Sweet Potato Bread
Sweet Potato Bread is a sweet and savory bread recipe. Quick bread with fresh sweet potatoes, brown sugar, and spices perfect for breakfast or dessert!
Ingredients
- ½ cup sugar
- ½ cup light brown sugar
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 2 large eggs
- 1¾ cups flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¾ tsp cinnamon
- ¼ tsp nutmeg
- ⅓ cup whole milk
- 1 cup sweet potato puree see notes
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° F. Grease a 9 x 5 inch loaf pan with cooking spray and set aside.
- Add sugars and oil to a large bowl and beat well. Add eggs one at a time, mixing until combined.
- In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Stir flour mixture into egg mixture alternately with milk. Fold in sweet potatoes.
- Pour batter into greased loaf pan and bake for 55 - 60 minutes until golden and inserted toothpick comes out clean.
- To make sweet potato muffins, pour batter into a prepared 12 cup muffin tin and bake for 18-22 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean.
Notes
To make sweet potato puree, simply preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Pierce the skin of your sweet potatoes several times and place in an ovenproof dish. Bake for 45 to 60 minutes turning on occasion until soft. Remove from the oven, slice lengthwise and scoop out cooked flesh. Mash until smooth.