Dinner: Kate's Favorite Sweet Potato Casserole

Recipe by Kate Lewis Sweet potato casserole is basically a dessert disguised as a main, which is genius.

This recipe includes superfoods such as:

Cinnamon

Health benefits of Kate's Favorite Sweet Potato Casserole

Cinnamon is one of the best ingredients that someone with insulin sensitivity can eat. Half a teaspoon of cinnamon per day has been shown to be very effective at normalizing blood sugar levels. Cinnamon contains hydroxychalcone, which is thought to enhance the effects of insulin. It has also been suggested that Cinnamon prevents post-meal blood sugar spikes by slowing the gastric emptying rate - meaning that food digests slowly. (Reference: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11506060).

Ingredients

1 to 1/2 sweet potato per person
1 to 1/2 yam per person
Dash of orange juice
Dash of maple syrup
Dash of brown sugar
Dash of buttermilk (optional)
Cinnamon, to taste
Dash of Grand Marnier
Pats of butter (optional)
Mini marshmallows, for layering

Instructions

Heat oven to 400 degrees F. Mix yams and sweet potatoes. Bake on tinfoil for 30 to 45 minutes until very soft.
When cool, peel skin and mash in a large bowl. To make fluffier, add orange juice, maple syrup, brown sugar. Alternately, add buttermilk and brown sugar. Add cinnamon and Grand Marnier to taste.
Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Pack potatoes in baking pan and top with butter pats, if desired. Bake for 30 minutes.
Remove from oven and cover with single layer of marshmallows. Return to oven for 15 minutes or until marshmallows puff and brown.

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