Our family was given this dish by a vegetarian friend. A hit! Serve with your preferred toppings, such as ketchup, mustard, avocado, red onion, tomato slices, baby spinach or romaine lettuce.
| Prep Time: | 25 mins |
| Cook Time: | 51 mins |
| Total Time: | 1 hr 16 mins |
| Servings: | 6 |
| Yield: | 6 burgers |
Ingredients
- 1 large sweet potato
- 1 cooking spray
- 2 (15 ounce) cans black beans, rinsed and drained
- ½ cup quick cooking oats
- ¼ cup chopped onion
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- ¼ teaspoon freshly grated ginger
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 pinch ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Poke a few holes into sweet potato with a fork; place on a greased baking sheet.
- Bake in the preheated oven until sweet potato can be easily pierced with a fork, 35 to 45 minutes. Remove from oven and cool until easily handled. Reduce heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray.
- Peel sweet potato and place into a large bowl. Add black beans and mash with a whisk or fork. Add oats, onions, Dijon mustard, cumin, ginger, salt, and cinnamon and mix until well combined. Shape mixture into 6 patties with wet hands and place onto prepared baking sheet.
- Bake in the preheated oven until cooked in the center and crisp on the outside, about 8 minutes on each side.
- Instead of freshly grated ginger, 1/4 teaspoon of ginger powder can be used.
- A food processor can be used in step 3 if desired.
- Both white and red onions work well for this recipe.
- Patties will keep fresh in the refrigerator for a few days or you can freeze them in a well-insulated container or freezer bag and reheat in the microwave or oven.
Reviews
Delicious! As many others, I reduced the beans to one can and used my immersion blender to combine sweet potato and beans. Used panko breadcrumbs instead of oatmeal, only because oatmeal bothers my stomach. I sautéed the onion and added sauteed garlic as well. This was very good, next time I will add a little chili pepper to give it some zip
Went with one can of black beans instead of two and it worked fine.
I ate it plain, however, my son hate it with tomatoes , mustard, and pickles. I had a bite and it enhanced the flavour.
My vegetarian grandchild loved these burgers. I found them quite tasty and very simple to make.
These really have a great flavor. I cooked them a little longer and a bit higher temp at the end so they would be nice and crispy on the outside.
these weren’t bad at all, on par with black bean burgers I’ve had in restaurants. I think this is something you could play with to fit your own tastes. I actually used curry powder & garam masala bc I love those flavors, and it worked well. Once the patties are cooled, they stick together surprisingly well. Next time I might try adding hemp seeds or similar to give it a nuttier flavor. Edamame would also be good to up the protein content a bit
I would make it again only using 1 can of beans. I think the burger would not be as dry
Quick, easy, and delicious.
This was delicious! I made the black beans from scratch. I wanted to puree the beans so I had to add 1/2 cup of the bean water to the mixture to get my blender to blend. Then I added an additional 1/2 cup of oatmeal to compensate for the water. I cooked them in a cast iron pan so I wouldn’t heat up my kitchen with the oven. The burgers didn’t get super firm but they were FANTASTIC! The recipe made 7 burgers each made with 1/2 cup of mix.
Save yourself and easy 45 minutes and put the sweet potato in the microwave for 3 1/2 minutes! Changed up a few more things. Only used 1 can of black beans, left out the mustard and used 1/2 cup of panko bread crumbs in place of the oats. After I made the patties I dredged them in more panko’s so they would be crispy on the top. Only using one can of black beans, it still made 6 (thinner) patties. When it was done, I chose not to put on a roll but instead put mango salsa on top….OMG…. delish!!!
I was actually surprised that these patties held together, considering there is just 1/2 cup of oats as a binder… but they do hold together well. The flavor is great – the added cinnamon is a great idea that brings out the other spices very nicely. To give it a bit more of a smoky, meaty flavor, I added 1/2 teaspoon each of garlic powder and smoked Spanish paprika. This was a hit with the family!
I made it without adding salt, and it was pretty yummy. It didn’t knock me out of the park with the flavor, personally– but everyone who ate it enjoyed it, and I received several compliments!
I made it without adding salt, and it was pretty yummy. It didn’t knock me out of the park with the flavor, personally– but everyone who ate it enjoyed it, and I received several compliments!
Moister than I thought they would be. Very flavorful.
It needs a little more spice to it. I did bake it but mine didn’t come out as chard as I would have like it to be. I think baking it is fine but you should finish it on a grill to get that nice crispy outside like a regular burger gets. Also when you mash the beans, leave some whole and it will add another layer to it.
Tasted great.. easy to make. Only thing was the cooking time for me was way off… Baked for 20-25 minutes per side.. when I tried to turn ~ 8 minutes it was still far too soft to flip.