Paleo Sweet Potato Waffles made with four essential ingredients and a low FODMAP option | Gluten Free, Dairy Fee, Sugar Free
So how are we feeling about 2017 so far? One week in! Before I know it I’m going to blink and it will be 2018. Gah! Someone should kick me in the shins just for saying that. Here’s to living in the moment in 2017!
I love January.
I love fresh starts and feeling inspired to actually get sh** done. Last week I downloaded a free trial of You Need a Budget and now I’m feeling excited about tracking expenses and saving receipts. It sounds boring as anything but it feels so empowering to know what’s going on with my finances.
My physical spaces are getting a little make over too. There are three giant trash bags sitting in our room to be recycled, donated, and thrown out because I’m all about letting go of things that no longer bring me joy. It’s amazing how much clutter can build up in no time.
And of course, January and clean eating go hand in hand. Now that Christmas is safely behind us, along with all the sugary sweets. I’m ready for some monster salads, hearty soups, and clean dinners. And breakfasts! My sweet tooth is ready for a little break (I give it a couple of weeks) which means it’s time for more savory, uncomplicated breakfasts. Enter: these savory paleo sweet potato waffles!
Just before the new year I went into my website analytics to see what was the most popular in 2016. The idea was to get an idea of what’s popular/what kinds of foods trend well so that I could create more similar recipes. It turns out that you guys really like paleo & low FODMAP dinners & paleo vegan desserts.
- Thai Meatballs (paleo, whole 30 low FODMAP)
- Coconut Lime Chicken (paleo & whole30)
- Sweet & Sour Chicken (paleo & low FODMAP)
- Vegan Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies (vegan & low FODMAP)
- Onion Bhaji’s (vegan)
- Cashew Chicken (paleo, whole 30, low FODMAP friendly)
- Asian Cucumber Salad (paleo, whole 30, low FODMAP)
- Paleo Millionaire’s Shortbread (paleo & vegan)
- French Bread (low FODMAP)
- Vegan Snickers Cheesecake (paleo & vegan)
Got it!
About this recipe: Paleo Sweet Potato Waffles
The paleo sweet potato waffles require only 4 essential ingredients (plus salt, pepper, and garlic powder is optional) and only one bowl to make.
The batter is made up of grated sweet potato, scallions – only use the green parts to keep this low FODMAP – eggs and coconut flour.
These don’t take long to make which makes them great for quick breakfasts or brunches. You can even make and store these in the fridge for a few days to warm up in the morning. I haven’t personally frozen these yet, but I imagine you can pop a few in the freezer and reheat as you need.
Yay January!
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Paleo Sweet Potato Waffles
Paleo Sweet Potato Waffles made with four essential ingredients and a low FODMAP option | Gluten Free, Dairy Fee, Sugar Free
Ingredients
- 3 cups grated sweet potato, about 1 large sweet potato
- 4 eggs whisked
- 1/4 cup chopped spring onions, use the green part only for low FODMAP
- 3 tablespoons coconut flour
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder, omit for low FODMAP
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- coconut oil for greasing the waffle iron
Instructions
- Squeeze out any excess juice from the grated sweet potato and place in to a bowl.
- Add the eggs spring onions, coconut flour, garlic powder, salt and pepper and mix well.
- Grease your waffle iron, well.
- Use a 1/4 cup to scoop out the batter and gently drop the batter onto the preheated waffle iron and cook according to waffle iron instructions.
- Continue to until the batter is gone. This should make about 4 waffles
Notes
makes about 4 waffles 6 inch in diameter
Squeaky says
Good morning!
These are delicious! I only had 2 small sweet potatoes so I halved the recipe, which made 4 mini waffles. Since I was also making a tray of bacon in the oven for breakfast I greased the waffle iron with bacon drippings which I am sure made them extra delicious. : )
I also really want to try the sweet version that another reader suggested. Sounds so good. Or adding the bacon right in the batter! Drool!
Sarah Nevins says
Yay! So glad you enjoyed them! Love the idea of greasing the waffle iron with bacon grease – yum!
