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Savory Sweet Potato Bites



Spiced, roasted disks of sweet potato topped with sweet potato mousse. A delicious one bite appetizer! The mousse would be a great use of leftover mashed sweets, and a great topping for crackers.

2 large sweet potatoes
Salt, cayenne pepper
  • Bake sweet potatoes for 20 min at 400 degrees, until soft enough to easily cut. Let cool.
  • Slice the potatoes into 1/2 inch slices, and using a small (1 or 1.5" diameter) cookie cutter, cut small circles. Reserve scraps, peel, and wrap tightly in a foil packet.
  • Spray a roasting pan w/ pan spray and arrange potato disks in a single layer. Spray top of potatoes, as well. Sprinkle lightly with salt and cayenne pepper.
  • Bake at 400 degrees for 10 minutes, until slightly brown and crisp. Flip disks and bake for an additional 10 minutes. During these 20 minutes, also bake the scraps in their foil packet.
  • Remove disks from oven, and turn off the heat. Leave the scraps in the oven for 20 more minutes, or until they are very soft. Cool disks on a piece of paper towel.

Sweet Potato Mousse
One onion, caramelized
1 tsp chopped fresh thyme
2 oz soft goat cheese
zest of one lemon
Roasted sweet potato scraps, from above
  • Caramelize the onion, adding thyme while the onions cook.
  • Add goat cheese, lemon zest, and half of sweet potato scraps to warm onions.
  • Blend with an immersion blender or in a food processor until smooth.
  • Add salt and pepper to taste, and adjust with more roasted sweet potato, if desired.
  • Pipe on to cooled potato disks. Enjoy!

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