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Sweet Potato Rolls with Maple Bacon Glaze

Gluten-Free Sweet Potato Rolls with Maple Bacon Glaze are an incredible crowd-pleaser! Ultra fluffy with salty-sweet appeal, these rolls are sure to be a family favorite.
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Ohhhh momma, have I got a roll for you.

Imagine your classic dinner roll fell out of the yum tree and hit every branch on the way down.

That’s basically what has happened with these rolls.

They have a sweet potato infusion with a hint o’ cinnamon, are super fluffy and pull-apart-y, and wear bacon like its the new black. In style, my friend!

With Easter coming up on Sunday + brunch season being in full swing, these carb mongers are perfection for preparing in advance, and make for a great family project.

If your family’s like mine and you get a real hoot n holler out of baking together, these fermented dough lumps are your JAM.

Yeast lifts us up where we belong. <-No truer words have ever been blogged.

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I used gluten-free flour, don’t panic.

You can totally use regular all-purpose flour.

Here’s why I love these rolls so much: 

1.) They’re both sweet and savory.

2.) The pull-apart characteristic makes them super fun to consume.

3.) They can wear any roll outfit from butter to runny egg to honey to jam to more bacon.

4.) The rolls can be eaten for breakfast, brunch, lunch, linner, dinner, you name it, there’s a purpose for them.

Preparing these rolls is a multi-step process. But not insurmountable. Totally surmountable. Mount it.

How to Make Sweet Potato Rolls:

I used Red Star Yeast’s Active Dry Yeast, which is always my yeast of choice. It’s forgiving and easy to use – necessary for someone like me who isn’t naturally savvy with leavening agents.

You bake a sweet potato, mash up a cup of it, activate your yeast, mix the mashed tater, melted butter, and egg into the yeast mixture, add in the flour, knead the dough, then allow it to rise.

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While the dough is rising, you can multi-task and prepare the maple bacon topping situation.

This will blow.your.mind.

Section the dough out into small balls then three dough balls to each hole of a muffin tray. The dough balls with expand while baking to create a sort of single-serve pull-apart roll situation. 

Serve the rolls fresh of of the oven with more liquid gold drizzled on top, and you’re all set for a fluffed-out salty-sweet experience.

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Serve these sweet potato rolls at all your brunches!

..And don’t forget the maple bacon glaze, now!

If you love rolls, also check out my Gluten-Free Hawaiian Rolls and my Gluten-Free Pumpkin Dinner Rolls.

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Sweet Potato Rolls with Maple Bacon Glaze

An incredibly unique and delicious dinner roll recipe with sweet potato, maple and bacon. This easy recipe is sure to please your guests!
Prep Time: 2 hours 20 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 2 hours 35 minutes
12 pull apart rolls

Ingredients

  • 3 cups gluten-free all-purpose flour, + more for kneading
  • 3 tablespoons coconut sugar, or cane sugar
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • ½ cup warm water*
  • 1 .75-ounce packet Red Star active dry yeast
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten
  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
  • 1 cup sweet potato, roasted and pureed (1 medium sweet potato)

For the maple bacon glaze:

Instructions

  • Combine the flour, coconut sugar, sea salt, and cinnamon in a bowl and stir until well-combined (dry mixture).
  • Stir together the warm water, yeast, and honey in a large mixing bowl and allow it to sit and activate for 8 to 10 minutes.
  • Add the beaten egg, melted butter, and mashed sweet potato to the mixing bowl with the yeast mixture, and stir until well-combined (wet mixture).
  • Add the flour mixture into the bowl with the wet mixture one cup at a time, and stir until combined. By the time you add the third cup, the dough should be somewhat stiff.
  • Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and knead for 1 to 2 minutes. Form the dough into a round ball.
  • Lightly oil a large mixing bowl and place the ball of dough in it. Let sit for 45 to 50 minutes, until dough has risen.
  • Lightly oil a 12-hole muffin tray. Section the dough out into 36 small dough balls and place 3 dough balls into each hole of the muffin tray. Cover with plastic wrap and allow dough to sit an additional 45 to 50 minutes.
  • While dough is resting, prepare the maple bacon glaze by stirring together the cooked chopped bacon and maple syrup in a bowl.
  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Spoon the maple bacon mixture over each roll and place muffin tray on the center rack of the oven. Bake for 15 minutes, or until rolls are cooked through.

Notes

*water should be 80 to 85 degrees F and feel leukwarm to the touch

Nutrition

Serving: 1roll - Calories: 169kcal - Carbohydrates: 32g - Protein: 2g - Fat: 4g - Fiber: 2g - Sugar: 6g
Course: Lifestyle
Cuisine: American
Keyword: bread, dinner rolls, gluten free sweet potato rolls, pull-apart bread, Sweet potato rolls
Servings: 12 pull apart rolls
Calories: 169kcal
Author: Julia
This post is sponsored by Red Star Yeast. As usual, all thoughts, feelings, and opinions are my own, and I thank you for supporting the brands that help make this site possible.
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Carrie

Monday 20th of November 2023

I am going to try to make these today. If I used a can of sweet potato puree, would I just use it like I roasted and pureed it myself or would I need to add or omit anything to it? Thank you for your help!

Carrie

Monday 20th of November 2023

@Julia, Thank you for your help. I am getting ready to start making it now.

Julia

Monday 20th of November 2023

Hi Carrie! I haven't tested the recipe using canned sweet potato puree but I think it should work. My only concern is the dough may be slightly wetter than needed. If the dough seems overly wet, you can just add a little additional flour until it isn't sticky. If the dough seems like normal bread/roll dough then no changes are needed and you should be good to go! Hope you enjoy! xo

Julie

Sunday 17th of December 2017

I'm guessing you meant 7 g of yeast, not ounces? I'm in the middle of making these right now and I'm adding 7 g and hoping for the best!

Julia

Monday 18th of December 2017

My apologies, Julie! It should be 1 (.75-ounce) packet of yeast - so a standard-sized packet of yeast :) Hope you enjoy!

Jeannie

Thursday 24th of March 2016

What do you think about using 3T of the bacon grease in place of the butter?

Julia

Friday 25th of March 2016

I think that sounds fabulous! I wish I had thought of that sooner! Let me know how the rolls turn out! :D

Ashley

Thursday 24th of March 2016

Homemade bread is my absolute favorite ... especially for holidays! These sound incredible - salty + sweet = best ever!

Sarah @ Making Thyme for Health

Wednesday 23rd of March 2016

I have never seen a more beautiful fermented lump of dough in all my life. They look so soft and fluffy! Plus the sweet potato, maple and bacon combo sounds pretty epic. I need to come to your house for Easter so I can monger all the carbs!! ;)

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