Toddler Foods: Homemade Sweet Potato Biscuits

Bite-size biscuits made with whole-wheat flour, mashed sweet potatoes and creamy buttermilk sounds like the ideal toddler food, don’€™t you think?
What started out as one of my favourite recipes for entertaining’€”make a few trays of fresh biscuits and serve them paired with a sweet glazed ham and assorted grainy mustards for a DIY food station’€”quickly became one of my go-to snacks for my boys when they were little. Now that they’€™re grown, they still request these in the school lunch box, and my 2-year-old niece can’€™t get enough of them when she comes for a visit.

Unlike traditional biscuits, these don’€™t have a crunchy exterior, but rather they are soft and tender throughout, making them ideal for little mouths. I like to serve them with some chopped ham or scrambled eggs and fresh fruit for a meal, or paired with a glass of icy cold milk for an afternoon snack.

I shared the recipe on my own blog in 2010 and shortly after that it was published in The Whole Family Cookbook, an excellent resource for parents looking to make fresh and healthy family-friendly recipes using seasonal ingredients. I hope you like it as much as we do.

Find the full printable recipe here: Sweet Potato Biscuits