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Baked Sweet Potato Cauliflower Patties {Air Fryer Option}

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by Lindsay Cotter Posted: June 12, 2018

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Cilantro Ranch Sweet Potato Cauliflower Patties, baked or cooked in air fryer! Cauliflower patties that are delicious, quick, and #healthy! No eggs needed. #vegetarian #paleo #healthyrecipes #superfoods #cleaneating #mealprep
Cilantro Ranch Sweet Potato Cauliflower Patties, baked or cooked in air fryer! Cauliflower patties that are delicious, quick, and #healthy! No eggs needed. #vegetarian #paleo #healthyrecipes #superfoods #cleaneating #mealprep

Baked Sweet Potato Cauliflower Patties are easy to make in the oven or cooked in the air fryer! Either way you cook these cauliflower patties, they’ll come out perfectly crispy and delicious. No eggs needed. A vegetarian baked appetizer or meal loaded with flavor! Paleo and vegan options included.

Overhead view blue plate with several sweet potato cauliflower patties with side of dipping sauce.

Oh I’m a day late and a penny short. Scratch that, I’m just a date late in posting this baked cauliflower patties recipe. This is what happens when you try to take a mental break on a Sunday. Ya’ll, I’m not going to lie, Anthony Bourdain’s sudden death brought up a lot of heartache but also concern for my (our) mental health. This whole “hustle hustle, work work,” can no longer be the focus. It must stop, am I right? It’s time to take back our passion.

I’m reminded of one of his quotes.

“Food is everything we are. It’s an extension of nationalist feeling, ethnic feeling, your personal history, your province, your region, your tribe, your grandma. It’s inseparable from those from the get-go.” – Anthony Bourdain

With that being said, I thank you. Thank you for allowing me a place to share my passion. Thank you for being part of this tribe. Thank you for allowing me to share my everything! Food, health, photography, and recipes made from the heart (nourishment for the soul).

Side view baked sweet potato cauliflower patty on white plate

Today, I am taking a little break from the gut health “detox” recipes. Don’t worry, we still have one more gut health recipe, you’ll just have to wait till Thursday or Friday. Or just jump to this immunity boosting smoothie video and that whip up while you read, cool?

Alright, so back to THIS RECIPE! This has been one of MY favorite recipes to make lately. It’s not going to be one of those viral recipes. Heck, the SEO is probably wack. But it’s a recipe that came from getting out of my “hustle hustle” mindset and getting into the kitchen. It’s a recipe made my heart swoon with flavor love. One that filled my belly while also nourishing my soul. There I go again, talking about feeding the soul. Corny Cotter moment.

We’re going to call this recipe garlic and herb Sweet Potato Cauliflower Patties, or to make it short and sweet Cauliflower Patties with PIZAZZZZ! You can make them in the oven or in the handy dandy air fryer (my new obsession). Either way, they make for a delicious vegetarian meal, snack, or appetizer. Plus they freeze well for meal prep.

Here’s whatcha need!

  • Cauliflower florets
  • Sweet Potato (just one)
  • Garlic and Herbs
  • Seasoning Packet of choice (We used ranch – organic, paleo, or homemade seasoning options)
  • Chili powder
  • Sunflower Seeds or Pumpkin Seeds
  • Flaxseeds 
  • Your favorite dipping sauce. I suggest an aioli or summery dip. Just sayin…

To MAKE the cauliflower patties: Blend ingredients. Roll into patties. Chill the batter.

batter for cauliflower patties in food processor bowl

Then….

Just bake in the oven bake or place in the air fryer. 20 minutes and your done. So simple!

pre baked cauliflower patties lined up on baking sheet.
Overhead view sweet potato cauliflower patty on air fryer basket grate.
sweet potato cauliflower patties lined up on baking sheet

Think of these cauliflower patties as mini veggie sliders, just without the bread. The texture is SPOT on and the flavor is all kinds of crazy ranch spicy good! That’s a legit saying right there. Haha!

Side view cauliflower sweet potato patty with bite taken out to show inside texture.

