Purple Sweet Potato Milkshake might sound pretty strange, but it's one of my favourite drinks. It was born as a fusion between my Purple Sweet Potato Ice Cream and the Chocolate Sweet Potato Milkshake I posted about the other day, and is cheery enough to brighten even the dreariest of days.
Purple sweet potatoes, or murasaki imo as they’re called in Japanese, are often used in Japanese desserts and their taste lends itself to sweet things much better than regular sweet potatoes, as they're much sweeter and their aroma is almost perfume-like.
This Purple Sweet Potato Milkshake is so quick and easy to make, requiring just 2 ingredients. And it's also vegan, gluten-free, free from refined sugar and paleo-friendly!
This Purple Sweet Potato Milkshake can be enjoyed as a healthy dessert, filling snack or even breakfast. It's great for breakfast because the sweet potatoes will charge you with lots of sustainable energy to keep you fuller for longer.
All you need to do is cook some sweet potatoes at the weekend, keep them in your freezer in individual portions, then take them out in the morning and you’re only one blend away from a delicious and healthy start to the day!
If you love purple sweet potatoes as much as I do, you might like my:
- Purple Sweet Potato Smoothie Bowl
- Purple Sweet Potato Ice Cream
- Purple Sweet Potato Mochi
- Purple Sweet Potato Cheesecakes
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Helpful tools to make this Purple Sweet Potato Milkshake:
food processor
blender
hand-held stick blender
Purple Sweet Potato Milkshake (Vegan + GF)
Ingredients
- 1 medium-sized purple sweet potato (about 200g/7oz)
- 2 cups unsweetened almond milk (or sub any other type of plant-based milk)
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup (optional - or sub any other sweetener)
Instructions
- Peel the sweet potatoes and cut them into small pieces
- Boil or steam for about 15 minutes, or until soft enough to pierce with a fork
- Drain and mash the sweet potatoes with a fork
- Once cooled, transfer the mash into a freezer-friendly container and place in freezer until completely frozen
- Place the frozen mash into your blending device of choice along with the milk (and sweetener if you wish)
- Blend until completely smooth – you will probably have to mix it around a few times during this process to make sure it’s all evenly blended
- Serve up and enjoy immediately
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Alicia Ogard
Hi there! What type of purple sweet potato did you use for this recipe? Would taro work? Would I get the same color as your picture? Have a blessed week!
Rhian Williams
I used a Stokes Purple sweet potato and I'm sure taro would work fine too. Though not sure if you'd get the same colour as the picture. Thank you, hope you have a great week too!
Emma
Such an exciting idea - will have to try this soon!
Rhian Williams
Thank you!
Anonymous
I used a stokes purple sweet potato. Added about 1/4 cup Ripple vanilla half and half, a dash of nutmeg and about 3 dashes cinnamon, almond milk and maple syrup.. A simple meal. Thank you for the recipe.
Rhian Williams
Aw great thank you! And thanks for sharing your changes, that's helpful to know!
Debra
Where have you found Purple Sweet Potatoes. I am interested in trying them after hearing of
their many health benefits
Rhian Williams
Which country do you live in? It will depend on that, but I'm in the UK and I can get them at Waitrose!