Healthy Recipes - Warm Winter Meals

North Coast District Parish Nurse

Healthy Recipe of the Month

November 2009

Festive Fruited Yams

Makes 8 servings

This sweet low-fat recipe makes an excellent side dish or dessert and is an opportunity to boost your immune system and cancer-fighting capacity over the holiday season.

Ingredients
4 yams or sweet potatoes, peeled
1 large green apple, peeled and chopped
1 cup fresh cranberries, or 1/4 cup dried cranberries
1/2 cup raisins
2 tablespoons sugar or other sweetener
1/2 cup orange juice


Preheat oven to 350°F. Cut yams into 1-inch chunks and place in a large baking dish. Top with apple, cranberries, and raisins. Sprinkle with sugar or other sweetener, then pour orange juice over all. Cover and bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes, or until yams are tender when pierced with a fork.

Nutrition Information available here>

Courtesy of the Cancer Project Recipe by Jennifer Raymond, M.S., R.D.
Cancer Project Recipe of the Week Archive