Baked Cinnamon Sugar Sweet Potato Tots

Crispy, tender, and loaded with a candy cinnamon flavour, these baked candy potato tots make an ideal gluten-free and vegan snack!

I’m fairly constructive I didn’t have my first vogue of candy potatoes till I began studying blogs as soon as extra in 2010. I grew up consuming a substantial amount of widespread potatoes since my household is European they usually additionally had been one amongst many few veggies I would truly eat as a toddler, however candy potatoes had been an oddity to me as soon as extra in these days. Together with avocado, coconut, almond butter, quinoa, hummus, and 90% of the opposite factors I now eat.

Actually, my weight discount program underwent such a dramatic shift over time that the sooner me wouldn’t even acknowledge the mannequin new me… and she or he’d most definitely flip her nostril up at my present meals decisions as accurately. Nonetheless that’s most definitely a superb challenge contemplating I went by the use of a reasonably extended half the place my thought of a top quality meal concerned blue packing containers and golden arches. Hmmm hmm. of what I converse. Nonetheless I digress!

Candy potatoes.

I actually couldn’t inform you what my first expertise with them was like (that means I didn’t precisely have a Pure Essences second), however it definitely should have been a superb one contemplating I’ve saved them spherical to this very day.

The one challenge is that I sometimes eat my candy potatoes candy. Like with maple syrup. And cinnamon. Normally just a bit bit bit almond butter thrown in there as accurately. I’ve in no way had the chance to attempt a form of candy potato casseroles which can be topped with toasted marshmallows, however I’ve a means I’d profit from these as accurately. I counsel, I’ll have walked away from the blue packing containers and golden arches, however the candy tooth in me is not going to ever die. Ever. Which is why it’s no shock that I’d toss cinnamon and sugar into some tater tots…

I don’t actually wish to speak about this recipe and the massive headache that it gave me, however we’re going to anyhow. Only for you.

The feel was the issue. I couldn’t get them to come back again once more out the way in which wherein whereby I wished them to, and all my batches turned out every too crumbly or too moist. Sorry for the psychological picture — I wished to go there.

The necessary factor was just a few spoonfuls of coconut flour — a magic little ingredient that solves all of life’s factors. Okay, more than likely not. Nonetheless it solved this one. Not solely did it soak up the additional moisture and assist these tots firm up, however it definitely furthermore added a fragile coconut flavour that pairs fantastically with the candy potato and cinnamon.

I used to be initially going to make the most of breadcrumbs contained in the coating, however determined to swap it out with almond meal for no fully completely different set off than the fact that I wish to experiment and I wished to see what I would find yourself with.

The result’s a gluten-free candy potato tot that’s tender on the within and barely crispy on the pores and pores and skin. The extra dominant cinnamon flavour is accented absolutely by the subtler flavours of coconut and almond, with a slight contact of caramel from the coconut sugar. Are you able to inform I spent a great deal of time with these tots? Hmmm hmm. Nonetheless principally, they’re candy and cinnamony pillows of candy potato goodness, they usually additionally is also my latest obsession. Hope you’re keen on them too!

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