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These Banana and Peanut Butter Sweet Potato Sandwiches are a great snack or lunch option for kids.
I've been absent on the blog for a while, emigrating with two kids takes up a lot of time it would seem! Days have been filled with house viewings, car buying, setting up bank/phone accounts, exploring the local parks and just getting used to our new environment. The evenings have been spent house hunting and researching. Not a lot of time left to cook, photograph and write up blog posts. Sorry!
I have just about managed to keep up with posting on my Instagram account and last week I shared a picture of a snack I randomly made up for the boys. Delicious Banana Peanut Butter Sweet Potato Sandwiches. It's a mouthful to say but a delicious mouthful! I received a lot of positive feedback on the picture so thought I'd share it here.
I'm always chopping up sweet potatoes and making roasted wedges or slices. They are a great little finger food and I often have a stash in the fridge for the boys and myself to snack on through the day. Last week I decided to use the slices to make up sandwiches. I made these banana & peanut butter ones and also some avocado and egg ones.
Both were delicious and sweet potato sandwiches are now my new favourite lunch or snack. When I roast slices of sweet potato I usually add both sweet paprika and cinnamon and it tastes amazing. I've just popped down cinnamon on the ingredient list for this but go ahead and add some sweet paprika if you want. It tastes so good.
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Banana & Peanut Butter Sweet Potato Sandwiches
Ingredients
- 1 (approx. 600g) Large Sweet Potato
- 1 tablespoon Olive Oil
- ½ tablespoon Cinnamon
- 1 Banana
- 60g (⅛ cup) Peanut Butter
Instructions
- Pre heat oven to 190C /375 F / Gas 5
- Slice the sweet potato width way into rounds (approx 1cm in thickness)
- Add the potato, oil and cinnamon to a mixing bowl and mix with hands until the sweet potato is evenly coated.
- Place the rounds on an lightly oiled tray and bake for approx. 12-15 mins on each side (depending on how large your sweet potato is).
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool.
- Arrange in groups of 2 rounds that are similar in size.
- Spread one round with peanut butter, add banana slices and then top with the second round.
- Makes approx. 10 sandwiches depending on length and thickness of potato.
Recipe Notes
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Lacey
Hi, just wondering how these would go being sent to daycare? I was thinking I could roast the sweet potato the day before then make up the sandwich in the morning for my little one to have for morning or afternoon tea. Just wondering how they would keep in the fridge for a few hours?
Amy
Hi Lacey, I'm not actually sure how great they would be to be honest. The sweet potato can get quite wet and the banana will probably brown. I have only ever made it up and served straight away. Sorry I can't be much more help but as I haven't tried it myself I wouldn't want to say yes or no!
Sue
Hi. Can this be frozen?
Amy
Hi Sue, I have never actually tried freezing this so I can't say for sure. I'd say it is definitely worth a try - I'd freeze them on a try first and once frozen transfer to a bag / box.
Sue
Thank you Amy. Will give it a go and let you know 🙂
Annamaria
Thanks! I am going to try theese tomorrow!
Amy
Let me know what you thing. We LOVE these ?
Milan
This is such a great recipe! My son loved it! Just wondering may I bake the sweet potatoes and frozen?
Amy
Hi Milan, Thank you, I'm glad your son liked them. I'm not sure what you are meaning - do you mean can you freeze this?
Tracy
If you were to serve this for lunch, what do you recommend as a side to go with it?
Amy
Hi Tracy, I guess it depends on how many you serve. I'd serve it as you would a sandwich. Maybe with some raw veggie sticks and some fruit?
Danielle
Both my 4 and 1 year old love this and asked for more. Instead of sandwiches we made them more pizza or "open face" style with one sweet potato on the bottom and peanut butter spread on top. We didn't have bananas on hand, but I am sure they would enjoy them too! Thanks!!!
Amy
Hi Danielle! Oh yes! We love a sweet potato slice with just a spread of peanut butter on them too. So delicious ? Thanks for your feedback x
stacey
Loved this recipe Amy! Saved and ready to go! Looking forward to the kids trying ti