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    Home » Vegan » Sweet Potato Chickpea Burger

    Sweet Potato Chickpea Burger | Vegan recipe

    Published: Oct 16, 2015 · Modified: Jun 22, 2020 by Pavani · 18 Comments

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    This sweet potato chickpea burger is the BEST. It is moist, flavorful and absolutely delicious. Easy to make and perfect to even cook on the grill.

    White plate with Sweet potato chickpea burger sandwich with lettuce, tomato and cheese

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    This is one of the simplest burger I have ever made. It is hearty, delicious and easy to make. I have tried so many recipes that end up with mushy or crumbly patties. But this recipe makes the PERFECT veggie burger.

    Recipe is adapted from Tricia Yearwood's recipe for Sweet Pea burger on Food Network. What I love about this recipe is that it uses pantry staple ingredients and there is no chilling or freezing time.

    Ingredients needed

    As the title suggests, this recipe needs 2 main ingredients - Sweet Potato & Chickpeas.

    I use orange sweet potatoes that are commonly available in the US. But feel free to use any variety of sweet potato. These are also known as yams. You may have to adjust the number of tubers used based on their size.

    Photos of sweet potato and canned chickpeas

    I have made this recipe with canned chickpeas and even cooked dried ones. There is no significant difference in both. I feel canned chickpeas are convenient and make it very easy to make these veggie burgers.

    Flour, breadcrumbs act as binding. I use whole wheat flour and plain breadcrumbs. Feel free to use all-purpose flour and whole wheat breadcrumbs.

    To make this a 100% vegan burger recipe, I used nutritional yeast to add cheesiness and umami flavor. Substitute with parmesan cheese for a vegetarian version.

    I kept the flavors simple with just dried Italian seasoning, salt and pepper. Feel free to jazz up the flavors with chili powder, ground cumin, fresh herbs etc.

    Hand holding a burger sandwich with veggie patty, cheese slice, lettuce and tomato slice

    How to Make the Patties?

    Roasted sweet potatoes give these veggie burgers lots of flavors. The roasting process caramelizes the sugars and makes them extra sweet and delicious. Alternately you can boil and mash them too, but the flavor might be slightly different.

    So start by roasting the sweet potatoes. Preheat the oven to 400°F. Poke holes in them and bake for 45 minutes ~ 1 hour until fork tender. Remove from the oven and let cool.

    Photos showing 2 sweet potatoes before and after baking

    When cool enough to handle, halve the sweet potato and scoop out the flesh into a mixing bowl.

    Add chickpeas to the sweet potato flesh and mash into a coarse paste.

    Step by step photos showing drained canned chickpeas mashed with roasted sweet potato. Flour, breadcrumbs are added to make the burger mixture

    Add flour, breadcrumbs, nutritional yeast, dried Italian seasoning, salt and pepper. Mix until well combined. Divide the mixture into 6 equal size patties.

    Step by step photos showing the making and cooking of burgers

    Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat, add the oil. Gently place the patties in the skillet and cook until the patties are brown and crisp on both sides, about 5 minutes per side.

    Serve over burger buns with your favorite sandwich accoutrements.

    Can these burgers be frozen?

    Yes, these burgers freeze very well. So make sure to double the recipe to make extras. Wrap each of them in plastic and then stash them in a freezer safe ziploc bag, so you can pull one out when you want.

    Do not thaw the frozen patties. Just cook them a longer until they are nicely heated through.

    White plate with halved sweet potato chickpea burger sandwich

    Can these be Grilled?

    Yes!! As mentioned before these sweet potato chickpea burgers are hearty and sturdy. They do not crumble or turn mushy while cooking and this applies to even the grill. So, go ahead and heat up that grill.

    Tips

    • Use any variety of sweet potato in this recipe. Make sure to bake more tubers if they are smaller than the orange variety.
    • Either all-purpose or whole-wheat flour can be used.
    • Substitute plain breadcrumbs with whole-wheat.
    • Substitute nutritional yeast with parmesan cheese for a vegetarian version.
    • You can boil the sweet potatoes instead of roasting them. Make sure to drain the water really well to avoid soggy patties.
    • These burgers freeze very well. So make sure to double the recipe to make extras. Wrap each of them in plastic and then stash them in a freezer safe ziploc bag, so you can pull one out when you want.

    Recipes to try:

    Here are a few recipes that you might want to try:

    • Adzuki bean & brown rice burger - yet another delicious and fool proof recipe for vegan burger.
    • Spelt sweet potato paratha - healthy Indian flatbread made with spelt flour and mashed sweet potato.
    • Sweet potato & black bean empanada - popular Latin style street food made with a healthy filling.
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    Sweet Potato-Chickpea Burger

    This Sweet Potato Chickpea burger is the BEST. It is moist, flavorful and absolutely delicious. Easy to make and perfect to even cook on the grill.
    Author: Pavani
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    Prep Time: 1 hr
    Cook Time: 20 mins
    Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins
    Course: sandwich
    Cuisine: American
    Servings: 6 serving

    Ingredients

    • 2 Medium Sweet Potato
    • 15.5 oz. Can of Chickpeas, drained and rinsed
    • 2 tablespoons Whole wheat flour*
    • 1 cup Breadcrumbs
    • ¼ cup Nutritional Yeast*
    • To taste Salt & Pepper
    • 2 tablespoons Oil, plus more to cook the burgers

    To Serve:

    • 6 Burger Buns
    • As needed Toppings of choice - Lettuce, Tomato slices, Cheese slices, Vegan Mayo, Ketchup etc.

