The best easy sweet potato tater tots - pillowy, tender, and irresistibly good vegan and gluten-free tater tots. These sweet potato tots are fluffy, cheesy and sooo much better than store bought. They’ve earned their reputation as the best tasty sweet potato tots. And they’re are so easy to make - plus, you can make a huge batch and freeze for later. No more freezer isle tater tots.
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Prep Time 7 minutesminutes
Cook Time 53 minutesminutes
Serving Size 18tots
Ingredients
2cupsMashed Sweet Potatoes (about 2 medium sized sweet potatoes)
½cup (50g)Nutritional Yeastor 1/4 cup (30g) shredded cheese
½tspGarlic Powder
1tspDried Oregano
2tsp Smoked Paprika
½tspSalt
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400F (190 degrees Celsius) and line a baking sheet with baking paper.
Wash the potatoes and scrub them clean. Pat dry and use a fork to poke holes into the potatoes.Brush the potatoes with oil and bake in the oven for around 40 minutes or until the potatoes are fork tender.
Alternatively, you can place the potatoes in a microwave safe bowl covered with a lid and bake for 5-10 minutes or until the potatoes are tender.
Once the potatoes are done, cut the potatoes in half and carefully scrape out the soft inner part (use heat resistant gloves so you don’t burn yourself). Add 2 cups (360g) of the sweet potato to a mixing bowl or food processor. Add olive oil, garlic powder, oregano, smoked paprika and nutritional yeast (or cheese), salt and almond flour. Mash or blitz until everything is combined into a rough mash that still has a few chunks left.
Use two tablespoons to scoop the mashed potatoes into sweet potato tots, or scrape the mixture into a into a piping bag and squeeze the mixture into 2-3 inch long logs, depending on how big you like your tots. I usually squeeze out 2” logs, cut with a knife to get a clean edge, and repeat until the entire mixture is used.
Brush the tots with a little olive oil and bake in the oven for 25-30 minutes, flipping them over halfway through. Serve with your favorite sauce and enjoy.
Easy way to bake sweet potato Tots in an air fryer
Place the sweet potato tots in an air fryer dish neatly lined side by side with just a little space between them (if you have a small air fryer you may need to bake in 2 batches). Or you can use a baking rack to bake in two layers.
Bake at the highest temperature for 20 minutes, turning the tots over halfway through baking.
Notes
Tip: for extra crunchy tots roll them in almond meal before baking.