Health Hotline Magazine | November 2023

Mapl Peca Twic - Bake Swee Potatoe

Sweet potatoes and pecans go perfectly together. Add a little butter and maple syrup, and it’s a match made in heaven. A simple but delicious addition to your Thanksgiving table, these twice-baked potatoes can be made a day or two ahead and warmed before serving. This side dish is perfectly delicious and ideal for the holiday table.

SERVES: 4 | PREP TIME: 15 MINUTES COOK TIME: 1 HOUR AND 10 MINUTES TOTAL TIME: 1 HOUR AND 25 MINUTES

• 4 small organic sweet potatoes (~2 pounds) • 2 tablespoons organic butter or Natural Grocers ® Brand Organic Plant-Based Buttery Sticks • 1 tablespoon Natural Grocers Brand Organic Grade A Dark Maple Syrup • ½ teaspoon Natural Grocers Brand Bulk Organic Cinnamon • ½ teaspoon Natural Grocers Brand Bulk Real Salt Ingredient

For the Topping: • 2 tablespoons organic butter or Natural Grocers Brand Organic Plant-Based Buttery Sticks, melted • ⁄ cup Natural Grocers Brand Bulk Organic Pecan Pieces • 1 tablespoon Natural Grocers Brand Organic Grade A Maple Syrup • ⁄ teaspoon Natural Grocers Brand Bulk Real Salt • ½ teaspoon Natural Grocers Brand Bulk Organic Cinnamon

Instruction

1. Preheat the oven to 375 ᵒ F. Pierce the sweet potatoes with a fork, place on a large baking sheet, and bake until soft (time may vary slightly depending on the size of your potatoes, anywhere from 50-60 minutes). 2. While the potatoes bake, make the topping. Mix all ingredients together and set aside. 3. Once the potatoes are done and cool enough to handle, slice each down the center lengthwise or cut each in half to make 8 halves. Carefully scoop out the baked insides. Note: Sweet potato skins are thin and will tear easily, use caution when cutting and scooping out the flesh. 4. Place the potato skins back on the baking sheet and mash the flesh with butter, maple syrup, cinnamon, and salt. 5. Scoop this filling back into the sweet potato skins. If using the whole potato skin rather than halves, gently fold some of the outer edges of the skin down (fold behind the filling) allowing room for the topping while exposing more of the filling. 6. Use a spoon to drizzle and sprinkle the topping evenly over the filled sweet potatoes. Place in an ovenproof serving dish and return to the oven for 12-15 minutes (until

hot). Note: Use caution when serving, as the filling is softer than the filling of a twice baked white potato. Hot filling can more easily slip out of the skin.

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