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This month's Heart Healthy Recipes’ newsletter features savory fall flavors in our sweet potato pecan casserole, along with a tangy sweet potato salad. The potato salad includes a zesty dressing, crunchy veggies, and more. Also, featured in this month's newsletter is a decadent, healthy, sweet potato brownie recipe.

Benefits of Sweet Potatoes:

The potassium-rich sweet potatoes help promote heart health by lowering blood pressure, along with supporting even heart beats and keeping the heart in a steady rhythm.

Sweet potatoes help benefit the heart with nutrition - including a healthy amount of vitamin A, vitamin C, and manganese. Sweet potatoes may also help the immune system function better, which is especially important during these upcoming winter months.

In addition, the high-fiber content in sweet potatoes help provide optimum benefits to the digestive tract furthering over-all health and protection to the heart.

Sweet Potato Pecan Casserole

Recipe Ingredients:

1 cup unsweetened applesauce

3 tablespoons grapeseed oil

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon sea salt (optional)

pinch of ground nutmeg

1 cup pecans, chopped

Recipe Instructions:

Gently wash sweet potatoes and place in covered baking dish and bake in preheated oven until soft, approximately 1-1½ hours.

Remove from oven, cut in half and let cool.

Remove skins and set sweet potatoes aside.

Reduce oven to 375°F. Add applesauce and sweet potatoes to a blender or food processor and blend until smooth. Add cinnamon, sea salt (optional), and nutmeg. Blend until combined.

Transfer to a 9” baking dish and sprinkle with pecans.

Bake at 375°F for 25-30 minutes and until top is lightly browned.

Allow to cool for approximately 15 minutes before serving.

Makes 10 servings.

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Sweet Potato Salad

Recipe Ingredients:

2 celery stalks, finely chopped

1 red bell pepper, diced

½ red onion, thinly sliced

2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped

2 tablespoons fresh chives, chopped

For the dressing:

2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar

1 tablespoon mustard

1 tablespoon honey

1 garlic clove, minced

¼ teaspoon black pepper

Recipe Instructions:

In a large mixing bowl, combine the sweet potatoes, celery, red bell pepper, red onion, parsley, and chives.

In a separate small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, apple cider vinegar, mustard, honey, garlic, and black pepper.

Pour the dressing over the sweet potato mixture and toss gently until well coated.

Chill the salad in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour to allow the flavors to blend then serve.

Makes 4 servings.

Sweet Potato Brownies

Recipe Ingredients:

½ cup unsweetened applesauce

½ cup cocoa powder

½ cup honey or maple syrup

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

½ cup whole wheat flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

pinch of sea salt (optional)

½ cup dark chocolate chips

Recipe Instructions:

Lightly oil a 9 x 9-inch baking pan with neutral grapeseed oil.

Peel and chop the sweet potatoes, then steam them until soft. Mash them until smooth and set aside to cool.

In a large mixing bowl, combine the mashed sweet potatoes, applesauce, cocoa powder, honey (or maple syrup), and vanilla extract. Mix well until smooth.

In a separate bowl, whisk together the whole wheat flour, baking powder, and salt. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the sweet potato mixture, stirring until just combined.

Fold in the dark chocolate chips.

Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan and spread it evenly. Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out with a few crumbs attached.

Allow the brownies to cool completely before cutting into squares and serve.

Makes 12 servings.

For More Sweet Potato Recipes, Please Visit:

Sweet Potato Chowder

Sweet Potato Quiche

Ceramic Heirloom Tea Collection

Ceramic Teacup

Blue Floral Ceramic Teapot

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