Vegan Black Bean Sweet Potato Burgers
Crisp on the outside, soft and tender on the inside, these Black Bean Sweet Potato Burgers are sure to please a crowd at your next BBQ, weeknight dinner, or on top of a salad for lunch!
Vegan, Gluten Free, Grain Free, Dairy Free, Soy Free, Egg Free, Nut Free
It’s #TheRecipeRedux time! Due to my hectic internship schedule, I missed last month’s Redux, so I’m back and more excited than ever. I’m especially excited because this month’s theme, in honor of the ReDux’s birthday month is…
Celebrate a ReDuxer!
Let’s celebrate each other! Pick a fellow ReDuxer, go to their blog and either make one of their recipes or create one of your own inspired by theirs.
Since I’m ALL for collaboration and celebration of others’ accomplishments, reading this theme just made me smile :). There’s so much negativity in the world and wayyy too much judgment among the health community at times, so building each other up couldn’t have come at a better time!
SO many ReDuxers have helped me on my journey to becoming an RD (just check out all of this fantastic advice I received before my internship), and I admire of so many fellow ReDuxers, so I couldn’t pick just one!
I’ve seen so many great veg-friendly burger recipes out there, and I’ve been itching to create another veggie burger for the season, so I got searching for some burger inspiration! Alex’s Black Bean Sweet Potato Burger recipe and Sarah’s Pumpkin Chickpea Burgers inspired my recipe below.
First, meet Alex from Delish Knowledge. She’s a Registered Dietitian living in the Midwest with beyyyond genius vegetarian recipes (I mean, tofu FETA?!) infused with tons of nutritious tips. Plus, she recently launched the “Joyful Eating” Program with other ReDuxers and Registered Dietitians Anne and Rachael, which teaches people how to find the joy in eating mindfully. I can’t wait until I have the time to take their course…I think mindfulness is one of the best tools we have to foster a healthy relationship with food.
Second, Sarah from Fresh Fit N Healthy is a fellow dietetic intern and is currently getting her masters in Exercise Physiology. Sarah’s journey to healthy, intuitive eating is inspiring and she shares tons of great recipes, workout tricks and nutrition tips on her blog. Seriously, check her out!
So when I set out to create my own burger, I wanted it to be my simplest recipe yet. Some of my other burgers have quite a lengthy ingredient list (but are TOTALLY worth it), so I wanted to try something super quick for busy weeknights.
Here’s why you need to try these Black Bean Sweet Potato Burgers…
- There are only 5 ingredients in my Black Bean Sweet Potato burgers, plus some spices you’re guaranteed to already have in your arsenal of deliciousness!
- This recipe is 100% grain free so the 2 main ingredients (black beans + sweet potatoes) really stand out. Plus, it’s safe for nearly every food allergy!
- There are added omega 3 fatty acids and plant-based protein from the combination of seeds.
- The recipe comes together in less than 15 minutes of hands-on time!
- These burgers are 100% oil free…no pan frying involved!
- They’re FULL of flavor, SO versatile, and loved by carnivores + herbivores alike!
Whip up a batch of these black bean sweet potato burgers and enjoy all week long!
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Since some of you have been asking for Nutrition Facts, here are the stats on these patties (recipe below makes 8 patties, stats per patty): 92 calories, 1.4g fat, 35mg sodium, 16g carbohydrates, 5g fiber, 4g protein
Here are some things you may need to make this recipe:
Mini food processor
Sriracha
Spice grinder (to grind flax seeds if you have them whole)
Chia seeds
Flax seeds
Black Bean Sweet Potato Burgers {vegan | gluten free | grain free}
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Total Time: 55 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
Ingredients
- 2 medium sweet potatoes or 1 cup sweet potato puree*
- 1 15 oz can black beans, drained and rinsed
- 2 tablespoons ground flax seeds
- 1 tablespoon chia seeds
- 1 teaspoon sriracha
- Spices: 1/2 teaspoon each: cumin, smoked paprika, onion powder, garlic powder, chili powder
Instructions
- In a food processor, combine most of black beans (you can eye ball it) and sweet potato puree. Pulse until mostly smooth. Transfer mixture to a medium-sized bowl, add remaining black beans (for added texture).
