I know I’m a little late for Thanksgiving with this recipe but sweet potatoes are still in season. And I’m hoping Thanksgiving isn’t the only time you eat these awkwardly shaped orange delights because they are so good and good for you.
Remember over the summer when I couldn’t get enough coconut? Well, I still love the stuff and I’ve found a way to bring the taste of the tropics to my Fall and Winter menu. I’ve added coconut to my sweet potatoes! Oh. Yes. I. Did!
When I saw FOOD52 making mashed sweet potatoes using coconut milk, it gave me an idea. On Thanksgiving, I added shredded coconut to my sweet potato and liked it. But it needed a little something else to moisten it up, which is when I remembered the coconut milk.
So the next time I cooked a couple sweet potatoes, I removed the skin, whipped them up, added brown sugar, coconut milk to help make them creamy and add a little coconut flavor, just a dab of butter, cinnamon, and shredded coconut flakes. The result was A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!
If you love coconut, then you’ll absolutely flip for these sweet potatoes! They’re sweet and creamy, and I love the texture the coconut flakes bring to them. It’s like a little taste of the islands brought to your table during these long cold winter months.
Watch me make this recipe on Simmer here.
Coconut Sweet Potatoes
Serves 4
Ingredients
2 medium sweet potatoes – cooked, skinned, and quartered
1 Tablespoon unsalted butter (can also use margarine)
6 Tablespoons brown sugar, packed
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Dash of cinnamon for topping
Directions
If cooking in the oven, preheat oven to 325F degrees.
Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
Clean sweet potatoes under running water and scrub with a vegetable brush until clean. Dry.
Blend in butter and coconut milk until potatoes become creamier in texture.
Mix in brown sugar, flaked coconut, and cinnamon until all ingredients are blended.
Pour into a serving bowl. May have to heat in the microwave for a minute or two before serving if they have cooled off too much.
Top with a dash of cinnamon and a few coconut strips on top and serve.
*Helpful Hints*
Follow Julie’s board Sweet and Spicy Monkey on Pinterest.
Shared with: On Display Thursday #22 , Foodie Friends Friday Linky Party, Freedom Fridays with All My Bloggy Friends #58, Skip the Housework #45 Link Party, Mix it Up Monday!, Crafty and Delicious Party
Thank you Kimberly!
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I'm totally in love with this! Yummy. Pinned and tweeted. We appreciate you being a part of our party, and I hope to see you on tonight at 7 pm. We love partying with you!Happy Monday! Lou Lou Girls
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Thank you for the kind words Shelly! I hope you get a chance to try these…soon. 🙂
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I love sweet potatoes AND coconut, but I've never thought of combining them like that! I'm intrigued! Thanks so much for sharing them at On Display Thursday! We hope to see you again tonight at 9 pm central! http://www.thedomesticheart.com/display-thursday-23
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Thank you and if you love coconut, you'll love it in your sweet potatoes too Leia!
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I love sweet potatoes. I've never tried them with coconut, sounds yummy! Thanks for sharing at On Display Thursday. Join us again this Wednesday night!-Leia @ Eat It & Say Yum
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