Sweet potato puree (in the microwave)
Gluten free, vegan
Ingredients
- 1 kg (2.5lbs) sweet potato (weighed with skin on)
Instructions
- Peel your sweet potato. In my tests, 1kg sweet potato with skin on yields approximately 950g (2lbs) peeled sweet potato.
- Cut the sweet potato into small-ish (roughly 1cm x 1cm or 1/2 inch x 1/2 inch) cubes and place into a large microwave safe bowl.
- Microwave the sweet potato for 5 minutes.
- After 5 minutes, thoroughly stir the sweet potato moving the pieces on top to the bottom. This ensures no sweet potato cubes get leathery skin that will make our puree chunky.
- Return the bowl to the microwave and allow to sit in the steam for 5 minutes.
- Repeat the process of cooking for 5 minutes, stirring and steaming. You may need to do this twice more, for a total of 15 minutes cooking time and 10 minutes steaming time, pending the amount of sweet potato you are cooking.
- Once the sweet potato is soft, use a food processor to blend it into a smooth puree. If you are using a blender without a steam valve (like a NutriBullet) you will need to wait until the sweet potato has cooled.
- Transfer the sweet potato puree to an airtight container and store in the fridge until you need to use it. You should have approximately 700-750g (1.54lbs - 1.65lbs). It keeps well in the fridge for a few days but can also be frozen and defrosted.
Notes
- You can use this method for any sized sweet potato. Less sweet potato takes less time to cook.
- The yield of puree will change slightly every time and depends on a number of factors. I always recommend making more than you need.
- This recipe is for microwave sweet potato so I don't have oven instructions. There are plenty of recipes online for sweet potato puree using other methods if you don't have a microwave.
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