sweet potatoes - what to do with them???

[katrina]

I miss sweet potatoes. I have tried making the chips in varying widths and to no avial. They are the one thing I throw away everytime I make them. Nasty!

How can we use a raw sweet potato in a recipe that actaully turns out yummy??? I am about to give up on this wonderful vegetable.

Does anyone have any good suggestions?

[Rawkinlocs]

Hi Katrina,

What have you been using to slice your chips and what did you do to them pre-dehydrating as in seasoning, etc.?

Also, did you kinda soak them first to remove the starchiness?

Mine usually come out pretty good, especially when I season them with a little sea salt, some cayenne and maybe onion or garlic powder and allow to dry until crisp. But they must be sliced SUPER thin using a spiral slicer (on the flat-slice blade), Spirooli or mandelolin. Veggie peelers don't seem to cut it (no pun intended) when trying to make chips.

[katrina]

I've soaked them in Braggs like Alissa's recipe calls for. And I've sliced them in a food processor - big failure. And also with a spirooli. That was better but still they were nasty.

Is there something else to do with them besides chips?

[Sicilian Girl]

I got this from the Thanksgiving Thread. Sweet Potato Souffle with Pecan Topping (or "Southern Yam Souffle", as my mom calls it) is my FAVORITE Thanksgiving food pre-raw. I don't know how this compares, but if you make it, let me know!!

Also, I would top with pecans and flaked coconut and maybe a binder (something to make the coconut and pecans stick) to make it more like my old favorite. Cheers!

Sweet Potato Soufflé with Pecan Topping
from sprout raw food
Serves 8

Ingredients:

4-5 cups sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed
20 medjool dates, pitted
1 vanilla bean
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon sea salt
2 tablespoons coconut butter
3 cups water
1 teaspoon psyllium (more if needed for thicker consistency)
1 cup pecans, chopped. (Can also mix with chopped walnuts)

Steps:

1. Place dates, vanilla, cinnamon, salt, coconut butter and water in blender. Blend until smooth.

2. Add sweet potatoes and blend until very smooth.

3. Add psyllium, blending well.

4. Let mixture sit for 5-10 minutes to thicken.

5. Blend again until smooth.

6. Top with chopped pecans. Refrigerate.

[katrina]

Oh Honey!!!!! This sounds so lovely! And I'm thinking drizzle a little raw honey over the pecans and sprinkle with a little more cinnamon. Thank you so much for this recipe!

[Sicilian Girl]

No problem...you just have to let me know if it's tasty! I have to make a bunch of food to take to the big Thanksgiving dinner and if this one is close, I am sure it will be a hit!

[Kris]

Though I've never tasted raw sweet potatoes (not yet anyway), this sounds awesome!! My favorite Thanksgiving food was also a veganized version of sweet potato souffle topped with tons of pecans and sugar. I'm very curious to see how this turns out. I love the original warm, so maybe dehydrating would be good. Let us know!!

[katrina]

I do have one question. Can a blender really puree those hard raw sweet potatoes? Or should I use a food processor first and then transfer to a blender?

[mandarin honey]

Hi Katrina,
Also, did you kinda soak them first to remove the starchiness?



How long would you soak them? I didn't soak a batch I made and they were awful. I did season them lightly.

[rawgrrl]

Here's a couple from http://hacres.com. Please note that I haven't tried any of these, so I can't vouch for them personally.

Raw Sweet Potato Soup

1 cup vegetable soup stock (or distilled water)
3 cups grated sweet potato
1 cup finely chopped celery
1/4 cup chopped onion
1/4 cup fresh parsley (or 1 teaspoon dried parsley)
1 cup fresh carrot juice
1/2 teaspoon dill weed
1/2 teaspoon all-purpose herb blend
Celtic Sea Salt to taste

Grate sweet potatoes, chop celery and onion, and mince parsley. Place half of the sweet potato, celery, parsley, along with all of the onion, in a blender or food processor with soup stock (or water), and blend until smooth. Stir in the carrot juice and seasonings. Add the remaining vegetables to the soup, stir, and serve. Top individual serving bowls with remaining parsley.

Raw Sweet Potato Pie

"With the holidays approaching, I looked for a festive pie to grace my table and display at our Hallelujah Lifestyle meetings. It is always a great hit! Makes two 8-inch pies:

FILLING
3 medium sweet potatoes (peeled & cut into chunks)
6 pitted dates
1/3 cup organic honey
1/4 cup unsweetened coconut
3/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
2-3 ounces walnuts (ground)

Peel 3 medium sweet potatoes, cut into chunks, and run through a Champion, Green Power, Green Life, or Green Star juicer, along with the 6 pitted dates, using the blank instead of the screen. In a bowl, add to the pulped sweet potato/date mixture, the remaining filling ingredient (honey, coconut, nutmeg, lemon juice, cinnamon, walnuts) and mix well.

CRUST
1 pound pitted dates
1 cup almonds (ground)

Process dates and ground almonds in food processor using the S-blade until the mixture pulls away from the sides to form a ball. Press into pie plate with wet fingers to form a crust. Add filling and cover with topping.

TOPPING
2 ounces ground or chopped walnuts

Refrigerate. Enjoy!

Raw Hot Cream of Carrot-Sweet Potato Soup

4 Carrots
1 small onion
1 Bullion Cube (No MSG)
Very Small Sweet Potato
3 pinch Fresh Nutmeg
1/2 cup Rice Milk
3 cups Hot water

Blend for 4-5 Minutes until smooth Steaming HOT!
I used the Vita-Mix Machine to make this soup smooth and very hot.

A. C.'s Crunchy Raw Cereal

"When I was transitioning to the Hallelujah Diet, I missed my cold cereal in the morning and came up with this recipe and liked it really well." (For those on The Hallelujah Diet, this would make a nice lunch.)

1 small Sweet Potato (grated or flaked)
1/4 cup Raw Almonds or Walnuts (chopped & soaked)
1 Banana (sliced)
Sweet Almond Milk (From Rhonda’s Recipes for Life recipe book)

Mix first three ingredients together and pour Sweet Almond Milk over it. It’s crunchy, delicious, and won’t get soggy in the milk.

[katrina]

These recipes sound awesome. Thanks for sharing!