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    You are here: Home / Entrees / Vegan Hawaiian Burgers

    LAST UPDATED: January 27, 2022 • FIRST PUBLISHED: April 15, 2016

    Vegan Hawaiian Burgers

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    Sweet potato and red bean patties are pan-fried and topped with tangy barbecue sauce and juicy pineapple slabs to create these flavorful and satisfying vegan Hawaiian burgers.

    Vegan Hawaiian Burgers

    What makes these burgers Hawaiian? They have pineapple. And barbecue sauce. Hey, I've never been to Hawaii, so I don't know what their burgers are like! They probably don't involve sweet potato, but they should, because it goes great with pineapple and barbecue sauce.

    These are kind of summery, which makes sense with the whole Hawaiian thing. I meant to save this recipe for later. Closer to actual summer. It snowed over my house for a whole day last weekend, and that's not very summery.

    Vegan Hawaiian Burgers

    But it's been a week. Between snow, taxes and technical problems, I just needed a little Friday pineapple. The snow is over (which, okay I didn't mind so much, but I'm on a roll), my taxes are done(!), and well, I'm still having a little problem with the comment filter on the blog, but not a huge deal. I have a spam filter, you know, kind of like on your email inbox? I get dozens of comments daily trying to sell me authentic Air Jordans and search engine optimization services, so the filter sticks them in the spam box, which is usually very convenient. Just recently though, the spam filter decided to put every comment in the spam box, so I have to keep going in and fishing them out, which is a surprisingly time consuming task. So if you left a comment and don't see it, I'm sorry! I'm working on it! I love your comments!

    So. Hawaiian burgers. Pineapple and barbecue sauce! Feel free to save these for warmer weather, but I don't recommend that. They're great. (Can you go wrong with this combination? I think not.) I certainly didn't mind eating these in the cold, early spring weather. I don't think you will either.

    Vegan Hawaiian Burgers
    Close Up of a Sweet Potato Burger Topped with Pineapple Slices, Greens, and Barbecue Sauce
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    Vegan Hawaiian Burgers

    Sweet potato and red bean patties are pan-fried and topped with tangy barbecue sauce and juicy pineapple slabs to create these flavorful and satisfying vegan Hawaiian burgers.
    Course Sandwich
    Cuisine American
    Prep Time 15 minutes
    Cook Time 30 minutes
    Total Time 45 minutes
    Servings 4
    Calories 529 kcal
    Author Alissa

    Ingredients

    For the Hawaiian Burger Patties

    • 1 ½ cups diced sweet potato, about 1 medium sweet potato
    • 1 tbsp. vegetable oil, plus extra for grilling
    • 1-14 oz can red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
    • 1 cup panko breadcrumbs
    • ½ medium red onion, coarsely chopped
    • 2 garlic cloves, minced
    • 1 tbsp. soy sauce
    • 1 ½ tsp. ground cumin
    • pinch cayenne
    • salt and pepper to taste

    For the Pineapple Topping

    • 4 pineapple rings, each about ¼ inch thick
    • oil, for grilling

    For the Barbecue Sauce

    • ½ cup tomato paste
    • ½ cup water
    • ¼ cup maple syrup
    • 3 tbsp. apple cider vinegar
    • 2 tbsp. soy sauce
    • 1 garlic clove, minced

    For Serving

    • 4 burger buns
    • lettuce
    • tomato
    • red onion
    • vegan mayo

    Instructions

    Make the Hawaiian Burger Patties

    1. Preheat oven to 400°. Toss sweet potato with oil and arrange in a single layer on parchment-lined baking sheet or in a roasting pan. Place in oven and cook until tender, about 20 minutes, flipping about halfway through. Remove from oven and allow to cool for a few minutes.
    2. Place sweet potatoes, beans, breadcrumbs, onion, garlic, soy sauce, cumin and cayenne into food processor bowl and pulse until finely chopped and well mixed. Season with salt and pepper to taste, if desired. Shape into 4 patties.
    3. Coat the bottom of a large skillet with oil and place over medium heat. Working in batches if needed, place patties into skillet and cook until browned on bottoms, about 5 minutes. Flip and cook 5 minutes more, until browned on opposite sides.

    Make the Pineapple Topping

    1. Add a bit more oil to the skilllet and arrange pineappple rings in skillet, working in batches if they don't all fit. Cook about 3 minutes on each side, until tender.

