Who says sweet potatoes are for baking and casseroles only? This Cinnamon and Spice Sweet Potato Bread will prove otherwise. Moist, spicy, sweet, and delicious!

Tis the season for all things baked with warm spices. Spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and cloves. These spices when mixed with the sweet potato become something magical, and very festive.
This bread reminds me so much of crisp cool air, pumpkin patches, hay rides, and leaf piles. Although I never ate this bread growing up, for some reason it takes me back to my childhood.
It makes me think of riding my bike in our yard, along the paths that my daddy had created with cut up leaves, after he mowed the grass. I pretended they were streets, with stop signs, and people driving along. It's just something about these flavors that take me back to simple times.
Although those times have come and gone, they will always hold a special place in my heart, like so many other wonderful childhood memories. Laying in leaf piles with my niece and our dolls. Guiding "tours" throughout our grandparents yard.
When I think back, I wouldn't trade those memories for the ones that most kids are making today. Do kids even play in leaf piles anymore?
I've never been one to bake with sweet potatoes, outside of pies, casseroles, and the run of the mill baked sweet potato. However, that completely changed this year.
Something was telling me to put away the pumpkin. Don't worry, I have made plenty of pumpkin treats this season! I don't know what it was or how it happened, but I quickly found myself searching for sweet potato recipes outside of pies.
I made this No Bake Sweet Potato Cheesecake last year, and I think that may have attributed to think of what I could do with those orange potatoes this year.
I began searching in recipe books, and besides pies, I couldn't really find anything that was a sweet potato recipe. So I thought why not just omit the pumpkin, and use sweet potato instead.
Ya'll, it worked! At least in this recipe. I tried another couple of things that clearly should be pumpkin only.
Ingredients for Cinnamon Spice Sweet Potato Bread:
- flour, baking soda, and salt
- sugar and brown sugar
- cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves, and allspice
- mashed sweet potatoes
- eggs, oil, greek yogurt, and vanilla extract
Can I use canned sweet potatoes to make Cinnamon Spice Sweet Potato Bread?
Yes - although I always prefer fresh, canned will work in this recipe just as well.
Mix in options:
Nuts and/or chocolate chips would be great in this sweet potato bread.
How to make sweet potato bread:
- Mix together your dry ingredients and sugars.
- Mix together your sweet potato with your wet ingredients.
- Combine the wet and dry ingredients, being careful not to overmix.
- Bake.
This bread is so moist, and the spices just go so perfectly with sweet potato. It's so warm and homey. So perfectly fall and winter. This is one of those recipes that I can already see that I'll be making year after year. I think you're really gonna like this one, if you love sweet potatoes!
Here are some more fall baking favorites:
Cinnamon Spice Sweet Potato Bread
Who says sweet potatoes are for baking and casseroles only? This Cinnamon and Spice Sweet Potato Bread will prove otherwise. Moist, spicy, sweet, and delicious!
Ingredients
- 1 ¾ cup flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 ¼ cup sugar
- ¼ cup light brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ginger
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon allspice
- ½ teaspoon cloves
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ cups mashed sweet potato I pierced two of medium sized sweet potatoes with a fork, and cooked in the microwave. Allowed to cool completely, and then peeled them.
- 2 eggs, room temperature
- ½ cup canola oil
- ¼ cup plain greek yogurt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a loaf pan with parchment paper, spray with non stick spray, and set aside.
- In a medium sized bowl combine flour, baking soda, sugar, brown sugar, spices, and salt. Set aside.
- In a large bowl attached to a stand mixer, beat the sweet potatoes, egg, oil, yogurt, and vanilla together, until thoroughly combined.
- Pour the dry ingredients in the wet, and mix until everything is just combined. Remove the bowl from the mixer, and give the sides a good scraping, and continue mixing with a spatula, to make sure that everything is mixed together, but not over mixed.
- Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan, bake for 60 to 80 minutes, or until a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean. If the top is getting too brown, you can cover it with foil. Allow to cool in the pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
12Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 324Total Fat: 12gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 37mgSodium: 276mgCarbohydrates: 50gFiber: 2gSugar: 30gProtein: 4g
robin rue says
That sounds awesome. I have never had sweet potato bread before, but I need to make this soon so I can try it. Yum.
Beth Davidson says
I'm a bread addict and this looks delicious. I'm glad you decided to put away the pumpkin, I've been on an anti-pumpkin tirade lately. There are other fall foods we should celebrate!
Stacie @ Divine Lifestyle says
That sounds amazing! I love sweet potatoes. They are tasty and a super food. I've never tried making sweet potato bread, though.
Catherine says
Oh this looks so moist and wonderful! This loaf is perfect with coffee in the morning.
Jeanine says
This looks delicious! Definitely want to try making this for a nice fall breakfast or treat!! Looks easy to make and I bet the home smells delicious baking it!
Amber Myers says
This looks so amazing! I do love my bread, and I especially love things with cinnamon in it.
Jessica Joachim says
I would have never thought to use a sweet potato like this! It looks absolutely delicious! This is a recipe I for sure need to try out.
Joely Smith says
Wow what a yummy recipe! This literally had me drooling! Need to wipe up my keyboard! Seriously though I am so ready for recipes like this to welcome the Fall season!
