How to Make Sweet Potato Toast | 4 Vegan Recipes
Sweet potato toast is a healthy and delicious alternative to sliced bread.
Plant-based and free of gluten, sweet potatoes are naturally good for you and filled with fiber, vitamins, and essential antioxidants. Whether you’re vegan, gluten free, or a potato connoisseur like myself, you’re going to love these 4 recipes:
Pretzel s’mores
Black bean & avocado
Peanut butter & banana
Plant-based egg & sausage
Which tasty combination will you try first?
Healthy Plant Based Breakfast
Kickstart your morning with a healthy and nutritious breakfast. By swapping your morning toast for sweet potatoes, you can create savory and sweet combinations without any gluten.
“Sweet potato toast” or thin, toasted sweet potato slices, serves as a nutritious vessel for tons of tasty topping combinations. Whether you prefer sweet chocolate or savory avocados, these versatile slices are a game changer when it comes to a nourishing, protein-packed breakfast.
Go all out with the recipes below or keep it simple with other nourishing combos. Some simple combinations include:
peanut butter + cinnamon
hazelnut spread + strawberries
avocado + lime.
Vegan and Gluten Free Recipe for the Whole Family
Meals like this remind me of how fun and exciting it is to be plant-based. It feels amazing to be able to create such versatile and flavorful recipes using whole foods and plant-derived ingredients.
Preparing fun, unique recipes that are easy to change up and improvise with are what plant-based eating is all about.
Even better, these sweet potato toasts make excellent kid-friendly meals or snacks.
Sweet potato toasts are a great way to experiment with different foods, a practical solution for the picky eaters, skeptics, and rebels. Switch it up from day to day, or find the select few topping combos that your children enjoy and stick with it.
Sweet potato toasts are an exciting way to introduce new, healthy foods and change the way your kids view eating.
There is so much to love about these delicious sweet potato toasts. I challenge you to try a range of different unique combinations and find the ones you like the most! Personally, I’d rush to try the pretzel s’mores first if I were you.
Sweet & Savory Sweet Potato Toast
Recipe Author: Nicole Riggs
Pretzel s'mores, black bean avocado, peanut butter banana, plant-based egg & sausage. Yummy, versatile recipes that make you fall in love with plant-based eating a whole lot more.
Equipment
Oven
Skillet
Small mixing bowl
Skewer
Ingredients
1 large sweet potato
1/8 cup avocado oil
Pretzel S'mores
1 slice sweet potato
3 vegan marshmallows
2 tbsp dark chocolate chunks
2 tbsp crushed gluten-free pretzels sub regular pretzels
Black Bean Avocado
1 slice sweet potato
1/4 c black beans mashed
1 half avocado mashed
2 cherry tomatoes diced
1/2 tbsp lemon juice
1/2 tsp hot sauce
1/2 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
Peanut Butter Banana
1 slice sweet potato
6-8 slices banana
1 tbsp peanut butter
1 tsp hemp seeds
1 tsp maple syrup
Plant-Based Egg & Sausage
1 slice sweet potato
1/4 cup plant-based egg
1/8 cup vegan sausage crumbles
1/4 tsp kala namak optional
1 tsp sea salt
1 tsp cracked pepper
1/2 tsp ketchup
Instructions
Roasted Sweet Potato Slices
Preheat oven to 400 F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or silicone baking mat.
Cut your sweet potato lengthwise into 1/2 inch slices. Brush both sides of each slice with oil and place in the oven for 30-40 minutes or until they reach your desired texture and crispiness.
Allow to cool slightly and add toppings.
Pretzel S'mores
Toast marshmallows (I use my gas stovetop) and spread on sweet potato toast. Top with remaining ingredients and enjoy.
Black Bean Avocado
Dice tomatoes into small pieces.
Mash black beans and avocado in two separate bowls. Add cumin, salt, and pepper to the black beans. Add lemon juice, salt, and pepper to avocado.
Spread black bean on sweet potato toast, then mashed avocado, and diced tomatoes. Drizzle with hot sauce.
Peanut Butter Banana
Spread peanut butter on sweet potato toast. Then, top with banana slices, hemp seed, and a drizzle of maple syrup. Dig in!
Plant-Based Egg & Sausage
In a skillet, cook scrambled plant-based egg with kala namak, sea salt, and cracked pepper. Then, cook sausage crumbles.
Add egg and sausage to sweet potato toast and drizzle with ketchup.
How to Make Sweet Potato Toast
Begin with a few medium sized sweet potatoes.
Cut your sweet potato lengthwise into 1/2 inch slices.
Brush both sides with avocado oil and place on a baking sheet with parchment paper or use a baking mat.
Roast in the oven for 30-40 minutes. Check every 10 minutes or so to be sure the sweet potatoes haven’t burnt.
Remove from the oven once they’re reached your desired crispiness.
Add toppings of choice and bon appétit!
Enjoy your sweet potato toast with avocado, bananas, vegan sausage & eggs, or rich chocolate.
The combinations and possibilities are endless!
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