Recipe: Energy-Boosting Sweet Potato Cakes
Sweet potatoes usually take time to bake, but grating them and cooking them in a skillet cuts the cooking time substantially.
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Sweet potatoes usually take time to bake, but grating them into a skillet cuts the cooking time substantially.
Ingredients
- 2 sweet potatoes, peeled and grated (about 4 cups)
- ½ cup Parmesan cheese
- 2 tbsp chia seeds or ground flax
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp garlic salt
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- 2 large eggs
- 4 tbsp olive oil
Preparation
Place the sweet potatoes, Parmesan, chia or flax, cinnamon, garlic salt, baking powder and black pepper in a large bowl. Toss well. Add the eggs and mix well until a crumbly mixture forms.
Warm a large skillet over medium heat. Add a tablespoon of the oil. Using 2 forks, grab about ¼ cup of the sweet potato mixture with the forks and drop it into the skillet. Repeat until you have 6 mounds, spaced about 1-inch apart. Press the mounds down with a fork and cook 3 to 4 minutes until the cakes are well-browned. Flip and cook 3 minutes more. Transfer to paper towels to drain. Repeat with remaining olive oil and batter.
Ayurvedic Add-Ins
For Vata: Add in 2 tsp chopped rosemary.
For Pitta: No add-in required! This recipe is just right.
For Kapha: Add in ¼ tsp cayenne.
Prep time: 10 minutes. Cook time: 10 minutes
Serves 4; Makes 24 cakes
(Serving 3 cakes)
174 calories, 5 g protein, 16 g carbohydrates, 10 g fat (2 g saturated), 50 mg cholesterol, 3 g fiber, 193 mg sodium
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Nutrition Information
- Calories 0
- Carbohydrate Content 0 g
- Cholesterol Content 0 mg
- Fat Content 0 g
- Fiber Content 0 g
- Protein Content 0 g
- Saturated Fat Content 0 g
- Sodium Content 0 mg
- Sugar Content 0 g
- Trans Fat Content 0 g
- Unsaturated Fat Content 0 g