Baked Sweet Potatoes and Apples

From our friends at the American Heart Association

Image courtesy of the American Heart Association

Servings: 8
Serving Size: 1/2 C

Image courtesy of the American Heart Association

These warm seasonal apples make a great side dish for breakfast, lunch or dinner.

Ingredients

Cooking spray

1/4 cup sugar

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

3 medium sweet potatoes (peeled, cut crosswise into 1/4 inch slices)

2 medium sweet apples (such as Rome Beauty or Gala) peeled, each sliced into 10 wedges

3 tablespoons light tub margarine

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly spray a 1 1/2-quart glass casserole dish with cooking spray.
In a small bowl, stir together the sugar and cinnamon.
In the casserole dish, layer in order half each of the sweet potatoes, apples, and cinnamon-sugar. Dot with about half the margarine. Repeat.
Bake, covered, for 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes, or until the sweet potatoes and apples are soft.

Per serving (serves 8; serving size 1/2 C)

Calories	101
Total Fat	2.0 g (0.0 g saturated, 0.0 g trans fat, 0.5 g polyunsaturated, 1.0 g monounsaturated fats)
Cholesterol	0 mg
Sodium	61 mg
Carbohydrate	21 g (Dietary Fiber 3 g, Sugars 14 g)
Protein	1 g
Dietary Exchanges	1/2 fruit, 1 starch