Baked Sweet Potato Falafel

Sweet potatoes add a colorful twist to this falafel dish. They are nicely spiced with garlic powder, cumin, and coriander for an appetizer everyone will enjoy.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 40 mins
• Total Time: 55 mins
• Calories: 288 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 (15 ounce) can garbanzo beans, drained
• 2 sweet potatoes
• ½ teaspoon ground coriander
• 2 cups all-purpose flour, or more if needed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

Step 2

Grease a baking sheet.

Step 3

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.

Step 4

Mash garbanzo beans with a fork or potato masher in a bowl.

Step 5

Stir sweet potatoes and egg into mashed garbanzo beans to form a smooth consistency.

Step 6

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.

Step 7

Roll the dough into 1-inch balls and place on prepared baking sheet. Slightly flatten balls into patties.

Step 8

Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 30 minutes, flipping after 15 minutes.