Sweet Potato Bread Recipe
Servings: 7 servings
Calories: 457kcal
Amazingly moisy and deliciously spiced sweet potato quick bread recipe with a struesel topping
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Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups mashed sweet potato (mashed with 2 TBS of reserved sweet potato water)
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup oil
- ⅓ cup buttermilk
- 1 TBS vanilla
- ¾ cup sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 TBS cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon ginger
- 1 teaspoon cardamom
- pinch of salt
- 1 ¾ cup flour plus 1 TBS
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
Streusel Topping
- ½ cup oats
- 1 ½ TBS brown sugar
- 2 TBS butter, room temp
- 1 teaspoon spice mixture (½ teaspoon cinnamon, ¼ nutmeg,⅛ teaspoon cardamom, ⅛ ginger)
Instructions
- Peel one large or2 smaller sweet potatoes, cut in small chunks and boil for approximately 15 minutes or until fork tender.
- Reserve ¼ cup of sweet potato liquid.
- Drain potatoes right away, mash, add 2 TBS of liquid and set aside to cool.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- When ready to mix, place in mixing bowl sweet potatoes, eggs, oil, buttermilk, vanilla, white and brown sugar and mix until combined.
- Add in flour, spices, salt, baking powder and baking soda and mix until smooth.
- Line a loaf pan with parchment paper and scrape batter into pan.
- Combine streusel ingredients and with a fork, or fingers mix until combined and crumbly. Top batter in loaf pan with streusel and bake for 55-1 hour or until done.
Nutrition
Serving: 9servings | Calories: 457kcal | Carbohydrates: 69g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 48mg | Sodium: 238mg | Potassium: 194mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 39g | Vitamin A: 4134IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 76mg | Iron: 2mg