So yes, they are healthy, loaded with vitamin A, Vitamin K, fiber, omegas, and more. And yes, they are paleo friendly, vegan friendly, and dare I say it…. could be made whole 30 friendly.

BUT….

That was not my intention. My whole intention was to make good food from real food. To make the most out of the simplest ingredients. To help YOU and I put wholesome food on the table.

To quote Anthony Bourdain one more time….

“Good food is very often, even most often, simple food.”

I couldn’t agree more.

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Air Fryer Sweet Potato Cauliflower Patties on white plate.

Baked Sweet potato Cauliflower Patties


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  • Author: Lindsay Cotter
  • Total Time: 35 minutes
  • Yield: 7 1x
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Baked Sweet Potato Cakes- paleo and vegan friendly. Air Fryer Option


Ingredients

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  • 1 medium to large sweet potato, peeled
  • 2 cup cauliflower florets
  • 1 green onion, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon minced garlic
  • 2 Tablespoons organic ranch seasoning mix or dairy seasoning mix of choice
  • 1 cup packed fresh cilantro
  • ½ teaspoon chili powder
  • ¼ teaspoon cumin
  • 2 Tablespoons arrowroot starch or gluten free flour of choice
  • ¼ cup ground flaxseed
  • ¼ cup sunflower seeds (or pumpkin seeds)
  • ¼ teaspoon Kosher salt and pepper (or to taste)
  • Dipping sauce of choice

Instructions

  1. Pre-heat oven to 400°F. Line a baking sheet (or oil) and set aside.
  2. Next cut your peeled sweet potato into smaller pieces. Place in a food processor or blender and pulse until the larger pieces are broken up.
  3. Add in your cauliflower, onion, and garlic and pulse again.
  4. Add in you sunflower seeds, flaxseed, arrowroot (or flour), cilantro, and remaining seasonings. Pulse or place on medium until a thick batter is formed. See blog for picture.
  5. Place batter in larger bowl. Scoop ¼ cup of the batter out at a time and form into patties about 1.5 inches thick. Place on baking sheet.
  6. Repeat until you have about 7-10 patties.
  7. Chill in freeze for 10 minutes so the patties can set.
  8. Once set, place patties in oven for 20 minutes, flipping halfway. If you made your patties extra thick, they could take closer to 25 minutes.
  9. See notes for Air fryer cooking option. 

Notes

For Air Fryer Option- Place cauliflower patties (4 at a time) in air fryer at 360 to 370F for 18 minutes, flipping halfway. If your patties are extra thick, they could take closer to 20 minutes.

  • Prep Time: 15
  • Cook Time: 20
  • Category: vegetarian
  • Method: baking
  • Cuisine: american

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 patty
  • Calories: 85
  • Sugar: 1.7 g
  • Sodium: 200 mg
  • Fat: 2.9 g
  • Saturated Fat: 1.3 grams
  • Unsaturated Fat: 0
  • Trans Fat: 0
  • Carbohydrates: 9 g
  • Fiber: 3.5g
  • Protein: 2.7 g
  • Cholesterol: 0 mg

Keywords: sweet potato, cakes, vegetarian, paleo, vegan, appetizer, snack, patties

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Overhead view cauliflower sweet potato patties on white plate with silver fork.
Side view air fryer sweet potato patties on stone plate with fresh cilantro on top.

Grab some veggies, a blender or food processor, and let’s create a meal to share with one another.

P.S If you have an air fryer, I suggest you make these dessert fries to go along with it. DIVINE!

When’s the last time you got in the kitchen and just went with the flow, took your time, and enjoyed that slow food moment?

What did you make?

Cheers!

LC


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  1. Kelsie

    05/17/2020 at 5:13 PM

    This recipe looks delicious! Can I ask what weight of sweet potato did you use to calculate the calories of this recipe? I am calorie restricted and would like to stick to the calorie set 😀

    Reply
    • Avatar photoLindsay Cotter

      05/17/2020 at 6:19 PM

      Hi Kelsie! I would say it’s close to 6 to 6.5 ounces. I think that’s around 180 G or so. I can recalculate.

