Sweet Potato Garbanzo Bean Burgers

These Vegan Sweet Potato Garbanzo Bean Burgers are easy to make and great for your end-of-summer parties. Or use a grill pan and make them year-round!

Labor Day is just around the corner. For all of you vegans out there, don’t feel like you have to survive on corn on the cob while everyone else is munching on burgers. I have just the burger recipe for you!

Last year, we had a big Memorial Day barbecue and our niece brought along her best friend. Lo and behold, her friend was a vegan and we were completely unprepared.

The hostess in me felt terrible because I didn’t have anything vegan in the house. I ended up cooking some frozen vegetables and a sweet potato for her.

Whomp whomp.

I decided that I wouldn’t let that happen again so I’ve whipped up some delicious vegan summer recipes that everyone, vegan or not, will enjoy.

Vegan Sweet Potato Garbanzo Bean Burgers

I decided to pull out my trusty grill pan to make these vegan burgers but you could easily make these on the outdoor grill as well.

I liberally brushed vegan butter substitute spread onto the grill pan to avoid any sticking. 

It’s also gluten-free and contains no artificial flavors or preservatives – the perfect companion to my burgers and buns.

Lately, we have been eating a lot of sweet potatoes so I had some cooked in the refrigerator.

If you don’t, you can easily roast one or peel/cut and boil one. I mashed one cooked sweet potato with garbanzo beans together in a large bowl and then added the remaining ingredients.

The texture is very similar to black bean burgers – a little soft but perfect for molding. I made 6 medium size burgers with this recipe but you could make 4 large burgers too.

Once the grill pan was hot, I placed the burger patties on the pan over medium heat. Five to six minutes on each side and they were ready to eat.

A nice, toasty bun is a delicious bun. I placed each bun face down on the grill pan for a few seconds and then my burgers were ready to be prepped.

I kept it simple and just topped the burger with fresh avocado.

Now all I need is for my niece’s friend to come over so I can treat her to this vegan burger!

Looking for more sweet potato recipes?

Try these sweet potato pancakes!

Sweet Potato Garbanzo Bean Burger

These Sweet Potato Garbanzo Bean Burgers are easy to make and great for end-of-summer get togethers. Or use a grill pan and make them year-round!

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Prep Time: 25 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes minutes

Total Time: 35 minutes minutes

Course: Dinner | Lunch

Cuisine: American

Servings: 6

Calories: 418.6kcal

Author: Jenny Bullistron

Ingredients

• 1 large sweet potato cooked
• 15 ounces garbanzo beans drained and rinsed
• ½ cup red lentils cooked
• ⅓ cup nutritional yeast
• 2 tablespoons tahini
• 2 teaspoons curry powder
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1 teaspoon garlic salt
• ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
• ¼ teaspoon black pepper
• 6 buns

Garnish

• avocado slices

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Instructions

• Mash the sweet potato and garbanzo beans in a large bowl. Fold in the remaining ingredients until well combined. Then form the sweet potato mixture into 6 patties.
• Melt one teaspoon of butter substitute in a grill pan over medium heat. Place 3 patties on the grill pan, cooking each side for 5 minutes or until crusted. Remove from heat and repeat with the remaining 3 patties.
• Use the remaining teaspoon of butter substitute to coat each side of the 6 buns. Place them on the hot grill pan for 15-20 seconds, then turn over and toast the opposite side.
• Serve each sweet potato burger with avocado slices.

Notes

If making 4 burgers, cook each side for an additional 1-2 minutes.

Nutrition

Calories: 418.6kcal | Carbohydrates: 71.5g | Protein: 18.5g | Fat: 7.2g | Saturated Fat: 0.6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1.5g | Sodium: 712.3mg | Potassium: 576.6mg | Fiber: 13.5g | Sugar: 9.7g | Vitamin A: 5.597IU | Vitamin C: 2.8mg | Calcium: 76.1mg | Iron: 15mg

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