Sweet Potatoes are a perfect food not only for your holiday meals, they also make for a tasty snack or to accompany a hearty soup or salad at lunchtime.

Ingredients:

• 4 large sweet potatoes, scrubbed
• Coconut oil for brushing
• Kosher salt
• Freshly ground black pepper to taste
• Butter or Earth Balance™ to taste

Preparation Instructions

1. Heat oven to 450 degrees.
2. Brush potatoes with coconut oil and place potatoes in a glass cooking dish with lid.
3. Cover and cook in hot oven for 40 minutes or until easily pierced with a fork.
4. Remove from oven and serve hot.
5. Season with salt, pepper and butter to taste.

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