      Reply
  2. An

    01/31/2020 at 9:09 AM

    Did you use a cooked or raw sweet potato for this recipe?

    Reply
    • Avatar photoLindsay Cotter

      01/31/2020 at 10:22 AM

      I used raw, but i am sure cooked will work too and bake faster!

      Reply
  3. Kelsey

    08/12/2019 at 6:54 PM

    DONT MAKE THIS. ITS NASTY. first of all almost broke my vitamix, preparation was extremely arduous and nasty if I didn’t already mention that, Oh! I did. Way too wet to cook up well in the air fryer or oven. Overall disappointed with the utter waste of perfect produce.

    ★

    Reply
    • Kelsey

      08/12/2019 at 6:57 PM

      Vegan/gluten free Pinterest bihs really think any combo of vegetables in a ball is food. It isn’t. Get over yourselves.

      Reply
      • Avatar photoLindsay Cotter

        08/12/2019 at 10:57 PM

        Just sent you an email, but i’ll post here too.

        I’m sorry to hear these didn’t workout for you. Did you use the airfryer or oven? What type of ranch seasoning did you use? Happy to remedy this problem for you. I understand your frustration, and I would appreciate if you could relay the feedback in a more kind and constructive way. Thanks!

        Reply
      • Katie

        08/14/2019 at 10:03 AM

        If you don’t agree with the way the recipe is laid out, then why did
        you attempt to make it in the first place? I would highly suggest using a food processor not a vita when chopping those types of vegetables, not stuffing them into a blender. Remember this is a blog and no one is making you READ or MAKE the recipe. It’s your choice. Let’s be a little more graceful ? Hope you have better luck with your next recipe!

        Reply
  4. Katie

    05/31/2019 at 4:30 PM

    This looks DELICIOUS!! I’ve missed your blog, Lindsey!!

    Reply
    • Avatar photoLindsay Cotter

      05/31/2019 at 10:30 PM

      Sent you email. Let me know if you got it. 😉

      Reply
  5. Liteblue

    01/04/2019 at 12:29 PM

    Thank you so much for commenting, it is lovely and really makes my day!

    ★★★★

    Reply
  6. Adriana

    11/12/2018 at 6:39 AM

    Your style of cooking is right up my alley and speaks to my heart! Thank you for all the lovely recipes !

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  7. Beryl

    11/07/2018 at 8:43 AM

    I made these tonight. They didn’t hold together like the ones pictured. What can I do do fix this. I made them exactly as the recipe said. They tasted yummy though. I baked them in the oven.

    ★★★★

    Reply
    • Avatar photoLindsay Cotter

      11/07/2018 at 9:50 AM

      Oh strange! Did you use fresh cauliflower or frozen?

      Reply
      • Colette Lingenfelter

        04/12/2019 at 5:39 PM

        I also had the same problem. I used fresh cauliflower

        Reply
        • Avatar photoLindsay Cotter

          04/12/2019 at 5:59 PM

          Hi Colette! So sorry you had trouble. Did you chill the batter? If that happens again, I would blend with more seeds. It could also be your food processor or blender. Happy to help! Let me know the details.

          Reply
  8. run 3

    07/27/2018 at 2:33 AM

    Seeing the cake is delicious, thank you for sharing.

    Reply
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    07/14/2018 at 2:14 AM

    Lovin’ this sweet potato cauliflower combo!

    Reply
  10. Beth

    06/23/2018 at 4:46 AM

    My daughter in law, a vegetarian, is coming to visit from Australia. I urgently need to experiment with veggie patties in particular and other easy and tasty vegetarian dishes. Please help.

    Regards
    Beth

    Reply
    • Avatar photoLindsay Cotter

      06/23/2018 at 11:07 AM

      sure thing! I love these and then I have two different veggie burgers you could try!

      https://www.cottercrunch.com/grilled-moroccan-cauliflower-chickpea-burgers/

      or https://www.cottercrunch.com/homemade-vegan-veggie-burgers/

      Reply
    • Avatar photoLindsay Cotter

      06/23/2018 at 11:09 AM

      sure thing! I have these patties or 2 other veggie burgers you could try.
      https://www.cottercrunch.com/grilled-moroccan-cauliflower-chickpea-burgers/
      https://www.cottercrunch.com/homemade-vegan-veggie-burgers/

      Reply
  11. Gaby Dalkin

    06/19/2018 at 7:42 PM

    Lovin’ this sweet potato cauliflower combo!

