Fall Sweet Potato Breakfast Ideas
Now that it is colder all I want is warm and comforting foods. Recently I have been adding sweet potatoes to just about every breakfast. It is so nice, warming (especially with cinnamon and ginger spices), delicious and filling!
Sweet potatoes are high in fiber (make sure you eat the skin), vitamin A, vitamin C, manganese, potassium and several other vitamins and minerals.
Remember when you were a kid and you heard carrots can help you eye sight? So can sweet potatoes thanks to Vitamin A. Vitamin A is also an immune boosting vitamin which is perfect for weather change and flu season.
Enjoy these three Fall Breakfast ideas packed with Sweet Potatoes!
Sweet Potato Oats
Sweet Potato Pie Bowl
Loaded Baked Sweet Potato
Sweet Potato Oats
For the oats; you make a big batch of oats, quick oats or steal cut oats you can batch this recipe meal prep style or each day fresh. No matter what it is delicious!
For the sweet potatoes; you can throw them whole into the oven to bake (poke them with a knife to allow heat to escape) you can also chop them in half and steam them.
Ingredients
1 cup cooked oats
1/2 med sweet potato (cooked)
3 tbs hemp seeds
1 tbs coconut oil
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp ginger
splash of almond milk (or milk of your choice)
toppings, banana, berries, apples, walnuts, pecans.. options are endless
Preparation
Once your oats and sweet potatoes are cooked mix them together with a fork or potato masher.
Mix in coconut oil, hemp seeds and spices
Top with almond milk and fun toppings. Enjoy!
Sweet Potato Pie Bowl
Think of pumpkin or sweet potato pie filling, in a bowl with less sugar and topped with fun breakfast things. That is this Sweet Potato Pie Bowl. I made this for breakfast when I was cooking for the Lazy Wellness Coach yoga retreat. It is a great option for a big group of people or for meal prep. I set it up buffet style so people could top it as they wish.
Ingredients for filling (makes enough for 6-7 bowls)
3 med sweet potatoes (baked or steamed)
1 cup protein powder.
1/2 c ground flax seed
1 tbs cinnamon
1 in fresh ginger knob grated (or 2 tsp ground ginger
1 cup non diary milk
Optional Toppings
Chia seeds
Hemp seeds
Nut butter
Yogurt
Berries
Granola
Oats
Banana
Coconut Flakes
Preparation
Bake or steam sweet potatoes until very soft.
In a food processor or blender add everything (depending on size you may need to do two batches)
Spoon 1-2 cups of filling in a bowl, add toppings and enjoy!
Loaded Baked Sweet Potato
For me this option is great when I am lazy, low on breakfast ingredients and want something filling. It is great for meal prepping, all you do is throw the sweet potatoes into the oven one day and you are good to go!
Ingredients (makes one, easy to duplicate the recipe)
1 Whole sweet potato
2/3 cup Coconut Yogurt (recipe here to make your own)
3 tbs hemp seeds
1/3 c nuts (I like pecans or walnuts)
HEAVY sprinkle of cinnamon
Preparation
Bake sweet potato @425 for 20 mins or until soft to the touch
Cut sweet potato in half and flatten a bit with the back of a spoon. Top with remaining ingredients.
Enjoy!
