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Yesterday while Summer napped, I got busy in the kitchen. Usually, I try and lie down while she sleeps in the afternoon, but I had a sudden burst of energy. Must be all those sweet potatoes I’ve been eating. 
First, I whipped up a batch of…
Indian Spiced Sweet Potato Oaties
Ingredients:
2 cups rolled oats, toasted
1 cup Nutmeric
1 medium sweet potato, mashed
1 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
Dark chocolate chips (I used 4 squares of Baker’s unsweetened chocolate, chopped)
Sweetener of choice (I skipped it, but I would recommend 1/2 cup maple syrup)
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp cloves
1/4 tsp ginger
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/8 tsp dry mustard
Pinch of salt
Directions:
Pre-heat oven to 325℉. Combine all ingredients. Refrigerate at least 15 minutes. Roll into balls and bake for 11 minutes.
In my opinion, there is nothing like a plain oven baked sweet potato. However, if I’m making sweet potatoes for a crowd, the following is my go-to recipe, and I can’t believe I’ve never blogged about before. If you know of any sweet potato haters…and trust me, they’re out there, make the following recipe for them. Perhaps, they’ll see the light. 
Hawaiian Baked Sweet Potatoes from Country Life Vegetarian Cookbook
Pre-heat oven to 350℉. Wash and cut 3 medium sweet potatoes into 1/4″ inch thick slices (no peeling necessary) and steam for 15 minutes. Place potatoes in greased baking dish and add 1 cup pineapple juice mixed with a pinch of salt.
While potatoes steam, blend 1 cup unsweetened shredded coconut with 1 cup granola of choice in a blender. You may have to stop and break up any clumps with a fork. Blend until a fine meal forms and pour over sweet potatoes and pineapple juice. Cover and bake for 30 minutes.
Finished product:
Then feast away like I did last night…
Our delivered meal of the day (Thank you Stephanie!): roasted broccoli, cooked millet, and Three Sisters Stew. Tasted great with the sweet potatoes.
So that burst of energy I had yesterday is long gone. Oh well, it was nice while it lasted, and I definitely see a nap in my near future. I would also like to get outside for a walk. It’s cold buy sunny, and I am in major need of some vitamin D. I also need to stretch out my hamstrings as they are quite sore from some Polly yoga. It was my first yoga in almost a month. So good to be back!
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Those oaties are genius!
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I’m going to try em!
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I can’t decide if I’m more wowed by these sweet potato cookies, or the sweet potatoes covered in cocoa powder. And so glad to hear you are back on the yoga!
Victoria,
2 words…coco powder. Definitely more wow worthy.
I can’t believe all the things you are coming up with to make from sweet potatoes! Keep them coming, I am really enjoying these posts! BTW- those oaties look so good!
You make some amazing sweet potato creations! And I can’t believe you are back to yoga already – time is flying!
yum! i’ve been getting back into yoga myself lately (partly because i suck at stress management and also loathe the cold weather). i cannot force myself to go out there and run more than 1x weekly haha. indoor yoga is just fine with me this winter!
Ya gotta love those bursts of energy! The oaties look delicious! I made some gingerbread dough balls yesterday and I am thinking now that sweet potato dough balls would be so good! I even have a sweet potato to give them a try! Have a great day Heather. Enjoy yoga!
Sarena,
Sweet potato dough balls – yes, I think they would be very good.
Those o
Lovin’ all the sweet potato goodness!
And yes, go nap and enjoy yoga
Eek! Cut me off mid-comment! Ha!
Those oaties sound awesome! Great flavor combo!
Heather, that meal looks amazing!!!
Did you see the Today Show this morning? They had a man on there that ate nothing but sweet potatoes for a month (or more I think). And it was NOTHING but potatoes – in different cooked methods -but no toppings. He ate 20 a day. He did it simply to debunk the myth that starches will cause weight gain and diabetes. He lost 20 lbs and his cholesterol dropped.
But even he admitted that it was probably because he just wasn’t eating enough calories overall (he should have had 25/day he said
).
