Skip the Bread: These Sweet Potato Waffle Buns Are Better!
Transform ordinary mashed sweet potatoes into crispy, golden waffle buns with a mini waffle maker.
Burger buns that are delish and healthier? Yes please! 🍔
If you’re looking for a fun and creative way to swap out bread hamburger buns, these sweet potato waffle buns are a must-try. By combining sweet potato, egg, and a little cheese, you get a satisfying bun that’s naturally higher in protein and lower in calories than many bakery-style buns.
These sweet potato waffle buns deliver just 140 calories per serving while providing over 8 grams of protein, making them a satisfying, nutrient-dense alternative to traditional sandwich buns.
The natural sweetness of the potatoes pairs beautifully with savory burger toppings! They’re simple to make, require just a few ingredients, and are a delicious gluten-free alternative to traditional bread, too.
Sweet Potato Burger Buns
yield: 3 SERVINGS
prep time: 20 MINUTES
cook time: 6 MINUTES
total time: 26 MINUTES
Savory high-protein sweet potato waffles as a healthier and delicious stand in for burger buns.
Ingredients
- 2-3 small sweet potatoes (about 1 1/2 cups mashed)
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, grated
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon The Blend (or salt, pepper, garlic powder)
- butter for greasing the mini waffle maker
Directions
1
Preheat the mini waffle maker.
2
Mix up the mashed sweet potatoes with eggs, parmesan, and fries.
3
Grease the waffle maker with butter. Add 1/4 cup of the mashed sweet potato mixture to the waffle maker and spread it evenly. Let cook for 5-6 minutes until cooked and crisp.
4
Grill the burgers and use the waffles as buns to build your burger with desired toppings.
Nutrition Information
Yield: 6, Serving Size: 2 waffles
Amount Per Serving:
140 Calories | 6.9 Fat | 11.2 Total Carbs | 1.8 Fiber | 3.6g Sugar | 8.2 Protein |
More tips for making waffle sweet potato burger buns:
- These mini waffle makers are perfect for this project. If you want to use a larger machine just use 1/4 cup of the mashed “badder”.
- You can really cater to taste but switching up the type of cheese and spices. Use what you have on hand.
- As a shortcut you could buy mashed sweet potatoes in the prepared foods section of the grocery store, or frozen.
- As a quick burger sauce, I combine equal parts mayo, ketchup, some diced pickles with a little of the pickle juice, and salt/pepper to taste.
Wow this simple sweet potato bun recipe tasted fantastic!
I can honestly eat sweet potatoes daily and this is a fun and unique way to prepare them! If you somehow find yourself with leftover mashed sweet potatoes this is an excellent way to reimagine them.
It is a little time-consuming to make each “bun” individually in the waffle maker, but overall this tasted delclious.
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