This Sweet Potato Pizza Base is made from sweet potato, oats and egg. Enjoy it for breakfast, lunch or dinner.
I have been meaning to try a sweet potato pizza base for ages, after all, sweet potato is one of the boy’s favourite foods and something we eat most weeks. (Check out some of our favourite sweet potato recipes Asian Style Sweet Potato Noodles, Carrot and Sweet Potato Fries, Smoky Chickpea Loaded Sweet Potato Skins Sweet Potato Truffles)
Last week I tried making them for the first time and we have had them twice since (so I could work on tweaking the recipe.) Each time the boys have munched them down in no time. This is definetly a winning recipe for them and I love that it is a healthier alternative to regular pizza.
What I love about these bases are that they can be enjoyed in a variety of ways. They taste great as they are or with sweet or savoury toppings. Below I have detailed three alternative ways to enjoy them.
As a sweet breakfast.
The great thing about sweet potato is that it works so well in both savoury and sweet dishes, these pizza bases are no different. They taste amazing with peanut butter and banana or some greek yoghurt and fresh berries.
2. As a bread alternative at lunch
The bases make a great alternative to bread. Fill them with your kid’s favourite sandwich filling and pop in the lunch box.
3. As mini pizzas
Get the kids to top the bases with some pizza sauce, cheese and their favourite pizza topping, I chop up a range of veggies and let them create their own.
Sweet Potato Pizza Base
An alternative pizza base made from sweet potato, egg and oats. Can be enjoyed in a variety of ways.
Ingredients
- 340g (1&1/3 cup ) Baked sweet potato, peeled and mashed (I baked 1 large sweet potato)
- 80g (2/3 cup) Oat Flour (Oats blitzed in processor until flour consistency)
- 1 egg
- 1 tbsp Olive Oil
Instructions
Pre heat oven to 200c (400f) and line a baking tray with baking paper.
In a large mixing bowl mix all the ingredients together until combined. (The mixture should be the consistency of a thick batter)
Form small mini pizzas approx 0.5cm thick (or one large pizza if you prefer). I used a 10cm presentation ring to help make mine uniform in shape. The mixture made 7 10cm pizza bases.
Bake for 20 - 25 mins (for mini pizzas, a larger pizza base may take another 5-10 mins)
Top with yogurt and berries (for breakfast) or fill two rounds with your favourite sandwich filling.
To make pizzas, top with your favourite pizza topping and place back in the oven for a further 5-10 mins.
Recipe Notes
Top your pizza base with topping/fillings of your choice.
Why not try topping them with greek yoghurt and berries, peanut butter and banana, pizza sauce, cheese and a range of pizza toppings or fill two pizza bases with your favourite sandwich filling.
These look great. Just checking to see how long you cooked the bases for before using them?
Hi Julia, thank you and I’m so sorry I didn’t detail that! Thanks for pointing it out – bake for approx 20-25 mins. If you are putting pizza toppings on after then I’d bake for a further 5-10 mins after topping.
Do you need to keep the bases in the fridge once cooked? If you have leftovers?
Sounds delicious! Thanks 🙂
Hi Mira, yes I’d keep them in the fridge or you could freeze them. They do taste best fresh though. Hope you enjoy !
Do you think you could use a flax egg instead? Trying to avoid using chicken eggs…
Hi Amy, just want to thank you for all the lovely, simple and delicious recipes! I refer to them 3-4 times a week to feed my 2 kids who are on BLW. Thanks!
Hi Nancy, thank you! Comments like this make my day, thanks so much for taking the time to let me know!
Can I boil the sweet potato instead first ? Then bake it as the pizza ?
Hi Lia, I have never tried it with boiled sweet potato. It will be wetter in its consistency and you may need to add more flour. It also won’t have the same flavour that baking gives. I would recommend baking but I’m sure boiled sweet potato would work with slight adaptions of the ingredient ratios.
How long do you bake the sweet potato before mashing it?
Hi Chivas, sorry I missed your comment. I usually bake sweet potatoes for around 45min.
Can you make these without egg?
Hi Mkaz, I haven’t tried without egg / with egg replacement so can’t say for sure – sorry