Rosemary Sweet Potato Waffles with Date Syrup
A wonderful twist on waffles that is amazing for breakfast and elegant enough for brunch or dinner. Super easy, vegan, plant-based, kid-friendly recipe; whole grain waffles packed with sweet potatoes, a hint of rosemary, and sweetened with date or maple syrup for the finish. Batter can also be made into pancakes. Store leftovers in the freezer for easy toast and go breakfast.
Equipment
- Blender
Ingredients
- 2 cups rolled old fashioned oats (use gluten free if desired)
- 1/2 cup semolina flour (use gluten free flour if desired)
- 1/2 cup whole wheat berries* (gluten sensitive substitution listed below)
- 2 cups cooked sweet potato (see instructions for 5 minute microwave cooking)
- 3 1/2 cups plain oat milk
- 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 2 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 orange zested
- 2 sprigs fresh rosemary plus more for garnish
- date syrup or maple syrup for serving
Instructions
Sweet Potato Cooking Instructions
- Wash sweet potato and wipe dry. Pierce each sweet potato several times all over with a fork or knife. This will prevent it from exploding in your microwave. Microwave sweet potatoes in 1 minute increments, rotating sides, until they are soft. (It took my microwave 5 minutes).
- Slice sweet potatoes in half and scoop out cooked insides and set aside.
Waffle/Pancake batter
- Add 1 tbsp of apple cider vinegar and oat milk to a large measuring cup and set aside while you cook the sweet potatoes.
- Add oats, wheat berries, and semolina flour to a blender. Process until smooth, flour-like consistency obtained.
- Add sweet potato, milk mixture, water or syrup, rosemary removed from the stem, baking soda, and salt. Process until smooth.
- Store batter in the refrigerator until ready to use. Cook batter in waffle maker according to instructions or as pancakes on a griddle.
Serving Suggestions
- Fresh dates, fresh rosemary, orange slices, date or maple syrup all complement the waffles beautifully.
- Wrap any leftover waffles individually in foil and store in an air tight container in the freezer. Toast or air fry to reheat.
Notes
*Can substitute wheat berries with millet.
*Optional: for a sweeter batter add 1/3 cup of date syrup to the batter. I prefer adding the syrup on top of my waffles when serving!