Sweet Potato Dinner Rolls are light and fluffy with a beautiful hue from the sweet potatoes.
These rolls are baked to a golden brown and are perfect served for everyday dinners or for the holidays.
Sweet Potato Dinner Rolls
Is there anything better than homemade rolls? I think not! For every holiday, I am always in charge of bringing the rolls. That includes Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, Easter and any large family celebration.
Some years I bring these delicious sweet potato rolls. But I do like to alternate with my other favorites including oatmeal dinner rolls and a basic dinner roll.
I will often change the shape of the rolls too, but my favorite shape is just a round dinner roll.
The sweet potato adds a beautiful color to the rolls and just a touch of flavor. Although the sweet potato is pretty subtle.
What is a Sweet Potato Roll?
Sweet Potato Rolls are a delicious dinner roll made with mashed sweet potatoes. These rolls are perfect for holiday dinners or everyday meals.
What is in a sweet potato roll?
- Sweet Potato - I used one large sized sweet potato. You can also use a yam. I like the brightly colored orange ones because they add a beautiful color to the rolls. Cook your sweet potato by boiling with the skin on until soft or by microwaving until soft. Remove the peel and mash well.
- Flour - For this recipe, I use regular all-purpose flour. If you wanted to use an whole wheat flour, I'd recommend using a white wheat flour and using half all-purpose and half wheat flour.
- Liquids - Milk (whole milk or 2% milk), eggs and melted butter.
- Honey - Adds just a touch of sweetness to these rolls.
- Yeast - I use regular active dry yeast
How to make Sweet Potato Rolls
- Place warm milk, honey and yeast in a mixing bowl. Stir to combine and allow mixture to sit for 5 minutes until bubbly.
- Mix in mashed sweet potatoes, eggs, butter and salt.
3. Add 2 cups of flour and mix well.
4. Continue adding flour until the dough forms a ball. Add a bit more flour until the dough is slightly tacky, and not sticky. You may not use all the flour.
5. Knead for 4-5 minutes until the ball of dough is nice and elastic feeling.
6. Lightly spray a large bowl with nonstick spray and place round of dough into bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and let dough double in size. This may take 1 ½ - 2 hours, depending on your kitchen.
7. After dough has risen, gently deflate dough. Divide and shape rolls.
8. Place on a greased baking sheet or on a parchment lined baking sheet
9. Cover lightly and let rise for 30-45 minutes.
10. Brush with melted butter and bake in a preheated 375°F oven.
11. Bake for 18-20 minutes.
12. Brush rolls with butter again when they come out of the oven.
To make ahead of time
During the holidays or for busy family gatherings, making these rolls ahead of time saves time during dinner preparation.
Make the dough in the evening, cover and refrigerate. In the morning remove from fridge, punch down dough and allow it to come to room temperature (30-60 minutes.) Shape, let rise and then bake.
Variations
- Brush the cooked rolls with melted butter mixed with freshly chopped rosemary or fresh thyme.
- Add a ½ teaspoon of ground cinnamon along with the flour to the dough.
Recipe tips
- Form rolls into any shape you'd like. Check out the video in the recipe card on different ways to shape rolls.
- Rise time will vary depending on the temperature of your kitchen.
- Be certain to fully preheat your oven to 375°F before baking.
- Allow baked rolls to fully cool on a baking rack.
Sweet Potato Roll Recipe FAQs
Once the rolls are fully cool, place in an airtight container or storage bag. To reheat, place rolls on a baking tray and cover tightly with foil.
Bake in a preheated 350°F oven for 10-15 minutes.
Allow the rolls to fully cool, then place in an airtight container. Keep at room temperature for 3-4 days.
Rolls can also be frozen for 1-2 months.
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Sweet Potato Dinner Rolls
Equipment
- Measuring Cups
- Measuring Spoons
- Cookie Sheet
Ingredients
- 1 cup milk (warmed)
- 2 ¼ teaspoons active dry yeast (1 packet)
- 3 Tablespoons honey
- 1 cup sweet potato (cooked and mashed)
- 3 whole eggs
- 3 Tablespoons butter (melted and cooled)
- 2 teaspoon salt
- 5 ½ - 6 cups flour
- 2 Tablespoons butter (melted)
Instructions
- In a large bowl of a stand mixer, add milk, yeast and honey. Let sit for 5 minutes until bubbly.1 cup milk, 2 ¼ teaspoons active dry yeast, 3 Tablespoons honey
- Add sweet potato, eggs, butter and salt. Mix1 cup sweet potato, 3 whole eggs, 3 Tablespoons butter, 2 teaspoon salt
- With mixer running slowly add the flour. Continue adding flour until dough comes together and begins to form a ball. You might not use all the flour.5 ½ - 6 cups flour
- Knead in mixer for 5 minutes.
- Remove from mixing bowl and place into a large greased bowl. Cover and let rise until doubled; 1 - 1½ hours.
- Remove cover and punch dough down.
