Sweet Potato Stuffed Apples

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Apples and sweet potatoes come together in this recipe to form a mouth-watering fall fiesta in your mouth. And this party comes with a perk: Apples regulate blood sugar and can help you lose weight because of their high fiber content. Think of this as a healthier sweet-potato casserole or even dessert.

Ingredients

• Serves 8
• 4 medium-sized Garnet Yams (sweet potatoes), scrubbed
• 2 Tbsp olive oil
• 1/4 cup light brown sugar, or to taste
• 3 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted
• 1 tsp salt
• Freshly ground pepper
• 8 Fuji apples, cored
• 8 large marshmellows

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat oven to 400˚F. Brush the sweet potatoes with the olive oil and bake for about 50 minutes or until very tender. Remove potatoes from oven and remove the skins.

2. Reduce oven temperature to 350˚F. In a medium bowl, purée the potoates with an electric mixer or do so in a food processor. Mix in the brown sugar, melted butter, salt and pepper.

3. Pipe or scoop the puréed pumpkin into the apples. Place a marshmellow on top of the sweet potato on each apple. Place the apples in a lightly buttered baking dish and bake until the apples are tender, about 15 to 20 minutes. Serve warm.