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Cinnamon Roasted Sweet Potato Parfait

October 2, 2020 by Lindsay 43 Comments

This cinnamon roasted sweet potato parfait is healthy enough for breakfast and sweet enough for dessert!

Hi Friends!

Let’s talk sweet potatoes. I have a bit of a problem when it comes to them. The problem is that for some reason I feel compelled to buy some every single time I go to the grocery store. Even if I already have some at home.

Consequently, I’m constantly having to come up with new ways to eat them. So here’s my latest creation:

Cinnamon Roasted Sweet Potato Parfait

These Cinnamon Roasted Sweet Potato Parfaits are the perfect gluten-free snack or dessert! Customize them with your favorite toppings!

Side note- Parfaits are extremely hard to photograph, it turns out, especially when in clear glasses. But you get the idea!

Here’s how you make them:

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Cinnamon Roasted Sweet Potato Parfait

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★★★★★

4.8 from 4 reviews

Healthy enough for breakfast, sweet enough for dessert

  • Author: Author: Lindsay L

Ingredients

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  • 2 cups diced sweet potatoes (1 medium)
  • 1 Tablespoon coconut oil, melted
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • cinnamon, to taste
  • Greek yogurt (vanilla or plain)
  • pumpkin seeds, optional

Instructions

  1. Spread the sweet potatoes out on a foil-lined baking sheet.
  2. Mix melted coconut oil and vanilla in a small dish and pour over potatoes.
  3. Stir until well coated, then sprinkle with cinnamon.
  4. Roast at 425 degrees F for 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until sweet potatoes reach desired doneness.
  5. Layer sweet potatoes and greek yogurt in a bowl and top with pumpkin seeds.

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Pretty simple, right?

These Cinnamon Roasted Sweet Potato Parfaits are the perfect gluten-free snack or dessert! Customize them with your favorite toppings!

If you don’t like pumpkin seeds, sprinkle with your favorite chopped nut. If you want to make this more dessert-like, you could sprinkle with sugar before roasting or add a drizzle of honey to your parfait.

These Cinnamon Roasted Sweet Potato Parfaits are the perfect gluten-free snack or dessert! Customize them with your favorite toppings!

Or top with ice cream instead of Greek yogurt. Just sayin….

These Cinnamon Roasted Sweet Potato Parfaits are the perfect gluten-free snack or dessert! Customize them with your favorite toppings!

Enjoy!
–Lindsay–

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Filed Under: Dessert, Snack Tagged With: Coconut Oil, Sweet Potato, Yogurt

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Comments

  1. Jojo @ RunFastEatLots says

    April 23, 2014 at 12:04 AM

    Never thought to put sweet potato in a parfait. Great idea for a nutritious treat!

    Reply
  2. Linz @ Itz Linz says

    April 23, 2014 at 12:23 AM

    great idea! this looks fantastic!

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  3. Polly @ Tasty Food Project says

    April 23, 2014 at 12:31 AM

    Yum! I love sweet potatoes!

    Reply
  4. Aimee @Healthy Petite says

    April 23, 2014 at 12:39 AM

    I love using sweet potato in sweet recipes! I am an absolute sweet potato addict – I eat it almost everyday! I love to add pureed sweet potato to my smoothies as I have found it makes them really creamy.
    My favourite combo is a baked sweet potato topped with cinnamon, peanut butter and greek yogurt.

    Reply
  5. Ashley @ Big Flavors from a Tiny Kitchen says

    April 23, 2014 at 1:08 AM

    These look wonderful! Love the idea of a more savory parfait 🙂

    Reply
  6. Tara | Treble in the Kitchen says

    April 23, 2014 at 4:44 AM

    This sounds like an amazing sweet potato recipe!! AND I have the same problem as you…always a million sweet potatoes on hand!! 🙂

    Reply
  7. Danielle @ It's a Harleyyy Life says

    April 23, 2014 at 4:48 AM

    this looks delicious!

    Reply
  8. Angela @ Happy Fit Mama says

    April 23, 2014 at 5:44 AM

    I have the same prob with sweet potatoes – I buy boat loads! This looks outstanding!

    Reply
  9. Runner Girl Eats says

    April 23, 2014 at 6:30 AM

    This seems so tasty and simple! I am the same way with sweet potatoes…they are always in my grocery basket!

    Reply
  10. Sara @ LovingOnTheRun says

    April 23, 2014 at 7:05 AM

    Oh these looks DELICIOUS!

    Reply
  11. Liz @ I Heart Vegetables says

    April 23, 2014 at 7:44 AM

    I’ve never tried anything like this! It sounds really good though. I definitely need more sweet potatoes in my life!

    Reply
  12. lindsay says

    April 23, 2014 at 7:45 AM

    i must make before it’s too hot here to turn on the oven. YUM!

    Reply
  13. Laura @ Mommy Run Fast says

    April 23, 2014 at 7:54 AM

    I keep seeing variations of sweet potatoes for dessert and it sounds delicious. I really need to try this!

