Blueberry Sweet Potato Wheat Bread
Fast facts on blueberries
- Blueberries contain a plant compound called anthocyanin. This gives blueberries both their blue color and many of their health benefits.
- Blueberries can help heart health, bone strength, skin health, blood pressure, diabetes management, cancer prevention, and mental health.
- One cup of blueberries provides 24 percent of a person recommended daily allowance of vitamin C.
- Use blueberries to top waffles, pancakes, yogurt, oatmeal, or cereal, blend them in a smoothie or syrup, or fold them into muffins and sweet breads.
- People who use blood-thinners should speak to their doctor before increasing their intake of blueberries, as the high vitamin K content can affect blood clotting.
Ingredients
1 egg
1 cup mashed sweet potatoes (about 2 medium)
¼ cup coconut oil, melted (optional: oil)
¼ cup plain greek yogurt (optional: vanilla)
1 tbsp maple syrup (optional: honey)
1 cup whole wheat flour
½ cup oat flour (oats ground into flour)
⅓ cup raw cane sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
¼ tsp salt
½ tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
1 cup frozen Blueberries (plus some extra for topping)
Preparation
- Preheat oven to 350 and grease 9×5 inch loaf pan.
- To a small bowl, add the egg, mashed sweet potatoes, coconut oil, greek yogurt and maple syrup to a bowl. Whisk until combined.
- To another bowl, add flour, oat flour, sugar, cinnamon, salt, baking powder and baking soda.
- Mix the dry into the wet ingredients, folding the blueberries in last.
- The batter should be thick.
- Bake for 45-50 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean. Let cool–serves 5-8
