Makes 4 servings.
Approximate cooking time: 50 minutes
Ingredients
- 3 medium sweet potatoes
- 1/2 cup unsweetened full fat canned coconut milk
- 1/4 cup unsweetened coconut flakes, toasted
- 1 pomegranate, seeded
- sea salt (optional)
- 2 Tbs cilantro, chopped
- 1 lime, cut into wedges
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400° F.
- Cut off ends of sweet potatoes. Using a heavy fork, prick 20 times around the surface of each potato.
- Arrange on a rimmed baking sheet and roast until tender (about 45 minutes).
- Let cool slightly, then mash sweet potatoes with a fork.
- Stir in coconut milk, coconut flakes and pomegranate seeds. Season with sea salt if desired.
- Garnish with cilantro and serve with lime wedges.
9 Comments
Regina
Fabulous!
Of course when I need a pomegrante – there were not any in the store.
However, I finely chopped up some strawberries to replace the pomegrante. We all enjoyed the sweet potatoes!!!
Bobby Rogers
I am assuming the toasted coconut just gets mixed in with the sweet potato? It calls for it in the ingredients, but says nothing in the directions!!
Neely
Yes, the coconut gets mixed in with all the other ingredients. Thanks for catching that – I corrected the recipe. Enjoy!
KSchmitt
I really liked having a crunch in these sweet potatoes (the pomegranate seeds), but the best part was the lime. I’ll be making this again!
Renee
So leave the skins on the sweet potatoes when they are mashed?
Neely
Renee – It’s up to you, but this recipe does include the skins.
desiree
Made this tonight as a pre-holiday presentation for my Paleo Challenge group. Loved the crunchy, smooth combo with sweet coconut against the tangy lime. A BIG HIT! Thanks so much for this inspiring dish.
Craig Shook
Aren’t sweet potatoes not allowed on the Paleo Diet?
chris
Just fork the sweet potatoes top and bottom 2-3 times, bake them 5 mins on full power in a microwave and then flip and do 5 more mins. Much easier and faster than the oven.