Candy Potato Black Bean Burgers

These vegan candy potato and black bean burgers are smoky, spicy and slightly bit candy! A scrumptious crowd-pleasing veggie burger recipe that is tremendous straightforward to make and excellent for every thing from cookouts to busy weeknights.

Sweet Potato Black Bean Burger on a cutting board with glass of iced tea in the background.

In terms of veggie burgers, black beans are the place it is at. They’re handy, tremendous wholesome, and downright scrumptious when blended up with zesty seasonings.

However why cease at simply black beans? There are such a lot of scrumptious meals that go with black beans very well, and generally it is good so as to add slightly one thing additional to your black bean burgers. That is the place candy potatoes are available in.

I am principally in love with the mix of candy potatoes and black beans, as evidenced by my candy potato black bean chili, tostadas, and burrito bowls.

Within the case of those burgers, candy potatoes add a contact of earthiness and sweetness, taking them excessive so far as taste goes. Candy potatoes additionally pair very well with among the spices I really like to make use of in my burgers, like cumin, garlic, onion, cilantro and chipotle peppers.

All in all these spicy patties are a complete flavor-bomb!

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Elements You will Want

Candy potato. You will want one medium orange candy potato, which can be labelled as a “yam” on the grocery store, relying on what area you are buying in.
Rolled oats. Oat flour or panko breadcrumbs might be substituted if wanted.
Black beans. We’re utilizing canned black beans to maintain issues easy. In the event you favor to cook dinner your beans from scratch you will want about 2 cups of them (measured after cooking).
Crimson onion.
Garlic.
Canned chipotle peppers and adobo sauce. These will add warmth and smokiness to your burgers. Search for them within the worldwide aisle of the grocery store. In the event you’re not into warmth, simply use a small quantity of adobo sauce and no peppers, or depart each out and add a teaspoon of smoked paprika for some heat-free smoky taste.
Floor cumin.
Contemporary cilantro. Cilantro haters can depart this out.
Salt.
Burger buns. Be sure your buns are vegan, as some manufacturers comprise milk derivatives.
Toppings. Use what you want right here! I am all the time huge on traditional toppings like lettuce, tomato, onion, and ketchup. These burgers additionally go significantly properly with sliced avocado or guacamole, salsa or sizzling sauce.

Tip: Use licensed gluten-free oats and buns if you should maintain these burgers gluten-free.

How They’re Made

The next is an in depth photograph tutorial on how you can make this dish. Scroll all the way in which down if you would like to skip proper to the recipe!

Begin by baking your candy potato. Merely poke a number of holes in it with a fork or knife, then stick it proper on the oven rack and bake it till it is smooth.

Tip: Brief on time? Microwave your candy potato as an alternative. Poke holes in it such as you would should you have been baking it, then place it on a microwave-safe dish. Zap it for 4 to five minutes.

Place your rolled oats in a meals processor bowl.

Mix the oats to a rough powder.

Tip: If you do not have a meals processor, merely substitute oat flour or panko breadcrumbs for the oats. Mash the beans with a fork and blend every thing in a mixing bowl.

Ingredients for making Sweet Potato Black Bean Burgers in a food processor bowl.

As soon as your candy potato has cooled, scoop out the flesh and add 1 cup of it to the meals processor bowl, together with the beans, onion, garlic, chipotles, adobo sauce, cumin, garlic and salt.

Sweet Potato Black Bean Burger mix in a food processor bowl after blending.

Run the machine for a number of seconds at a time till the elements are finely chopped and well-blended. Do not overdo it or your burgers can be mushy. Be sure to scrape the perimeters and backside of the bowl properly.

Two Sweet Potato Black Bean Burger patties on a parchment paper lined baking sheet.

Form the burger combination into 4 giant patties (or 6 small ones) and bake them on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet.

Pair of hands holding a Sweet Potato Black Bean Burger.

Stuff the patties into buns, pile on the toppings, and luxuriate in your black bean candy potato burgers!

Meal-Prep Suggestions

You’ve gotten a number of choices so far as prepping elements upfront to save lots of time on the day of serving these burgers:

The onion might be diced upfront and saved in an hermetic container within the fridge for as much as a day or two.
The candy potato might be baked upfront. Retailer your baked candy potato in an hermetic container within the fridge for as much as 3 days.
Alternatively, you are able to do all steps of the recipe besides baking and shaping the burgers upfront. Retailer the blended up burger combination in an hermetic container within the fridge for as much as 3 days or within the freezer for as much as 3 months.

Leftovers & Storage

Leftover candy potato black bean burger patties might be saved in an hermetic container or bag within the fridge for as much as 3 days or within the freezer for as much as 3 months.

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