Easy Brûléed Japanese Sweet Potato Dessert Recipe
Make the best Bruleed Sweet Potato dessert for a sweet but healthy treat. This is a two-ingredient recipe that just needs a scoop of vanilla ice cream to complete!
Ingredients
- 1 medium Japanese sweet potato
- organic cane sugar
- dairy-free vanilla ice cream to serve with, optional
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375F and prepare your sweet potato by scrubbing the skin, rinsing off any dirt and patting completely dry with a kitchen towel or paper towel.
- Using a fork, poke holes all over the skin and then place the potato on a lined baking tray. If you'd like, you can wrap the potato in foil but I typically skip this and bake it as is.
- Bake in the oven for about 1 hour, or until you can feel the inside of the potato is soft to the touch. Let cool for 15 minutes before handling then slice in half, lengthwise.
- Next, pour a few tablespoons of organic cane sugar onto a plate. Place each half of the potato into the sugar, open face down and make sure the surface is coated in the sugar. Transfer the sugared potato halves onto a heat safe surface, like a baking tray and then using a blowtorch, torch until the sugars start to brown and caramelize.
- Let the potatoes cool completely so the caramel hardens. To serve, enjoy as is, or with a scoop of dairy-free vanilla ice cream.
Notes
Secrets to Success
- To roast your sweet potatoes, simply throw them in the oven until they're soft to the touch and the flesh is easy to scoop. The bigger the potato, the longer cooking time you'll need.
- Alternative to the oven, you can cook your sweet potatoes in the air fryer.
- When they're nice and soft all the way through, let the potatoes cool. Then slice them in half lengthwise and dip the exposed interior into granulated sugar. Finally, to get the bruleed finish, use a blowtorch until the sugar is caramelized.
- Feel free to add additional toppings if desired. You could throw a few dark chocolate chips on top of your ice cream, or topped the potato with whipped cream– whatever you like! It’s seriously like eating sweet potato cake.