Sweet Potato Waffles
A twist on a classic, these nutrient-dense sweet potato waffles are easy to make and will have you wondering why all waffles aren't made this way.
- Yield: 6 Waffles
- Prep Time: 1 hr
- Cook Time: 15 min
Ingredients
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Place the whole sweet potato in the oven and roast for 45 minutes to 1 hour until soft.
- Remove from the oven, allow it to cool, and peel before mashing.
- Preheat your waffle iron.
- In a large bowl, combine mashed sweet potatoes, maple syrup, coconut sugar, orange zest, orange juice, eggs, vanilla, Olitalia Extra Virgin Olive Oil, milk, and buttermilk.
- In another large bowl, combine Caputo “00” Chefs Flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry and mix until combined.
- Brush your waffle iron with Olitalia Extra Virgin Olive Oil and add in about ⅔ cup of batter.
- Continue with the remaining batter.
- Once cooked, serve with extra maple syrup and butter.
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About the Chef
Meet Michele Loffreno
Michele Loffreno owner of Food Is Good F.I.G. Food Styling has served on the line at various restaurants throughout New York City and Italy. Desired to remain creative, Michele pursued the TV industry by becoming a Food Stylist on ABC's Emmy-Award-Winning show The Chew and Food Network’s Chopped. More recently, she was the culinary lead Food Stylist at THP, one of the world’s leading content and social media service providers for brand managers and marketers. As well as Brand Ambassador and Chef for Middleby Residential representing their luxury brand portfolio which includes Viking Range, AGA, La Cornue and Lynx in NYC.
Currently, Michele works as a Chef, Culinary Producer and Food Stylist for some of the most established food brands and television companies in the industry.