Mini Sweet Potato Mac & Cheese Bites

Mini Sweet Potato Mac 'n' Cheese Bites:

This yummy recipe was created by @bebeandbear! You can shop the utensils featured here.

1 large sweet potato
3 cups of cooked elbow pasta
1/4 tsp of paprika
1/4 cup of panko bread crumbs
1/4 cup of unsweetened almond milk
1/4 cup of shredded white cheddar cheese
Salt to taste (optional)

Directions:

🧀Wash, peel and chop into chunks one large sweet potato.

🧀Place in a steamer and steam until fully cooked. You should be able to put a fork through it easily.

🧀In a small bowl, mash sweet potato with a potato masher. Add almond milk. Add the paprika and salt to taste.

🧀Mix cooked pasta with the sweet potato mash.

🧀Scoop into a mini muffin tin to the top.

🧀Sprinkle with panko bread crumbs. And top with a little bit of cheese.

🧀Bake in oven at 375 Fahrenheit for 15-20 mins until golden brown.

Makes 36 mini bites.

Feel free to customize by omitting cheese for lactose-intolerant littles! You can also make this dish completely vegan by using a vegan pasta and vegan cheese! 😋 

Enjoy!