optional: ½-2/3 cup pecans, chopped + more for topping
DARK CHOCOLATE SAUCE
1 oz dark chocolate, chopped and melted
1 teaspoon coconut oil, melted
Instructions
Bring a medium pot of water to boil. Peel sweet potato and cut into small chunks. Boil until very soft, then drain, mash and measure 1 cup. Set aside.
Preheat oven to 200 degrees F. and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Place baking sheet in the oven.
In a large mixing bowl, beat eggs until light and fluffy.
Add almond milk, Greek yogurt and maple syrup. Stir to combine.
Melt coconut oil in the microwave or oven at 400 degrees F.
Add coconut oil to batter.
Add salt, cinnamon, baking powder and coconut sugar to batter and mix well.
Slowly add flour, stirring between each scoop.
Preheat waffle iron and spray with olive oil or non-stick spray.
If desired, chop pecans and stir into batter.
Pour a heaping ½ cup of batter into the waffle iron at a time.
Cook according to your waffle iron's instructions (about 2-4 minutes).
Once waffle is done, stack them on the lined baking sheet in the oven. Repeat with each waffle.
Serve warm with maple syrup, coconut whipped cream, chopped pecans and melted dark chocolate.
To make the dark chocolate sauce, in a small heat safe bowl, combine chopped dark chocolate and coconut oil and microwave for 30-45 seconds until completely melted. Drizzle on top of waffles.