    Reply
  14. Julia says

    April 23, 2014 at 8:25 AM

    I have the same sweet potato problem as you! I can eat them every which way, and the putting them in a parfait is altogether new (and mouth-watering!) to me! LOVE sweet taters for breakfast. Must action this soon!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  15. [email protected] says

    April 23, 2014 at 8:49 AM

    I’ve been cooking up my sweet potato chunks in a skillet with coconut oil lately and am loving it, but haven’t thought to make a parfait!!

    Reply
  16. Nicole says

    April 23, 2014 at 9:03 AM

    I go in waves of eating them–right now I have a bag of them from Costco and haven’t touched them in two weeks!
    The good news is that usually they’ll keep until I get around to eating them.

    Reply
  17. Heather (Where's the Beach) says

    April 23, 2014 at 9:10 AM

    I am the same way with sweet potatoes. We always have tons of them on hand. In fact, my sister will buy us a huge box from a farm and we split the cost (which is like 6 bucks!). My husband always gets annoyed thinking I won’t use them all (and they take up a ton of space). Oh, I do! Haha This looks fantastic.

    Reply
  18. Jennifer F says

    April 23, 2014 at 9:14 AM

    Sweet potato hoarder! There should be a tv show about that, lol. Seriously, that recipe looks really yummy and creative

    Reply
  19. Jody - Fit at 56 says

    April 23, 2014 at 9:24 AM

    I LOVE sweet potatoes!!!!

    Reply
  20. Holly @ EatGreatBEGreat says

    April 23, 2014 at 9:26 AM

    Ooooh…definitely need to give this a try for breakfast! It sounds wonderful!

    Reply
  21. Jackie says

    April 23, 2014 at 9:30 AM

    I never thought to make this combination! Sounds great!

    Reply
  22. meredith @ The Cookie ChRUNicles says

    April 23, 2014 at 9:38 AM

    I do the exact same thing – always come home with another two sweet potatoes! Love recipes like this – I often add sweet potatoes to greek yogurt and/or oatmeal parfaits.

    Reply
  23. misszippy says

    April 23, 2014 at 9:39 AM

    Yum! I love sweet potatoes, too. I just mashed some up this morning w/ a little onion and made a hash to have w/ my eggs. Yummy!

    Reply
  24. Erin @ The Almond Eater says

    April 23, 2014 at 9:58 AM

    Ahh thank you for this! I’m currently going through a major sweet potato obsession. I’d probably omit the yogurt and just add honey–sounds so good.

    Reply
  25. Hannah @ CleanEatingVeggieGirl says

    April 23, 2014 at 10:41 AM

    Now all you need to do is add in some nut butter! One of my favorite things to do is to top my baked (microwaved) sweet potatoes with vanilla or maple almond butter. It is SO good!

    Reply
  26. Emily says

    April 23, 2014 at 10:50 AM

    Haha I always buy too many sweet potatoes also, and they end up going bad in my pantry. This is a good idea to use them up.

    Reply
  27. Jenni @ Fitzala says

    April 23, 2014 at 11:01 AM

    Tried this last night and LOVED it! I always want dessert at night and it’s a great way to save $$ by not buying so much ice cream 🙂

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  28. Elle says

    April 23, 2014 at 11:39 AM

    I had given up dairy for almost a year but really was missing Greek yogurt. I now enjoy it on everything again, in small amounts and especially sweet potatoes and roasted squashes too. Looking good!

    Reply
  29. Cassie says

    April 23, 2014 at 11:57 AM

    Yum! I actually do this a lot for a snack/dessert… except I just stick yogurt on top and don’t make it pretty. It’s so yummy though!

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  30. Amy @ The Little Honey Bee says

    April 23, 2014 at 12:19 PM

    Yum!! Such a good idea. Definitely trying this with coconut yogurt

    Reply
  31. Larisa says

    April 23, 2014 at 12:36 PM

    Uh yum! this stuff looks amazing. I will be making this this weekend. Thanks for posting!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  32. Christine @ Love, Life, Surf says

    April 23, 2014 at 12:43 PM

    ha! I thought I was the only one with that problem. Love this idea and definitely going to try it.

    Reply
  33. Megan @ The Skinny-Life says

    April 23, 2014 at 3:11 PM

    Yum! What a healthy and innovative recipe!

    Reply
  34. Matt @ Runner Savvy says

    April 23, 2014 at 8:02 PM

    I know what is for breakfast tomorrow!

    Reply
  35. Francesca says

    April 24, 2014 at 11:20 AM

    Clever, Lindsay! I’m diggin it. 🙂

    Reply
  36. [email protected] says

    April 25, 2014 at 12:10 AM

    Seriously!?! This sounds amazing! I wish my stomach could handle dairy more often so I could eat this all the time! I’ll have to settle for every once in awhile 🙂

    Reply
  37. Lexy says

    May 1, 2014 at 4:55 PM

    OMG I have never thought of this before! This looks amazing! Can’t wait to try it!

    ★★★★

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      May 5, 2014 at 3:42 PM

      enjoy!

      Reply

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