These fluffy and buttery vegan sweet potato biscuits are quickly becoming a staple in our house. I created this possibly-perfect recipe way back in 2015, and it never disappoints. Even my 86 year old grandmother is a fan––she makes them nearly every week!
If you are looking for the perfect vegan biscuits, look no further. These vegan sweet potato biscuits are destined to become a staple in your family like they are in mine!
What you’ll need to make Sweet Potato Biscuits
Sweet potato biscuits are so easy to make. With just a few basic ingredients you’ll have fluffy, perfectly moist, and slightly sweet biscuits to enjoy for dinner, breakfast, brunch, or the holidays.
Just like your grandma’s biscuits, these vegan biscuits start with cold butter. Because these are 100% vegan, you’ll need to use a vegan butter. Stay clear of margarine––it isn’t a one to one replacement for butter because of its high water content.
I recommend any variety of Earth Balance, Miyoko’s vegan butter, or Country Crock plant butter sticks. You can even use coconut oil for these yummy biscuits. It will impart the biscuits with a coconut taste, which is delicious, but may or may not be what you’re looking for. Just make sure you use cold vegan butter or coconut oil for the flakiest biscuit texture.
Use your favorite all-purpose flour for these biscuits. You can also use a whole wheat pastry flour if you’d like a more wholesome biscuit with the same amount of fluff. To make these gluten-free, you can use your favorite gluten-free all purpose baking mix.
How to make Sweet Potato Biscuits
Step one: Make a vegan buttermilk. Combine soy milk and vinegar and set aside for a few minutes. The soy milk will thicken and work like real buttermilk in this recipe: it will react to the baking powder and help the biscuits rise, thus creating a fluffier more voluminous biscuit.
Step two: Mix 3/4 cup of sweet potato puree with the buttermilk. Use sweet potato puree from a baked sweet potato for the best flavor. Set that aside.
Step three: I always use a food processor to blend the biscuit dough. I like how it effortlessly mixes the flour and vegan butter. However, you can use a pastry cutter or a fork and do this by hand. Add the flour, sugar, baking powder, and cold vegan butter to a food processor or mixing bowl, and pulse until the butter is blended with the flour and creates a course meal, with bits as large as peas.
Step four: Now you can add (pulse or fold in) the sweet potato puree. Your finished dough will be pretty sticky. Transfer the dough to a floured surface, and gently fold the dough a few times before flattening about 1/2-1″ thick. Use a round pastry cutter to cut the biscuits, then transfer them to a baking sheet.
Step five: Bake the sweet potato biscuits for 12 minutes. Serve hot with vegan butter and agave, or your favorite biscuit fixins 😉 There’s a recipe in my cookbook for vegan honey butter that you’ll LOVE on these.
Why Sweet Potatoes?
Sweet potatoes are always a good idea!
They add:
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- sweet and earthy flavor
- moist texture
- nutrients: specifically beta-carotene (vitamin A), and vitamin E
- a pretty pinkish hue to these biscuits
Perfect for brunch
I love making these sweet potato biscuits for special vegan brunch celebrations, like Easter Sunday, birthdays, and Mother’s Day. Check out these other vegan brunch recipes that pair perfectly with biscuits:
Sweet Potato Biscuits
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup sweet potato puree Use flesh from a slow baked sweet potato
- 1/3 cup plain soy milk or other plain unsweetened non-dairy milk
- 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 1/2 cup all purpose pastry flour + more for surface or use whole wheat pastry flour
- 2 tbsp sugar cane or coconut
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1/2-1 tsp sea salt
- 5 tbsp very cold Earth Balance or coconut oil
- Agave for drizzling
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425° and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Stir the sweet potato, vinegar, and non-dairy milk together in a bowl and set aside.
- Place the flour, sugar, baking powder, and sea salt in a food processor, and pulse to combine.
- Add the coconut oil or Earth Balance and pulse until you have a coarse meal.
- Add the sweet potato mixture and pulse a couple times to fully combine.
- Generously flour a clean work surface (your kitchen counter).
- Transfer the dough onto the floured workspace. The dough will probably be fairly wet, so use the flour on the counter to help make it more manageable. Fold the dough over a couple of times, then pat the dough to about 1/2-1 inch thick.
- Cut the dough into biscuits using a biscuit cutter, a large cookie cutter (if you want fancy shapes), or a wide rimmed glass.
- Transfer the cut biscuits onto the baking sheet.
- Continue with remaining dough.
- Bake for 12 minutes.
- Enjoy immediately with melted Earth Balance, coconut oil, and/or [url href="https://www.beefreehonee.com/"]Bee Free Honee[/url] or Sorghum syrup.
- Keep fresh in an air tight container for up to 3 days.
Nupur Indimedo / February 20, 2023 at 4:04 am /
I would like to thank the author for sharing this yummy recipe for sweet potatoes biscuit. The recipe given above is really good and easy. Keep sharing.
