Looking for a delicious waffle recipe for your baby, toddler, or kid that you can also enjoy? Then, I’ve got you! These Sweet Potato Waffles are perfect for baby’s first finger foods – easy to grasp, easy to gnaw on, and easy for you to enjoy right along with them!
I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve made these waffles – 50? 100? 150? Who knows?!
What I do know is that I’ve made them so many times that I have the recipe memorized, which is saying something because, as a mom of two kids, I feel like I can’t remember anything without it being written down on a sticky note stuck to my minivan’s dashboard. Can you feel me or what?
But this recipe has followed both of my kids from babyhood to toddlerhood and now into kidhood. And I’ve enjoyed them every step of the way. To us, they are perfect – fluffly, moist with a bit of crisp on the edges (a must for our waffles), and they are just so flavorful!
We have had them plain, dipped into a yogurt and berry mixture, with butter and a drizzle of maple syrup, smeared with cream cheese and a sprinkle of hemp seeds, or (my personal fave) topped with peaches, agave nectar and some toasted pecans.
Anyway, you serve them, turns out to be a winner, so you do you!
Sweet Potato Waffle Video
Ingredients
#mymomhack – While I made this recipe with sweet potato puree, you can easily switch this up with whatever puree you have on hand – apple, pear, squash, pumpkin, or peach. If you don’t have anything on hand, you can use homemade or store-bought applesauce.
To The Waffle Maker We Go!
Waffles for Baby & Toddlers
The picture below is of ‘toddler’ size waffles, which is about 1/4 cup of batter. For baby size, I did two waffles in each section and used about two tablespoons of batter for each. You can also just take a toddler-size waffle and chop it up for your baby.
- 1 1/2 cups flour – all-purpose, white whole wheat or whole wheat
- 1 cup quick oats
- 3 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1/2 cup plain whole fat yogurt
- 3 tbsp melted butter or oil – melted coconut, vegetable or mild olive oil
- 4 ounces sweet potato puree – homemade or store bought
- 2 tbsp brown sugar or maple syrup
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In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, oats, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt until combined.
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Whisk in the eggs, milk, yogurt, oil, puree and brown sugar into the flour mixture until all ingredients are combined. Let stand for 10 minutes while you pre-heat your waffle maker.
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If your batter is too thick, add in an additional 1-2 tablespoons of milk.
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Pour in roughly 2 tablespoons batter onto lightly greased waffle maker for baby size waffle or 1/4 cup batter for toddler size waffle. Shut lid and cook based on your waffle makers directions. Lift waffle out with fork, slightly cool. Serve or freeze.
Yield – 12 toddler size or 24 baby size waffles
Storage – 5 days in fridge or 4 months in freezer
Oats – quick oats are ideal in this recipe, so the grain isn’t too big for the baby to chew. If you want to use old-fashioned oats, give them a quick blitz in a food processor so they are half the original size.
Sweet Potato Puree – You can use homemade or store-bought sweet potato puree in this recipe. You can also use any puree you have on hand – apple, carrot, pumpkin, squash, peach, etc. Or sub in homemade or store-bought applesauce.