60ml(1/4 cup) yacon syrup, maple syrup or cane sugar
~150g, (2/3 cup) cooked sweet potato (see notes)
3/4cupwater or non-dairy milk
1tspground cinnamon
1 1/2tspbaking powder
(1 1/2 cups) wholemeal flour
1/4tspsalt
handful of walnuts and pumpkin seeds, (plus extra for the top)
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 180 C (350 F) and line a 2lb loaf pan with baking paper.
In a mixing bowl cream together the spread and syrup until smooth.
Mash the cooked sweet potato in a separate bowl or blend it until smooth in a food processor. Add that to the mixing bowl and stir it in followed by the water and cinnamon.
Add the baking powder, flour, salt, walnuts and pumpkin seeds - stir until just combined.
Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and sprinkle with extra walnuts and pumpkin seeds. Bake for 40-50 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the centre comes out clean.
Notes
- for the cooked sweet potato I pricked a sweet potato all over with a fork and microwaved it for 5 minutes to cook it.3.5.3208