Baked sweet potato with sweet almond butter

Baked sweet potato with sweet almond butter: creamy, warm and naturally sweet, with wild blueberries, cinnamon and a little honey.

At a glance

• Serves 2
• Prep time: 5 min
• Cooking time: 45 min
• Total time: 50 min
• Calories: 290 kcal per serving
• Protein: 5 g
• Fat: 12 g
• Carbs: 42 g

Ingredients

• 1 sweet potato
• 1 small handful of wild blueberries
• 2 tbsp creamy almond butter
• 1 pinch of cinnamon
• 1 tsp runny honey

Method

You’ll need: oven · knife

1. Preheat the oven to 200 °C (180 °C fan). Wash the sweet potato thoroughly and prick it all over with a fork.
2. Put the sweet potato on baking paper in the oven and bake it at 200 °C for 40–45 min, until soft inside. You can check with a knife whether it's done.
3. Carefully cut the hot sweet potato open lengthways and press it apart slightly, so the inside soaks up the toppings better.
4. Spoon the almond butter onto the warm sweet potato so it melts slightly. Drizzle honey over the top and sprinkle everything with cinnamon.
5. Scatter the wild blueberries over the top and leave it to stand briefly, so the flavours come together.
6. Serve it warm straight away, as a breakfast, snack or dessert.

Good to know

Some recipes feel relaxed straight away. This baked sweet potato is one of them: soft, warm and pleasantly sweet, without being heavy.

Swaps

Sweet potato → Hokkaido squash (a little less starch, also contains beta-carotene) Honey → mashed date or date paste (sweetness plus fibre and minerals) Wild blueberries → raspberries or blackberries (also with polyphenols, often more fibre) Creamy almond butter → hazelnut butter or macadamia butter (a change in the fatty acid profile)

Allergens

Contains almonds (tree nuts). The recipe is generally suitable for children, but not the honey in the first year of life; during pregnancy the ingredients are common, as long as they're well washed and agree with you.

Frequently asked questions

Why does almond butter go well with sweet potato nutritionally?

Almond butter provides fat, mostly unsaturated fatty acids. Together with the sweet potato, it also makes a combination of fibre, vitamin E and beta-carotene.

What's special about wild blueberries?

Wild blueberries are often smaller and more intensely coloured than cultivated ones. They contain polyphenols, especially anthocyanins, although the exact amounts vary with origin and ripeness.

Is cinnamon safe in a portion like this?

A small pinch is fine for most people. If you often use larger amounts of cassia cinnamon, it's worth being a little careful because of its natural coumarin content; Ceylon cinnamon is usually the milder choice here.

Is honey the only sweetness in this recipe?

No, the sweet potato already has a natural mild sweetness, which you notice more once it's baked. The honey just adds to it, but it also provides sugar.

What if you have a sensitive digestion?

The sweet potato is baked until soft. If you have a nut allergy, leave out the almond butter, and larger amounts of fibre from berries and sweet potato can affect a very sensitive stomach differently from person to person.

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