Whole Wheat Sweet Potato Bread

Sweetened with maple syrup and scented with cinnamon and nutmeg, this whole wheat sweet potato bread is an easy recipe for a lunchbox treat.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 50 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins
• Calories: 213 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ¼ cup maple syrup
• ⅓ cup chopped walnuts (Optional)
• 1 ¼ cups applesauce
• 1 pinch ground ginger
• 1 sweet potato
• cooking spray
• 1 ¾ cups sifted whole wheat flour

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 9x5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray.

Step 2

Place sweet potato on a microwave-safe plate and pierce skin 5 or 6 times. Cook in the microwave, rotating halfway through, until tender, 5 to 8 minutes. Cool until easily handled, about 5 minutes. Peel and mash in a small bowl.

Step 3

Mix whole wheat flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt together in a large bowl.

Step 4

Whisk applesauce, eggs, and maple syrup together in a separate bowl. Mix in 1 cup mashed sweet potato.

Step 5

Pour applesauce mixture over flour mixture; stir to combine. Fold in walnuts. Pour into the prepared loaf pan.

Step 6

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 45 to 55 minutes. Cool in the pan for 15 minutes; invert onto a wire rack and let cool completely, about 20 minutes.