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Sweet Potato
10.01 cup : 1 cup
Most common swap, very similar
10.0
vegan yam
substitute.
5 vegan substitutes for yam — top pick Sweet Potato at 100% function match.
all substitutes on this page are vegan
top substitutes
02
Potatoes
10.01 cup : 1 cup
Neutral starch, less sweet
10.0
03
Cassava
10.01 cup : 1 cup
Dense and starchy, slightly sweeter
10.0
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04
Taro
10.01 cup : 1 cup
Dense and starchy, very similar texture
10.0
05
Plantain
3.31 cup : 1 cup
Starchy, use ripe for sweetness
3.3
pitfalls to avoid
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Sweet Potato: May change muffins crumb density
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Potatoes: Custard may not set as firmly
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Potatoes: Neutral starch — no yam sweetness
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Cassava: May shift the broth flavor profile
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Cassava: Watch smoke point at high wok heat
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Cassava: Starchier and drier than yam's moist flesh
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Taro: Custard may not set as firmly
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Plantain: Custard may not set as firmly
watch out
Plantain: Firmer and starchier — slice thin to cook through