Reprinted from The Blood Type Diet Website (www.dadamo.com)

Sweet Potato Cookies
5 votes
Contributed by: Erin ArndtAdded: May 01, 2008 at 11:46 AM



Best Used By Blood Types:
  • Type A (1 beneficials)
  • Type A Non Secretor (0 beneficials)
  • Type AB (2 beneficials)
  • Type AB Non Secretor (4 beneficials)
  • Type B (2 beneficials)
  • Type B Non Secretor (3 beneficials)
  • Type O (1 beneficials)
  • Type O Non Secretor (0 beneficials)
Category:
  • Baked Good
Ingredients:
  • 1 & 1/4 cups rice flour
  • 1 & 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 & 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 4 ounces ghee
  • 3/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
  • 1 large egg, room temperature
  • 1 cup well-mashed or pureed sweet potatoes
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans (optional)
How to make it:
  1. In a mixing bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and nutmeg; set aside.
  2. In a separate bowl, cream together the butter and sugar. Beat in the egg, sweet potato, and vanilla.
  3. Beat mixture into dry ingredients.
  4. Stir in pecans.
  5. Drop batter by teaspoonful onto lightly buttered cookie sheets, leaving about 1 & 1/2 inches between them.
  6. Bake in a preheated 400 degree oven for 12 to 15 minutes, or until browned.
  7. Cool on racks and store in an airtight container.

BTD Core Ingredients Analysis:

NameNotesA SecA NonABSecABNonB SecB NonO SecO Non
Egg (chicken)1 N N N B N N N N
Potato (Sweet)2 ,3 A N B B B B B N
Rice Cake/Flour2 ,3 ,4 B N B B B B N N
Baking Soda  N N N N N N N N
Sea Salt1 N N N N N N N N


BTD Variations and Substitutions Analysis:

Nut/Seed Product(s)
NameNotesA SecA NonABSecABNonB SecB NonO SecO Non
Pecan/Pecan Butter1 ,2 N N N N N N N N

Sweetener Product(s)
NameNotesA SecA NonABSecABNonB SecB NonO SecO Non
Sugar (Brown/White)- N A N A N A N A

Dairy Product(s)
NameNotesA SecA NonABSecABNonB SecB NonO SecO Non
Ghee (Clarified Butter)1 N N N B N B N N

Herb/Spice Product(s)
NameNotesA SecA NonABSecABNonB SecB NonO SecO Non
Nutmeg1 N N N N N N A N
Vanilla- N N N N N N N A

[1] This recipe uses ingredients which may help limit bacterial overgrowth.
[2] This recipe uses ingredients which are known to be common allergens.
[3] This recipe uses ingredients which may be genetically modified .
[4] This recipe uses ingredients which are high in phytates.

  • This recipe is gluten free.
  • This recipe uses ecologically friendly ingredients.

    If an ingredient is an avoid for your blood type, then try using a BTD compliant variant/substitute or leaving the item out of the recipe.

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    Revision History:
    • Revised Aug 19, 2011 at 05:59 PM By: Joe