Sweet Potato Protein Breakfast Bowl
Sick of oatmeal for breakfast? Try a sweet potato breakfast to change it up! Bonus: it’s gluten-free, high in protein, nutrients, smart carbs, and customizable.
I’ve been a little bit breakfast bored lately.
It’s my favorite meal of the day, but it’s also the most frantic. I’m usually trying to feed Liv and P at the same time, chugging coffee, and scrambling around afterwards getting everyone dressed. For this reason, I usually don’t have a *real* breakfast until later in the morning, after the girls are playing happily after breakfast (or if it’s a camp or preschool day: after drop-off) or when P takes her first nap.
Then I can settle in, make some food and enjoy.
I usually stick to the same staples: overnight oats, egg burritos, egg with oats, breakfast cookies, or cookie dough cereal.
My friend Jen posted a breakfast on Snapcat, and I knew I needed to try it immediately to switch up the rotation:
Sweet Potato Breakfast Bowl
WHY DIDN’T I THINK OF THIS?!
I’ve been known to eat a cold sweet potato out of the fridge, skin and all, but to actually put it into a bowl, heat it up with delicious toppings….
we must make up for lost time here.
This is one of those recipes that isn’t really a recipe, but a great idea that I wanted to share with ya.
How to Make Sweet Potato Breakfast Bowl
Bake an entire bag of sweet potatoes. Peel them while they’re still slightly warm -they’re easier to peel that way- cool to room temperature, and store covered in the fridge.
For breakfast, grab one medium potato or two smaller ones out of the fridge, and mash in a bowl with almond milk to thin it out.
Heat on the stovetop or in the microwave, before stirring in a scoop of protein powder, more almond milk as needed, pumpkin pie spice, and a splash of vanilla.
Top with any combo of the following:
sliced bananas or berries
walnuts, almonds, hemp seeds or flax
a drizzle of your favorite nut butter
shredded coconut
Honey or maple syrup
More cinnamon or pumpkin pie spice
Boom!
Have you tried this before?
Any fun or new breakfast combos lately? I think I’ve mentioned this on the blog before, but I love cold leftovers for breakfast. Pizza, lasagna and enchiladas are my fave. 🙂
xoxo
Gina
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You must try sweet potato toast. Delish
Now this is a genius breakfast! I’m all for this!
Love this idea! I eat oatmeal with protein powder, peanut butter and banana almost every single day for breakfast ha. Definitely need to change it up. It’s getting so boring!
So glad you love it too! Bulk baking the sweet potatoes is definitely the key. They are just not the same in the microwave!
I am going to try your version this week with the protein powder addition! Love that spin on it.
Brilliant and simple! I haven’t tried them heated, but I do throw in my sweet potatoes into my protein smoothies PWO. Adds sweet, creamy, and thickness to the shake. Yum!
I’m so lazy with breakfasts! I like a good bagel, cereal or one of my favorite smoothies. I do like the idea of a mashed sweet potato dinner combo though so maybe I’ll play with that.
I get bored with my usual breakfast routine as well (alternate b/w greek yogurt w/berries, overnight oats or micro-scrambled eggs and veggies) so I love this idea. I head to work early so always eat my breakfast at work so this looks like it would travel well -another bonus.
I have seen Jen’s sweet potato bowls on her blog and have been meaning to try it! I also keep seeing “sweet potato toast” and I’m definitely trying that as soon as I pick up some sweet potatoes!
http://littlebitsof.com/2016/05/sweet-potato-toast-3-ways/
I can’t wait to try this!! Thanks so much for a great recipe!!
Yes! This looks like adult baby food (in the best way possible). I’m sure my husband will give me the WTF look but I can’t wait to make this tomorrow 🙂
Ok I’m headed to the kitchen right now to bake some sweet potatoes for tomorrow am! Yum! I usually roast a big batch and top with poached eggs but I love this sweeter idea!
It is easy to get into a breakfast rut. Same old. This is an awesome recipe. Love anything with sweet potatoes.
Yes! Love this! I’ve been tired of my regular oatmeal for breakfast too but I would definitely eat this any time of day! Great for grab and microwave with no prep time for busy moms!
This smoothie bowl has been my meal prep jam lately: http://www.peanutbutterandpeppers.com/2014/01/04/almond-joy-breakfast-smoothie-bowl/
We do not have ‘regular’ sweet potatoes where I live but I am thinking your recipe would also be amazing with a butternut squash…… =)
Oh yum! This looks like such a great idea!! Can’t wait to try! Thanks 🙂
Ohh I’m so curious about this! I love sweet potatoes!
This is so good with crunchy almond butter if you like sweet & salty. A nice change from oars!
*oats!
i put that on mine this afternoon! so so good!!
IBe made something similar before with sweet potato, & cinnamon bun protein powder. So yummy!
I like to make sweet potato smoothie bowls which I guess is essentially the same thing 🙂 I just throw a sweet potato in the microwave for like 6 min, then blend it up with some almond milk and maple syrup and put all sorts of toppings on it. So gooooood.
This looks great! I would never have thought to use sweet potatoes for breakfast. Breakfast is usually hard for me because I do not enjoy most of the foods in the morning that actually have protein in them. So always looking for good ways to get my dose of protein in the morning.
This is so interesting! I’ll have to try it. I love all of the individual components, so now I’ll just have to try them all together : ) Thanks for posting!
That looks so yum! Thank you for sharing
What a great idea! Sounds yummy x
Wow! I wouldn’t mind waking up early for this breakfast! This is a must try. Thanks for the recipe!
Omg that looks so delicious! Need to make my breakfast sparkle by trying me some of this!
Hi, I’m looking at your download for healthy eating, and I think it’s something I can do. Have a question, what type of protein powder do you use, and can i get it at Walmart? lot of things are so much cheaper there/ thank you for your time
do you have a costco membership? i’ve heard great things about orgain