Spiced, Sweet Potato Spirals

Servings: 4
Preparation Time: 20 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1 tablespoon coconut oil
• 3–4 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and spiral cut
• 1 small red onion, sliced
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin

Directions:

Heat the coconut oil in a large skillet. Add sweet potato spirals, onion, and garlic. Add all of the seasonings and stir well.

Cook over medium heat for about 15–20 minutes or until soft, tossing a few times during cooking.

Serve hot.

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Gluten-Free, Baked Sweet Potato Pancakes

Servings: 8
Preparation Time: 1 hour plus 15 minutes

Ingredients:

• 3 pounds sweet potatoes, baked and skin removed
• 1/4 cup coconut oil
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 4 eggs
• 3 tablespoons coconut flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon

Directions:

Mash baked sweet potatoes, and then mix in remaining ingredients. Shape into small cakes. This recipe makes about 16.

Bake cakes at 350 degrees F for 40 minutes.

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Nutty Sweet Potato/Pumpkin Muffins

Servings: 12 muffins
Preparation Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients:

• 2 cups ground almonds
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1/4 cup flax meal
• 2 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda (omit if using coconut milk)
• dash of sea salt
• 1/2 cup whole sugar or honey
• 1 cup unsweetened pumpkin or mashed sweet potatoes
• 1/2 cup coconut milk* or buttermilk
• 2 eggs, (large)
• 1/4 cups of melted coconut oil

Directions:

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Grease a 12-cup muffin tin.

Stir all dry ingredients together. If using honey as a sweetener, mix it with the wet ingredients.

In a separate large bowl, stir together the wet ingredients, and then mix them into the dry ingredients thoroughly. Spoon the batter into the muffin cups. Bake for approximately 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out dry.

Cool muffins in pan for 10–15 minutes before removing. Place on a rack to finish cooling.

*For the freshest coconut milk, make homemade coconut milk. (See video at this link.)

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