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Pecan Sweet Potato Sticky Rolls

Grain free and vegan rolls made with sweet potatoes and topped with a delicious pecan caramel
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Prep Time 20 mins
Cook Time 35 mins
Total Time 55 mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 8 Rolls

Ingredients
  

For the rolls:

  • 2 C Cassava Flour
  • 1 C Tapioca Flour
  • 1 TB baking powder
  • 1 tsp sea salt
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 C Sweet Potato cooked, See Note*
  • 1 C Applesauce
  • 1/3 C Maple Syrup
  • 1/3 C Oil grapeseed, olive or avocado
  • 1 TB Vanilla

For the caramel:

  • 1 C Coconut Sugar
  • 1/2 C Butter or Ghee
  • 1/4 C Honey
  • 1 C Pecans chopped

For the inside of the roll:

  • 1/2 C Butter or Ghee room temp
  • 2 tsp Cinnamon
  • 2 tbsp Honey or Maple Syrup

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 375˚F and grease a deep pie pan or 8x8 inch baking dish.
  • Combine all of the dry ingredients for the rolls into a bowl and mix well. Combine all of the wet ingredients for the rolls into a high speed blender and blend until smooth, then stir wet ingredients into dry ingredients.
  • Put room temp butter, cinnamon and sweeter of choice for the inside of the rolls into a bowl and beat with a hand mixer until smooth.
  • Combine the butter, coconut sugar and honey for the caramel into a double boiler (or sauce pan on low, watching for scorching) and heat and stir until well combined. Once heated, put in a heat safe bowl and stir in pecans.
  • Roll dough out into about a half-inch thick rectangle on a silicon mat (or parchment paper).  Spread butter and cinnamon mixture evenly onto the dough and then roll the dough lengthwise.
  • Pour pecan caramel into the prepared pan and spread evenly.
  • Cut the rolled dough into about 1 1/2 inch thick sections and place in pan onto the pecan caramel.
  • Put in preheated oven and bake for 40 minutess.
  • Remove from oven and allow to cool for 10 minutes, then turn the rolls over onto a large bowl or plate and allow the caramel sauce to drip over and into the rolls (do this carefully, and all in one motion so the rolls stay together).
  • Allow to cool for another 10 minutes before pulling rolls away from each other and serving.

Notes

*To cook sweet potato: wash, poke holes with a fork and wrap with aluminum foil. Bake at 350˚F for 40mins.
Keyword Gluten Free Sticky Rolls