Cinnamon Raisin Sweet Potato Snack Bread

Cinnamon Raisin Sweet Potato Snack bread is a sweet and satisfying treat to enjoy for breakfast or snack with a hot cup of tea. Gluten Free. Paleo. 

The fall and winter seasons are full of sweet potatoes. This is a great recipe to make around that time of year because let's face it, sweet potatoes are pretty abundant in the colder months, and this prep makes use of leftover mashed sweet potatoes. If you can't bear the thought of another boring plate of turkey and potatoes, repurpose those leftover sweet potatoes into this Cinnamon Raisins Sweet Potato Snack Bread.

Cinnamon Raisin Sweet Potato Snack Bread is lightly sweetened, filled with plump raisins and of course, nutrient-dense sweet potato making this a recipe that is healthy enough for breakfast, snack or dessert! It has a dense, yet extremely moist texture. Kind of like one of those really rich breakfast loaf recipes you'd find at your local bakery. The only difference is this one is healthy!

Cinnamon Raisin Sweet Potato Snack Bread Ingredients

• ½ cup coconut flour
• ¼-1/2 cup coconut sugar
• 6 scoops collagen peptides
• 2 tablespoon cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 ⅓ cups liquid egg whites 
• 1 cup mashed sweet potato
• 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
• ½ cup no-sugar added raisins

How to Make Cinnamon Raisin Sweet Potato Snack Bread

Quick breads like this one come together quickly, yes, and that's because they use chemical leaveners such as baking powder and/or baking soda, and not yeast. For this snack bread, you combine the dry ingredients in a bowl; that's the coconut flour and sugar, along with collagen peptides (protein!), cinnamon, and baking powder. In a separate bowl, combine the liquid egg whites, mashed sweet potato, and vanilla extract. Then, you combine the wet and the dry in one big bowl, and add the raisins. Transfer to a loaf pan and bake, and you're on your way to a not-too-sweet snack heaven.

How to Serve and Store Sweet Potato Snack Bread

Enjoy Cinnamon Raisin Sweet Potato Snack Bread alone. We like to prep it up with fresh berries and almonds. It would also be good topped with honey, your favorite nut butter, or ghee. And if you are making and enjoying this at home, give it a little toast in the toaster oven and then add the ghee. (Or try a slice in a cast iron skillet, as that's also delicious). So perfect! Oh! Did we mention that one serving has 17 grams of protein?! Score!

You can keep this covered at room temperature for 3 to 5 days, typically. This sweet potato snack bread will also freeze well, so you can wrap the whole thing in foil, or individual slices (our preference) and freeze for up to 6 months. Defrost in the microwave, at room temperature, or in a low oven (300 F) to reheat completely.

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Substitutions and Alterations

We wouldn't recommend changing the flour here, as coconut flour is not the easiest one to substitute without having to change the liquid in a recipe.

Canned pumpkin or canned sweet potato would also work here if you don't have leftover mashed potato. It might need to bake a little bit longer; canned sweet potato tends to be more moist than mashed potatoes. But it will work.

Play with the spices, too. Cinnamon is always nice, but ginger would work here, along with a dash of nutmeg or cloves, too. Instead of raisins, you could certainly use dried cranberries for a more tart taste.