Sweet Potato Bread & Pineapple Butter

Name: Sweet Potato Bread & Pineapple Butter
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 1 loaf (16 slices) and 1 cup butter.
Ingredients: 1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour; 1-1/2 cups sugar; 1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 2 eggs; 1 cup mashed sweet potatoes; 1/2 cup canola oil; 1/3 cup water; BUTTER:; 1/2 cup butter, softened; 1 can (8 ounces) crushed pineapple, well drained

I hope you like my sweet potato bread recipe as much as I do. The combination of tangy pineapple with this spicy sweet loaf is delicious! —Diane Goss, Chester, Virginia

Ingredients

1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/2 cups sugar
1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1 cup mashed sweet potatoes
1/2 cup canola oil
1/3 cup water
BUTTER:
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 can (8 ounces) crushed pineapple, well drained

Directions

In a large bowl, combine the first seven ingredients. In a small bowl, combine the eggs, potatoes, oil and water. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened.
Transfer to a greased 9x5-in. loaf pan. Bake at 350° for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack.
In a small bowl, combine butter and pineapple. Serve with bread.

Nutrition Facts

1 slice: 271 calories, 14g fat (4g saturated fat), 41mg cholesterol, 181mg sodium, 36g carbohydrate (23g sugars, 1g fiber), 3g protein.

Originally published as Sweet Potato Quick Bread in Taste of Home February/March 2009

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Ceege

Jun 23, 2015

Delicious and very moist. My family loved it. Instead of the pineapple butter, I mixed 8 oz. 1/3 less fat cream cheese (softened) and the can of pineapple drained. If mixture is too thick, just add a few drops of that pineapple juice to make it spreadable. Yummy!!!!!!!
Joy20

Dec 20, 2014

Very, very good! Hubby is my critic on all new recipes. Says this is a keeper. Instead of 1/3 cup of water I used orange juice. Baking time was 1 hour 10 minutes in my oven. Very moist.
Juliad0514

Nov 23, 2014

definitely a five star recipe. my family loved this. my dad actually made the comment that he'll "never eat banana bread again!" It was delicious! I think the pineapple butter would be great with other things, too.
contrarywife

Nov 5, 2014

Excellent bread! As another reviewer suggested I reduced the sugar to one cup. I substituted 1/4 teaspoon cloves and 1/4 teaspoon allspice for the nutmeg and added about a cup of walnuts. I didn't make the pineapple butter ... the bread is yummy, moist and sweet all on its own. I bake a lot of quick breads and this one will definitely be placed in the tried and true file!
exermom

Sep 22, 2014

Sounds real good. But I'm not a fan of the butter. What would the nutritionals be without it?You can't post a question without rating the recipe? I feel bad rating it since I haven't tried it, but that looks like the only way I can get my question posted
BathtubNinja

Apr 19, 2014

Couldn't stop picking off the delicious crusty pieces on top! I would recommend mixing a tablespoon of pineapple butter first to see if you'll like it. I found it to be overpowering, and the bread was too good to cover up the flavor.
kvanderj

Jan 15, 2014

This has become a year round favorite! Wonderful flavor and the pineapple butter makes it a special occasion!
JTBarnes

Jul 9, 2013

This bread was very moist! I did make a couple of changes. I only used 1 cup of sugar and added some extra sweet potato that I had left over (1/2 cup more). I took this bread to a gathering and couldn't even sit down before I was asked about the recipe. It was gone pretty fast for someone coming late to the gathering. Have already made this 3 other times. It's a winner.
AZ Cook

Nov 15, 2012

Very good bread, though I'm dubious about the pineapple butter and didn't make it--sounds too sweet to me
RRDJ

Nov 12, 2012

A keeper. Everybody loves when I make this