This sweet potato toast done 3 different ways is the best thing since sliced bread! Choose from sweet figs and marmalade yogurt, Indian curried apricots and peas, or a rich Thai peanut butter and fried egg combo – you will love this gluten free, paleo breakfast!
Okay, guys. Let’s get real. Y’all know I’m pretty keen on selling food for what it is – tasty, colourful, bright. I am well aware that my chocolate cauliflower pizza crust is not pizza, and that my love affair with zucchini noodles is not quite as strong as it is with the real deal. I am also in the know that sweet potato “toast” is not actually toast, BUT that if you called it anything else, it wouldn’t make sense.
Bread is only bread until you put it into a toaster. So naturally, sweet potato can bare the title as well if it takes a dip into the appliance. I wanted to have a little fun and switch up my usual breakfast routine and ta-da, that’s how sweet potato toast was born.
How to Make Sweet Potato Toast
Whipping up some sweet potato toast is actually pretty easy. First, I peel my sweet potatoes and slice them about 5 mm thick, give or take. There’s only so much control you can have over a sharp knife along a hard vegetable like a sweet potato. The next step is the last one really- just pop it into the toaster for a few rounds until the piece is hot and relatively tender. I find it takes about 3 rounds in my toaster, but you may be good to go after just one on the “bagel” setting. This sweet potato toast is a forgiving recipe so I wouldn’t stress either way.
Black Pepper Fig Marmalade Sweet Potato Toast
This sweet potato toast is definitely my jam. I like the sweet and spicy combination of tangy marmalade and greek yogurt, caramelized and peppered figs and crunchy pistachios on top.
Indian Curried Apricots with Coconut Cream Sweet Potato Toast
This sweet potato toast starts my whizzing cottage cheese and coconut milk in a food processor until smooth. Then I lightly caramelize apricots in curry powder, finish it with fresh peas and a little cilantro. Talk about a fun way to wake up!
Thai Peanut Butter, Mango and Fried Egg Sweet Potato Toast
Talk about a mouthful of happiness. This sweet potato toast starts with a Thai-inspired peanut butter spread, a layer of sweet mangos, crushed peanuts and a runny egg. Feel free to load it up with sriracha for an extra kick!
What would you like to put on your sweet potato toast? Leave me a comment below with your favourite toast combinations!
Sweet Potato Toast – 3 Ways! | Gluten Free, Paleo, Vegan Option
Ingredients
- 3 large fat sweet potatoes peeled and sliced into 5mm slices
Fig Toast
- 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 1 1/2 Tbsp marmalade
- 2 tsp honey
- 4 figs sliced
- Black pepper
- 1/4 cup pistachios crushed
Indian Toast:
- 1/2 cup cottage cheese
- 2 tbsp coconut milk
- 1 tsp coconut oil
- 1/4 tsp curry powder
- 3 apricots pit removed, cut into 4 slices
- 1/3 cup steamed peas fresh or frozen
- Cilantro
Thai Toast:
- 1/4 cup natural peanut butter
- 1/2 tsp tamarind paste
- 1 1/2 tsp lime juice
- 2 tsp olive oil
- 4 small eggs
- 1 mango sliced
- Crushed peanuts
- Sriracha or red chili peppers finely sliced
Instructions
- Put the slices of sweet potato into the toaster and toast until tender, about 3 toaster rounds each. Set aside.
Fig Toast:
- Mix together the yogurt and marmalade in a bowl and set aside.
- Heat the honey over medium high heat in a nonstick skillet and add the fig slices. Cook until caramelized on both sides, about 3 minutes per side. Remove from the pan and add black pepper.
- To assemble, smear the yogurt on the bottom of the toast, add the fig slices, and top with pistachios.
Indian Toast:
- In a small food processor or blender, puree the cottage cheese and coconut milk. Set aside.
- Heat the coconut oil in a nonstick skillet over medium high heat with the curry powder. Add in the apricots and caramelize on both sides until golden. Remove from the pan.
- To assemble, smear the coconut cream along the toast, add the apricots, peas and cilantro.
Thai Toast:
- Mix together the peanut butter, tamarind and lime juice in a bowl. Set aside.
- Heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet and fry the eggs until the whites set and the yolks are still runny.
- To assemble, smear the peanut butter along the sweet potato toasts. Add a layer of mango, the fried egg, crushed peanuts and a drizzle of sriracha or red hot chilis.
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Updated on June 24th, 2020
Abbey Sharp is a Registered Dietitian (RD), regulated by the Ontario College of Dietitians. She is a mom, YouTuber, Blogger, award winning cookbook author, media coach specializing in food and nutrition influencers, and a frequent contributor to national publications like Healthline and on national broadcast TV shows.
Sara says
So much flavour!
Abbey Sharp says
Thanks for sharing my recipe 🙂
Jill Conyers says
This is an awesome twist on one of my favorite foods, avo toast. Delicious as always Abbey.
Abbey Sharp says
thanks Jill!!
Mikki says
I haven’t tried sweet potato toast yet but I see it all over the place. I think the egg and fig one would be my go to. They all look delicious though.
Abbey Sharp says
love figs so much
Tee says
My love for sweet potato can go so far with these variations! Great ideas!
Abbey Sharp says
enjoy!
Ilka says
Sweet potatoes as base is such a wonderful idea!
Abbey Sharp says
i always have them now that its almost fall
tara @ a daily dose of fit says
How delicious do these look?! I’m always looking for new ways to use sweet potato!
Abbey Sharp says
thanks Tara!!
Sarah- A Whisk and Two Wands says
Great combos, I’ll take a trio plate please!
Abbey Sharp says
absolutely lol
Kerri McGrail says
You know i love sweet potato toast!! i cant get enough! i love that you have diff options for diff lifestyles 🙂
Abbey Sharp says
absolutely! thats key!
Emily @Sinful Nutrition says
I haven’t tried the sweet potato toast trend yet, but love the unique combos you got going on here. So creative!
Abbey Sharp says
thanks Emily- its a fun take on breakfast
Angela @marathonsandmotivation.com says
These all sound amazing…I’m really looking forward to trying the black fig toast…yum!!!
Abbey Sharp says
the figs are amazing
KAYLA @ BLONDES HAVE MORE RUN says
I still need to try making sweet potato toast! i don’t know what’s taking me so long to jump on the bandwagon! These look great!
Abbey Sharp says
haha thanks kayla
Sarah Grace Spann says
I can’t really have regular toast anymore except ezekiel because it just doesn’t settle with me, so I LOVE THIS IDEA!!
Abbey Sharp says
enjoy Sarah!!! you’ll love them
Deborah @ Confessions of a mother runner says
Wow what creative combos you have there! Looks delish
Abbey Sharp says
thanks Deborah!