I’m a firm believer that the words streusel, crumble, cobbler, and crisp can and should be used after the name of every fruit.
Or in this case, every vegetable.
Sweet Potato Crisp (for one).
inspired by Diana’s Individual Breakfast Berry Crisp
ingredients:
- 1 medium or 1/2 large sweet potato
- 1/4 cup rolled oats
- 2 tbsp flour (I used spelt)
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 tsp canola oil
- 1/4 cup milk (I used almond milk)
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- sprinkle of stevia or brown sugar (optional)
directions: Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Next, microwave the sweet potato for 5 minutes (I always use Caitlin’s method of first stabbing the potato with a fork then wrapping it in a wet paper towel). Let the sweet potato cool for a minute or two before peeling and placing in a small bowl. Add almond milk, cinnamon, and stevia or brown sugar. Mash it all together.
Transfer the mash into a greased medium-sized (5-6 inch?) ramekin (or two smaller ones).
In another bowl (or, if you’re lazy like me, use the already-dirty bowl), mix together the canola oil and maple syrup. Add the oats and flour, and combine into a crumbley mixture. Top the sweet potato with the crisp mixture, and bake for 10 minutes, or until the crisp just begins turning golden brown.
The result? Sweet potato pie meets apple crisp.
I think I found my new favorite way to eat vegetables.
Usually crisps/crumbles are eaten for dessert, but this is actually to filling to follow up a meal.
For breakfast, though? Don’t mind if I do!
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What’s your favorite type of crisp/crumble/cobbler?
My favorite might be THIS! Honestly, I don’t know why I haven’t ever thought to do this before!
This sounds amazing! I usually go for apple/strawberry crisps. But this looks really good!
That looks delicious! My favorite is a pear crumble…so good!
Mmmm. I might try this with apples! (Not a big fan of the sweet taters - Sorry!) 😀
I love peach cobbler and my husband’s sweet old grandfather makes it the best! He even uses peaches from his own farm. Yours looks really good!
why haven’t i ever done this before!? looks AMAZE. my favourite is apple crumble, usually…or rhubarb…
Uhh holy yumsky! Giiiirl yous a genius, I am making this STAT with the copious amounts of sweet potatoes I keep in my house.
BEYOND coolest idea ever!
This looks yummy!
what a great idea!!! I love it!
Yum! That looks amazing and great for a cold winter day.
Apple is definitely my favorite… never had sweet potato crisp though! Will need to try
I have a white sweet potato just begging to be used and this sounds like an awesome recipe for it. Maybe I’ll get creative and switch up breakfast TWICE this week?
I love apple crumble. I used to make it all the time with a recipe from American Girl magazine…shhh
Have I had apple crisp before? Perhaps not…
I’m not one for fruits in my dessert, unfortunately. I like a big thick piece of chocolate cake.
I do love sweet potatoes though, and never know what to do with them. Gracie to the rescue!
Oohh, this looks delicious!! What size ramekin did you use?
Oh, good question! I don’t know the exact size, but it’s bigger than those itty-bitty ramekins (if you know what I mean?). I’m going to say it has a 5-6 inch diameter. Hope that helps!!
Yum! I love apple crisp during the fall — Wait, no, during any time of the year!
Flo says
Where on earth do you come up with your ideas?!?! lol
I came up with this one while lying in bed about to fall asleep…haha!!
Lucie says
You are an absolute genius (and this proves there is nothing that cannot be done with oats!). This looks like something I really need today =]
x
I’m obsessed with sweet potatoes. I really need to make this asap.
Thanks for this! I have a lonely sweet potato that I was wondering what to do with… this delightful recipe will be its fate.
I’m a huge fan of the traditional apple crisp (or brown betty. People still call it that, right?). Such a warm and delicious cold weather treat.
I love apple crisp!!!!! LOVE it. SO much more than apple pie.
This actually sounds like it’d be good with bananas, too!!!
OMG. I am so making that tomorrow.
Yummy! I wonder how that would taste with applesauce mixed in!
A breakfast crisp sounds delicious! What a unique idea!
Oh my gosh, great idea! I like anything that comes in a single serving size.
This looks great!
I like apple crisp:)
I made a combo apple/pumpkin crisp one time - delicious!
Brilliant! Must try this now - okay, as soon as I catch a sweet potato ;-P
Apple crisp is my absolute fave! This looks amazing too though. And sweet taters are vegetables, so I can have it with dinner, right?! 😀
How you thought of this I will never know…but I’m glad you did!! This sounds so good, and a great new way to eat a sweet potato!!
can’t wait to try this one. i eat sweet potatoes pretty much every day, but this looks like a fun way to change things up!
Yum, that looks so delish! I just found your blog and llooovvveee reading it:) Feel free to stop by mine, I’m a newb. teen blogger!
I love this.
I agree on the use of crumble, streusle, crip, and what not in front of such deliciousnesses, too 😀
Great idea! I actually do something like this, only in the microwave!
Marie C. says
I wish I liked Sweet Potato, but I will take apple or peach crisp any day.
you are my go-to gal when it comes to single serve recipes. I bet this would work for all kinds of fruits/veggies. How much do I have to pay you to do a berry crisp?!?! puh-leaseee.
Ashley @ 365 things says
I can’t believe I never thought of this (well, actually I can because my food creativity = 0). This is def on my list to try soon. I think some cherries or blueberries would be fantastic in it.
whoa! love the sound of that!!!
YUM! Good thing I have 5 giant sweet potatoes sitting in the kitchen right now, waiting for me to gobble them up! I know what I’m having for breakfast tomorrow~ 😀
Mandi says
Hi! I’ve been following your blog for a while but haven’t really left a comment until now. Just wanted to say I love reading your posts and that crisp looks great! I can’t resist anything with sweet potatoes and will have to try it out soon. It’s a good thing there’s a big bag of them sitting in the pantry 😀
Hey Mandi!! Thank you so much for the kind words
xoxo
love this idea! i literally eat sweet potatoes at least 3-4 days a week, sometimes more. what a great way to make them even better. cant wait to try this.
ok, this might be a really dumb question…but how big is a medium (or large for that matter) sweet potato?
not dumb at all!! I’d say it’s about 1 cup’s worth. Does that help…?