Sweet Potato Bread Recipe Low Calorie

Healthy Sweet Potato Crunch Bread you can nosh on for breakfast, brunch, or every eating occasion in-between. It goes great with coffee or tea too.

To be shifting gears and thinking about fall. All I can really think about though, is the fact that I can’t seem to leave the house without my face melting off. I haven’t been baking (but I want to!). Actually, I barely can manage dinner 5 out of 7 days.

We are halfway through August, though, and so I decided it was time to at least pretend the seasons might be changing soon. Sweet potatoes are grownyear round in North Carolina, but to me they always taste like fall. Maybe because of the cinnamon and nutmeg I always season them with? Anyway… I actually wrote this Sweet Potato Crunch Bread recipe for my friends at Food Fanatic in JANUARY.

Sweet Potato Bread — Bless This Mess

I based this recipe on my Healthy Pumpkin Banana Bread, which remains popular even when pumpkin is not in season at all. There’s a peach version, too!

Unsweetened applesauce and mashed sweet potatoes are what give this quick bread all kinds of naturally sweet goodness. The brown sugar pecan streusel is really where it’s at, though.

Please note that I adjusted the loaf in these photos from two (in the original instructions) to just one. You can go either way. If you want taller, more raised slices, bake in just one loaf pan and add 5-10 minutes to your total bake time. Test with a toothpick.

Southern Sweet Potato Bread Recipe

Hey Leah; I've not tested this with coconut oil, but it's pretty high in fat, so I'd stick with the applesauce. Changing the type of flour can drastically change a recipe and how the leavening agents work their magic, so you'd need to test that as well.

You know I am loving this bread! Right up my alley and something I'll definitely be snacking on ALL day long! My kiddos would love it too - especially my boy, who adores sweet potatoes ;) Pinned!

Seriously Heather this is the bread I dream about! I am so ready for a giant slice with a huge cup of coffee--oh and cooler temps :)We guarantee this Sweet Potato Bread recipe will become your new go-to quick bread. It’s flavorful, lightly sweetened, incredibly moist, and healthy! Our recipe is made with 100% whole-wheat flour, naturally sweetened and made with heart-heathy olive oil. The incredible thing is you’d never know it!

Ingredient Sweet Potato Bread (no Yeast, Eggs, Butter Or Oil)

For recipes that are more delicate, like a quick bread or cake, we like to use whole-wheat pastry flour. It’s lighter and finer than regular whole-wheat flour and makes for an easy swap with all-purpose flour.

We prefer coconut sugar over refined sugars (white sugar and brown sugar) because it’s less processed and has a lower glycemic index which means it’s metabolized slower in the body and causes a lower and slower rise in blood sugar levels. It also adds more flavor than white or packed brown sugar would. However, if you don’t have coconut sugar, you can also use granulated sugar.

We like the bold flavor that extra-virgin olive oil adds to baked goods. If you don’t want to use olive oil, you can use vegetable oil.

Vegan Sweet Potato Bread

This recipe uses roasted and pureed sweet potato. The sweet potato adds natural sweetness, flavor and moisture to the bread, much like mashed banana or pumpkin purée would.

Dried ginger, salt and nutmeg are the perfect mix of spices for this bread, but feel free to add your favorite warm spies like cinnamon, allspice and/or cloves. We also add dried rosemary for a flavorful surprise.

Finish the bread with a sweet and salty crunchy topping that makes it even more delectable. The topping is made with raw pepitas (pumpkin seeds), raw sunflower seeds, oats, turbinado sugar and flaky sea salt.

Sweet Potato Banana Bread

Aside from whipping up a sweet potato purée (which is totally hands-off), nothing is out of the ordinary here. Follow the visual step-by-step guide below for perfect sweet potato bread!

Transfer the batter to a loaf pan lined with parchment and smooth top. Sprinkle topping evenly over batter. Bake until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let the bread cool completely in the pan on a wire rack.

Store this bread at room temperature wrapped tightly in foil for up to 2 days. Any longer and we recommend storing it in the refrigerator tightly wrapped in both plastic and foil.

How To Make Sweet Potato Bread

Reheat slices of bread in a toaster oven or under the broiler in your oven. You can also give them a quick pan-fry in a nonstick skillet with a pat of butter.