- Divide dough and shape into rolls and place on a lightly greased baking sheet.
- Cover lightly and let rise for 30 - 45 minutes.
- Just before baking, brush top of rolls lightly with melted butter.2 Tablespoons butter
- Bake in a preheated 375 degree oven for 15-18 minutes.
- Remove from oven and let cool slightly for a few minutes on a baking rack. Brush with butter again, while rolls are still warm. Remove from baking sheet and continue cooling.
Video
Notes
- Form rolls into any shape you'd like
- Yield will vary depending on the size and shape of your rolls
- Rise time will vary depending on the temperature of your kitchen
- Be certain to fully preheat your oven to 375°F before baking
- Allow baked rolls to fully cool on a baking rack
Nutritional Disclaimer:
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Nutrition
Fred G says
Great use for sweet pots
Sasha @ Eat Love Eat says
These look great! So light and fluffy!
Kathy says
They are light, fluffy and delicious!
Katie Crenshaw says
These are such beautiful little dinner rolls. I am hosting a dinner party soon. I will be making these!!
Kathy says
Your guests will be very impressed!
Rachelle @ Beer Girl Cooks says
I would ask for these over and over again too, Kathy! They look like fluffy little clouds!
Kathy says
It's hard to eat just one!
Tina says
This looks like a great weeknight meal option! My husband likes some sort of bread with every dinner, this is perfect! Thanks for sharing.
Kathy says
I hope you give these a try!
CakePants says
These look wonderful! I've made sweet potato bread before (more similar to banana bread than sandwich bread), but never anything like this. It also looks like a great way to use up a lone, left over sweet potato...which is a situation in which I find myself often!
Kathy says
Thanks! Now you will know what to make the next time you have some left over sweet potatoes!
Kathy says
Hi Kathy, Thanks for the great recipe! I posted a photo of mine on my blog with a link back to your recipe. (I used half whole wheat flour with mine). Thanks again!
Kathy says
I checked out your pic! They turned out lovely. I'll have to try a blend of whole wheat flour next time.
Anu - My Ginger Garlic Kitchen says
Love sweet potato dishes. And how light, fluffy, and soft these dinner rolls are — so delicious perfectly baked.
Kathy says
Very light and fluffy!
karrie @ Tasty Ever After says
Any kind of potato rolls are amazing but especially sweet potato rolls! These look perfect and I'll be saving this recipe for the next time I need some fluffy dinner rolls 🙂
Kathy says
Potatoes add such a great texture to bread...sweet potatoes do the same!
Mary Ann | The Beach House Kitchen says
How gorgeous are these Kathy?! They look totally light and fluffy. Love the sweet potatoes!
Kathy says
Thanks, Mary Ann! The sweet potatoes added a bit of flavor and a bit of color!
Cheyanne @ No Spoon Necessary says
It's probably not the healthiest thing in the world, but I could totally make a meal out of dinner rolls, so these are definitely screaming my name! They look fabulously fluffy and I'm digging that you used sweet potatoes!! I could use a dozen of these right about now! Cheers!
Kathy says
You'd better make a double batch so you have enough! 🙂
Kate @ Framed Cooks says
Sweet potatoes! How fun! And it would be so much fun to have the lucky folks who got to eat them guess what the secret ingredient is. 🙂
Kathy says
It would be fun to see if anyone could identify the sweet potatoes!
David @ Spiced says
I love a good dinner roll, and it's been quite a while since I made sweet potato bread. I could get on board with this one! Plus, Robbie loves sweet potatoes...so we always have them in stock. One of those is going to turn into bread soon!
Kathy says
I'll bet he will grow up loving sweet potato rolls! 🙂
Adina says
Oh my, these look so perfect, I would love to start baking right now. And those hamburger buns above are exactly what I was looking for, my son wanted me to make burgers and I just hate those bought burger buns, they are disgusting. I would love to make yours.
Kathy says
I love making my own bread. So much better than anything you can buy.
Jess @ Sweetest Menu says
Wow these look amazing! I just love their smooth shiny tops! Yum!
Kathy says
Thanks, Jess!
Geraldine | Green Valley Kitchen says
I don't make dinner rolls very often, Kathy - but this recipe is calling my name. Love the sweet potatoes in there!
Kathy says
I'm sure the sweet potatoes make it healthy....right???
Nicoletta @sugarlovespices says
Oh my, Kathy, these dinner rolls look beautiful! I've never used sweet potato g bread (or rolls), but now that I see these, I am excited to try! And their shape is so pretty! Pinned!
Kathy says
The shape is so fun to eat too...you just pull off one part at a time!
Dawn - Girl Heart Food says
These look so delicious fluffy!! I really enjoy the flavour of sweet potato and this is a brilliant idea incorporating them in a roll....perfect! Would love to cut open one (or three) of these straight out of the oven smeared with butter 🙂 Pinned! Hope you're having a lovely weekend!
Kathy says
They are hard to resist coming straight out of the oven!