Sweet Potato Coffee Cake Stacks

photo by Jonathan Melendez




- Ready In:
- 1hr 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Serves:
-
6-8
ingredients
- 3 medium sweet potatoes, peeled
- 1⁄4 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
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Toppings
- 1⁄2 cup brown sugar
- 1⁄3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1⁄2 cup chopped pecans
- 1⁄2 cup oats
- 1⁄4 cup mini chocolate chip
- powdered sugar, for dusting
directions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with foil, for easy cleanup, and set aside.
- In a large bowl, toss together the sweet potato slices, melted butter, brown sugar, maple syrup, vanilla and salt until evenly combined and well coated. Transfer the sweet potato slices onto the prepared baking sheet, arranging them in a single layer. If they all don’t fit on one baking sheet, you might need two; it’s important to have them all in a single layer and not overlapping.
- Bake until soft and golden brown, about 30 minutes, flipping them over halfway through baking for even browning. Remove from the oven and allow them to cool slightly.
- In the meantime, to make the topping, in a large bowl, combine the brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, and butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in the nuts, oats, and chocolate chips.
- Pour about a tablespoon of filling onto half of the potato slices. Then place the remaining unfilled potato slices onto the filling to make a stack. Top with another 1 tablespoon of filling. Return to the oven and bake for another 15 minutes. Remove and let cool slightly. Arrange the stacks onto a platter and dust with powdered sugar, right before serving.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Jonathan Melendez
North Hollywood, California
Jonathan Melendez is a passionate author, food photographer, cook, baker, and recipe developer whose blog, The Candid Appetite, has appeared prominently on such sites as, BonAppetite, People, Cosmopolitan, The Kitchn, Today, The Cooking Channel, Food52 and Joy the Baker. He has created and photographed recipes for Idaho Potato Commission, Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board, American Butter Institute and Jones Dairy Farm, to name a few. He lives in Los Angeles, CA.