Sweet Potato Vanilla Patty Cakes

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Servings: 12 large cookies
Preparation Time: 20 minutes

1 large sweet potato, peeled, cooked and mashed
1/2 cup quinoa flour
1/2 cup coconut flour
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 tablespoon coconut oil, melted
1 flax egg (1 tablespoon ground flax + 3 tablespoons of water)
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Pinch of salt
Maple syrup (to top)

Combine all ingredients in a large bowl. Let chill in the fridge or freezer until malleable. Form into flat “cakes.” Make sure they are relatively thin, like a 1/4 inch thick.

Fry in coconut oil until golden brown. Drizzle with maple syrup and dust with coconut flour.

Recipe submitted by Jaclyn, Guelph, ON

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Published on May 20, 2011

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13 Comments

Gorettia Knight February 22, 2012 at 11:56 am - Reply

being on very restricted diet, i made sweet potato patties using 1 baked sweet potato, peeled and well mashed with fork
egg sub (flax + water)
about 1/4 – 1/2 cup quinoa flour
mix well, form into patties.  can chill an hour to keep from falling apart so much.  Drizzle tiny amount of pecan oil in no stick skillet and pan fry each side until browned.  These are delicious …without sugar, soy, dairy gluten and anything else i can’t eat.

Angie October 29, 2011 at 5:17 pm - Reply

I also would like to know what you could use instead of quinoa flour. Maybe rice flour?  Also could you just use an egg in place of the flax egg?

Kapu September 30, 2011 at 9:02 pm - Reply
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what can you sub for quinoa flour?
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Stacy September 9, 2011 at 11:04 am - Reply

I’ll probably try these again but mine were very dry and crumbly even after adding 2 T extra water. They looked nothing like beautiful ones in the picture. I baked my sweet potato, would that have made this not work?

Jonathan August 26, 2011 at 12:01 pm - Reply

I imagine amaranth flour might work instead of the quinoa, right? I may try these using amaranth flour, and substituting red potatoes for the sweet potatoes (I am doing the Body Ecology Diet; sweet potatoes have too much sugar). Cool recipe! I am not allowed maple syrup either, so I may just top with xylitol or stevia with cinnamon.

Tanya August 21, 2011 at 5:01 am - Reply

I didn’t mean to rate this 2 stars–I haven’t made it yet, I accidentally clicked on the star icon at the 2nd star, and I can’t figure out how to un-rate it.

okieplum August 19, 2011 at 7:38 pm - Reply

These look and sound divine!!  Can’t wait to try them.  Thanks for sharing.

Jan August 19, 2011 at 4:53 pm - Reply

A “flax egg” is used to mimic the properties of an egg in baking without using eggs–for those who can’t or don’t eat eggs.

Sarah:) June 3, 2011 at 12:33 am - Reply

Sabrina: The recipe says a flax egg is 1 tablespoon of ground flax with 3 tablespoons of water.

Sabrina June 2, 2011 at 7:35 pm - Reply

1. what is a flax egg? 2. do you have any other suggestions to sub for the quinoa flour? thank you!

Sarah:) May 23, 2011 at 9:32 pm - Reply

Christie: You could bake or boil it until soft.

christie May 23, 2011 at 5:32 pm - Reply

How do you cook the sweet potato, bake it or some other way?  Thanks

n.g. May 21, 2011 at 2:04 pm - Reply

this recipe looks great! have you made them any way other than frying them?

Sweet Potato Vanilla Patty Cakes