Recipe 39: Tropical Sweet Potatoes

Recipe 39:
Tropical Sweet Potatoes


2-3 medium sweet potatoes
1 Tbs corn oil
2 medium bananas
3/4 cup orange juice
1/4 cup maple syrup
1/2 tsp sea salt
1/2 Tbs kuzu
1/4 cup chopped pecans
1/2 cup cashew pieces
1/4 cup flaked coconut

Preheat oven to 400F. Pierce each sweet potato with a fork several times, wrap in foil and bake 45 minutes or until tender. Remove the sweet potatoes from the oven and cool. Leave the oven on. Peel the sweet potatoes and slice into thin rounds.

Coat a 2-quart casserole dish with the oil. Layer the sweet potato slices in the baking dish.

Combine the bananas, OJ, maple syrup, salt and kuzu in a blender. Process until smooth.
Drizzle mixture over sweet potatoes. Sprinkle with pecans and cashews. Top with coconut.

Cover the dish and bake 15 minutes. Uncover and bake an additional 15 minutes to give your sauce a little crisp.

Cool 10 min before serving.


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