Sweet Potatoes with Maple Syrup

I love creating new recipes, it’s my way of creating art. As much as I love this creation process, there are few recipes that get me really excited about them. This is one of those recipes that I just can’t stop smiling about. You need to try this recipe out and let me know what you think of it.  Oh yeah, it’s ridiculously healthy too.

Ingredients: 

2 Sweet Potatoes

1/2 cup Maple Syrup

1/4 teaspoon ground Nutmeg

1/8 teaspoon ground Cloves

1/8 teaspoon All Spice

Cinnamon, garnish

crushed Pecans, garnish

Instructions:

Step 1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Step 2) Peel, wash, and cut sweet potatoes into small pieces and place in a baking dish.

Step 3) Mix the maple syrup, nutmeg, cloves, and all spice together.

Step 4) Pour maple syrup mixture over the sweet potatoes.

Step 5) Cover pan with tin foil and bake for one hour or until extremely soft.

Step 6) Put sweet potatoes and maple syrup juices from the baking pan into a bowl. Use a mixer and beat until texture is smooth(similar to that of mashed potatoes).

Step 7) Scoop mixture in a bowl or on a plate and add cinnamon and pecans as garnish.

Notes: 

This recipe is a great new twist to “candied yams” except it’s still healthy once you are done making it and I personally think it tastes better too. The spices give a nice warm flavor to the sweet potatoes, which is unique and something I’m sure you’ll enjoy.

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Tags: all spice, cinnamon, cloves, maple syrup, nutmeg, pecan, Recipe, sweet potato

Baked Kale

Baked Kale. It’s the new potato chip. Tasty. Nutritious. What’s not to love?

Ingredients: 

1 bunch of Kale

Olive Oil

Sea Salt

Instructions: 

Step 1) Preheat oven to 250 degrees. You don’t want to have it any higher since olive oil is very heat sensitive.

Step 2) Place kale leaves on a baking sheet. Drizzle a small amount of olive oil on each kale leaf and sprinkle with sea salt.

Step 3) Bake kale leaves for 40 minutes, or until fully cooked (leaves should be flaky and easy to break).

Notes:

Kale is a nutritionally dense food that is rich in iodine and has about four times the iron found in beef. Most people don’t know how to incorporate this super food into their current dishes, but an easy way to enjoy the health benefits of kale is to try it as a new healthy snack your family will enjoy.

Baked Kale. It’s easy to make, and surprisingly delicious.

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Tags: Baked Kale, Health, Kale, Kale Chips, Nutrition, Recipe

Bruschetta

Ingredients: 

1 French Baguette

Olive Oil

Fresh Basil

3 sliced Tomatoes

Instructions:

Step 1) Slice the baguette into thin pieces.

Step 2) On each baguette slice, drizzle a small amount of olive oil, add a basil leaf, and then add a sliced tomato on top.

Step 3) Bake for 10 minutes.

Notes:

Bruschetta looks and tastes gourmet, yet it is extremely easy to make!

I suggest using the artisan French baguette from a Target Superstore bakery. This baguette only has about 6 ingredients – all healthy – unlike their whole wheat baguette which has too many ingredients to count, and too many of them too unnatural to consider healthy.

Bon Appétit!

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Tags: basil, bruschetta, Olive Oil, Recipe, tomato

Baked Apple Slices

Ingredients:

3 Apples

1/2 cup Maple Syrup

1 tbsp Vanilla Extract

1/2 tsp Cinnamon

1/2 tsp Nutmeg

Whipped Cream (garnish optional)

Nutmeg (garnish optional)

Instructions:

Step 1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Step 2) Cut and core each apple into 8 slices and place in a dish.

Step 3) In a separate container, mix the maple syrup, vanilla extract, cinnamon, and nutmeg together. Pour over apples.

Step 4) Cover the apples with aluminum foil and bake for 60 minutes or until apples are soft.

Step 5) Separate apple slices in individual bowls and add a dollop of whipped cream and sprinkle nutmeg on top as a garnish.

Notes: 

I love this recipe! It’s extremely easy to make and just hits the sweet spot perfectly! Nobody would know that this recipe was actually healthy, and that’s just how I like it.

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Tags: apple, Fall, Recipe

Steel Cut Oats

Oatmeal is “boring”, right? Well, it can be, but it doesn’t have to be.

Meet my oatmeal. It’s healthy. It’s incredibly delicious. Once you try it, you’ll never go back to microwaved oatmeal again!

Ingredients:

3 cups Water

1/8 tsp Sea Salt

1/2 cup Steel Cut Oats

2 tbsp Maple Syrup

1 tbsp chopped Pecans

Instructions:

Step 1) Heat the water and sea salt and bring to a boil.

Step 2) Slowly stir in the steel cut oats.

Step 3) Reduce heat to medium and continue stirring oats until desired texture.

Step 4) Pour cooked oats into individual bowls and drizzle maple syrup and chopped pecans on top.

Notes: 

Oats contain a healthy amount of fiber, and they are great for heart health and lowering cholesterol. Oats have been shown to help obtain (or maintain) a healthy weight and helps reduce high blood pressure.

Go ahead and experiment with different toppings! How do you like to eat your oatmeal?

Tags: Health, oatmeal, Recipe, steel cut oats