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We’ve all heard of foods like apple butter. But have you ever tried sweet potato butter? Specifically, this sweet potato butter recipe?
According to one source I found, sweet potatoes have quite a history! Records indicate that it was Columbus who decided to bring the potato along for his journey in 1492 (that guy sure gets a lot of credit for stuff!) and around 1740, the term “sweet” was added to its name to differentiate between those and the common white potato introduced by Irish immigrants.
And as exciting a history as they have had, even more exciting is the nutrition they possess. According to NutritionData.com, sweet potatoes are a good source of dietary fiber, vitamin B6, potassium, and manganese. They are also a very good source of Vitamin A.
So now you have a little history and a lot of healthy reasons to add this delicious root vegetable to your breakfast! And what could be better than smearing a bit on your morning toast, pancakes, or waffles?
How To Use Sweet Potato Butter
It’s easy to spread this autumnally-flavored deliciousness over your morning toast. But that’s not the only way to use this wonderful spread. Here are a few more ways you can enjoy a big batch of sweet potato butter.
Stir it into oatmeal.
Spread it over waffles or pancakes.
Stir it into plain yogurt (you may have to add a little extra honey, but try it first).
Add it to smoothies.
Serve it with a cheese board. It’s wonderful with cheese!
It can be used as a pastry filling or a filling for autumn-inspired thumbprint cookies.
Mix with cream cheese for a different type of toast topper.
Stir in with sour cream for a fruit or cracker dip.
Recipe Notes
You can do this in a larger slow cooker, but you will need to double or triple the recipe depending on the size of your slow cooker. A slow cooker should be at least ½ full in order to cook the food in it properly.
If your sweet potato butter seems too dry, it just means you cooked it too long. A simple fix is simply to stir in a bit more apple juice until you get the consistency you like.
Small Slow Cookers
While I’m sure there are different approaches to making sweet potato butter, the way I do it is in my smaller slow cooker. It works really well and I don’t have to babysit anything.
Many of us with slow cookers have always opted for the largest slow cooker we can get to make larger portions of things. Either for larger families or to have enough to freeze or for making multiple meals you can eat over the course of a week.
But small slow cookers totally have a place in the kitchen, and the good news is, they are crazy affordable!
About The Ingredients
Sweet potatoes– peeled and cut into slices about ⅛ to ¼ inch thick. Do not use Japanese sweet potatoes. (purple skin with white insides)
Unsweetened apple juice – The bottle will usually say 100% juice.
Molasses – I used black strap molasses. But use whatever you have handy.
Ground cinnamon – No sugar added.
Ground nutmeg – You can use pre-ground nutmeg, or grate it fresh at home.
Salt – I used pink Himalayan sea salt. But use whatever salt you normally use in the kitchen.
Orange zest– About 1 medium orange
Honey– You can also use maple syrup. Add either to taste.
How To Make Sweet Potato Butter
Combine all ingredients in a 1 or 1 ½ quart slow cooker and stir well to combine.
Cook on low for 6-8 hours, or until the sweet potatoes are completely cooked and soft.
Using an immersion blender, blend everything together in your slow cooker until smooth. Stir in honey to taste.
How To Store Sweet Potato Butter
This must be kept in the fridge. If packed in a jar with an airtight lid, or just an airtight container in general, it will keep in the fridge for up to 2 weeks, give or take.
Recipe Supplies
This is the size slow cooker I used for this recipe. You can also find a good immersion blender on amazon as well. (Affiliate links)
Recipe from the Gracious Pantry® archives, originally posted 1/14/13.
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For something smoky, tangy, and nicely salty, smear some plain Greek yogurt on your sweet potato, then layer with smoked fish, scallions, and briny capers. Roast whatever mushrooms you have until crispy. Thin some tahini, adding a little yogurt for creaminess. Or mix hummus and yogurt, and spread on your potato.
Ounce for ounce, though, a sweet potato and a russet or other regular white potato have about the same amount of calories, carbohydrates, fat and protein. Sweet potatoes fall into the healthy carb category. A medium sweet potato has about 140 calories and 5 grams of fiber.
Thanks to the extra hit of fiber, sweet potato fries are a filling stand-in for white spuds. With just a light coating of olive oil, baking the potatoes adds a crispy, crunchy texture that garners Clean Eating approval while you indulge your craving.
"However, we need to step back and decide if there's something even better." Nut and seed butters, such as almond or sunflower, are naturally rich in heart-healthy fats and also contain fiber and protein, which are not found in butter substitutes. You can also try mashed avocado, hummus, or extra virgin olive oil.
Boiling may theoretically be best, but sweet potatoes are so incredibly healthy that the actual best way to prepare them is whichever way will get you to eat the most of them! The exception is deep frying, which can lead to the formation of acrylamide, a potential human carcinogen.
How to tell if sweet potatoes have gone bad. If your sweet potato is soft in spots, smells rotten, or oozes a mysterious liquid, that potato should be discarded. Another sign that sweet potatoes have taken a turn for the worse is if they start growing stalky purplish sprouts.
Avocados topped 2023's list of least contaminated produce again this year, followed by sweet corn in second place. Pineapple, onions and papaya, frozen sweet peas, asparagus, honeydew melon, kiwi, cabbage, mushrooms, mangoes, sweet potatoes, watermelon, and carrots made up the rest of the list.
If you enjoy sweet potatoes, you can absolutely enjoy them daily. However, eating multiple sweet potatoes every day could cause a harmless condition called carotenodermia, where your skin turns yellow-orange. You may also want to be cautious about your sweet potato intake if you have a history of kidney stones.
As we know, sweet potato has several benefits that make it worth including in your weight loss diet. So, by incorporating it into healthy meals and watching your portion sizes, you may find that it does support your weight loss goals and results in getting rid of unwanted belly fat.
In sweet potatoes contain a lot of sugar, if you eat a lot, especially on an empty stomach, it will cause increased secretion of gastric juice, which leads to intestinal heat, bloating, and heartburn.
~ Eating sweet potatoes for breakfast or lunch can provide you with sustained energy throughout the day. They can also be a great post-workout meal due to their balance of complex carbs and nutrients.
Sweet potatoes are root vegetables that are an excellent source of vitamins, minerals and plant compounds, including beta-carotenes. They are good value for money, count as one of your 5 a day and make an easy, nutritious swap for other carb-rich staples.
Sweet potatoes contain the “good” kind of carbs – often called “complex carbohydrates.” Complex carbohydrates are considered healthier than simple carbohydrates. They take longer to digest and create more lasting energy.
Boiling retained more iron and copper while frying retained more zinc, magnesium, sodium and calcium in both Irish and sweet potato tubers. Boiling retained more carbohydrate while frying retained more vitamin C and minerals.
That's the beauty of extra virgin olive oil, it can so easily take the place of butter with no ill effects, and in fact I'd argue it makes these potatoes even butterier than if they were made with butter, if that's even possible.
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