Looking for a gluten free and vegan toast alternative? Learn how to make sweet potato toast!
How to make Sweet Potato Toast
A few days ago I came across a post somewhere on social media suggesting that sweet potatoes would make a great avocado toast substitute. And not as a topping, as the ACTUAL TOAST. I couldn’t find any instruction on how to make this elusive new toast, so I started experimenting. What I discovered is that sweet potato toast is a really easy way to pack fiber and fantastic nutrition into your breakfast, lunch, snack or any time of the day. Here’s my version of how to make sweet potato toast, feel free to adapt it to suit your own preferences.
Take a small to medium sweet potato and slice off one edge so it can lay flat as you slice. It’s way too easy to let the knife slip if you leave the rounded edges.
How to make Sweet Potato Toast
Carefully slice approximately 1/4 inch slices, about 1/2 the width of my thumbnail.
Sweet Potato Toast
Toast for 5-8 minutes depending on how chewy you like your sweet potato. (I prefer it a little on the softer side so I ran it through 2 toast cycles which turned out to be about 8 minutes) I have a toaster oven, not a pop-up toaster so I’m not sure how the cook time would differ or if it might get stuck. Be cautious!
3 slices are about the equivalent of one regular slice of bread- they weighed around 3 ounces raw (approximately 80 calories)
Top with whatever makes you happy 🙂
Here are some suggestions:
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Peanut butter and raspberries or sliced bananas (gluten free, vegan)
PB and Raspberries on Sweet Potato Toast
Curried Chicken Salad (gluten free) (3 ounces cubed rotisserie chicken, 3 Tablespoons plain Greek yogurt, 1 Tablespoon raisins, black pepper and curry powder to taste)
Curried Chicken Salad on Sweet Potato Toast
Cottage Cheese, Cinnamon and Nutmeg (gluten free)
Cottage Cheese Sweet Potato Toast
The new avocado toast: Avocado or Guacamole and Hemp Hearts (gluten free, vegan)
Guacamole and Hemp Heart Sweet Potato Toast
I’m sure as time goes on I will come up with many more ways to top my sweet potato toast. If you have experimented with this new hot trend, please share your tips, tricks and recipe ideas with me!!
How to Make Sweet Potato Toast
Ingredients
- 1 medium sweet potato
- Toppings such as:
- Cottage cheese cinnamon and nutmeg
- Curried chicken salad with raisins
- Peanut butter or almond butter with raspberries or bananas
- Avocado or guacamole and hemp hearts
Instructions
- Take a small to medium sweet potato and slice off one edge so it can lay flat as you slice. It’s way too easy to let the knife slip if you leave the rounded edges.
- Carefully slice approximately 1/4 inch slices
- Toast for 5-8 minutes depending on how chewy you like your sweet potato. (I prefer it a little on the softer side so I ran it through 2 toast cycles which turned out to be about 8 minutes) I have a toaster oven, not a pop-up toaster so I’m not sure how the cook time would differ or if it might get stuck. Be cautious!
- Top with whatever makes you happy 🙂
Nutrition
Such a fun idea! Can’t wait to try this out 🙂
Thanks, Karman!!
BRILLIANT! Just pinned, I am all over this!
Thanks, Liz!! Let me know what you think!
Good morning! Do you put the sweet potato directly on the rack, or do you use a pan?
Hi Yvonne, put the sweet potato directly on the rack just like toast 🙂
Thank you! I’ll try it tomorrow morning!
What setting did you use on your toaster oven?
I just put it directly on the rack and toasted it until I achieved the right texture. Good luck!