Sweet Potato Waffles

Recipe courtesy Alton Brown

Show: Good EatsEpisode: Potato, My Sweet

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (52)

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Cook Time:
30 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
4 (8-inch) waffles

Times:

Prep: 15 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 30 min
Total:: 45 min

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Ingredients

1 1/2 cups peeled and cubed sweet potatoes
2 cups all purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
6 egg whites, at room temperature
1 cup milk
1/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1/4 cup butter, melted
1 tablespoon grated orange rind
Vegetable spray, for waffle iron
Special equipment: steamer basket and waffle iron

Directions

Put cubed sweet potatoes in a steamer basket. Place the basket in a large pot of simmering water that is no closer than 2 inches from the bottom of steamer. Allow potatoes to steam for 20 minutes of until fork tender. Mash cooked potatoes and set aside.

In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt and set aside.

In another bowl combine the sweet potatoes, milk, brown sugar, butter, and grated orange rind. Stir the sweet potato mixture into the flour mixture and thoroughly combine. Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form. Gradually fold egg whites into batter 1/3 at a time. The batter will be thick. Using a No. 20 disher (scoop), place 2 scoops of batter onto a preheated, oiled waffle iron, and cook until lightly browned, about 5 to 6 minutes.

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recipe Sweet Potato Waffles
blue san francisco, CA 10-25-2009
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Versatile & Easy to Make
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I agree on cooking them a bit longer. The ones I plan to freeze or toast later don't get too cooked in the iron, so they... still have a bit of softness & stand up to toasting better. Made a toasted peanut butter & apricot jam sammie with one. good lord! yum.Read more
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Elaine Alexandria, VA 02-16-2009
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Delicious waffles!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

These waffles came out soooo good. I added a little bit of cinnamon to the batter (about 1/2 teaspoon) and I think that... really added to their deliciousness. Topped with warm maple syrup and chopped pecans...mmmm. Thanks Alton!Read more
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Teresa Cookeville, TN 12-13-2008
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Very good waffles
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

We don't always get lift and crispiness from these waffles like we do from Alton's buttermilk waffles, but they are still... very good. We've created a shortcut by using leftover canned pumpkin when we have it in place of the sweet potatoes.Read more
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Larry Frederick, MD 12-03-2008
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Great Waffles! Even Better as Fritters!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This is a good recipe but I've found a couple extra tricks. Roasting the sweet potatoes brings out the flavor more so than... steaming. The roasting caramelizes some of the potato's natural sugars. You'll need to add a bit more moisture back into the batter by adding an extra splash of milk. The waffles are great but if you take the leftover batter and scoop it in the deep fryer, it makes incredible fritters, mix a little chopped apple into the batter and finish them with cinnamon sugar. Its incredible!Read more
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donna Maumee, OH 11-25-2008
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Best Waffles Ever!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made this recipe today for our "breakfast for dinner night". I microwaved the potatoes instead of steaming them and used... vanilla and nutmeg instead of the orange zest. The recipe was as easy as my regular waffle recipe. This will be my go-to waffle recipe.Read more
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Marsha Modesto, CA 11-23-2008
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Where's the sweet potato?
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

Made these waffles the other day-and was very disappointed. No sweet potato flavor-(roasting them might be a better way to... get more sweet potato flavor) and the prep with steaming the potato and whipping the eggs is just too much work for a flavorless waffle. The citrus was the only thing I could taste. Won't try this one again.Read more