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Blue Zones Sweet Potato Breakfast Bowls

Dairy-Free
Gluten-Free
Nut-Free
Vegetarian

These delicious, satisfying, and beautiful bowls come together very quickly if you bake the sweet potatoes the day before.

sweet potato bowls

Orange sweet potatoes are great for this recipe, but purple varieties bake to a beautifully cakey consistency that works even better. (Purple sweet potatoes get their color from powerful longevity-boosting antioxidants.) You can prepare the whipped base ahead of time and just heat and garnish it in the morning for a super-easy breakfast.

  • Makes4 servings
  • Prep Time5 to 10 with precooked sweet potatoes
  • Cook Time

For the Base

  • 2 cups sweet-potato flesh (from 2 medium potatoes, baked until very soft, then peeled)
  • ¼ cup coconut yogurt
  • 2 tbs. extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 tbs. maple syrup
  • ½ tsp. fresh grated ginger
  • ¼ vanilla extract
  • ¼ tsp. cinnamon
  • ⅛ salt

Topping Variations

Chocolate-Covered Cherry

  • 1 tbs. unsweetened dried cherries
  • 1 tbs. slivered almonds, toasted
  • 2 tsp. cacao nibs
  • 1 tsp. chia seeds, soaked overnight in water and drained

Morning Glory Orange Spice

  • 1 tbs. walnuts, toasted and chopped
  • 1 tbs. medjool dates, pitted and chopped (about ½ to 1 date)
  • 1 tsp. orange zest
  • ¼ tsp. spice blend*

* To make spice blend, combine ¼ teaspoon each of ground cardamom, ground cloves, ground allspice, and ground cinnamon. You can store this mixture in a jar for up to a month.

Maple-Pumpkin Spice

  • 1 tbs. pecans, toasted and chopped
  • 1 tbs. medjool dates, pitted and chopped (about ½ to 1 date)
  • 1 tsp. flax seeds, toasted
  • 1 tsp. maple syrup
  • ¼ tsp. pumpkin spice

Pomegranate Power Bowl

  • 1 tbs. pomegranate seeds
  • 1 tbs. macadamia nuts, toasted and chopped
  • 1 tbs. coconut flakes, toasted
  • 1 tsp. hemp seeds, toasted

Tart Apple Crumble

  • 2 tbs. diced tart apple (like Pink Lady)
  • 1 tbs. granola
  • 1 tbs. walnuts, toasted and chopped
  • 1 tsp. maple syrup
STEP 1
Combine all the ingredients in a medium bowl. Use an immersion blender to blend until completely smooth. (You can also use a regular blender for this step.)
STEP 2
Add toppings of your choice or one of the above recommendations.

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Dan Buettner Headshot

Dan Buettner is the founder of the Blue Zones, a National Geographic fellow and explorer, and the author of the No. 1 New York Times bestseller The Blue Zones Kitchen: 100 Recipes to Live to 100, as well as the other national bestsellers The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who’ve Lived the Longest, Thrive: Finding Happiness the Blue Zones Way, The Blue Zones Solution: Eating and Living Like the World’s Healthiest People, and The Blue Zones of Happiness. His research led to the establishment of the Blue Zones Project, which currently is working to transform 51 communities in the North America.

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