Baked Sweet Potato Falafel

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 sweet potatoes
• 1 (15 ounce) can garbanzo beans, drained
• 1 egg
• 2 cups all-purpose flour, or more if needed
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins Ready Time: 55 mins


• preheat oven to 375 degrees f (190 degrees c).
• grease a baking sheet.
• puncture sweet potatoes several times with a fork. cook in microwave on high for 5 minutes. flip and cook until potatoes are easily pierced with a fork, about 3 to 5 more minutes; cool. peel skin off and cut sweet potatoes into large chunks.
• mash garbanzo beans with a fork or potato masher in a bowl.
• stir sweet potatoes and egg into mashed garbanzo beans to form a smooth consistency.
• stir 2 cups flour, garlic powder, cumin, and coriander into sweet potato mixture to form a cookie dough consistency. adjust with more flour if necessary.
• roll the dough into 1-inch balls and place on prepared baking sheet. slightly flatten balls into patties.
• bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 30 minutes, flipping after 15 minutes.