Sweet Potato and Chickpea Cakes

Sweet potato and chickpea cakes – grated sweet potato mixed with chickpeas, egg, spices and herbs. A quick and nutritious lunch, snack or finger food.

I can’t believe I hardly ate sweet potatoes until I had kids. I was seriously missing out for years. I’m making up for it now though, thanks to both Finn and Rory’s love for them!  They are so adaptable and we have them in many ways, mashed to top pies or to put into croquettes, spiralized into noodles, made into fries, wedges or used to make sweet truffles and brownies.

These sweet potato and chickpea cakes are a new favourite way to enjoy them. I grate the potatoes so that I don’t have to pre cook them before forming the cake. If your kids are funny about texture and you think they would prefer a smoother cake then you could always boil/steam/roast the sweet potatoes before hand and mash together with the chickpeas. 

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4.75 from 8 votes

Sweet Potato and Chickpea Cakes

Grated sweet potato mixed with chickpeas, egg, spices and herbs. A quick and nutritious lunch, snack or finger food.

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 8 minutes

Total Time: 13 minutes

Serves:10

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Ingredients

• ▢ 150 g (1 1/2 cups) grated sweet potato
• ▢ 240 g (1 tin drained) chickpeas
• ▢ 2 eggs
• ▢ 1 tsp cumin
• ▢ 1 handful chopped parsley
• ▢ 1 tbsp oil (for frying)

Instructions

• Mash the chickpeas
• Mix together all the ingredients (apart from the oil)
• Form into heaped tablespoon patties (I made ten)
• Heat oil in a frying pan over a medium heat. Add the cakes to the pan and fry for 3 to 4 minutes on each side.

Recipe Notes

Nutritional Information is a ROUGH guide only, calculated using an online nutrition calculator. 

Nutrition Facts

Sweet Potato and Chickpea Cakes

Amount Per Serving

Calories 78 Calories from Fat 27

% Daily Value*

Fat 3g5%

Saturated Fat 1g5%

Cholesterol 33mg11%

Sodium 23mg1%

Potassium 136mg4%

Carbohydrates 10g3%

Fiber 2g8%

Sugar 2g2%

Protein 4g8%

Vitamin A 2190IU44%

Vitamin C 0.8mg1%

Calcium 23mg2%

Iron 1.1mg6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Course:Lunch / Main meal

Cuisine:Fritters

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