Description
A warm and nutritious sweet potato oatmeal recipe, perfect for breakfast.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup sweet potato cubes
- 1½ cups rolled oats
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- ½ cup milk
- Finely chopped pecans or walnuts, dried cranberries or raisins, and/or brown sugar or honey
Instructions
- Place 4 cups water in a medium pot and bring to a simmer over medium heat on the stove top.
- Add the sweet potato and simmer for 8 minutes or until very tender.
- Add the oats, vanilla, and cinnamon and simmer for 4-6 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the water is absorbed and the oats are tender.
- Serve topped with milk and optional toppings.
- (Option to use sweet potato baby food: Skip Steps 1 and 2, and stir ½ cup sweet potato puree into the finished oatmeal.)
Notes
- This recipe can be customized with your choice of toppings.
- Using sweet potato puree is a quick alternative if you’re short on time.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 4g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 36g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 0mg