On the Yam

Thanksgiving is here!  Yea!  And so are the extra pounds!  Yea!  There isn’t much you can do about it, it’s inevitable…it’s gonna get ugly, so you might as well give in and be happy.  But hold on a second…you can indulge-without all hell breaking loose.  

Thanksgiving only comes once a year; you shouldn’t have to deprive yourself of your holiday favorites just to keep from blowing up like a balloon.  Believe it or not, there are recipe makeovers out there that can taste even better than the original.  Take my personal favorite for example, I’ve been making this recipe (makeover version) for twenty years now (for those who are doing the math, yes, I started cooking at age 4.)  

The recipe makeover below originally appeared in Shape magazine twenty years ago-I’ve been making it ever since.

  It’s called the Sweet Potato Puff and it was submitted for a makeover by registered dietician Evelyn Tribole and it is wonderful!  Let me know how you like it.

 

Serves 10	Calories	Fat	Chol
		(g)	(mg)
BEFORE
Sweet potato Mixture
3 cups fresh (cooked)
sweet potatoes	540	1	0
1/3 cup butter	541	61	166
2 eggs	150	10	426
1 cup sugar	768	0	0
1/2 tsp. salt	0	0	0
1 tsp. vanilla	8	0	0
2 tbsp. flour	57	0	0
Topping
1/3 cup flour	152	trace	0
1 cup brown sugar	820	0	0
1/3 cup butter	541	61	166
1 cup chopped pecans	794	81	0
Total (whole recipe)	4,371	214	758
(per serving)	437	21.4	758
Serves 10	Calories	Fat	Chol
		(g)	(mg)
AFTER
Sweet potato Mixture
3 cups fresh (cooked)
sweet potatoes	540	1	0
4 egg whites	68	0	0
1/4 cup sugar	192	0	0
1 tsp. vanilla	8	0	0
2 tbsp. flour	57	0	0
Topping
3 tbs flour	85	0	0
1/2 cup brown sugar	410	0	0
2 tbs. butter	203	23	62
1/2 cup chopped pecans	397	40	0
Total (whole recipe)	1,960	64	62
(per serving)	196	6.4	6

Preheat oven to 350° F.  Apply vegetable oil cooking spray to 1½ quart casserole dish.  Using a food processor or mixer, smooth together all sweet potato mixture ingredients and pour into dish.  To make topping, crumble flour, brown sugar and butter in small bowl; stir in pecans.  Sprinkle over sweet potato mixture.  Bake for 30 minutes until golden brown.
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