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photo of sweet potato sauce in a white bowl with a spoon scooping a spoonful, with sweet potatoes in the background

Sweet Potato Sauce

Cindy
This versatile Sweet Potato Sauce Recipe is creamy, sweet, and kid friendly! It's great over warm pasta, or as a dip with veggies and pita bread. And the best part, it's so EASY to make.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Syrups and Sauces
Cuisine American
Servings 4 servings
Calories 166 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 medium sweet potatoes
  • 1 small onion diced
  • 2 cloves garlic crushed
  • 14 ounces silken tofu
  • ¼ teaspoon turmeric
  • 1 cup milk or dairy free alternative
  • 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  • Pierce the skin of the sweet potatoes a few times with a knife and microwave them on full power for 15 minutes or until completely cooked through. Slice the potatoes in half and carefully scoop out the flesh, discarding the skins.
    top view photo of roasted sweet potatoes on a wood cutting board, with the potato flesh scooped out into a white bowl on the right
  • Add a little oil to a frying pan and cook the onion on a medium heat until softened – about 5 minutes. Then add the garlic and cook for another minute.
    top view photo of chopped onions in a frying pan, that are golden brown, being mixed with a wooden spoon
  • Add the sweet potato flesh, cooked onion and garlic, and all remaining ingredients to the bowl of a food processor.
    top view photo of ingredients of make sweet potato sauce in a food processor, ready to be processed
  • Process until completely smooth.
    top view photo of sweet potato sauce blended until smooth in a food processor
  • Transfer to a bowl or storage jar to be used in your dish of choice.
    photo of sweet potato sauce in a white bowl, with a spoon and a white kitchen towel in the foreground, and a sweet potato and garlic head in the background

Notes

  • Cooking sweet potatoes in the microwave is very simple, but you can also roast them in the oven, or peel, dice, and boil them if you prefer. 
  • This sauce is the main ingredient in our Sweet Potato Pasta recipe. 
Keyword Sweet Potato Sauce