Why did I just eat so much? Why do bacon and eggs go well so together? Why am I watching ‘I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry’ by myself on a Saturday night?
You don’t have an answer? Me neither.
Wait. Now I’m watching ‘The Wedding Planner’. Ugh, gag me.
Actually, I know why. Because my face is in a lot of pain. Acne is straight up painful. It legitimately hurts. And trying to get rid of it hurts even more. I went to see the woman who works on my face and she definitely had her work cut out for her. So frustrating. I eat well, I work hard, but my face is still ridden with extremely unattractive bumps. Dumb. So going out on a Saturday night with my face looking like someone had thrown darts at it was out of the question. Plus going out sucks. My couch is incredibly comfortable. My blanket is even more comfortable. AND I own fuzzy socks. Boom.
Wanna know a secret that’s not really a secret now because of the world of Facebook?! My birthday is coming up. Yes, yes it is. And yes, I know I can remove my birthday from my Facebook, but who wants to do that when a ton of random people you never talk to you tell you happy birthday? That sh*t feels good. Don’t act like you don’t love it. But anyways, I’ve decided for my birthday, I’m going to spend money I don’t have on a new camera. I’m going to do it. Then maybe someday, if I have more money that doesn’t really exist, I can put together a cookbook. With good pictures. That make your stomach growl. And sing joyful songs.
Like this recipe. This bread was delicious. Straight up wonderful. ESPECIALLY with the walnuts on top. My friend Zanna had the idea of making it into french toast which is GENIUS. But I didn’t try it…because I ate all of it….pretty quickly. Laura had like 4 bites too so it evens it all out, right? Thought so.
Maple Walnut Sweet Potato Loaf
- Yield: 4-8 1x
Ingredients
For the bread
- 1 medium sweet potato (or yam) ~ equivalent to 1 cup, skin removed after baking
- 1 cup roasted, unsalted cashews
- 6 medjool dates, pitted
- 3 eggs, whisked
- 2 tablespoons raw honey
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- pinch of salt
For the topping
- 1.5 cup walnuts, chopped
- 1/4 cup raw honey
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon maple extract
- pinch of salt
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 425 degrees.
- Poke holes in your sweet potato and bake for 30-40 minutes or until soft and completely cooked through.*
- While your sweet potato cooks, add your dates to a food processor and pulse to combine. Then add your cashews and let run until you have paste with the cashews completely broken down and combine with the dates.
- Once your sweet potato is cooked, reduce heat of oven to 350 degrees.
- Add cashew and date mixture to a bowl, along with your baked sweet potato with the skin removed, eggs and all other bread ingredients. Mix well.
- Grease two loaf pans (I used 9 x 5 sized) and add your sweet potato mixture equally to both pans.
- Bake for 15-18 minutes then let cool.
- While the bread is baking, place a small skillet over medium heat and add your coconut oil then chopped walnuts.
- Let the walnuts begin to toast for a minute or two, then add your honey, cinnamon, maple extract, and pinch of salt.
- Mix to combine and let cook for about 1-2 minutes more.
- Add your sticky nut mixture to the top of your sweet potato breads.
- Let cool completely (the nut mixture will harden a bit) then cut and serve!
Notes
If you want that process to be quicker, add your holey sweet potato to the microwave and cook on high for 3-4 minutes or until soft.
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Awesome flavor! Would be even more delicious if I hadn’t accidentally dropped half an eggshell into the blender. Eating it anyway and just trying to ignore the crunchy-bits. 🙂
This recipe was insane! It is an awesome coffee cake and/or dessert and/or…possibly…a midnight snack…not that I would know.
this recipe looks awesome, can’t wait to try it!
As for the acne, I am an esthetician, I specialize in acne, and MY go-to gurus’ are Laura at http://www.facerealityacneclinic.com and Kat at http://urbanskin.com/
They know all things acne:)
off to cook!
Just made this and it is awesome! I am hiding it from my kids so that I have breakfast for the week! Thank you!!
Loving your ‘treats’ section – have made loads of them but not this one yet, next on the list for a weekend treat 🙂
Re: acne. A recent paper in the UK showed that thyme tincture used like a toner (dilute a little with water) was better than topical conventional treatments. It’s very anti-bacterial and works on the p.acnes bacteria prevalent in acne. There are other herbs I use internally for acne too (I’m a Medical Herbalist!). Feel free to email for more info lucy@revaclinic.com or check out the website http://www.revaclinic.com
Keep posting – love the blog!
thank you very very much Lucy!
This looks yummy!!! Can’t wait to try it.
**p.s- I just realized I know your cousin. She works at Wesley Johnson’s office in Panama City. Small world. 😀
that’s so crazy!!! damn small world!
Made this last night – awesome flavor but the topping did not stick as much as I would have liked – definitely a keeper recipe.
You just watched my two least favorite (or is it most hated?) movies off all time! What a coincidence!
On a different note, I have yet to find a recipe I don’t like on your blog. Keep up the awesome work–you’re basically my menu planner.
Does it have a strong sweet potato flavor? I’m not that big of a fan, but they look just to die for!
I don’t think so Alison!
Juli,
This sounds awesome but here in Vermont we don’t use maple extract, it’s a mortal sin. We use the real thing (and our family makes the delicious liquid gold). How should I modify the reciepe to use the real thing? Substitute it for the honey? Thanks in advance. Great site. Can’t wait to try these on the fam.
haha I understand Brad. Try just a couple tablespoons of maple syrup!