Hey everyone, it is me, Dave, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, healthy sweet potatoes with apples. It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Healthy Sweet Potatoes with Apples is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals in the world. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. Healthy Sweet Potatoes with Apples is something which I’ve loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook healthy sweet potatoes with apples using 11 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Healthy Sweet Potatoes with Apples:
- Take Main Ingredients
- Make ready 1 large Sweet Potato
- Prepare 2 large Apples
- Prepare Spices
- Get 1 tsp finely chopped rosemary
- Take 1 tsp finely chopped thyme
- Get 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- Get 1 tsp finely chopped ginger
- Make ready 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- Get 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
- Take 1/2 tsp salt
Instructions to make Healthy Sweet Potatoes with Apples:
- Preheat the oven to 350°F for baking.
- Dice up the sweet potato into a pile of 1" wedges and throw into a medium bowl. For easy cooking, they shouldn't be more than 1/2" thick.
- Peel, core, and dice up the two apples into small 1/2" cubes. Throw into the same bowl with sweet potatoes.
- Finely chop the rosemary and thyme together, then finely chop the fresh ginger. Throw all the fresh and dry spices into the same bowl with the main ingredients.
- Pour extra virgin olive oil into the bowl and thoroughly mix everything together. Optionally you can throw everything into a large tupperware, cover, and shake well to mix the ingredients.
- Spread ingredients onto a large flat pan and bake at 350°F for 45 minutes or until soft.
- When done, center on pan, then scoop onto plate, and serve with protein of your choice.
How to Boost Your Mood with Food
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