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Slow Cooker Sweet Potatoes

Type: 
Vegetables
Credits: 
Courtesy of Martha McKinnon
Prep time: 
10
Minutes
Cooking time: 
6 to 8
Hours
Yield: 
8
People
Ingredients: 

6 medium (2 pounds) sweet potatoes or yams, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes

1 1/2 cups organic applesauce

1/3 cup maple syrup

2 tablespoons coconut oil

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans, toasted

Directions: 

Place sweet potatoes in 2 to 3 1/2-quart slow cooker.

Mix applesauce, maple syrup, coconut oil and cinnamon together and spoon over potatoes.

Cover and cook on low heat setting 6 to 8 hours or until potatoes are very tender.

Sprinkle with nuts and serve.

Notes: 
You can mash the cooked potatoe mixture together or leave whole.