What can I say about tater tots? I mean who doesn’t love tater tots?? We have a restaurant here in NC called Bad Daddy’s and they have some epic tater tots. When I go out with my girlfriend Steph I have to steal a few of hers to get my fix.
Sweet potato tots are pretty much the perfect complement to most of the comfort food I crave during the winter. Chili, veggie burgers, tomato soup, Philly cheese steaks, guacamole, chicken fingers, fish sticks, chocolate peanut butter banana bread. Well maybe not the last one but you get my point.
Well I’ve been craving tater tots like crazy recently and Dave and I have been on a serious sweet potato binge so it was only appropriate to combine these two food cravings. Born from necessity and now a coveted recipe; I seriously love when my food cravings lead to glorious recipes!!
So there are some time saving tips because I don’t know about you, but waiting for potatoes to do their thing in the oven requires a special kind of patience I just don’t have some days. So I decided to use the microwave (gasp ok judge me if you must) but you could easily use a steam basket on the stove as well to get these potatoes almost all the way cooked before forming them into tots.
And since it seems I don’t do anything without a little added protein I used pea protein to bind these tots! You could easily use oat flour to keep this gluten free, but I’d start with only 1 tablespoon and check the consistency before adding a second tablespoon. I’ve seen a ton of tater tot recipes that use egg whites or cheese to bind the tater tots but I used flax eggs to keep these vegan and increase the fiber.
These tater tots are baked in the oven and get super crispy. Not too shabby if you ask me. There are so many fun ways to change these up with spices and herbs so feel free to go crazy. 🙂 The recipe below can easily be doubled or tripled. This recipe is for 1 sweet potato which will serve 2 adults as a side dish (or 1 if you are me).
- 1 large sweet potato, washed, peeled and grated
- 2 flax eggs (2 tbs. ground flax with 6 tbs. water, allow to sit 5 minutes before adding to potatoes)
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped onion (red or white)
- 2 tbs. now pea protein (can use oat flour but start with 1 tbs.)
- ½ tsp. salt
- cracks of black pepper
- Preheat oven to 375F
- Wash and peel the sweet potato.
- Make flax eggs by combining the ground flax with water. Allow to sit to set up.
- Grate sweet potato with hand grater or food processor attachment into a glass bowl.
- Microwave for 3 minutes on high
- Finely chop the onion, measure out 2 tablespoons.
- Add flax egg, salt, pepper and 2 tbs. unflavored pea protein to the sweet potato and onion mixture.
- Mix to combine. Let sit 2-3 minutes.
- Spray cookie sheet with coconut oil or nonstick spray.
- Form small tots by scooping out a tablespoon of the sweet potato mixture and pressing it into a "tot" with your hands.
- Once all the tater tots have been formed, place in oven for 15 minutes.
- Serve with ketchup, sriracha or your favorite dipping sauce!
What about you?
- Tater tots or fries?
- What do you like to dip your tater tots/fries in?
- Best comfort food to eat tater tots on the side of?
NOM! These sound super delicious! I haven’t had a tater tot in forever
Kat you’ve got to change that, they are so yummy!!
I’ve never had sweet potato tots!! They sound amazing!
Oh Teri, they are one of my favorites!
I’m usually more of a fries person (Alex is the tots one in the relationship) but I would be SO DOWN with these!! These look amazing, will have to try them!
Woohoo 🙂 Hope you enjoy them! Hope you have a good day chick!
I buy the Trader Joe’s Sweet Potato Tots for my son, although I haven’t seen them in the stores lately. I think I would prefer to make them like this instead!
Meredith, oh I hope he enjoys these 🙂 It might be fun to have him help you form the “tots” as well since there is no egg in them. Enjoy!!
Yum what could be bad about those?!
Deborah, my thoughts exactly! 🙂 Enjoy your day!
I LOVE THIS RECIPE! Soooo making it with butternut squash = IMMEDIATELY!!
GiGi that sounds AMAZING! Enjoy!
WHAT! These are awesome! I want to make them 🙂 Vegan too <3 Perfection!
LOVE tater tots! No judging at all that you used the microwave – I hardly have the patience to wait for boiled water and potatoes in the oven…
um, how did I miss this recipe!? I probably need to make these tonight…or maybe tomorrow. I only have vanilla protein powder, so I might need to get some oats for making flour. Or just have vanilla sweet potato tots!? Either way, making these babies this week!!
Yum vanilla sweet potato tots sounds amazing actually! LOL Hope you enjoy em chick!
I am pretty certain I would love these!
What a fun and healthy rendition.
Cara, oh thanks so much! I hope you do!
I love sweet potatoes! This sounds good!!
Fun! I’m always looking for new ways to fix my sweet potatoes. =)
Oh, that looks amazing! A healthy version of a family’s favorite. Thanks for sharing with Thursday Favorite Things and hope you have an amazing weekend!
I love sweet potatoes and these sound delicious. I’d like to make them but I don’t have flax. I ‘ll have to look for that. I”m on a weight loss journey so I need to do this. Thanks! Glad I found you on Fridays Unfolded. Pinned and Followed (jody53)
Delicious. Thank you for linking your recipe to Creative K Kid’s Tasty Tuesdays’ party. I have pinned your post to the Tasty Tuesdays Pinterest board
These look so good!!! I love sweet potatoes! I can’t wait to try! Pinning and sharing!
Ooh, these sound delicious! Thanks for sharing at the #HomeMattersParty – we love partying with you! Hope to see you next Friday. 🙂
~Lorelai
Life With Lorelai
O my goodness!!!! And they have protein!! You’re the bomb 😉
xoxo you are too kind!