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Healthy Sweet Potato Waffles (No Sugar, Paleo)

Mar 7, 2023 · 1 Comment

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These healthy sweet potato waffles are perfect for a simple breakfast or lunch. They're made with mashed sweet potato, are light and crispy and can be eaten with sweet or savory toppings. This recipe for sweet potato waffles is paleo, gluten free, dairy free and has no added sugar.

plate of three sweet potato waffles with savory toppings

I didn't realize how much I love savory waffles until making these healthy sweet potato waffles.

They're light and crispy, easy to make and even my kids love them! Which is a huge win considering my kids usually prefer sweet over savory when it comes to waffles.

Healthy Sweet Potato Waffles

Here's what you need to know about these savory sweet potato waffles:

  • paleo friendly - made with simple, whole food ingredients
  • gluten free and grain free - the waffle batter is made with mashed sweet potato and tapioca starch
  • dairy free - unlike many savory sweet potato waffle recipes, this one is made without cheese and is completely dairy free
  • light and crispy - following my cooking method makes these waffles extra crispy, my favorite waffle texture
  • no sugar added - made without any added sugar

This is a waffle recipe you'll want to make again and again! You can pair them with sweet or savory toppings, giving you a host of different flavor variations.

Ingredients

Here's what you need to make these paleo sweet potato waffles:

  • mashed sweet potato
  • eggs
  • avocado oil
  • tapioca starch
  • cream of tartar
  • baking soda
  • salt
ingredients in healthy sweet potato waffles

How to Make Healthy Sweet Potato Waffles

These plain sweet potato waffles are easy to make. All you need is a mixing bowl, whisk, waffle iron and the necessary ingredients. I used a miniature waffle iron to make these waffles, but any type should work.

Here's what you need to do:

  1. First, place a wire cooling rack in your oven and preheat your oven to 275 degrees F. (You'll be placing the cooked waffles in the oven to keep crisp.)
  2. Preheat your waffle iron.
  3. Next, make the batter. In a medium-sized mixing bowl, whisk together mashed sweet potato, eggs and avocado oil.
  4. Whisk in tapioca starch, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt.
sweet potato waffle batter
  1. Pour 2-3 tablespoons of the waffle batter onto the preheated waffle iron.  Cook until golden brown and crispy. (You'll want to cook the waffles a little longer than normal to get them extra crisp.)
  2. Remove the waffle from the waffle iron and place it on the wire cooling rack in your preheated oven.
  3. Once all of the waffles have been cooked, remove them from the oven and serve immediately.
holding a sweet potato waffle

Storage

Store leftover waffles in a sealed, air-tight container in the fridge. They will lose their crispness, but you can toast them in the oven or air fryer to warm.

Tips for Making Waffles Crispy

  • Use the correct ingredients! I understand the desire to switch up the ingredients in a recipe, however I formulated this recipe with the intent of creating super crispy waffles. The addition of tapioca starch and cream of tartar make this happen - don't omit them.
  • Cook the waffles a little longer in the waffle iron. Don't just cook the waffles until they're "done". Instead, keep them in the waffle iron a while longer until they come out nice and crisp.
  • Heat the waffles in the oven so that they keep their crispness. Heating the waffles in the oven after cooking them helps them to keep crisp.

Healthy Sweet Potato Waffle Toppings

While these sweet potato waffles don't contain any added sugar, they actually go well with sweet or savory toppings.

For savory, try adding some mashed avocado, onion, a fried egg, shredded cheese, sauerkraut or bacon.

For sweet toppings, drizzle the waffles with maple syrup or honey, add some chopped nuts, jam, nut butter, flaked coconut, dark chocolate chips or fresh fruit.

waffles with avocado, onion and an egg

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plate of three sweet potato waffles with savory toppings

Healthy Sweet Potato Waffles (No Sugar, Paleo)

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  • Author: Katie
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 21 minutes
  • Total Time: 26 minutes
  • Yield: 7 mini waffles 1x
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These healthy sweet potato waffles are light and crispy and great with sweet or savory toppings.  They're paleo friendly, gluten free, dairy free and unsweetened.


Ingredients

Scale
  • ½ cup mashed sweet potato (125g)*
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 Tbsp avocado oil
  • ⅓ cup tapioca starch (40g)
  • ½ tsp cream of tartar
  • ¼ tsp baking soda
  • ¼ tsp salt

Instructions

  1. Place a wire cooling rack in your oven and preheat your oven to 275 degrees F.
  2. Plug in your waffle iron to preheat it.  I used a mini waffle iron, but any type should work.
  3. In a medium-sized mixing bowl, whisk together mashed sweet potato, eggs and avocado oil.
  4. Whisk in tapioca starch, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt.
  5. Pour 2-3 tablespoons of the waffle batter onto the preheated waffle iron.  Cook until golden brown and crispy. You'll want to cook the waffles a little longer than normal to get them extra crisp (3-4 minutes).
  6. Remove the waffle from the waffle iron and place it on the wire cooling rack in your preheated oven to keep crisp.
  7. Once all of the waffles have been cooked, remove them from the oven and serve immediately.

Notes

*For the mashed sweet potato, cut an orange sweet potato into cubes and steam in a steamer pot until tender (using a baked sweet potato is fine too).  Cool to room temperature, then place the sweet potato in a large bowl and mash with a fork or potato masher.  You may remove the skin after steaming, but I did not.

Keywords: healthy sweet potato waffles, paleo sweet potato waffles, no sugar sweet potato waffles, savory sweet potato waffles, gluten free sweet potato waffles, crispy sweet potato waffles

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  1. Katie says

    March 07, 2023 at 1:42 pm

    My family and I love these savory sweet potato waffles. Enjoy!

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