With the transition to fall comes the Pumpkin Spice Latte craze. People go mad for the hot, spiced beverage. However, this recipe can be a replacement for the high calorie latte in the form of a nutrient packed side dish. Sweet potatoes are a great source of vitamin A, potassium, and fiber. The addition of the spices actually makes you feel more satiated when you finish the meal and provides a slight bump in metabolism. Try this twist on sweet potatoes and let me know what you think!<\/p>\n
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Sweet and Spicy Sweet Potatoes<\/strong><\/p>\n 4 large sweet potatoes Directions:<\/strong><\/p>\n Preheat the oven to 400 and spray a baking sheet with cooking spray. Peel the sweet potatoes and cut them into 1\/2 inch cubes. Place on the baking sheet and spray generously with cooking spray, sprinkle with garlic powder, chili powder, cinnamon, cayenne, salt and pepper and drizzle the 1\/3 cup maple syrup all over. Mix well.<\/p>\n Arrange in one layer on the baking sheet and roast in the oven for 1\/2 hour or until they are fork tender. Raise the oven to 450 and bake for another 15-20 minutes until they are brown around the edges.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" With the transition to fall comes the Pumpkin Spice Latte craze. People go mad for the hot, spiced beverage. However, this recipe can be a replacement for the high calorie…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":66,"featured_media":53867,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[763,966,1050,1279,2155,3214,2789],"class_list":{"0":"post-53820","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fit-food-and-recipes","8":"tag-delicious","9":"tag-fall","10":"tag-fitzness","11":"tag-healthy","12":"tag-recipe","13":"tag-sweet-potatoes","14":"tag-vegetarian"},"yoast_head":"\n
\nCooking spray
\n2 tablespoons garlic powder
\n3 tablespoons chili powder
\n1\/2 tablespoons cinnamon
\n1\/2 teaspoons cayenne
\n1\/3 cup maple syrup
\nSalt and freshly ground pepper<\/p>\n