    Reply
  12. color switch

    06/19/2018 at 1:56 AM

    wow, this dish looks delicious, i also want to try it, thank you for sharing the way.

    ★★

    Reply
  13. happy wheels

    06/14/2018 at 1:32 AM

    Well, this is my first visit to your blog! Your blog provided us valuable information .You have done a marvelous job

    ★★★★★

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    06/13/2018 at 11:10 PM

    Look very delicious! I like it! I really want make it now! The instructions in your post really useful with me! Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  15. Traci | Vanilla And Bean

    06/13/2018 at 10:24 AM

    So many suffer with depression and go without treatment….. there are so many causes, SO many risk factors (gut health, from my understanding, being one). It’s hard to see those we admire suffer. Such a tragedy.

    Those flavors, Linds… and cauliflower FTW! Oh what that cauliflower can’t do! They’re just coming into season locally and I cannot wait to get my hands on some. These are absolutely perfection!

    Reply
    • Avatar photoLindsay Cotter

      06/13/2018 at 11:16 AM

      I so agree. It truly made me sit back, catch me breath, and rethink our pursuit of life, business, and health. <3 you.

      Reply
  16. Erin

    06/13/2018 at 8:52 AM

    So much flavor and texture going on in these, so good!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  17. Jennifer Farley

    06/12/2018 at 7:43 PM

    Great mix of ingredients!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  18. Laura @ Sprint 2 the Table

    06/12/2018 at 7:04 PM

    Beautifully said. I was really stunned when I heard what happened… I’d just woken up and I thought maybe I wasn’t all the way awake yet. So sad.

    I’m much more of a flow cooker these days. I lost my planning mojo. I buy ingredients and see what they make more often than not!

    Reply
  19. [email protected]

    06/12/2018 at 1:16 PM

    I don’t even know what slow flow kitchen cooking is anymore, although for very different reasons. I really, really want to make my own pasta though. I need to start making time for that.

    Reply
    • Avatar photoLindsay Cotter

      06/13/2018 at 10:59 PM

      I think a pasta a wine party is appropriate then. Invite me!

      Reply
  20. Brittany Audra @ Audra's Appetite

    06/12/2018 at 12:12 PM

    Anything with sweet potatoes is sure to be amazing! So creative and delicious!

    Reply
  21. Jennifer Blake

    06/12/2018 at 10:25 AM

    A perfect quick lunch. Make ahead to have them for the week!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  22. Liz

    06/12/2018 at 9:30 AM

    I adore these flavorful veggie patties! I’ll be making them a lot this summer!

    ★★★★★

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    06/12/2018 at 4:50 AM

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Cilantro Ranch Sweet Potato Cauliflower Patties, baked or cooked in air fryer! Cauliflower patties that are delicious, quick, and #healthy! No eggs needed. #vegetarian #paleo #healthyrecipes #superfoods #cleaneating #mealprep
Cilantro Ranch Sweet Potato Cauliflower Patties, baked or cooked in air fryer! Cauliflower patties that are delicious, quick, and #healthy! No eggs needed. #vegetarian #paleo #healthyrecipes #superfoods #cleaneating #mealprep
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Cilantro Ranch Sweet Potato Cauliflower Patties, baked or cooked in air fryer! Cauliflower patties that are delicious, quick, and #healthy! No eggs needed. #vegetarian #paleo #healthyrecipes #superfoods #cleaneating #mealprep
Cilantro Ranch Sweet Potato Cauliflower Patties, baked or cooked in air fryer! Cauliflower patties that are delicious, quick, and #healthy! No eggs needed. #vegetarian #paleo #healthyrecipes #superfoods #cleaneating #mealprep
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