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Maple Pecan Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

Maple Pecan Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
Prep Time
20 min
Cook Time
50 min
Yields
8 servings

A nutty topping of roasted pecans tastes great with bites of fluffy sweet potato filling.

Courtesy of Jennifer Low.

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ingredients

4
uniform sized sweet potaotes (1.5 kg)
1
Tbsp olive oil
¼
cup cream cheese softened
¼
cup maple syrup
2
Tbsp unsalted butter, softened
½
cup (50 g) coarsely chopped pecan pieces
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directions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 F.

Step 2

Cut sweet potatoes in half lengthwise. Rub all sides with olive oil.

Step 3

Line baking sheet with parchment paper. Place sweet potato halves, cut sides down, on lined sheet.

Step 4

Bake on middle rack of oven 30 minutes, until knife can pierce easily.

Step 5

Remove sweet potatoes from oven. Cool down for easier handling.

Step 6

Use spoon to scoop flesh from sweet potato halves, leaving 1/4-inch thick “lining” in “shells”.

Step 7

Use potato masher or back of wooden spoon to blend sweet potato flesh with cream cheese, maple syrup

Step 8

Top with pecan pieces. Continue baking in 400 F oven 15 minutes, until hot.

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