Sweet potato gingerbreads

Name: Sweet potato gingerbreads
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: Makes 10
Ingredients: 2 tbsp/30 ml porridge (rolled) oats, to decorate (optional); 350 g/12 oz/2 small sweet potatoes, scrubbed; 1 tsp/5 ml ground mixed (apple pie) spice; 125 ml/4 fl oz/½ cup unsweetened almond milk; 75 g/3 oz/3 tbsp barley malt extract; ½ tsp/2.5 ml ground turmeric; 2 tsp/10 ml ground ginger; 150 g/5 oz/generous ½ cup light muscovado (brown) sugar; 1 tsp/5 ml bicarbonate of soda (baking soda); 100 g/3¾ oz/scant ½ cup soya margarine; 110 g/4 oz/1 cup white spelt flour; 100 g/3¾ oz/¾ cup medium oatmeal; 2 eggs, beaten

Preparation info

Makes
10

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 25

Appears in

Energy Balls & Power Bites

By Sara Lewis

Published 2017

About

Think of moist, dark gingerbread and you tend to think of masses of sugar, syrup and treacle. This healthier version cuts the sugar with naturally-sweet roasted sweet potato and adds malted barley instead of syrup. Just like the bonfire party favourite, parkin, this recipe adds cholesterol-lowering oatmeal in place of some of the flour.

Ingredients

350 g/12 oz/2 small sweet potatoes, scrubbed
100 g/

Bread
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas 4. Prick the sweet potatoes with a fork, put on to a baking sheet and bake for 40–45 minutes

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