Duh. Not to mention people don’t just gain weight or get unhealthy from eating starches – it’s they type, how much of it and the combination with other food. Most people eat their potatoes alongside McD’s.
Jen,
I didn’t see the segment. 20 sweet potatoes a day, huh? Sounds like my kind of experiment. Was he glowing orange? My mom mentioned I was looking like I use fake tanning cream. Hehe, might be time to back off the orange goodness for a bit.
I miss watching the today show
Those oaties look fantastic!!!!!!!!! The hawaiian sweet ‘taters do too! Just last night I bought some sweet potatoes….now I have to decide what I’m gonna do with them. And then go out and buy some more so that I can try out more recipes! =D Thanks for all of the recipes, Heather!
Healthy Choc,
Try the Hawaiian recipe – my favorite!
You’re welcome.
al of your sweet potato creations lately look SO GOOD… I love the idea of these oaties!
YAAAY for yoga!! <3
A day with with oaties AND yoga? Sounds like a good one
Hope you’re getting some rest!
hi love!
ORANGE mommies are adorable.
So happy you joined me for yoga! hehe. If only we lived close by… sigh. I’d have and Summe over for some REAL LIFE yummy! You are such a sweet friend, can’t wait to see ya in person again someday soon.
Happy Thursday! I am thankful for you. XOXO
Those oaties look super tasty!! How completely creative – I would never have thought to combine all those things.
I’m glad to hear you got a yoga session in! I bet that helped you to start to feel slightly normal again.
I hope to get some vitamin D in today too. Just a short 15 minute walk outside can make all the difference. I don’t know why I don’t do it more often!
What an interesting combo — this would make an awesome and unexpected appetizer. Yum!
Tonight is the first hatha flow class at my yoga studio, and I am very excited! And Polly’s DVD is sooooo good. I love it!
Christin,
Hope you enjoy the yoga class tonight!
I love coconut with sweet potatoes! I see myself making pancakes with this combo in near future
One mention of Hawaii and I am now craving Hawaiian Sweet bread….which would be great slathered in mashed sweet potato. Dang.
Those Hawaiian sweet tarred sound delicious! I ant believe I’ve never thought about putting shredded coconut on them before!
Congrats on getting back to yoga! Hope you’re getting your rest!
Those look delicious! I love sweet potatoes in just about any form.
ALl this talk of sweet potato inspired me to put half a roasted on in a green smoothie instead of using banana. I had done that with squash and pumpkin before, but never sweet potato. It was delicious
Valerie,
I’m not sure if I’ve ever added a sweet potato to a smoothie. I bet it was delicious!
Oaties!! Best cookie ever!! So glad you got some yoga in
Tarred? I meant taters! Stupid phone with it’s auto-correct!
Heather,
Hehe – I knew what you meant.
Those oaties, are a must try!
Thanks Heather, I am trying them today or tommorow.
Looks amazing, as per usual. I NEVER doubt any sweet potato recipes, especially coming from you
Enjoy your day , sweet Heather!
Oh wow, you hit on two of my favorite things ever: sweet potatoes and Indian food! As soon as I get home from chef school, I know what I’m going to do with the Nutmeric I have waiting for me there
Ooh, sweet potatoes with skin would be so nice! I’m going to try that tomorrow night! I love Sweet Potato Week- you’re opening my eyes to the versatility of the SP!!
oooohhhh those look great with the coconut and granola! I’m also a big believer that a plain old oven-baked sweet potato is as good as dessert (well, sometimes), but it is nice to have some other ideas for sweet potatoes.
Those sweet potato oaties look DELISH!!! I’m going to make some with some of my Nutmeric!
Those sound so good…Maybe I can make my own nutmeric and make these!
Corey,
Yeah, I think you could. Just add some honey and turmeric to some plain roasted almond butter. Enjoy.
Looks great! I’ve been coming away from your blog with such great sweet potato recipe ideas!
