These vegan burgers are all kinds of healthy and delicious rolled into one. It may seem odd to add granola to a veggie burger, and I wasn’t sure it was going to work, but the Maple Granola from Golden Girl Granola has just the right amount of sweetness to complement the sweet potato and the right amount of crunch to add texture to the burger. I wanted to pack them with nutrition and I think the beans, walnuts, kale and flax seed do that quite well and add loads of flavor. The best part is these are so easy to make it’s ridiculous. Dinner on the table in no time at all 🙂

I’m not a huge fan of granola, in fact I rarely eat it, but a year ago I had a chance to try a sample of Golden Girl Granola and I was blown away. The oats are cut super thin and delicate and just perfectly spiced and sweetened, without any unnecessary crappy ingredients. I have always thought of granola as big crunchy clumps and clusters, which I really don’t like; this was revolutionary to my taste buds. And then, a few months ago, I heard they were having a recipe contest and I jumped at the chance – the winner gets a years supply of granola – yes, please!

Hope you like these burgers, and if you like lightly sweetened, delicately flavored, not-going-to-break-your-teeth-off granola, then look up Golden Girl. It’s good! This post has been added to the Plant-Based Potluck Party, Saucy Saturdays and Meat Free Mondays -all places for awesome recipe sharing and inspiration!

Granola Crusted Sweet Potato Burgers Save Print Prep time 10 mins Cook time 30 mins Total time 40 mins Jenny Dunklee | The Lazy Vegan Baker: Jenny Dunklee Serves: 8 Ingredients 1 cup cooked sweet potato, lightly mashed *

1⅓ cups Golden Girl Granola Forest Maple

1 15 oz can cannellini beans, drained

1 cups walnuts

½ cup baby spinach (2 oz)

1 tablespoon ground flax seed

¼ teaspoon black pepper

½ teaspoon salt

¾ - 1 teaspoon chili powder (adjust to taste)

¼ teaspoon garlic powder Instructions In a food processor, pulse the granola several times until it is just a bit finer. Separate ground granola into two portions. 1 cup in a pie plate or shallow dish to use for crusting the burgers later on and ⅓ cup in a large bowl where you will be adding the rest of the burger ingredients. Put the cannellini beans in the food processor and pulse several times until broken up but not completely smooth. Add to bowl. Pulse the walnuts a few times in the processor and add to bowl (again, you want smaller pieces but not crumbs). Add the spinach to the processor and pulse until bite size bits and add to bowl. Add the remainder of the ingredients and mash it all together until well combined. Let chill for 30 minutes in the refrigerator. Preheat oven to 400F. Line a baking sheet with foil and spray lightly with oil. Using a ⅓ measuring cup, scoop out the dough. Form the scoops into round patties with your hands and then gently coat the tops, bottoms and sides with the reserved granola. Place on prepared baking sheet and bake 15 minutes, then turn patties over and bake an additional 15 minutes. Serve with your favorite burger bun and toppings. Notes * I find the easiest way to cook sweet potatoes is to bake them. Turn your oven to 375F, line a baking sheet with foil, pierce the sweet potatoes a bunch with a fork and bake for 45-60 minutes until soft and tender. Let cool and scoop the flesh out. Wordpress Recipe Plugin by EasyRecipe 3.5.3208