- Add flaxseeds, chia seeds, sriracha and spices. Mix to combine.
- Refrigerate mixture for 10 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 400°F. On a parchment paper-lined baking sheet, scoop out 1/4 cup of batter. Flatten with the palm of your hand. Bake for 20 minutes, carefully flip burgers, and bake for another 15 minutes.
- Serve on whole wheat bun, with lettuce, tomato, avocado, ketchup, mayo, etc, to your liking. Enjoy ?
Notes
Serving size: 1 patty Calories: 92 Fat: 1.4g Saturated fat: <1g Carbohydrates: 16g Sodium: 35mg Fiber: 5g Protein: 4g
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 burger
Don’t Forget to PIN these Black Bean Sweet Potato Burgers…
If you think this burger sounds good…check out my other burgers:
Quinoa Beet Burgers
Black Bean Burgers
Turkey and Spinach Burgers
Baked White Bean Falafel
Salmon Avocado Burgers
Greek Bean Burgers
Hope you love this one as much as I do!
XO
I’d rather have the fresh potato option over the purée. What would be the cooking instructions for the 2 medium potatoes? They look super yummy!
Hi Steph! You can use the cooked flesh of any potato you’d wish… you can either microwave your potatoes and scoop out the flesh or bake them (Wash the potatoes and pierce the flesh with a fork, wrap in foil or gently coat in olive oil and bake. Depending on the size of the potato likely 45 minutes at 375 degrees F). I hope that helps and you love these just as much as I do! 🙂
Looks great. What’s the purpose of the flax/chia seeds? In the past I’ve seen them mixed with water as an egg replacer to help with binding but that doesn’t seem to be the case in this recipe. How would they turn out without the seeds?
Hi Paul! Thanks so much…this is one of my favorite recipes! I haven’t tried the recipe without the seeds, they do in fact act a bit as a binder in this recipe and absorb some of the moisture from the sweet potato and beans. You could probably add 100% flaxseeds or 100% chia seeds instead of the combination or even some quick oats instead in this case. If you try without the seeds I’d love to hear about your results!
oh I love me this sweet potato black bean combo, so I bet I’d love these!
xo
Sarah Grace
Ahh! This looks + sounds amazing, and I love that there are only 5 ingredients in em’! (I just need to get a can of black beans! :]!) Can’t wait to try making them!
Short ingredient lists have been a must lately! Hope you love ’em! 🙂
Oh how I LOVE me my black bean burgers! You are so sweet for sharing, thanks Chelsey! Isn’t it so fun to have a community with tons of people in our field?! #RD2Be!
xo,
Had to share the love with another #RD2be! Hope to connect more in the future too, Sarah!
These look so easy and so good! I’ve been meaning to try out a sweet potato/black bean burger. This may be the one!
They are BEYOND easy, I’ve whipped them up weekly since I first made them! It’s one of my new favorite combinations!
Looks amazing! Thanks so much for the kind words, your veggie burgers look so good. Sweet potato and black beans are my favorite combo 🙂
Thank YOU for all of your inspiration! 🙂
I’m always looking for new veggie burger combos. Yum!
O these look delish! Love the inspiration for the combo! I love how easy and delish veggie burgers are!
The easier the better, in my opinion 😉
I’m always looking for a new veggie burger and these look fantastic
Thanks so much Allie! They’re my new fave!
These burgers look so tasty! Love the simplicity! Can’t wait to try.
Thanks Maria! I hope you love them, and yes, SO easy!!! 🙂
These look awesome and I love how few ingredients there are! Great touch adding the candle to the burger 😉
These days, the fewer ingredients, the better in my kitchen! ((And PS – I broke a flag off of a wooden stick to keep everything from toppling over, and it frayed…but wish I thought of a candle! haha))
These burgers look deloicus! I need to make these soon, yum!
Can’t wait to hear what you think! SO yum (in my opinion!)