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Moist Sweet Potato Bread With Pecan Streusel and Maple Glaze
Nothing says fall like my Sweet Potato Bread! It’s everything you love about sweet potato pie and yams, but in bread form. Delicious and super moist, this bread is loaded with sweet potatoes, spiced to perfection, and topped with a buttery brown sugar pecan streusel.
Move over pumpkin spice— introducing my Sweet Potato Bread from my first cookbook, Fall in Love with Cooking. (Which is currently on sale, by the way!)
If you follow me on social media then you know I’m on a mission to highlight the true fall heroes. What better way to continue the series than with my Sweet Potato Bread. Inspired by my viral Sweet Potato Casserole, this loaf captures all those delicious flavors in bread form. It’s packed with sweet potatoes, cozy spices, and topped with a buttery pecan streusel, then baked to a golden finish and finished with a velvety maple glaze. This is what fall dreams are made of!
Why you’ll love this sweet potato bread?
- Sweet Potatoes, duh! This bread features the slept on fall favorite: sweet potatoes. Their smooth texture keeps the bread moist and delicious.
- Warm and Cozy: Packed with comforting spices, it’s the perfect quick bread to enjoy during the fall.
- Amazing Flavor: With a mix of pecans, maple glaze, warm spices and sweet potatoes, the flavors come together perfectly. It’s like having fall in every bite!
- Texture: crumbly, buttery pecan topping takes this bread to new level. Giving it the perfect texture. Soft with a perfect crunch.
Ingredients for Sweet Potato Bread
- Sweet Potatoes
- All purpose flour
- Baking powder
- Baking soda
- Sea salt
- Butter
- Eggs
- Milk
- Sugar
- Maple Syrup
- Pecans
- Vanilla extract
- Spices: warm cozy spices like cinnamon, nutmeg and funny enough a touch of pumpkin pie spice.
For the Topping:
- all purpose flour
- Sugar: both brown and granulated sugar.
- Chopped pecans: I personally give them a rough chop before mixing together so they’re not too big.
- Melted butter: I used unsalted butter that way I can control the saltiness. But you can opt for salted butter for the crumble topping and leave out the pinch of salt.
- Sea salt: just a pinch to balance out the sweetness.
Can I boil the sweet potatoes?
Yes, absolutely. While my original recipe called for boiling the sweet potatoes, I’ve found that roasting them in the oven yields better results. Although roasting takes longer, it enhances the natural sugars in the sweet potatoes, resulting in a sweeter and richer flavor in the loaf.
What to serve this sweet potato bread with?
- coffee: serve it up with your favorite cup or Joe to start your fall morning.
- ice cream: elevate this sweet bread with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and make it the ultimate dessert.
- salted butter. Add a little knob of salted butter to a warm slice of the bread.
More Fall Recipes To Try?
- Apple Cider Donuts
- Brown Butter Apple Hand Pies
- Pumpkin Swirl Blondies
- The Best Pumpkin French Toast
- Easy Homemade Iced Pumpkin Spice Latte Recipe
If you try my Sweet Potato Bread, I’d love to hear your feedback. Please be sure to leave a comment, and/or tag me on Instagram @cookwithci. I would love to see your recreations and hear your thoughts.
Sweet Potato Bread
Nothing says fall like this sweet potato bread. It's everything you love about sweet potato pie & yams but in bread form. It's delicious and super moist. Loaded with sweet potatoes, spiced to perfection and topped with a buttery brown sugar pecan streusel.
Equipment
- Baking sheet
- Parchment Paper
- Masher or fork
Ingredients
- 1 large sweet potato or 2 small sweet potatoes roasted and peeled
- ¾ cup of brown sugar
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter melted
- 2 eggs room temp
- vanilla extract measure with your heart
- 1/3 cup milk
- 2 cups All purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tbsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp pumpkin pie spice
- 1/2 tsp salt
For the Streusel
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter melted
- 1/2 cup All purpose flour
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 tbsp granulated sugar
Maple glaze
- 1-2 tbsp Maple syrup
- 3/4 cup powder sugar use more if needed
- 1 tbsp milk
- 1/2 tsp vanilla optional
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 F. Line a 9×5, non-stick loaf pan with parchment paper and set aside.
- Clean the sweet potatoes and prick a few holes in the surface with a fork. Wrap each potato in foil and place them on a pan or baking dish. Roast in the oven at 400 F for 1 – 1.5 hours, or until tender. Remove from the oven and let cool for at least 30 minutes before peeling off the skin.
- Reduce oven temp to 375 F
For Streusel
- In a small bowl, mix together flour, melted butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar, chopped pecans and a pinch of salt. Use a fork to mix together. It will be a crumbly texture.
- In a mixing bowl mash the sweet potatoes, then add in 2 eggs. Mix until combined. Next add the brown and white sugar, melted butter, milk, vanilla and maple syrup. Mix until combined and smooth.
- In another bowl, combine 2 cups of flour, 1/2 tsp baking soda, 2 tsp baking powder 1 tsp of cinnamon, 1/4 tsp pumpkin pie spice, 1/2 tsp nutmeg and 1/2 tsp salt. Slowly fold the dry ingredients into the sweet potato mixture. Mix until just combined.
- Pour batter in prepped loaf pan, and top with pecan streusel.
- Bake on 375 for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean in the center.
- While the bread is baking, combine maple syrup, powdered sugar, milk, vanilla and a pinch of salt. Mix until smooth.
- Once the bread is done, remove it from the oven and allow it to cool. Then, drizzle the maple glaze on top.
- Serve warm and enjoy with your favorite cup of coffee!
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