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Sweet Potato Biscuits
These moist, fluffy, and naturally sweet Southern-style vegan sweet potato biscuits are easy to make with simple ingredients in less than 30 minutes, making them the perfect addition to your weeknight dinners or Thanksgiving and Christmas menus!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 8 biscuits
Calories: 143 kcal
Course:
Bread
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 cup pureed or mashed sweet potato (about 1 medium potato)
- ¼ cup of plant-based milk
- ¼ teaspoon of salt
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose or whole wheat flour
- 1 tablespoon of baking powder
- 4 tablespoons of chilled vegan butter or coconut oil
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Whisk together the pureed sweet potato with the plant-based milk until smooth. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, sift together salt, flour, and baking powder.
- Cut cold vegan butter into the flour mix, mixing until a grainy meal is formed.
- Fold flour into the mashed sweet potatoes and knead it into a dough (but do not over-knead). Scoop ice-cream-scoop-sized dollops onto a greased baking sheet, pressing the top of each biscuit down slightly.
- Bake for 20 minutes and then remove from the oven and allow to cool.
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Notes
- To make sweet potato puree: Either bake the potato in the oven (poke it with a fork all over, wrap it in foil, and bake for 40 to 50 minutes at 350ºF), zap it in the microwave (poke it with a fork all over, wrap it in a damp kitchen towel, and cook for 4 to 7 minutes), or steam or boil the peeled potato until it’s fork tender.
- Cold vegan butter/oil is key! Cold vegan butter or coconut oil melts more slowly in the oven and steams inside the biscuits, which makes them ultra-moist, fluffy, tall, and flaky. So, remember to leave the vegan butter/oil in the fridge until it’s time to add it to the dough.
- Don’t overmix the dough: If you over knead the biscuit dough, you’ll overwork the gluten and end up with tough biscuits. It’s ok if the dough feels slightly sticky and has some lumps.
Nutrition Information
Calories
143kcal
(7%)
Carbohydrates
20g
(7%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
6g
(9%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
Trans Fat
1g
Sodium
297mg
(12%)
Potassium
139mg
(4%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
2361IU
(47%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
110mg
(11%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8biscuits
Amount Per Serving
Calories 143
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 143kcal | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 20g | 7% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 6g | 9% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Sodium | 297mg | 12% |
| Potassium | 139mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 2361IU | 47% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 110mg | 11% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.