Rodney Sykes / January 24, 2023 at 11:52 pm /
Wow, these vegan sweet potato biscuits sound absolutely delicious! I love that they are easy to make with just a few basic ingredients and that they have a sweet and earthy flavor. I can’t wait to try them out for myself, especially for a special brunch occasion. I especially appreciate the tips on the different types of vegan butter to use and the option to make them gluten-free. Thank you for sharing this recipe, I will definitely be making them soon!
Angela / June 9, 2022 at 9:39 am /
I’ve never cooked anything with sweet potatoes, so I guess it’s time to start. Thank you, I will try to cook, the family will like it!
Joy / April 16, 2022 at 4:31 am /
Wow, this looks amazing! Imma try this and add some “https://hempauthority.com/”>hemp seeds for a little nutty feels every bite.
Ginger / March 9, 2022 at 6:30 pm /
Has anyone used pureed butternut squash instead of sweet potato? I have tremendous amounts of butternut squash.
Camille / December 2, 2021 at 4:34 am /
Warning! This recipe calls for Too Much baking powder! It will have a metallic, bitter taste and it is not safe to consume this much baking powder is ratio to the amount of flour. Not sure if this is a typo, but a TBSP is way too much!
Carlisa / May 1, 2021 at 2:50 pm /
I am not really good making bread that need to be roll or kneaded, but these biscuits were easy and not to mention so delicious. I didn’t have whole wheat pastry flour, so I used unbleached whole grain flour.
I have your cookbook and I love all your recipes. Thanks
Jenne / May 3, 2021 at 4:12 pm /
Thanks for your comment! I’m so glad you enjoyed them 🙂
Dadrian Ellington / January 20, 2019 at 1:23 am /
Is is possible to freeze the biscuits? Either before or after baking?
Jenné @ Sweet Potato Soul / January 22, 2019 at 12:37 am /
I’d freeze after baking 🙂
dadrian ellington / February 18, 2019 at 2:09 am /
Thank you!
Michele / November 22, 2021 at 3:05 pm /
for furture they are best mixed/cut/baked/eaten right away. BUT
If freezing is needed, I cut the dough into biscuits and then freeze them on the baking sheet. I then pop the whole sheet in the oven with maybe an extra minute or two of baking time.
I’ve done this every thanksgiving for a few years and have shared this recipe far and wide.
I have also frozen them after baking – my kids take them for school lunches. They dry out a little in the defrosting but the kids don’t seem to mind.
Shelly / January 3, 2019 at 3:59 pm /
What other flours can be used? Almond? Oat? I can’t use wheat or coconut flour.
Shelly / January 2, 2019 at 5:23 pm /
What other flours can be used? Almond? Oat? I can’t use wheat or coconut flour.
Jenné @ Sweet Potato Soul / January 22, 2019 at 12:27 am /
I haven’t tried it with any gf flours. If you do experiment let me know how it turns out.
Catherine / September 1, 2018 at 12:54 am /
Made these with an extra dollop of sweet potato and 4 tbsp of Earth Balance, and they’re fantastic!! Super light and airy and moist. So easy to make – thanks for the recipe!
Mesha Loving Lyfe / November 21, 2017 at 1:44 pm /
Good morning, I made these biscuits to test for my Thanksgiving dinner and I am so glad that I did. They are awesome, my husband who is the hardest to please loves them too. Thanks so much for making vegan and healthier living still good and soul southing.
Jenné @ Sweet Potato Soul / November 22, 2017 at 1:58 am /
Awesome! That makes me soooo happy to hear 🙂
Aleya Foulks / September 11, 2017 at 2:05 am /
Is there any flour to recommend to substitute with if you are gluten free?
Jenné @ Sweet Potato Soul / September 11, 2017 at 8:25 pm /
I haven’t tried these gluten free yet, so I cannot say.
Jenné @ Sweet Potato Soul / December 30, 2016 at 7:02 pm /
Yes!!! That makes my day 🙂 So glad your hubby enjoyed them!! xo
Michelle / June 24, 2016 at 2:14 pm /
I just made these this morning! BOMB.COM My mom devoured them!
Jenné @ Sweet Potato Soul / June 27, 2016 at 1:51 pm /
Nice!! I’m so glad to hear that 🙂
Pastaveia / October 10, 2015 at 7:54 pm /
Jenne, What’s a good sub for wheat pastry flour?
Jenné @ Sweet Potato Soul / October 11, 2015 at 2:32 pm /
Spelt flour works well. Also unbleached white flour. I wouldn’t recommend using whole wheat flour because they won’t be as light.
Currently working on a gluten-free version 😉
Jameka Autry / January 10, 2016 at 8:17 pm /
Would love to see a gluten-free version!
Victoria Kimuyu / September 18, 2016 at 1:45 pm /
Oh good I have organic unbleached white flour now, so going to give this a go! Yahh!