I had only few tablespoons of leftover mashed sweet potatoes and I couldn’t throw it out. I don’t know how this idea came into my mind when I decided to make cookies, and you know what? Leftover sweet potatoes puree got the new life! I mixed ingredients like for shortbread cookies; I was trying to make it a bit healthier, so I used fine oats instead of plain flour and raisins for a sweet taste. You can even omit the sugar or maple syrup and add more black or golden raisins, they have quite enough its natural sweetness.
And what’s your way of using up leftover puree? 🙂
Sweet potato&Raisin Cookies
-As you can see I used only 70g of puree, but the recipe can easily be doubled or tripled.
-You can make fine oats by grinding regular oats or use store-bought.
Ingredients
70-80g (3/8 cup) sweet potato puree (without salt or pepper)
12 Tbsp fine oats
5 Tbsp ground almond (almond meal)
25g butter, soft
1 Tbsp brown sugar or maple syrup, optional
1 tsp molasses, optional
50-70g black raisins
1-2 tsp slivered almonds, optional
- In a bowl, mix oats with ground almond, add soft butter, sugar (or maple syrup) and molasses if using. Mix until just combine. Fold in raisins.
- Make a log (4cm diameter) and cut into 1cm-width discs.
- Arrange cookies on a lined the baking sheet. Press into each cookie few almonds, if using. Bake in preheated 180C oven for 12-15 minutes or until light brown color.
milkandbun 
what a clever idea!!!!
Thanks!😊
So clever and delicious the cookies look great!!
Thank you! 🙂 How’s the food52 contest, did you win?
Delicious! I use leftover pumpkin or sweet potato purée in cookies too, also muffins and pancakes.
I need to make pancakes next time! I think they are similar to pumpkin pancakes, right?
Yes, very similar to pumpkin pancakes!
Just wonderful Mila!
Thank you so much! 🙂
Healthy or not, those look fabulous!
I don’t think sweets could be very healthy 😀 but tasty!
Great idea – does the sweet potato flavour come through in the cookie?
Actually not. 😁but still.. It’s the good way to use leftovers.
These look phenomenal. I’d love to try it just to see the change in texture. What an inventive baker you are!
Thank you so much, Amanda! Next time I’ll keep more puree to make lots of cookies! 😀
What a great idea. I have never tried sweet potatoes in cookies, but we sometimes have leftover sweet potatoes. Now I know of a good use for them. Thank you!
Thank you, dear Jenny! It’s better to use leftovers,and prepare these little cookies instead of just throwing it 🙂
Mila these cookies look beautiful- lovely photos my dear! I love the idea, will be trying it for sure once done with my exams! I hope you’re well xx