For even longer storage can and freeze sweet potato bread. The bread will become slightly dry and won’t be as flavorful, but it is an option. To freeze this bread, wrap it tightly in plastic wrap followed by foil and finally place it in a large plastic bag. Sweet potato bread can be frozen for up to 6 months. When you’re ready to eat the bread remove it from the freezer and allow it to thaw at room temperature for a few hours.

We haven’t tested this, but it should work fine. All-purpose flour weighs more by volume than whole-wheat pastry flour, so if you use all-purpose flour we recommend decreasing the amount of flour to 1 ½ cups. Let us know how it goes in the comments below!

Healthy Chocolate Chip Sweet Potato Bread

We haven’t tested this recipe with a gluten-free flour blend, so we can’t guarantee it will work. But your best bet will be to try baking this with our favorite gluten-free flour blend. If you try it, let us know!

Toasted and chopped pecans, walnuts or pistachios are a great addition to this bread. We haven’t test this, but white chocolate chips or dark chocolate chunks would also be delicious.

We haven’t tested this, but we don’t see why not. Roast and purée the purple sweet potato just as you would with a regular sweet potato.

Nut, Dairy And Sugar Free Wholemeal Sweet Potato Bread

This sweet potato quick bread is flavorful, lightly sweetened, incredibly moist (but not gluey), and even healthy! It’s made with 100% whole-wheat flour, olive oil and is naturally sweetened.

Storage: Store sweet potato bread at room temperature wrapped in foil or in a zipper-lock bag for up to 2 days. For longer storage, pop the bread in the refrigerator.

Bake into muffins: Heat oven to 400°F and line standard muffin tin with paper liners. Divide batter among muffin cups, sprinkle topping over batter. Bake muffins until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the centers come out clean; 15–20 minutes. Let muffins cool in pan 5 minutes then transfer to wire rack to cool completely.

Moist Gluten Free Sweet Potato Bread (dairy Free)

How to make sweet potato purée: prick the surface of two medium sweet potatoes with a fork. Arrange on a foil-lined baking sheet and roast at 425ºF (218ºC) for 50–60 minutes until a knife easily slides into potato. Let cool slightly, then peel and discard skins. Transfer potato flesh to a food processor or blender and process until completely smooth.

DAIRY FREE: Swap the buttermilk for vegan buttermilk. To make vegan buttermilk combine ⅓ cup unsweetened almond or soy milk with 1 teaspoon white vinegar. Let the mixture rest for 5–10 minutes until curdled. Use as directed in the recipe.

EGG-FREE/VEGAN: Use vegan buttermilk noted above and swap the egg for a chia for flax egg. To make a chia or flax egg grind 2 tablespoons flax or chia seeds in a spice grinder. Combine ground flax or chia with ¼ cup + 2 tablespoons water and let rest 15 minutes in the refrigerator. Use as directed in the recipe.

Savory Sweet Potato Bread

Serving: 1 slice Calories: 269 kcal Carbohydrates: 38 g Protein: 5 g Fat: 10 g Saturated Fat: 1.7 g Cholesterol: 41 mg Sodium: 362 mg Fiber: 4 g Sugar: 14 g

Lauren Grant is a professional culinary food scientist, food writer, recipe developer, and food photographer. Lauren is a previous magazine editor and test kitchen developer and has had work published in major national publications including Diabetic Living Magazine, Midwest Living Magazine, Cuisine at Home Magazine, EatingWell.com, AmericasTestKitchen.com, and more.This delightful healthy spiced sweet potato bread is super easy to make! And is packed with wholesome ingredients like sweet potato puree, whole wheat flour, coconut buttermilk and warm spices. Dairy free.

Are you sick of the sweet potato recipes yet??? I sure do hope not because today’s healthy spiced sweet potato bread is going to rock your world.

Sweet Potato Rolls

Now, don’t go running away because we are baking with sweet potato. It’s very much like baking with pumpkin – it helps keep baked goods super soft and moist AND adds a lovely sort of warmth to the final product.

Which is amplified in today’s recipe by plenty of delicious spices – we’re talking cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cloves, cardamom. The gang’s all here. It’s sugar and spice and everything nice.

And when combined with some dreamy vanilla, a touch of coconut buttermilk and a sprinkle of turbinado sugar for finishing, the end result is a crazy good loaf that you won’t be able to keep your hands off.

Simple Sweet Potato Bread Recipe

Now, today’s bread features a few of my go-to healthier swaps when it comes to baking. We’re using