Ingredients

The following ingredients have 3 Servings
  • 3 medium sweet potatoes
  • 2 tbsp. butter (plus some for pecans)
  • 2 ounces cream cheese
  • 2 tbsp. maple syrup
  • 1 tsp. ground cinnamon (plus some for pecans)
  • dash of cayenne pepper
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 1/4 cup chopped pecans

Instruction

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  • Scrub and wash potatoes well and then pierce in several places with a fork.
  • Bake in preheated oven approximately 30-40 minutes until you can stick fork into potatoes easily.
  • Remove from the oven, reduce temperature to 350 degrees and allow potatoes to cool about 10 minutes.
  • Meanwhile add butter and cream cheese to medium mixing bowl.
  • Cut top off each potato and scoop potato flesh into mixing bowl.
  • While mixing the potatoes add the potato skins back to the oven to crisp up a bit.
  • Mix potatoes, butter, and cream cheese with hand mixer until smooth and creamy.
  • Add cinnamon and maple syrup and mix till combined.
  • Remove skins from oven after about 10 minutes or till desired crispness and fill with potato mixture.
  • Top with toasted pecans and return to the oven for about 15 more minutes