15 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Do With A Sweet Potato
Find cauliflower rice a bit blah? Try blitzing (or just chopping up) your trusty sweet potato noodles instead. Throw in a bit of soy sauce and you’ll never crave ‘the real thing’ again…
Get the recipe from Inspiralized.
Standard gnocchi: a little bland, am I right? Enter the sweet potato. This version is gluten free AND only requires two additional ingredients. Toss in a little pesto or sage butter and it’s good to go.
Get the recipe from B. Britnell.
OK, so mashing a potato might not strike you as particularly revolutionary, but trust me, ginger-spiced sweet potato mash is the stuff dreams are made of. Switch the milk and sugar for crushed garlic for the ultimate shepherd’s pie topping.
Get the recipe from Oh My Veggies.
Who doesn’t love a falafel? Pop these nutritional powerhouses in a pita for a sweeter - and altogether neater - lunchtime boost.
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Hash brown fan? This is the breakfast dish you’ve been waiting all your life for.
Get the recipe from The Healthy Maven.
Make your chips sweet and spicy and say goodbye to those Maccy D’s cravings for good. And, c’mon, these oven-baked versions are virtually a health food.
Get the recipe from Minimalist Baker.
Hummus fan? This will blow. your. mind.
Get the recipe from Vegetarian Ventures.
Veggie burgers have come a long way over the past few years. If you like yours hot to trot, you’ve come to the right place…
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Who needs sugar when you’ve got a sweet potato, eh? Meet the breakfast of champions.
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The only thing better than pie? Drinks that taste like pie. Mind: blown.
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Gluten-free, less than 100 calories a serving and actually good for you? Time to get your just desserts…
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Rely on that 4pm sugar fix to see you through the day? Try these for size…
Get the recipe from Food Network.
Once you’ve given this vegan, gluten free choccie pud a go, you’ll never go back to store-bought. Spice up your life - and give your metabolism a cheeky boost whilst you’re at it…
Get the recipe from The Vegan 8.
Cream tea just went next level. Team these scrumptiously light afternoon delights with a dollop of sugar-free blackcurrant jam for the most decadent antioxidant fix you’ll ever have.
Get the recipe from Tesco Real Food.
We’d defy the most dedicated foodie to twig the sugar-free, potato-packed status of these squidgy treats. And when they look this good, just imagine how they taste…
Get the recipe from Sugar Free Londoner.
Gram for gram, the sweet potato is one of the most nutritious foods on the planet. One medium spud provides more than 400% of your RDA of vitamin A. It’s also packed with vitamin C, manganese, copper, pantothenic acid, vitamin B6, potassium, dietary fibre, niacin, vitamin B1, vitamin B2 and phosphorus.
We’re going to go ahead and assume that, by now, you’ve baked, stuffed, spiralised and - yes - toasted yours… but did you know that you could transform your leftovers into the perfect sugar free brownies?
Yep, from pancakes to puddings, via burgers, smoothies and scones, with these simple recipes you’ve got fifteen sweet, spicy little excuses to eat sweet potatoes all day, every day…