Hey folks. I wanted to let you guys know about a paleo restaurant called Blooming Beets opening in Boulder, CO in April 2014. It’s being launched by Iva (the girl behind PaleoFlip). It’s great to see actual paleo restaurants popping up! Can you imagine having 100% paleo restaurant options? Being able to go to a restaurant that focuses on local meats and veggies, where you don’t have to worry about asking if foods are gluten free, requesting they be cooked in healthy fats/oils, etc? A restaurant that serves recipes like the one Iva sent in listed below? (Yes, these Bacon Sweet Potato Muffins will actually be on the menu). Check out the crowdfunding campaign to help them get started at a central downtown location.
Now for the recipe Iva sent in to us to share with you all, enjoy:
Bacon Sweet Potato Muffins
6 slices of bacon
1 large sweet potato
1 egg
1.5 tsp minced dried onion
1 bunch chives
1 tsp coconut oil
Sea salt to taste
Directions: 
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees
2. Grate the sweet potato and combine with the egg, mixing thoroughly.
3. Grease the muffin tray with coconut oil. Lay a slice of bacon inside each cup to form a cup-shaped lining.
4. Fill the bacon cup with the grated potato mix and sprinkle with the minced dried onion. Add sea salt to taste.
5. Bake for 45 minutes.
Sweet potatoes vary a lot in size – any idea what grated quantity we are looking for? Weight or cups would work.
Just put these in the oven. I used two eggs instead of one and ended up with 12 muffins. The ‘large’ sweet potato should be changed to a MEDIUM or SMALL sweet potato if you just want 6.
Nicole – The SP I used probably weighed about a pound(?). It produced about 6 cups(?)worth of SP gratings.
Hooray!!! I work in downtown Boulder and will be frequenting this place when it opens! It’ll be great to have a Paleo option in a sea of vegan restaurants.
Those look delicious! I’ll have to try that recipe this weekend. Trying to combine paleo with carb backloading (after hearing the DH Kiefer interview) while staying grain/gluten free and this looks like it will be a nice addition to my current carb meals.
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These are awesome! I substituted with turkey bacon and added chilli’s for a kick and they are a family favorite.
Are the sweet potatoes cooked before they are grated?
No, the sweet potato would be raw/uncooked when grated. It will cook with everything else as it’s baked. It would also be harder to grate a cooked sweet potato.
Yes, I one large potato makes 12, so use 2 eggs for this. Absolutely delicious. I used fresh onion, as living in Australia they are in the garden all year round, just threw it into the Thermomix with the sweet potato. Thank you for a brilliant recipe.
I’m going to try this in the morning! And I sure wish somebody would open a restaurant or cafe/sized eatery that had Paleo options in the greater Joplin, Mo area.
I tried these this morning….I shredded them instead of grating….fortunately they were just fine and we liked them. Even my husband, a dyed in the wool fan of country breakfasts. I also fried some eggs to go with them, which rounded it all out. The bacon was done, however it would be nice if it were a little crispier. My bacon was a little thicker so that probably made a difference. I will make these again, for sure. Thanks for the recipe!
Sounds amazing!!
These look great! I’m travelling to a conference this weekend for 5 days so I’m doing a lot of prep work now to get ready. These are on the menu to take with me!
Do you peel the sweet potatoes first?
Yes, you would peel it first.
I made those and loved them. I added 2 eggs as my sweet potato was medium and it made 12 muffins but they decreased in size when they cooked so next time i will have the sweet potato pilled high. I also used prosciutto instead of bacon. It was nice and crispy. Bacon is too fattening for my taste.
Hello would these taste good cold? I prep all my kids school lunches and snacks and this looks and sounds amazing but wondering if it would taste bad not fresh??
It would be personal opinion/taste, but I like things like this cold too myself.
Where the chives goes? And do you need spray the muffins tray ? Bacon have enough oil