If you’re craving a warm, comforting bread to pair with fall dinners or holiday meals, these Sweet Potato Biscuits bake up tender, buttery, and beautifully golden every time. Mashed sweet potato adds natural sweetness, gorgeous color, and extra moisture, making these biscuits incredibly soft and flavorful. Whether served with honey butter, as a breakfast sandwich, or alongside a cozy bowl of soup, they’re a crowd-pleasing twist on classic Southern biscuits!

This is a Simply Made Recipe provided by Lilly Ashley. Good recipes, without the paragraphs and fluff to sift through! Save the sifting for the baking.

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 14–16 minutes

Yield: 10–12 biscuits

Ingredients

Wet Ingredients

1 cup mashed sweet potato (well packed, cooled)
1/2 cup cold buttermilk
1/4 cup cold unsalted butter, grated or diced small

Dry Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tbsp brown sugar
1 tbsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon (optional but recommended)

Optional

Melted butter for brushing tops

Instructions

Preheat oven to 425°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a large bowl, whisk together flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.
Cut in the cold butter using a pastry cutter or fork until the mixture looks like coarse crumbs.
In a separate bowl, mix mashed sweet potato and buttermilk until smooth.
Add wet mixture to dry ingredients and stir just until a soft dough forms (do not overmix).
Turn dough onto a floured surface and gently pat into a 1-inch thick circle.
Use a biscuit cutter to cut out 10–12 biscuits, reshaping scraps as needed.
Place biscuits on the prepared baking sheet, close together for softer sides or spaced apart for crispier edges.
Bake 14–16 minutes until tall, fluffy, and slightly golden on top.
Brush with melted butter while warm, if desired.

⭐ Simply Made Tip

For the tallest, fluffiest biscuits, keep the butter very cold and avoid overworking the dough — the cold butter creates steam pockets that help the biscuits rise beautifully!