Sweet Potato Breakfast Toast
Sweet potato makes a great alternative for toast in this filling, nutritious breakfast. Topped with bacon, eggs, juicy tomatoes and mushrooms, it's a fresh, delicious way to serve up all the familiar fry-up flavours you love. It's a must-try with your favourite sauce and a cuppa!
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NutritionPer Serving
- Calories314
- Carbs24g
- Protein24g
- Fat13g
- Saturates3.9g
- Sugars7g
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Everybody loves toast, but it doesn’t hurt to mix things up a bit from time to time. This super simple Sweet Potato Breakfast Toast swaps bread for a crispy slice of grilled sweet potato.
It’s all topped off with fry-up favourites like bacon, mushrooms, eggs and tomatoes, to make it filling enough to keep you going until lunchtime. With our sweet potato slices coming in lighter than toasted bread, each plateful comes to just 314 calories per serving.
The thing about this recipe is that it’s also really versatile. The grilled sweet potato base will work with lots of different breakfast-inspired toppings, including cheese, onions, sausages and plant-based alternatives.
The only question left is, will you tuck into yours with a hot mug of tea or coffee?
What diets is this Sweet Potato Breakfast Toast suitable for?
Sweet Potato Breakfast Toast can be enjoyed on gluten-free and dairy-free diets.
You can make this recipe vegetarian by leaving out the bacon or swapping in suitable plant-based alternatives.
If you’re cooking for people with allergies, be extra careful when checking ingredients and preparing food!
Do you need any special ingredients to make Sweet Potato Breakfast Toast?
You don’t need any special ingredients to make this simple breakfast recipe.
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How many calories are in this Sweet Potato Breakfast Toast?
There are 314 calories per portion in this Sweet Potato Breakfast Toast, which means it falls into our Everyday Light category.
To cut down the amount of calories even more, you can simply halve the portion size and serve with a healthy accompaniment!
This Sweet Potato Breakfast Toast is perfect if you’re following a calorie-controlled diet, and fits well with any one of the major diet plans such as Weight Watchers.
As a guide, an average man needs around 2,500kcal (10,500kJ) a day to maintain a healthy body weight. For an average woman, that figure is around 2,000kcal (8,400kJ) a day. Obviously, if your goal is to lose weight then you might want to adjust these slightly! You can read more about these recommendations on the NHS website.
Step 1
Preheat the grill on a medium setting.
Step 2
Spray both sides of the sweet potato slice with low-calorie cooking spray and season well with salt and black pepper. Place on the grill pan rack and place under the preheated grill. Grill for 4-5 minutes on each side, or until soft inside and browning in places. Set aside and keep warm.
Step 3
Spray a small frying pan with low-calorie cooking spray and place over a medium heat. Add the mushrooms and fry for 1 minute until softening.
Step 4
Add the bacon and tomatoes to the frying pan and fry for 1 minute on each side, or until the bacon is cooked, the tomatoes have softened and the mushrooms are a little golden around the edges. Set aside and keep warm while you make the scrambled eggs.
Step 5
In a small bowl, mix the beaten eggs with the water and season with salt and black pepper. Spray a small saucepan with low-calorie cooking spray and place over a medium heat. Add the egg mixture and cook gently for about 2-3 minutes, stirring, until lightly scrambled.
Step 6
Place the toasted sweet potato slice on a plate and top with the slice of bacon. Add the scrambled egg, mushrooms and tomatoes and serve at once.
What could I serve with this Sweet Potato Breakfast Toast?
This Sweet Potato Breakfast Toast is the perfect accompaniment to your morning cup of tea or coffee. You can have some fun with the toppings, if you’d like to (just be sure to adjust the calories if you’re keeping track). Any of these dishes are great if you’re on the lookout for more breakfast inspiration:
How do you know when Sweet Potato Breakfast Toast is cooked?
It’ll take around 15 minutes to cook this Sweet Potato Breakfast Toast recipe. You should grill the sweet potatoes for around 4-5 minutes on each side until they’re softened and browning.
Here in the UK, the standard advice is to cook food until it has reached 70°C and maintained that temperature for 2 minutes. This is to keep you and your family safe!
How long can you keep Sweet Potato Breakfast Toast in the fridge?
This recipe should be enjoyed fresh. It’s not suitable for refrigerating or freezing.
Can I freeze Sweet Potato Breakfast Toast?
This recipe is not suitable for freezing.
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Sweet Potato Breakfast Toast
We've swapped toast for sweet potato in this nutritious breakfast! It's topped with fry-up favourite flavours for a fraction of the calories.
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Prep Time
5 MINS
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Cook Time
15 MINS
- KCals 314
- Carbs 24G
Instructions
- Preheat the grill on a medium setting.
- Spray both sides of the sweet potato slice with low-calorie cooking spray and season well with salt and black pepper. Place on the grill pan rack and place under the preheated grill. Grill for 4-5 minutes on each side, or until soft inside and browning in places. Set aside and keep warm.
- Spray a small frying pan with low-calorie cooking spray and place over a medium heat. Add the mushrooms and fry for 1 minute until softening.
- Add the bacon and tomatoes to the frying pan and fry for 1 minute on each side, or until the bacon is cooked, the tomatoes have softened and the mushrooms are a little golden around the edges. Set aside and keep warm while you make the scrambled eggs.
- In a small bowl, mix the beaten eggs with the water and season with salt and black pepper. Spray a small saucepan with low-calorie cooking spray and place over a medium heat. Add the egg mixture and cook gently for about 2-3 minutes, stirring, until lightly scrambled.
- Place the toasted sweet potato slice on a plate and top with the slice of bacon. Add the scrambled egg, mushrooms and tomatoes and serve at once.
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