Sweet Potato Falafels

What is it?

Baked from mashed sweet potato, chickpeas, and spices, then shaped into small rounds for oven cooking. They're part of Sainsbury's frozen range and sit alongside other falafel options, but swap the usual chickpea-dominant base for more sweet potato in the mix. Cook from frozen in the oven until hot through and lightly crisp at the edges. Texture inside should be softer than a standard chickpea-only version, with the sweet potato adding moisture and a mild natural sweetness. Spices carry the savoury flavour rather than a long ingredient list, and the chickpea element provides enough structure to hold each round together during baking. They work well in wraps, on salads, or alongside houmous and flatbread as part of a mezze-style spread.