Easy Healthy Baked Maple Banana Dessert Sweet Potatoes
If you love sweet potato casserole, this easy healthy baked maple treat is for you! This uses no artifical sweeteners and can even be made with low glycemic options for those concerned about their blood sugar.
Ingredients
- 2-4 Small To Medium Jewel Sweet Potato Or any variety of sweet potato you prefer
- 1-2 Bananas
- 1 Tablespoon Organic Extra Virgin Coconut Oil
- 1/8 Teaspoon Cinnamon
- 1/8 Teaspoon Sea Salt
- 1/2 Teaspoon Hemp Seeds (Optional)
- 1 Tablespoon Maple Syrup
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 385 Degrees.
- Wash potatoes but leave skin on.
- Slice Potatoes lengthwise into halves.
- Use coconut oil to grease baking sheet and potatoes.
- Place well greased potatoes flat size down on the baking sheet.
- Place potatoes in heated oven and allow to bake for 20-30 minutes.
- At 20 minute mark, carefully check potatoes with a knife or fork to see if they are tender. The fork should pierce the skin with little resistance and come out with little effort. If they are tender, remove the potatoes. If not, allow them to bake longer, checking every 5-7 minutes.
- Once tender and removed from oven, carefully flip the potatoes so the flat side is up.
- Sprinkle the salt over potatoes.
- Slice the banana(s) and place them over the potatoes.
- Sprinkle the cinnamon over the bananas.
- Place the potatoes back in the oven for another 5 minutes.
- Remove the potatoes and gently pour the maple syrup over them.
- Sprinkle hemp or any other seeds/nut you may want for some extra texture and crunch.
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Notes
This can serve 1-2 people. While this is made using no artificial sugar, maple syrup has a high glycemic index and could raise blood sugar levels. This can be problematic for some.
Some low glycemic swaps are:
Date Syrup
Coconut Nectar