Delicious, Easy Vegan Sweet Potato Waffles Recipe - Yum Vegan Blog (2024)

If you haven’t yet tried vegan sweet potato waffles, let me tell you, they are awesome. They are a great way to add a punch of delicious nutrition into your regular waffles, while also bringing warming seasonal flavors into the mix!

These vegan waffles are crispy and everything you could want from a waffle breakfast. Even better, they are sneakily healthy vegan waffles with oats and sweet potato making up the bulk of the batter.

Don’t let that fool you though, they are just as tasty as unhealthy waffles (especially if you slather them in maple syrup and whip cream like I did).

It is also an extremely easy vegan waffle recipe, since the blender does most of the work.

I often batch make baked sweet potatoes whilst the oven is on as they are so popular in our house.

So if you are looking to use up a cooked sweet potato, or a way to bring a delicious twist to a classic breakfast, definitely try out these sweet potato waffles. Vegan waffles have never been so good!

If you are looking for another delicious vegan waffle recipe, check out this Vegan Belgian Waffle Recipe or any of our other vegan brunch recipes.

If you are looking for more sweet potato vegan recipes, check out this Sweet Potato Lentil Bake or these sweet potato muffins.

Vegan Sweet Potato Waffles Ingredients

These easy vegan waffles are made with easy to find ingredients, most of which you probably have in your pantry. The waffle ingredients are:

• Cooked Sweet Potato
• Oats
• Flour
• Plant Milk
• Applesauce
• Baking Powder
• Cinnamon
• Salt
• Oil Spray

Health Benefits – Sweet Potato Waffles (Vegan)

These really pack in a great nutritional punch. Sweet potatoes contains tons of fiber, vitamins, antioxidants and minerals. It’s chock full of vitamins A, C, B6, Manganese, potassium and more.

They also promote gut health and support healthy vision. For more info about all the great things sweet potatoes offer to your health you can check out this article.

Oats are another power food. They are filled with Manganese, phosphorus, magnesium, calcium and more. They also have been linked to weight loss, lower blood sugar levels, and reduced risk of heart disease.

Even the cinnamon in this recipe will give your health a boost. Cinnamon is an anti inflammatory and is loaded with antioxidants, among many other amazing health benefits.

How to Make Vegan Waffles (Vegan Oat Waffles)

To make these eggless waffles is really simple. You take your cooked sweet potato and throw it in the blender with the oats and puree. Then you throw in the rest of the ingredients and blend until smooth. There’s your vegan waffle batter. Easy, right?

Once you’ve got your batter, heat up your waffle maker and spritz it with a bit of cooking spray. Spread out the batter, but not to close to the edge. If you put it all the way to the ends it might overflow as it cooks.

From then it will depend on your waffle iron on how long it takes to cook. With a good one it should take around 5-7 minutes. If you’ve got a cheap one like me that barely cooks them it could take much longer.

If you don’t have a waffle iron you can find affordable ones here.

How to Cook the Sweet Potato

There are plenty of ways to cook your sweet potato. You can even just use a leftover sweet potato for this. I’m not sure why but I always seem to have cooked sweet potato in my fridge that I’m not sure what to do with.

My favorite method, because it’s the least involved, is to prick it with a fork, wrap it in tin foil and pop it in the oven. It takes around 45 minutes to cook this way, but so little effort.

You can also peel and cut the sweet potato and throw it in a pot of boiling water. It’s a little more effort, but this way only takes 15 minutes to cook.

You can also cook sweet potatoes in the microwave which is the quickest method.

Making the Healthy Vegan Waffle Recipe in Advanced

Breakfast is not a time most people want to have to get up early for to prep. At least, I definitely don’t, I am not a morning person at all. So the best kind of waffle batter to me is one that can be made ahead of time.

The good news is if you’d like to make this dairy free waffle recipe ahead of time, you can! The batter can be stored in an airtight container for up to two days before using it.

You can also make a big batch and store leftovers in the fridge for up to three days. Rewarm in a toaster or oven for best results.

I do prefer them freshly made though, so better to save the batter ahead of time then the pre-made waffles.

Freezing Sweet Potato Vegan Waffles

These dairy free waffles freeze well and can then be popped in a toaster to defrost and heat at your convenience.

To freeze the egg free waffles, wait for them to cool down completely after cooking. You can place them on a wire rack to speed the cooling process.

Once they are completely cooled, place them on baking sheets and pop them into the freezer until they are completely frozen.

This can take around 2 hours. You can skip this step if you like, but freezing it on the baking sheets makes it so that they are less likely to stick together in the container.

Once frozen, put them in a Ziploc freezer bags or a container. I like to double wrap them if you are putting it in a freezer bag to ensure they don’t get freezer burnt. If you are using a container make sure it’s a good airtight freezer container for the same reason. They can be stored in the freezer for up to three months.

You can use the microwave, oven or toaster to defrost and enjoy. Pop them straight in from the freezer and enjoy your easy vegan breakfast or brunch!

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