mini waffle maker or this multi mini waffle maker to make small eggo-sized waffles and no spraying is needed!
- I usually prepare sweet potato puree by baking a sweet potato in the oven at 425 degrees F for 50-60 minutes, or until it is tender and then mashing it into a puree! If you are baking the potato, make sure to poke holes into the potato with a fork before placing it into the oven.
Frequently Asked Questions
You can make the batter ahead of time and store it in an airtight container in the fridge for 1 day, but I recommend cooking the waffles first and storing leftovers in the fridge/freezer for an easy grab-and-go breakfast option.
If your waffle maker does not have a timer or doneness indicator, watch the steam coming out of the machine. Once the steam stops, the waffles should be done.
Yes! Blueberries or chocolate chips work great as add-ins for these waffles.
Here are some other waffle recipes that you may like!
Sweet Potato Waffles
Ingredients
- 1 cup sweet potato puree
- ½ cup milk
- 2 eggs
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup old fashioned rolled oats
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp ground nutmeg
Instructions
- Preheat your waffle iron.
- Add all of the ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth.
- Pour the batter into a preheated waffle iron and cook according to your waffle maker's instructions. Grease the waffle iron if needed.
- Serve with a drizzle or maple syrup or as is!
Notes
- I use this nutribullet blender to blend the ingredients into a smooth batter.
- Do not overfill your waffle maker with batter. The waffles will rise slightly during cooking and may not cook properly if overfilled.
- You may need to spray your waffle iron with a little cooking spray depending on the type of waffle maker you have to prevent sticking. I love using this mini waffle maker or this multi mini waffle maker to make small eggo-sized waffles and no spraying is needed!
- I usually prepare sweet potato puree by baking a sweet potato in the oven at 425 degrees F for 50-60 minutes, or until it is tender and then mashing it into a puree! If you are baking the potato, make sure to poke holes into the potato with a fork before placing it into the oven.
I just made these with butternut squash purée and they were a HIT!
thanks for this great recipe🤗
I’ve switched from having bread for breakfast every morning and now have these waffles instead – I feel great and don’t get hungry again for hours ❤️
I’m so glad that you enjoyed these waffles, Fiona!😊
Awesome recipe! My daughter loved it. I only had 1/2 cup of sweet potato so I subbed the rest with banana. Delicious!
Thank you ❤️
I’m so glad to hear that your little one enjoyed them, Jessica!😊
She loved it!
So glad to hear that, Gracia!😊
Hallelujah my extremely fussy 3 year old who has had the flu for 7 days now just said ‘yummy’ after the first bite. So so easy to make using the microwave for the sweet potato. I used quinoa flakes and GF flour as I can’t eat oats. Yay!!!
I’m so glad to hear that your little one enjoyed these! And thank you for sharing your swap for the oats!😊
these were tasty enough but kept splitting when I opened my waffle maker
they weren’t stuck on the outside on either side. not sure where I went wrong. I did sub milk for breast milk but don’t know if that would make a difference?
Hi Nikkita! I’m so sorry that happened! I haven’t tried making these with breast milk so I can’t say for sure if that would cause any issues. What type of waffle iron did you use? Did you ensure that it was fully preheated before adding in the waffle batter? I’d suggest maybe adding a couple more minutes to the cook time to see if they firm up if give them another shot.
Super easy to make. I microwaved the sweet potato for 5 mins. I have a mini heart shaped waffle maker and this recipe gave me about 8 of them. Best part was that my son ate his + masked for more.
I’m so happy to hear that! Thank you for sharing your feedback, Vanessa!😊
so simple and yummy! My toddler and I loved these. They did take longer to cook on my waffle iron than regular waffles but they came out great. Thank you!
I’m so happy to hear that your little one enjoyed these waffles!😊
Simple and excellent!
Made these for my toddler with pumpkin purée and added two teaspoons of maple syrup. These turned out so soft and tasty. Thanks for another winner.
I’m so glad to hear that your little one enjoyed them!😊