Cassie says
Sweet potato bread - say what?! I need to try this ASAP - I love sweet potato and bread so this would be right up my alley!
Erica says
My husband is addicted to baked sweet potatoes. Seriously, he eats them all year long, not just in the fall. So he would LOVE this.
Sapphire Kharyzma says
So, I love this recipe already! I always wanted to try sweet potato bread, but cinnamon makes everything taste good lol
Terri Beavers says
What a unique sounding recipe. I bet the ginger in it makes it taste amazing. I'll have to see what ingredients I need to make this.
Noel says
I love the warm spices, leaf piles and hay rides! This bread looks moist and full of flavor. I'll be giving it a try.
Pam says
Cinnamon and sweet potato goes together like chocolate and peanut butter. This sounds like a delicious fall treat,
Lauren @ Delicious Little Bites says
I've ever tried sweet potato bread before! I love sweet potatoes though, so I'm pretty sure I will love this too!
Melissa Dixon says
I love creating breads with unusual ingredients. This fits the bill and I can not wait to try it out!
Karissa says
This looks so delicious! So perfect for Fall season. I think I will make it for my co workers!
Karen Morse says
One of my fave flavors during the Fall is cinnamon and it's so nice to have it especially with a recipe like this! I'm sure it's perfect with coffee or tea as well. It's something that I'd love to try!
Slap Dash Mom says
I don't like sweet potatoes, in general, but I think this is a great use for them! People put cinnamon on them all the time so it makes sense that this bread would work. Would be awesome to put a marshmallow glaze on top! MMMMM.
Christie | Simply My Bella vida says
This bread looks so good! I love anything with cinnamon in it!
Veena Azmanov says
I love sweet potato but I will be honest that I have never ever had sweet potato in a cake! I love the idea. The cinnamon sounds so absolutely delicious. I can almost smell the flacors.
Roxanne says
Oh this looks so good! My picky eaters into baked goods so I'll have to give this one a try for sure!
Sarah says
I would have never thought to make a sweet potato bread, but I bet it is wonderful! So perfect for Fall!
Kathy says
This sounds really good. Anything cinnamon spice is usually good to me. I love that it's got sweet potato too. That sounds like an interesting combination.
Brittany says
I have never heard of sweet potato bread. I am intrigued and can't wait to try. It looks so yummy and moist. Thanks for sharing!
Cindy Ingalls says
This looks incredible. I adore cinnamon and sweet potatoes so this bread has my name written all over it. Might have to whip up a batch this weekend.
Christine - Jar Of Lemons says
This sounds delicious and so perfect for fall! All the cozy, warm, cinnamon spice feels 😉 I bet it makes your home smell amazing, too!
Michelle Waller says
This looks like an interesting combo of flavors. Not something I would normally go for but I got to admit, you make it sound and look very delicious! I am going to have to give it a try.
Marysa says
Sounds like a great combination of flavors! I would love to make this with the kids. I bet it tastes amazing warm, with some butter on it. Great recipe for fall.
Adriana Lopez Martin says
Love sweet potatoes so this is definitely a bread that I would bake. Also looks easy to prepare and simple easy ingredients. I might dare to bake it. I am not a baker but this recipe looks enticing.
Terri Steffes says
I never considered using sweet potato for bread, but it makes perfect sense, as it has a flavor profile like pumpkin. Sounds delicious.
Allison says
This is exactly what I was looking for. I love baking during the holidays and with Halloween right around the corner, I'm itching to get to baking. I wonder if I can replace sugar with Stevia?
Rachel says
I have recently discovered a love for sweet potatoes. I had seriously been against them for the majority of my life. I will have to give this a try.
Krystel | Disney on a Budget says
This looks so good. Probably couldn't make it but can I buy it anywhere??
reesa says
What a delicious seasonal bread! It must be so good. Perfect for the Thanksgiving table!
Amy says
Such a wonderful sounding bread! I wonder about even putting a little black pepper in it to kick the spices into overdrive like with some gingerbread cookies since the flavor profiles seem so similar.
Jasmine Eclipse says
Sweet potato bread?! This sounds amazing!! I love banana bread, and that's all I seem to bake when I make bread, but this is going to the top of my list!
David Elliott says
This looks like a very cool variant on the pumpkin bread that I like to make every year. It does look and sound so delicious. I will have to try this out.
Lynndee says
That looks delicious and I bet it smells amazing. I've only tried baking zucchini bread and banana bread. Will have to try that one too!
Carolyn says
My whole family loves cinnamon. This bread looks like something I can easily make.
Jean says
I would never think to include sweet potatoes in a recipe like this, but it clearly works well! I bet this smells and tastes amazing, and really gives off autumnal vibes.
Heather says
This looks delicious! I'm sure my daughters would love this for breakfast next week with the cooler fall temps!
Amber Nelson says
That looks so delicious! I cannot wait to try this recipe. we love breads at our house!
Aduke Schulist says
My mom just dropped off some sweet potatoes I plan on using for this purpose. It looks so good. I can't wait to try it.
Sara says
This looks so good! I have never had sweet potatoes in bread and now I am intrigued!