Ginger-Spiced Purple Sweet Potato Bread
A cozy and easy-to-make purple sweet potato bread with warm ginger spice, perfect for any occasion.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
- Yield: 12 slices
Ingredients
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Dry Ingredients
- 1.75 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 0.5 teaspoon baking soda
- 0.5 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 0.5 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 0.25 teaspoon ground cardamom
Wet Ingredients
- 1.5 cups mashed purple sweet potatoes (from 2 medium sweet potatoes, cooked and peeled)
- 0.5 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 0.5 cup full-fat coconut milk
- 0.25 cup unsalted butter, melted (or coconut oil)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Optional Add-ins
- 0.5 cup chopped nuts (shredded coconut, or white chocolate chips)
Instructions
- First things first, let’s get that oven nice and warm to 350°F (175°C). Grab a 9×5 inch loaf pan and give it a good grease and flour. This ensures our beautiful bread slides out like a dream later!
- In a nice big bowl, whisk together your all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, ground ginger, ground cinnamon, and ground cardamom. Give it a good swirl until everything is nicely combined.
- Now, in a separate bowl, introduce your mashed purple sweet potatoes, packed brown sugar, large eggs, full-fat coconut milk, melted butter (or coconut oil), and vanilla extract. Mix it all up until you have a smooth, luscious blend.
- Here’s the crucial part: pour those lovely wet ingredients into your bowl of dry ingredients. Stir gently until just combined. I can’t stress this enough – don’t overmix! A few little streaks of flour are okay. Overmixing can make your bread tough, and we want tender!
- If you’re feeling adventurous, now’s the time to gently fold in your chopped nuts, shredded coconut, or those delightful white chocolate chips. Mix them in with just a few turns of your spatula.
- Pour your gorgeous, colorful batter into your prepared loaf pan. Smooth the top a little with your spatula.
- Pop that pan into your preheated oven. It’ll need about 50-60 minutes to bake. The best way to check if it’s done is to gently insert a wooden skewer or a toothpick into the center. If it comes out clean, your bread is ready for its grand debut!
- This is perhaps the hardest part – waiting! Let the bread cool in the pan for about 10 minutes. This helps it set up. Then, carefully flip it out onto a wire rack to cool completely. Trust me, slicing into warm bread is tempting, but letting it cool fully makes for cleaner slices and the best texture.
Notes
For a vegan option, swap the butter for melted coconut oil and use a flax egg (1 tbsp flaxseed meal + 3 tbsp water, let sit for 5 minutes) for each egg. The coconut milk is already plant-based. The vibrant purple color comes from using true purple sweet potatoes.