Sweet Potato Cornbread

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Sweet Potato Cornbread has subtle hints of sweetness and cinnamon making it perfect for your fall and winter meals.

Sweet Potato Cornbread is a delicious twist on the classic making it perfect to go with a bowl of soup or stew, or any other traditional cool-weather dish. It’s easy to make, and is a great way to use up leftover baked sweet potatoes.

An idea is born

Funny story: Some time back a friend was telling me about a restaurant she loves in a favorite beach town. “They have sweet potato biscuits that are just the best”, she said – or so I thought. Thinking that sounded great, I set about crafting a recipe for sweet potato biscuits. As sometimes happens when developing a recipe it took a few tries to perfect. About the time I finished, I saw the friend and told her about it. “No,” she said, “it was sweet potato cornbread.” Duh!

Being about ready to post the Sweet Potato Biscuit recipe I went ahead with it. And, I must say, the biscuits are really good. We had them with our Thanksgiving dinner last year and they were definitely a hit. They also freeze beautifully, making a great addition to our post Make Ahead Recipes for Holiday Meals. 

At any rate, I filed the idea of Sweet Potato Cornbread away in my mind and it’s now a reality. I think you’ll love it too. Personally, I can’t think of anything I’d rather have with a nice big serving of collard greens. (Now that’s southern food! More info on southern recipes here. )

Of course, this sweet potato cornbread is good any time of year. Going back to the source of the idea – it’s served year round in a seafood restaurant at the beach. So… whenever you have a hankering, go for it!

How to cook Sweet Potato Cornbread

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A few tips to keep in mind, but overall this is a simple, straightforward recipe:

• Make it in an iron skillet. Heating the empty skillet before you pour in the batter gives crispy edges. If you don’t own an iron skillet you can click here and order from Amazon.
• Bake the sweet potatoes. In researching ideas I saw some recipes that recommend cutting the sweet potato into cubes and boiling. I can’t help but think this would diminish flavor and nutrition.
• Mash the sweet potatoes well. This is the type of potato masher I use. 
• Use self-rising cornmeal mix. It is an already blended combination of cornmeal, flour and leavening agents. It’s no better than adding all of those ingredients individually – it’s just easier. Click here to order.

How to eat Sweet Potato Cornbread

It’s so good hot from the oven you can eat it absolutely plain. But, it is most definitely delicious with a good drizzle of honey.

Better yet, how about honey and a good, big pat of butter?

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