Sweet potato spinach scones are a great way of using up leftover ingredients. They're also an excellent snack or a weekend breakfast option. Delicious with melted cheese!
It's great being able to use up leftovers in baking recipes like in this sweet potato spinach scones recipe.
Not only does it mean you're not wasting any food but you're saving money too.
And if there's ever two things I really like as a Scotsman, it's not wasting anything and saving money at the same time!
Plus these sweet potato scones are absolutely delicious.
The sweet potato in these spinach scones recipe works well as a "binder".
That helps to make this recipe healthier than a normal scone recipe.
You see it means that we can use less butter.
And using less butter helps to cut down on those calories!
Sweet Potato Spinach Scones Inspiration
I always like to take notes of the foods I've enjoyed and sampled with a view to recreating them here.
So, the inspiration for these sweet potato spinach scones comes from The Mountain Cafe in Aviemore, where my other half and I were staying in December 2013, celebrating her birthday.
That year we were lucky to get away for her birthday!
I mean, I know it's usually always cold in December, but due to the weather, there's been so many times we've planned to get away for her birthday but then have had to cancel due to bad weather.
Fortunately, we're lucky because with living in Glasgow we have a huge choice of places to go for those alternative birthday celebrations when that happens.
So, this is why I remember that birthday trip in particular - we were actually able to get away!
In summary, I remember it being pretty cold in Aviemore.
However, I can tell you that these scones were a welcome, warm treat especially when served with melted butter on and washed down with a pot of tea!
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Sweet Potato Spinach Scones Recipe
Try using different kinds of cheese to top these sweet potato scones with. For instance grilled goats cheese is rather excellent!
I’d love to hear what you think of my recipe in the comments below and please do rate my recipe 5* if you like it! 🙂
Sweet Potato Spinach Scones Recipe
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Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 medium sweet potato , about 190g in weight
- 350 g self raising flour , sieved
- 1 tablespoon caster sugar
- 20 g cold cubed unsalted butter
- 35 g finely chopped baby spinach
- 100 ml skimmed milk
Instructions
- Pre-heat over to 200C Fan
- Pierce the sweet potato with a sharp knife. Then place the potato directly onto a shelf in the oven with a tray underneath and bake for 40 minutes, remove and allow to cool. Leave the oven on.
- Place flour and sugar into a large mixing bowl and using your fingers rub the cold butter in.
- Once the potato has cooled sufficiently to handle peel and mash.
- Add the mashed potato to the mixing bowl, stir in the spinach and gradually add the skimmed milk to form a dough.
- Roll the dough out onto a floured surface, about 2cm thick and using a 5cm round pastry cutter cut out the rounds and place onto a lightly greased baking tray.
- Brush the tops of the scones with a little milk.
- Bake in the centre of the oven for approximately 15 – 20 minutes, then remove an allow to cool on a wire rack.
- Best served warm and immediately. Or store in an airtight container, but consume within 2 to 3 days.
Susie @ Suzlyfe
It has been far, far, far too long since I could with Sweet potato. We actually got a sweet potato or two right before the kitchen nightmare, and we finally tossed it yesterday when we realized that it was growing other sweet potatoes. Maybe the one thing I wouldn't kill. Probably should have kept it to find out.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Your comment just made me cry :O
neil@neilshealthymeals.com
Wow, just how long had you kept that poor sweet potato for Suz? 🙂
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
POTATOES <3 The ultimate savory scones!! I'd take one (just use dairy-free milk and butter 😉 )
neil@neilshealthymeals.com
Fabulous! I'm delighted to share these with you Rebecca! 😀
GiGi Eats
Sweet potatoes are my new best friends... Spinach is my old but still going strong best friend. And now they are meeting up -and they REALLY like each other! 😉
neil@neilshealthymeals.com
Ha ha! How long will they like each other for and remain friends? 🙂
Dannii @ Hungry Healthy Happy
I always think of scones as a sweet thing, but I love the idea of making them savoury. Plus, a great way to sneak in some extra veggies too.
neil@neilshealthymeals.com
I'm beginning to like scones as a savoury option too Dannii. Whereas before, I too, liked them more as a sweet option.
Plus these are pretty versatile and you can swap the spinach here for other leafy veg too, like kale! 🙂
Megan @ Skinny Fitalicious
I haven't made anything sweet potato in a long time and these biscuits are definitely calling my name!
neil@neilshealthymeals.com
Thanks Megan. Glad you like them! It's great what you can do with leftovers isn't it? 🙂
Shashi at RunninSrilankan
Yay for having been able to get away for Lady Lynne's birthday in 2013 - because if y'all hadn't gotten away, these gorgeous scones wouldn't be making me drool right now! Love that these have only 6 ingredients and that you used the sweet potato as a binding agent. These sure would be super tasty with a huge pot of tea or coffee - delightful, Neil!
Hope December 2016 has y'all getting away for Lady Lynne's birthday too.
neil@neilshealthymeals.com
Thanks Shashi, yep we are hoping that we can get away somewhere for Lynne's birthday in September.
We might see if we can get a short break to Manchester or somewhere like that where there's supposed to be a really good Christmas market. 🙂