    Instructions

    • Preheat the oven to 400°F.
    • Poke holes in the sweet potatoes and place it on a foil lined baking sheet. Bake for 45 minutes ~ 1 hour until fork tender. Remove from the oven and let cool.
    • When cool enough to handle, halve the sweet potato and scoop out the flesh into a mixing bowl.
    • Add chickpeas to sweet potato and mash into a coarse paste.
    • Add flour, breadcrumbs, nutritional yeast, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper. Mix until well combined. Divide the mixture into 6 equal size patties.
    • Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat, add the oil. Gently place the patties in the skillet and cook until the patties are brown and crisp on both sides, about 5 minutes per side.
    • Serve over burger buns with your favorite sandwich accoutrements.

    Notes

    • Use any variety of sweet potato in this recipe. Make sure to bake more tubers if they are smaller than the orange variety.
    • Either all-purpose or whole-wheat flour can be used.
    • Substitute plain breadcrumbs with whole-wheat.
    • Substitute nutritional yeast with parmesan cheese for a vegetarian version.
    • You can boil the sweet potatoes instead of roasting them. Make sure to drain the water really well to avoid soggy patties.
    • These burgers freeze very well. So make sure to double the recipe to make extras. Wrap each of them in plastic and then stash them in a freezer safe ziploc bag, so you can pull one out when you want.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 230kcal
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    1. Shobana Vijay

      October 16, 2015 at 3:31 pm

      Such a wonderful recipe with sweet potato..will do try

      Reply
    2. Niloufer Riyaz

      October 16, 2015 at 4:05 pm

      very healthy burger

      Reply
    3. Suja Ilangovan

      October 16, 2015 at 8:56 pm

      What an awesome looking burger patty & honey mustard sauce, Pavani! Loving all the flavors in it 🙂

      Reply
    4. Usha Rao

      October 16, 2015 at 11:37 pm

      Burgers are mouthwatering, specially the picture with avocado

      Reply
    5. Global Tastes & Travels Inc.

      October 20, 2015 at 12:24 am

      love the gorgeous color and that last pic with a bite taken is priceless

      Reply
    6. Global Tastes & Travels Inc.

      October 20, 2015 at 12:24 am

      love the gorgeous color and that last pic with a bite taken is priceless

      Reply
    7. Sowmya :)

      October 25, 2015 at 7:46 am

      Love this burger! Am making it asap!

      Reply
    8. Srivalli

      November 26, 2015 at 6:57 am

      That's a delicious looking pattie pavani..love all burgers like this!

      Reply
    9. Cindy

      June 23, 2020 at 8:05 am

      5 stars
      My kiddos and I made this together! We have been spending a lot more time in the kitchen lately and its so fun. They really enjoyed making this recipe but they enjoyed eating it even more! Thanks for this delish creation, we are adding it to our “make again” list!!

      Reply
    10. Bhawana

      June 23, 2020 at 8:44 am

      5 stars
      sweet burger burgers taste amazing, My daughter loves these patties and we make in bulk and keep freezing. A great recipe must say.

      Reply
    11. Jessica Formicola

      June 23, 2020 at 8:53 am

      5 stars
      My family loves these burgers! We make them all the time, and they always turn out perfectly!

      Reply
    12. Kathryn Donangelo

      June 23, 2020 at 9:03 am

      5 stars
      This burger is perfect for summer! I love all of the flavors and the wholesomeness this burger has- delicious!

      Reply
      • cookshideout

        June 26, 2020 at 5:41 pm

        Thank you Kathryn. This is one of my favorite burgers to make on the grill.

        Reply
    13. kim

      June 23, 2020 at 11:30 am

      5 stars
      Love this recipe! These were super easy and flavorful! Will definitely be making again!

      Reply
      • cookshideout

        June 26, 2020 at 5:40 pm

        Thank you Kim. This is my go-to veggie burger recipe.

        Reply
    14. Dennis Yannakos

      July 02, 2020 at 2:56 am

      5 stars
      Amazing recipe! You're very creative. I love this!

      Reply
    15. Maureen

      August 02, 2022 at 11:01 am

      Do you cook burgers before freezing?

      Reply
      • cookshideout

        August 02, 2022 at 4:49 pm

        Hi Maureen, you do not need to cook the burgers before freezing. Just form the patties, wrap them in either foil or plastic and freeze them until ready to use. Hope this helps.
        Regards
        Pavani

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