Easy homemade sweet potato puree

Summary

Popping in for a super speedy kitchen hack tutorial on how to make sweet potato puree! we’ve got a handful of recipes on fit foodie finds that call for sweet potato puree and it turns out canned sweet potato puree is hard to find at the grocery store and imo, over-priced. no fear, it’s super simple to make sweet potato puree at home. all you need to get started is…

Step by Step

Step 1

First, preheat oven to 400ºF and line a baking sheet with tin foil..

Step 2

Then, slice your sweet potato(es) in half, hot dog style, and spray both sides with coconut oil cooking spray. 1 large sweet potato should get you around a cup of puree, so feel free to roast as many as you’d like.

Step 3

Pierce with a fork a few times on both sides and then place on a baking sheet lined with tin foil.

Step 4

Roast at 400ºF for around 40 minutes or your sweet potatoes are tender (depends on the size of your sweet potato).

Step 5

Let sweet potatoes cool for about 5 minutes and then scoop out sweet potato flesh and place in a food processor. Blend until smooth.

Tips and Warnings

Storage: Place in an air-tight container and store in the refrigerator for up to 1 week. OR, in the freezer for up to 3 months.
One large sweet potato = ~1 cup sweet potato puree*
Nutrition is for 1 cup of sweet potato puree.