Cgs Huisman says
Hallo Sarah,
Ik heb je recept meer als inspiratie gebruikt.
ik heb ipv raspen de zoete aardappel in de sapcentrifuge gedaan, en de pulp was echt mooi droog. Daarom heb ik gewoon volkorenmeel gebruikt en ipv 4
2 eieren gebruikt. Helaas weet ik niet wat uitgezwaaide eieren zijn, dus heb t maar gewoon bij elkaar gedaan wat peper en zout en een zakje vanille suiker. Ik heb het wafelijzer ingespoten met olijfoliespray. Ze zijn goed gelukt. Misschien heb je iets aan wat en hoe ik het heb gedaan? Ik hoor het graag bedankt voor de inspiratie.
Sarah says
Thanks for sharing what you did differently! I’m glad it worked out for you!
Christy says
I am extremely allergic to coconut and have celiac disease. Would other GF flours work?
Sarah says
Hi Christy! It’s hard to say because I haven’t tried this yet using other types of flours so I can’t say for sure, but I do think you’d be able to play around with other types. The thing that might make it a little tricky is that coconut flour is a very absorbent flour so you need a lot less than you would with other flours. If you wanted to keep this paleo you could use something like almond flour, but you would probably need closer to 1/2-3/4 cup flour. If any gluten free flour works for you then you can also try a simple gf blend using 1/2-3/4 cup as well. Sorry I can’t be more help here!
Renata Prochazkova says
I used oat flour, twice as much as coconut and it worked
Sarah Nevins says
Awesome – glad it worked!
Kylie Masur says
Hi Sarah,
I tried to read through the comments but there are so many! If you don’t have a waffle maker, can you make these as pancakes?
Thanks!
Sarah says
Hi Kylie! I haven’t tried them as pancakes so I can’t say for sure but I do think they would work though the end result will probably be a little more in line with a fritter than a pancake.
B says
I followed the recipe exactly (well, as best as I could!) and they turned out great! The first one stuck to the top of the waffle iron but coconut oil fixed it. 🙂 I got 6 waffles out of the recipe — tastes pretty good too!
Sarah says
Glad you enjoyed them! Thanks B!
Ashley says
I tried making these a few times and I don’t know what I’m doing wrong. They come out very eggy and not a good flavor. I followed the recipe exactly. Any ideas?
Sarah says
Hi Ashley! If you did follow instructions and still didn’t like it in the end it’s totally possible that maybe you just don’t like them? Since these are made with coconut flour they do need a few eggs for added moisture and some people just aren’t crazy about paleo baked goods with lots of eggs. I wish I could help more here but tt’s hard to say without being there what might have gone wrong.
Anita says
Separate your eggs and whip your whites stiff also try to Add 1 teaspoons chili powder
Renata Prochazkova says
I had same feeling so i tried to replace eggs next time with chia seeds jello and it worked, i used 1 tablespoon of chia seeds instead of 1 egg and double amount of water and let it sit for 15min to create jello and then mixed it withe the rest of ingredients. the taste was better for me than with eggs
Sarah Nevins says
That’s really helpful to know – thanks Renata!
Marianna araujo says
So 4 waffles equal 120 calories. Thank you!
Sarah says
Hi Marianna! Sorry – should have made that more clear. This makes 4 waffles/servings but each waffle is 120 calories
Broum says
Hi Sarah!
I can’t eat eggs… so i would like to know if you have an advice for me.
I’m diying to taste those delisious Waffles 😏
Sarah says
Hi Broum! I’m really sorry but I’m not sure what to suggest for the eggs here. Coconut flour in my experience can be really tricky to work without eggs because they really need the extra moisture. If you’re interested I’ve had a couple of people try this using flax eggs as a sub. They don’t do as well in a waffle iron but you can make them into a more pancake/fritter type of thing.
SHANNON Bencomo McFALL says
you could try the gelatin egg. here’s a recipe…http://hewontknowitspaleo.com/recipe-items/the-gelatin-egg-egg-substitute/
Jessica says
Anyone ever try these with grated butternut squash? I have to eat SCD/low FOFMAP and can’t do sweet potato.
Sarah says
I haven’t tried that myself but I do think it would work here!
Julie says
These were such a winner!
Sarah says
Yay! So glad you enjoyed them!