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! I wanted to create sweet potato tots, a healthier version!
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 nuggets, 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.
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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).
Sweet Potato Tots
Ingredients
- 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. protein powder – can use oat flour but start with 1 tbs.
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- cracks of black pepper
Instructions
- 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!
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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?
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
O my goodness!!!! And they have protein!! You’re the bomb ;)
Sam
xoxo you are too kind!
Lorelai @ Life With Lorelai
Ooh, these sound delicious! Thanks for sharing at the #HomeMattersParty – we love partying with you! Hope to see you next Friday. :)
~Lorelai
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Tara Siudy (Little. Miss Dexterous)
These look so good!!! I love sweet potatoes! I can’t wait to try! Pinning and sharing!
Maria Magdalena
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
Jody Cowan
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)
All that's Jas
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!
Natashalh
Fun! I’m always looking for new ways to fix my sweet potatoes. =)
Lindsay
I love sweet potatoes! This sounds good!!
Cara's Healthy Cravings
I am pretty certain I would love these!
What a fun and healthy rendition.
Sam
Cara, oh thanks so much! I hope you do!
Jen
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!!
Sam
Yum vanilla sweet potato tots sounds amazing actually! LOL Hope you enjoy em chick!
Jess @hellotofit
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…
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
WHAT! These are awesome! I want to make them :) Vegan too <3 Perfection!
GiGi Eats
I LOVE THIS RECIPE! Soooo making it with butternut squash = IMMEDIATELY!!
Sam
GiGi that sounds AMAZING! Enjoy!
Deborah @ Confessions of a Mother Runner
Yum what could be bad about those?!
Sam
Deborah, my thoughts exactly! :) Enjoy your day!
meredith @ The Cookie ChRUNicles
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!
Sam
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!!
Susie @ SuzLyfe
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!
Sam
Woohoo :) Hope you enjoy them! Hope you have a good day chick!
Teri || a foodie stays fit
I’ve never had sweet potato tots!! They sound amazing!
Sam
Oh Teri, they are one of my favorites!
Kat
NOM! These sound super delicious! I haven’t had a tater tot in forever
Sam
Kat you’ve got to change that, they are so yummy!!