Sweet Potato Toast 5 Ways
Yes, you heard right, you can toast sweet potato in your toaster. Are you excited? We were, what’s not to love? Sweet potato is a favourite here at MyNutriCounter, not just for it’s sweet and succulent taste, but also for it’s health benefits too. It’s high in potassium, fibre, vitamin A and vitamin B.
Sweet potato toast is a new craze amongst the social savvy health addicts, so we just had to try it out and create some delicious recipe ideas to share.
We’ve created 5 delicious and nutritious breakfast or snack recipes, give them all a try and let us know your favourite.
- Sweet Potato Toast with ‘Cheesy’ Beans
Who loves cheesy beans? Well did you know you can get the same great taste without adding even a gram of cheese? Enter nutritional yeast, one of our store cupboard essentials. These flakes of nutritious goodness might look bland, but they most certainly aren’t. They’re full of nutrition and flavour and when added to your favourite recipes provide a yummy nutty, cheesy flavour.
Serves 4.
Ingredients:
1 medium sweet potato
1 x 400g/14oz can of baked beans
2 medium tomatoes
8 white mushrooms
3 tbsp. nutritional yeast
1 tsp. coconut oil
1 tsp. black pepper
Fresh coriander to garnish.
Method:
- Place the baked beans in a saucepan and cook over a medium heat for 4-5 minutes.
- Heat the coconut oil in a frying pan, slice the tomatoes and mushrooms, then fry until softened.
- Slice the sweet potato and toast in the toaster or under the grill until cooked through.
- When the sweet potato is ready, plate up and serve with the beans, tomato, mushrooms, nutritional yeast, black pepper and coriander on top.
2. Sweet Potato Toast with Avo & Egg
Avo has got to be everyone’s favourite brunch item at the minute, so we couldn’t really not include it in these recipes. This recipe is super nutritious, it’s high in protein, potassium, fibre, vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin B, vitamin E, vitamin K, and folate. It’s low in calories too at only 319 per serving.
Serves 4.
Ingredients:
1 medium sweet potato
1 avocado
4 eggs
20g/0.75oz pomegranate
40g/1.5oz walnuts
80g/3oz kale
4 tsp. coconut oil
Method:
- Heat a pan of water until boiling, then create a vortex by stirring the water quickly, crack the eggs and drop into the centre of the vortex. Leave to cook for 3-4 minutes.
- Slice the sweet potato, then add to the toaster or place under the grill to cook.
- Heat the coconut oil in a frying pan, then gently fry the kale for 2-3 minutes.
- When the sweet potato has cooked through and is ready to eat, spread with the mashed avocado, then place the poached eggs on top.
- Plate up with your cooked kale then sprinkle with the walnuts and pomegranate on top.
3. Sweet Potato Toast with Almond Butter
This recipe is super, super simple and really delicious. Almond butter can be pretty expensive to buy, so we usually make our own, as it’s such a simple recipe. You can find it here, if you’d like to give it a try too 🙂
Serves 1.
Ingredients:
1 slice of sweet potato
2 tsp. almond butter
Method:
- Put the sweet potato in the toaster (or under the grill) until it has cooked through.
- Spread with the almond butter, then serve.
4. Sweet Potato Toast with Almond Butter, Chia & Banana
If you liked the recipe above, why not add a bit of fruit and some chia seeds on top? We love the mixture of almond butter and banana, so this is our favourite sweet potato toast recipe. Hope you enjoy it too.
Serves 1.
Ingredients:
1 slice of sweet potato
2 tsp. almond butter
1/2 tsp. chia seeds
1/2 banana
Method:
- Put the sweet potato in the toaster (or under the grill) until it has cooked through.
- Spread with the almond butter, then chop the banana and add to the top and sprinkle with the chia seeds to serve.
5. Sweet Potato Toast with Yoghurt & Berries
If you prefer a sweet breakfast to a savoury one then this delectable dish is for you. It is ready in 5 minutes, totally delicious and super healthy – what’s not to love?
Serves 1.
Ingredients:
1 slice of sweet potato
2 tsp. Greek yoghurt
1 tbsp. blueberries
1 tbsp. raspberries
1 tsp. pomegranate
Method:
- Place the sliced sweet potato in the toaster or under the grill until it has cooked through.
- Top with the Greek yoghurt and fruit to serve.
Hope you enjoy them – let us know which recipe is your favourite.
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