Freezer Sweet Potato Waffles (Extra Crispy)

These freezer sweet potato waffles are healthy, crispy, and the easiest make-ahead breakfast recipe!

Good morning, sunshine! I know. It’s Monday, and I’m a non-morning person who shouldn’t be so happy.

But I have waffles! Bright, sunny sweet potato waffles, fresh from the freezer, perfectly crispy, and they took me all of 3 minutes to make this morning.

I am working really hard on the recipes from our 14 Day Breakfast Prep Challenge, and loved the idea of a quick and healthy freezer breakfast waffle that goes directly from the freezer into the toaster. So here we are. And they are better than I could have imagined!

Freezer Sweet Potato Waffles (Extra Crispy)

I tested these freezer sweet potato waffles a lot. Criteria: crispy texture (a must!), but with as healthy as I could possibly make them.

So I added as much sweet potato puree as I could and reduced the oil as much as I could, and ended up with these. 1/4 cup of sweet potato puree in each waffle, which is not bad if you ask me

But do you want to know the surprising thing? These don’t taste like sweet potato…at all. I’m not sure if it’s the cornmeal or what but they just taste like some pretty amazing, crispy, savory waffles.

I also experimented with toppings: strawberries and yogurt (which works surprisingly well with savory sweet potato waffles), guacamole, corn and pepitas (oh my gaaaawsh), and almond butter with coconut and hemp seeds (so so so good!!!)

This recipe makes exactly 4 waffle portions, but if you are feeling ambitious, I highly encourage you to double the batch and stock your freezer up! These are seriously SO convenient in the morning, loved by my picky 2-year old (who isn’t exactly a waffle fan), and are so versatile with all of the toppings I tried.

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Freezer Sweet Potato Waffles (Extra Crispy) Print Prep time 20 mins Cook time 10 mins Total time 30 mins Author: Denise Serves: 4 Ingredients

1 cup sweet potato puree
¾ cup milk
1 egg
¼ cup oil (*see note)
¾ cup flour (can use half whole wheat)
⅓ cup cornmeal
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt

Instructions

Prepare your sweet potato puree by steaming roughly 2.5 cups of ½ inch sweet potato cubes for 10 minutes or until soft. Mash or blend with a hand mixer until smooth.
Combine the sweet potato puree with milk, egg and oil, and mix until completely combined.
In a separate bowl, combine the flour, cornmeal, baking powder and salt.
Combine the wet and dry ingredients and mix until just combined.
Cook on a greased waffle maker (I use spray oil) until cooked through. On my waffle maker, this was 3-4 minutes.
Serve immediately or allow to cool completely.

To freeze:

Wrap in plastic wrap, or in plastic bags. Combine individual portions in a large ziplock freezer bag.

To thaw:

Place frozen waffles in the toaster, and toast until crisp and heated through

Notes Make sure to use a fine ground cornmeal (not coarse)
Coconut oil and vegetable oil give nice, crispy waffles. Apple sauce may be substituted for the oil but will not give a crispy waffle, and you need to be careful that they don't burn.
Topping suggestions:
1) avocado, corn and pepitas (plus sea salt)
2) almond butter, hemp seeds and shredded coconut
3) yogurt, berries, almonds and cinnamon
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