SWEET POTATO WAFFLES & FRIED CHICKEN | CHICKEN & WAFFLES

buttermilk

🥗Healthier: low-fat yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + vinegar

Low-fat yogurt reduces calories while maintaining tanginess.

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil is healthier but can be more expensive.

maple syrup

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: corn syrup

Honey provides natural sweetness with fewer additives.

fried chicken

🥗Healthier: baked chicken

💰Cheaper: chicken thighs

Baked chicken is lower in fat and can be more economical.

Mix waffle batter according to package instructions to make 4 standard waffles and set aside.

Combine 2 cups of waffle batter with sweet potato puree mixture and 1 cup of dry waffle mix until smooth.

Coat waffle iron with non-stick spray and cook waffles to desired preference.

Prepare sweet potato puree by draining juice from sweet potatoes and mixing sweet potatoes with half & half, brown sugar, vanilla extract, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, salt, and eggs until creamy smooth.

Rinse and wash chicken, then marinate in buttermilk in a large zip lock bag or bowl for 4 hours or overnight.

After marinating, pour 1 cup of buttermilk into a medium bowl and beat with 1 egg.

Dip each piece of chicken into the buttermilk mixture, then dredge in chicken fry mix, and place on a baking rack.

Allow coated chicken to sit for 15-20 minutes to help bind the coating.

Heat 1-1.5 inches of oil in a frying skillet or pot and fry chicken until desired doneness (7-10 mins for wings, 12-15 mins for thighs).

Plate waffles first, then place chicken on top and add syrup.

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