Description
A nutritious and delicious dish featuring baked sweet potatoes topped with a creamy almond butter mixture.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 medium sweet potatoes
- 1/2 cup almond butter
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Chopped nuts for topping (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400°F (200°C).
- Wash and scrub the sweet potatoes under running water to remove any dirt.
- Pierce each sweet potato several times with a fork to allow steam to escape while baking.
- Place the sweet potatoes on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 45-50 minutes or until tender.
- While the sweet potatoes are baking, in a small bowl, mix almond butter, maple syrup, cinnamon, and salt until smooth.
- Once the sweet potatoes are done, remove them from the oven and let them cool for a few minutes.
- Slice the sweet potatoes open lengthwise and fluff the insides with a fork.
- Drizzle the almond butter mixture over the fluffy sweet potato insides.
- Optional: Sprinkle with chopped nuts for added crunch.
- Serve warm and enjoy!
Notes
- Can be served as a breakfast or a healthy snack.
- Can substitute almond butter with another nut butter if desired.
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 50
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 sweet potato
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 1.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 33g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 0mg