Vegan Sweet Potato Black Bean Burgers
The best simple and delicious sweet potato black bean veggie burgers. This is the perfect quick and easy plant based lunch or dinner recipe.
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Sweet Potato Black Bean Burgers
Good morning everyone! Today, I am sharing my very first veggie burger recipe on the blog. And let me tell you, it does not disappoint.
I don’t know about you guys, but veggie burgers are an absolute staple in my diet. I eat them almost every single week. I love having a veggie burger on a bun with lettuce, tomato, onion, ketchup, avocado, etc. It is such a quick and easy lunch or dinner option. I also love to make homemade baked French fries to go with my burgers.
The black bean and sweet potato veggie burger recipe that I am sharing today is also a really easy one to meal prep. The recipe yields about six burgers, which is just enough to last you a week. Best of all, veggie burgers are super versatile, so they can be used in many different ways.
For example, you could crumble a burger up and throw it in a salad. Or, you could eat it on a bun (this is my personal favorite option). You can dress your burger up with hummus, avocado, ketchup, tomato, onion, or whatever else you’d like. Another great thing about this veggie burger recipe in particular is that it requires very little prep work. Plus, the veggie burgers cook in less than 30 minutes.
Now, let’s go over some quick things to note for this recipe, as well as the list of ingredients you will need to make these black bean and sweet potato veggie burgers.
How Do You Keep Black Bean Burgers From Falling Apart?
The best tip I have for preventing black bean burgers from falling apart is to use some sort of binding agent to hold the burgers together. For this recipe, mashed black beans and mashed sweet potato are used as the main base. Quick oats are also incorporated for some additional texture. These three ingredients help the black bean burgers stick together without getting too moist or too crumbly.
Now that we have covered a few important things to note, let’s take a look at the list of ingredients you will need to make this veggie burger recipe a smashing success.
Sweet Potato Black Bean Veggie Burgers – Ingredients
- Black Beans – The first ingredient you will need for this recipe is a can of black beans. This should come as no surprise. Make sure to drain and rinse your beans thoroughly before adding them to your mixing bowl and mashing them up.
- Mashed Sweet Potato – The second important base ingredient for this recipe is the sweet potato. This ingredient combines perfectly with the black beans to form a delicious blend of flavors. You will want to cook your sweet potato in the microwave for a few minutes until it is nice and soft. Then, let it cool for a bit, remove the skin, and mash it up. Alternatively, you could bake your sweet potato in the oven at high heat until soft (this method takes quite a bit longer).
- Chopped Yellow Onion – The chopped yellow onion adds ample flavor and texture to this burger recipe. It is a key ingredient that you definitely do not want to omit.
- Fresh Chopped Cilantro – Just like the onion, the cilantro adds a ton of flavor to these veggie burgers. It also adds a beautiful pop of color.
- Oats – The oats add flavor and texture to these sweet potato and black bean burgers. Rolled or quick cooking oats will work. You can also use gluten free oats if desired.
- Nutritional Yeast Seasoning – The nutritional yeast seasoning packs some vitamin B12 into this recipe. It also adds a slight nutty/cheesy flavor to the burgers.
- Spices – There are a few key spices used in this recipe for additional flavor, including cumin, garlic powder, and oregano. These three spices are essential, so make sure you don’t omit them.
- Salt – This ingredient will be added to taste to give the black bean and sweet potato burgers even more flavor.
- Vegetable Broth – A little bit of vegetable broth is added to give the burgers some extra moisture before they bake in the oven.
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Vegan Sweet Potato Black Bean Burgers
Ingredients
- 1 can black beans, drained and rinsed (1 can = 15.5 oz)
- 1/2 cup cooked and mashed sweet potato (tightly packed)
- 1/4 cup yellow onion (finely chopped)
- 1/4 cup fresh cilantro (finely chopped)
- 3 tbsp rolled or quick oats
- 2 tbsp nutritional yeast seasoning
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- salt to taste
- 2 tbsp vegetable broth
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350° F.
- Add the black beans to a large mixing bowl.
- Mash the black beans, leaving some beans whole if desired.
- Add the mashed sweet potato, and mix well to combine.
- Mix in the nutritional yeast seasoning, cumin, garlic powder, dried oregano, and salt to taste.
- Add the quick oats, chopped onion, and chopped cilantro, then mix again.
- Add the vegetable broth and mix well to combine.
- Form the burger mixture into patties that are about 3 – 3.25 inches in diameter and 0.5 inches thick.
- Place the patties on a lined or greased baking sheet.
- Bake the burger patties for 10 minutes, flip them over, then bake them for another 10 minutes.
- Let the burgers cool for a bit, then dig in and enjoy them however you'd like!
Notes
I hope you all enjoy this tasty and simple black bean burger recipe. Coming from someone who has tried many different veggie burgers, I have to say that nothing compares to the taste of homemade ones. Anyway, that’s it for this recipe. As per usual, I will be back with another blog post very soon.
-Alyssa 🙂
