Hi, guys!
Are you football fans?
I can’t say that I am, but you know what I am a fan of?
Easy and healthy game-time snacks.
Dan would tell you that I’m a Patriots fan by marriage (don’t hate!), but I spend the majority of the game asking what just happened.
And smashing all of the veggies together to make an oil-free, gluten-free option to enjoy between (and during) plays.
These Pea Pesto Sweet Potato Poppers are a total “game-changer” (sorry, I had to), when it comes to feeding you and your football fans this fall!
Have you tried baking oil-free sweet potato rounds yet?
While I do love my sweet potato fries and baked sweet potatoes, my go-to lazy-girl method of baking sweet potatoes is to slice them, throw them on a baking sheet, and impatiently wait for them to soften and get all jeweled orange and juicy.
Trust me, they don’t need anything else to bake and come out tasting like a dream.
Well, they might need a little pea pesto…
You might recognize my basic pea pesto recipe from this post, but I changed it up by adding hemp hearts instead of pistachios for that nutty flavor.
I used a lot of dill in this mixture as my herb of choice, but feel free to swap the fresh dill out with a basic basil or mint!
So.
The Pea Pesto Sweet Potato Poppers came into being when I had a pan of freshly baked sweet potato rounds resting on my blue striped oven mitt in desperate need of a dipping partner.
The usual suspects are guac, hummus, or nut butter, but I happened to have some leftover pea pesto in the fridge so I smashed some on with a fork and popped it in my mouth.
Yum.
Totally pop-able.
Enjoy these Pea Pesto Sweet Potato Poppers as an easy snack, appetizer, or side to your main meal.
I think you should whip up some pea pesto in advance, throw a pan of sweet pots in the oven just before halftime, assemble and serve ’em warm on a giant Pea Pesto Sweet Potato Popper platter.
Watch these little bites become the MVP for a few minutes.
If you make these Pea Pesto Sweet Potato Poppers, let me know!
Be sure to leave me a comment, rating, and review so I can use your feedback to make more yums.
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For more oil-free snackable sweet potato pairings, check out my Baked Yam Fries with Oil-Free Roasted Red Pepper Hummus and Purple Sweet Potato Fries with Beet Ketchup, too!
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XO Lauren
Pea Pesto Sweet Potato Poppers
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 30 mins
- Total Time: 45 mins
- Yield: 6-8 servings
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The perfect healthy appetizer for game-day or any-day! These sweet potato poppers don’t require any oil, just slice and bake, then smash with herby pea pesto. Ideal for a snack, side, or party favor.
Ingredients
- 3–4 sweet potatoes, scrubbed and cut into 1/2” rounds
- PEA PESTO
- ¼ cup hemp hearts
- ½ cup frozen peas, thawed
- ¼ tsp garlic powder
- 1 cup packed fresh spinach (or sub basil)
- ¼ cup fresh dill (or sub basil or mint)
- 2 TBS fresh lemon juice
- 2 TBS runny tahini
- Himalayan sea salt
- Black pepper
- For serving: fresh dill, hemp hearts
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Add your sliced sweet potato to the pan and bake for 30 minutes, flipping over halfway for even baking.
- While the sweet potato is baking, prepare your pea pesto by add all remaining ingredients to a high speed blender. Pulse until well combined but not pureed.
- To assemble pea pesto sweet potato poppers, smash ~1TBS pea pesto onto sweet potato rounds and serve garnished with fresh dill and hemp hearts, if desired.
- Leftover pea pesto stores in the fridge for up to one week.
- Category: Side, Snack
- Cuisine: Oil Free, Gluten Free
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