Recipes: Orange Sweet Potatoes

Ingredients

• 5 medium oranges, unpeeled
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup brandy
• 1/4 cup evaporated fat-free (skim) milk
• 2 Tbsp reduced-fat margarine
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 4 cups cooked, mashed sweet potatoes
• Dash nutmeg

Directions

Grate the peel from one orange. Cut the remaining oranges in half. Scoop out the pulp to yield 2 cups of drained fruit and save the shells.

Cut a thin slice from the bottom of each orange shell to make it sit flat. Sprinkle the orange pulp with brown sugar and set aside.

Heat the oven to 350 ° F. In a medium saucepan, heat the brandy evaporated milk, margarine, and salt. Add to the sweet potatoes and mix well.

Stuff each of the 8 orange shells with 1/2 cup of the sweet potato mixture. Sprinkle each shell with grated orange peel. Bake for 30 minutes. Garnish with a dash of nutmeg.

Nutrition Information

Serves: 8
Serving size: 1/2 cup
Carbohydrate Exchange: 2 1/2
Calories: 189
Total Fat: 2 g
Calories From Fat: 14
Cholesterol: 0 mg
Sodium: 191 mg
Carbohydrate: 40 mg
Dietary Fiber: 4 g
Protein: 3 g

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