Description
These sweet potato biscuits are moist, fluffy, and naturally sweet, making a perfect vegan addition to your breakfast or holiday meals. Crafted with simple ingredients like mashed sweet potato, plant-based milk, and vegan butter, they capture Southern-style biscuit flavors without any dairy. Ready in just 30 minutes, they’re ideal for quick weeknight dinners or festive occasions like Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients
- 1 cup pureed or mashed sweet potato (about 1 medium potato)
- ¼ cup plant-based milk
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose or whole wheat flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 4 tablespoons chilled vegan butter or coconut oil
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F to ensure it’s at the right temperature when the biscuits are ready to bake.
- Mix Wet Ingredients: In a bowl, whisk together the pureed sweet potato and plant-based milk until smooth and well combined, then set aside.
- Combine Dry Ingredients: In a separate medium bowl, sift together the salt, flour, and baking powder to ensure even distribution of leavening.
- Cut in Vegan Butter: Incorporate the chilled vegan butter or coconut oil into the flour mixture by cutting it in until the texture resembles coarse crumbs or grainy meal.
- Form Dough: Fold the flour mixture into the sweet potato blend and gently knead just until a dough forms; avoid over-kneading to keep biscuits tender.
- Shape Biscuits: Using an ice-cream scooper or spoon, drop dollops of dough onto a greased baking sheet, then gently press down the tops of each biscuit slightly for even baking.
- Bake: Place the baking sheet in the oven and bake the biscuits for 20 minutes, or until they are golden and cooked through.
- Cool and Serve: Remove the biscuits from the oven and allow them to cool for a few minutes before serving to enjoy their full flavor and texture.
Notes
- These biscuits are naturally sweet and vegan, making them a delightful option for plant-based diets.
- Using chilled vegan butter or coconut oil helps achieve a flaky texture.
- Over-kneading the dough can result in dense biscuits; handle the dough gently.
- They bake quickly, so keep an eye on them to prevent over-browning.
- Perfect for holiday meals as well as quick weeknight dinners.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 biscuit
- Calories: 143 kcal
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 297 mg
- Fat: 6 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 1 g
- Carbohydrates: 20 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
