Sweet Potato Bread Recipe

two slices of sweet potato bread on a cutting board

4.78 from 59 votes

Old Fashioned Sweet Potato Bread is delicious and comforting. This quick bread recipe can be made into 4 mini loaves or one large loaf.

Prep Time10

Cook Time1

Total Time1 10

Course: Bread

Cuisine: American

Keyword: bread with sweet potatoes, how to use up sweet potatoes, quick bread recipe, sweet bread

Servings:

Calories: 328kcal

Author: Julie Clark

Ingredients

15 ounces canned sweet potatoes (drained, save 2 tbsp of liquid)
1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
1/3 cup water
1/3 cup vegetable oil
2 large eggs at room temperature
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 cup chopped pecans (optional)

For topping:

2 tablespoons turbinado sugar coarse sugar

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 ºF. Spray a 9x5 loaf pan (or 4 mini loaf pans) with baking spray. Set aside.
In a large bowl, mash sweet potatoes in 2 tablespoons of liquid. 15 ounces canned sweet potatoes
Add sugar, water, oil, and eggs to mashed sweet potatoes and mix well. 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar, 1/3 cup water, 1/3 cup vegetable oil, 2 large eggs
Add flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, allspice, nutmeg and cinnamon. Mix gently, just until combined. 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1/4 teaspoon baking powder, 3/4 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice, 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Gently fold in chopped pecans. 1/2 cup chopped pecans
Pour evenly into prepared pan(s). Sprinkle the batter with the turbinado sugar.
For the 9x5 pan, bake for 60-70 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. **The smaller loaves will take about 30-45 minutes to bake.
Cool for 15 minutes in the pan. Turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
Serve with cinnamon butter or cinnamon cream cheese if desired.
Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.

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Notes

**For mini loaves, check the loaves at 30 minutes and add more time as needed. All mini pans are different sizes so it is hard to give an exact time.

***The calories shown are based on the loaf being cut into 10 pieces, with 1 serving being 1 slice of bread. Since different brands of ingredients have different nutritional information, the calories shown are just an estimate.

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