    Make the Barbecue Sauce

    1. While sweet potatoes roast, stir all barbecue sauce ingredients together in a small saucepan and place over medium heat. Bring to a low simmer and allow to cook, stirring occasionally, until mixture becomes thick and saucy, about 15 minutes.

    Serve

    1. Stuff buns with Hawaiian burger patties. Top with barbecue sauce, pineapple rings and toppings of choice. Serve.

    Recipe Notes

    Nutrition information includes 1 tablespoon of vegan mayo.

    Nutrition Facts
    Vegan Hawaiian Burgers
    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 529 Calories from Fat 132
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 14.7g23%
    Saturated Fat 2.7g14%
    Sodium 1642mg68%
    Potassium 1058mg30%
    Carbohydrates 87.7g29%
    Fiber 11.7g47%
    Sugar 31.6g35%
    Protein 15g30%
    Calcium 110mg11%
    Iron 6.7mg37%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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    About Alissa Saenz

    Hi, I'm Alissa! I'm a former attorney turned professional food blogger. I love creating vegan recipes with bold flavors! You can read more about me here.

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    Comments

    1. Alexa [fooduzzi.com] says

      April 15, 2016 at 7:40 pm

      These look and sound so tasty! I'm slowly saving up an arsenal of veggie burger recipes for the summer - I can't wait to try this one!

      Reply
      • Alissa Saenz says

        April 19, 2016 at 9:52 am

        Thanks Alexa! I hope you love them as much as I did!!

        Reply
    2. Cat says

      August 13, 2016 at 9:37 am

      I made these last night and they were amazing! Great flavor and consistency for the burgers and the pineapple and sauce made them really tasty.

      Reply
      • Alissa Saenz says

        August 13, 2016 at 9:33 pm

        Awesome! Glad you liked them! Thanks Kat!

        Reply
    3. Tim Hordo says

      August 23, 2016 at 8:59 pm

      2 great recipes in 1! The BBQ sauce and the burgers themselves :)

      All of the ingredients go together so well, great recipe(s)!

      Reply
    4. Herc says

      September 16, 2016 at 4:30 am

      Thank you for your great article.
      In fact many carnivores prefer vegan venues, as i found out on this article :
      http://animal-welfare.org/worlds-best-burger/
      Anybody likes vegan burgers ?

      Reply
    5. Angelina Bell says

      January 18, 2017 at 7:34 pm

      3 for 3. Third night in a row making 1 of your recipes. Hard to decide our favorite. These were delicious tomorrow night mushroom barley soup!

      Reply
      • Alissa Saenz says

        January 19, 2017 at 9:13 pm

        So happy to hear it! I hope you enjoy the mushroom soup too! It's one of my recent favorites. :)

        Reply
    6. Julie Buckley says

      March 16, 2018 at 2:39 am

      5 stars
      For any other newbies like myself... If they're to mushy to form (like mine were) just add a little more breadcrumbs and they're amazing! Even my son ate it!

      Reply
      • Alissa Saenz says

        March 17, 2018 at 10:23 am

        Yay!! Glad you enjoyed them and thank you for the tip!

        Reply
    7. Ellen Lederman says

      May 28, 2018 at 7:19 pm

      5 stars
      This was our Memorial Day dinner! These are the best veggie burgers! They held together beautiful, cooking them in our new(is) cast iron grill pan---love that thing! Healthy ingredients. And so delicious. The grilled pineapple didn't hurt, either! Served it with your best baked beans and a side of snow peas with orange sauce. I won't be traveling to Hawaii, but who says I can't do Hawaiian burgers at home? Thanks so much.

      Reply
      • Alissa Saenz says

        June 02, 2018 at 2:26 pm

        Isn't cast iron the best?? That sounds like a delicious meal! I'm so glad you enjoyed the burgers. Thanks Ellen!!

        Reply
    8. Lisa says

      February 20, 2019 at 5:52 pm

      5 stars
      To save time, could use canned sweet potatoes? Thank you !

      Reply
      • Alissa Saenz says

        February 24, 2019 at 4:30 pm

        I don't see why not!

        Reply
    9. Susan says

      June 13, 2020 at 1:34 pm

      5 stars
      I couldn't get pineapple, but I made them otherwise according to the recipe, and they were phenomenal. 100% my favorite vegan burger recipe--better than anything I've eaten at a restaurant, and a world above the frozen kind you buy at the super market.

      Reply

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