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    Sweet Potato Latte

    Published: Feb 24, 2014 · Modified: May 15, 2020 by Kate Hackworthy · This post may contain affiliate links ·

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    This sweet potato latte is creamy, spicy, warming, rich and absolutely delicious. It's caffeine-free, easily vegan and a wonderful creamy hot drink.

    Sweet Potato Latte in a vintage teacup on a wooden table.

    This sweet potato latte is creamy, spicy, warming, rich and cuddly.

    The opposite of instant coffee.

    Don't raise your left eyebrow at the inclusion of starchy potato.

    Just try it and you'll see why these sweet potato/yam lattes are all the hipster rage these days.

    sweet potato desserts

    I hope you'll love this sweet potato latte. Sweet potatoes work fabulously in many sweet recipes. Try these!

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    Looking down at a Sweet Potato Latte in a vintage teacup.

    lattes

    I've had some pretty rubbish lattes lately. Shamefully, I made them myself at home with instant coffee and microwaved skinny milk.

    I'm so sorry, coffee. You deserve much more love than I give you. We had those two messy breakups when I had people growing inside me and I turned to the warm embrace of hot chocolate, but now we're foolishly back together and I've already grown bored of your superficial charms.

    So I'm looking for something new. Something warming and creamy and not chocolatey. Something made with veg.

    Korean sweet potatoes

    The blogosphere already vaguely introduced me to Korean sweet potato lattes.

    However, they were never in my thoughts at the same time as my potato cupboard.

    Yeah, I have one of those: a wicker basket on the shelf below my 97 bags of different flours. It's a dark cupboard. I found an old tuber of unidentifiable parentage trying to escape from it last week, with its newly-grown spindly horror legs.

    For this sweet potato latte, I've used local sweet potatoes since I can't get any Korean ones, which appear to be a fabulously regal shade of purple.

    But then, it's hardly surprising considering I'm not in Korea. I went to Seoul once. It was amazing and I ate a fish with big teeth. I digress.

    Sweet Potato Latte in a vintage teacup.

     

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    Sweet Potato Latte

    Kate Hackworthy | Veggie Desserts
    This sweet potato latte is creamy, spicy, warming, rich and absolutely delicious. It's caffeine-free, easily vegan and a wonderful creamy hot drink.
    5 from 2 votes
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    Prep Time 5 mins
    Cook Time 10 mins
    Total Time 15 mins
    Course Drink
    Cuisine American
    Servings 3
    Calories 183 kcal

    Ingredients
     

    • 1 sweet potato approx 200g/7oz
    • 2 cups (480ml) milk or non-dairy milk
    • 1 tablespoons maple syrup
    • ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
    • small pinch ground cinnamon
    • small pinch ground nutmeg

    Instructions
     

    • Bake, steam or boil the sweet potato until soft. Puree in a blender.
    • Add remaining ingredients and blend until smooth.
    • Gently heat in a pan until hot and serve.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 183kcalCarbohydrates: 28gProtein: 6gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 16mgSodium: 112mgPotassium: 484mgFiber: 2gSugar: 15gVitamin A: 10951IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 214mgIron: 1mg

    The nutritional information provided is approximate and can vary depending on several factors, so is not guaranteed to be accurate. Please see a registered dietician for special diet advice.

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    1. Lorelei

      March 29, 2016 at 5:21 am

      5 stars
      Mmm! This was delicious! The spice on top really makes it. Thanks a lot!

      Reply
    2. Vohn McGuinness

      May 06, 2014 at 11:03 pm

      I didn't know Korean sweet potatoes were purple - a purple latte would look amazing!

      Reply
      • Kate Hackworthy

        May 07, 2014 at 10:04 am

        Wouldn't it just?! I'd love to get my hands on one to try.

        Reply
    3. Aunt Bee

      March 21, 2014 at 3:46 am

      Oh I know that is so good!

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      • Kate Veggie Desserts

        March 21, 2014 at 10:03 am

        So surprisingly amazingly delicious. I love it. Probably nice with a wee shot of rum, too!

        Reply

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