I’m loving sweet potato week!! Those oaties…omg if I wasn’t at work right now I’d be all over that! XOXO!
Loving the oaties recipe! I’ve been on a sweet potato kick for quite a few months now… ever since I realized my little guy LOVES them. I always have them in the house. I agree that there’s nothing like a plain baked sweet potato, but sometimes it’s fun to get more creative
Indian Spiced Sweet Potato Oaties look amazing! And I cant believe that you have time to just whip up dessert balls and post recipes in between nursing, pumping, trying to sleep, trying to not pass out from exhaustion..and then blog!!! about it all. My hat is off to you!
And the Hawaiian Sweet Tater recipe looks awesome…anything w/ granola and coconut is off to a great start!
And the spices in those cookies (I’m back to those) or the balls…they must make your house smell soooo good!
I know what you mean, I’ve tried some of Polly’s videos (located on her blog) and they kicked my butt!
Those oaties sound amazing!! IThat sweet/spicy combo’s perfect!
Yum those oaties are brilliant. You SKIPPED sweetener!?!?!?!? So they were savory? Hope you are well my friend! Just getting back into the groove here. Love you!
Deb,
Well, I never sweeten my oats and so I figured the sweet potato would add enough sweetness for me along with the honey in the nutmeric nut butter. I loved them – definitely more sweet than savory, but I think the average person would prefer some added sweet love.
So Doc puts me on Nutrional Yeast too…said for my body it will be a superfood supposed to eat as much as I want….not asorbing any vitamins ..still trying to heal my tummy from corn and gluten… SO I made CD’s Chilli and added the yeast….YUM….made me feel like I had cheddar cheese all over it which for now is a NONO….So excited and the almond butter was perfect!! Almost put in Justins Chocolate by accident..LOL…that might have been interesting….Just so you know I am completed addicted to Justin’s maple and chocolate…uh and its all your fault….LOL. Amazon had a Black Friday special 3 packs that I couldnt pass up!! Hi my name is Lisa and I addicted to Justin’s Chocolate Almond butter and its all HEAB’s fault!!! LOL
L
Oh forgot to tell you….I added some sweet potatoes too…to the chili….so YUM>>>>that was the point got carried away….LOL
L
Lisa,
You are too funny. I’ll happily take responsibility for your Justin’s chocolate almond butter addiction. Addicted to it myself. Definitely my favorite chocolate nut butter out there, and I personally think it would taste good in chili. I mean, people add cocoa powder to chili and so why not chocolate nut butter? Why have I never added nooch to my chili? CD covers his in Parm all the time. Next time for sure! Oh, and I bet it was really good with sweet potatoes.
Pumpkin and sweet potato – my two most favorite things to eat this time of year…..actually, any time of year. But now is when I get to enjoy them most. I recently found a tea site that offered sweet potato pie loose leaf tea and it actually has little bits of sweet potato delicately mixed in with the black leaf tea. It is out of this world. I’m printing out these recipes as I type and will try each of them over the holidays. Thank you!
Ellen,
Sweet Potato tea – never heard of such a thing. I bet it is good, especially with a little cream and cinnamon.
Hiya,
I just had one of my all time favorite foods and it made me think of you. Cubed or sliced roasted sweet potato with oil, salt, and CHILI POWDER…lots of it. Please try if you haven’t. Heaven!
Sam,
OK, I will.
Everything looks great! I can’t wait to try it!
I love sweet potatoes and like to roast them in the oven with a little olive oil and brown sugar!
My mom is a sweet potato hater. I just don’t get it!!
granola and coconut crumbs…..my mind is swimming with ideas!
What great ideas!! I normally just bake a potato and have at it hahahahaha!!
Heather— I’ve seen you mention Country Life Vegetarian Cookbook a few times. Do you use many of the recipes in it? I’ve been looking at some used copies & wondering if it’s worth getting… Thanks!
Amber,
Country Life is by far one of my favorite cookbooks, and I’m not even a vegetarian! Definitely worth purchasing if you can find one.
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