(Recipe) Coconut-Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

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Coconut-Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

 

4 medium-size sweet potatoes

Vegetable oil

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup evaporated milk

1/3 cup orange juice

Pinch of salt

1 tablespoon grated orange rind

1 cup flaked coconut, divided

 

Scrub the potatoes thoroughly, and rub the skins with oil; bake at

375-degrees for 1 hour or until tender. Let cool to touch. Slice the

skin away from top of each potato Carefully scoop out pulp, leaving

shells intact. In a bowl combine the potato pulp, sugar, milk, orange

juice, and salt. Beat with an electric mixer until smooth. Stir in the

orange rind and 1/2-cup coconut. Spoon the mixture into the shells;

sprinkle with the remaining coconut. Bake at 350-degrees for 20 minutes

or until thoroughly heated.

 

Serves: 4.

 

Lori