Coconut-Pecan Sweet Potatoes

Coconut-Pecan Sweet Potatoes requires around 4 hours and 15 minutes from start to finish. This recipe makes 12 servings with 250 calories, 3g of protein, and 8g of fat each. For 75 cents per serving, this recipe covers 12% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A few people made this recipe, and 36 would say it hit the spot. It works well as a cheap side dish. It is brought to you by Taste of Home. If you have brown sugar, sweet potatoes, ground cinnamon, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet. Overall, this recipe earns a good spoonacular score of 51%. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Pecan-Coconut Sweet Potatoes, Coconut-Pecan Slow Cooker Sweet Potatoes, and Coconut Whipped Sweet Potatoes with Maple-Pecan Drizzle.

Servings: 12

Preparation duration: 15 minutes

Cooking duration: 240 minutes

 

Ingredients:

1/3 cup packed brown sugar

1/4 cup reduced-fat butter, melted

1/2 cup flaked coconut

1/2 teaspoon coconut extract

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 cup chopped pecans

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/3 cup sugar

4 pounds sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Equipment:

slow cooker

Cooking instruction summary:

Directions Place sweet potatoes in a 5-qt. slow cooker coated with cooking spray. Combine the pecans, coconut, sugar, brown sugar, butter, cinnamon and salt; sprinkle over potatoes. Cover and cook on low for 4 hours or until potatoes are tender. Stir in extracts. Yield: 12 servings. Editor's Note: This recipe was tested with Land O'Lakes light stick butter. Originally published as Coconut-Pecan Sweet Potatoes in Healthy CookingOctober/November 2009, p49 Nutritional Facts 2/3 cup equals 211 calories, 7 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 5 mg cholesterol, 103 mg sodium, 37 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 2 g protein. Print Add to Recipe Box Email a Friend

 

Step by step:


1. Place sweet potatoes in a 5-qt. slow cooker coated with cooking spray.

2. Combine the pecans, coconut, sugar, brown sugar, butter, cinnamon and salt; sprinkle over potatoes.

3. Cover and cook on low for 4 hours or until potatoes are tender. Stir in extracts.


Nutrition Information:

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250k Calories
2g Protein
8g Total Fat
43g Carbs
7% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
250k
13%

Fat
8g
12%

  Saturated Fat
3g
23%

Carbohydrates
43g
14%

  Sugar
18g
20%

Cholesterol
10mg
3%

Sodium
167mg
7%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
2g
6%

Vitamin A
21571IU
431%

Manganese
0.65mg
32%

Fiber
5g
21%

Vitamin B6
0.33mg
16%

Potassium
548mg
16%

Copper
0.3mg
15%

Vitamin B5
1mg
13%

Magnesium
44mg
11%

Vitamin B1
0.15mg
10%

Phosphorus
87mg
9%

Iron
1mg
6%

Vitamin B2
0.1mg
6%

Calcium
55mg
6%

Folate
18µg
5%

Vitamin B3
0.92mg
5%

Vitamin C
3mg
5%

Zinc
0.69mg
5%

Vitamin E
0.57mg
4%

Vitamin K
3µg
3%

Selenium
1µg
2%

covered percent of daily need
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