Yams with Spiced Sorghum Butter Recipe

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Yams with Spiced Sorghum Butter
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Ingredients:

  • 9 tablespoonssorghum syrup* or 1/2 cup clover honey plus 1 tbsp robust-flavored (dark) molasses
  • 1/2 tsp ground cloves
  • large pinch of cayenne pepper
  • 8 10- to 11-oz yams ( red-skinned sweet potatoes )

Directions:

  1. Beat butter, sorghum syrup, cinnamon, cloves and cayenne in medium bowl to blend; season with salt. (Can be prepared 5 days ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Bring mixture to room temperature before using.)
  2. Preheat oven to 350°F. Rinse potatoes; pat dry. Pierce each several times with fork; place on baking sheet. Bake potatoes until tender, about 1 hour.
  3. Cut top of each potato lengthwise; press in ends to open top. Spoon some sorghum butter into opening of each potato and serve.
  4. *Sorghum syrup (a juice extracted from cereal grass) is available at some natural foods stores or by mail order; call Brownville Mills at 800-305-7990
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1220.18 Kcal (5109 kJ)
Calories from fat 103.05 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 11.45g 18%
Cholesterol 30.37mg 10%
Sodium 716.6mg 30%
Potassium 4386.42mg 93%
Total Carbs 260.28g 87%
Sugars 52.01g 208%
Dietary Fiber 39.18g 157%
Protein 26.16g 52%
Vitamin C 26mg 43%
Vitamin A 13.1mg 438%
Iron 13mg 72%
Calcium 396.7mg 40%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 92.83 Kcal (389 kJ)
Calories from fat 7.84 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0.87g 18%
Cholesterol 2.31mg 10%
Sodium 54.52mg 30%
Potassium 333.7mg 93%
Total Carbs 19.8g 87%
Sugars 3.96g 208%
Dietary Fiber 2.98g 157%
Protein 1.99g 52%
Vitamin C 2mg 43%
Vitamin A 1mg 438%
Iron 1mg 72%
Calcium 30.2mg 40%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 24.6
    Points
  • 30
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • low fat,
  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium,
  • low cholesterol,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar

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