I had three lovely sweet potatoes to use up, so last night I decided to make sweet potato open-faced sandwiches.
After chopping the sweet potatoes, I ‘basted’ them with coconut oil. I have been wanting to try this for a while now because I thought that the coconut and sweet potato tastes would blend well together. After basting, I sprinkled the fries with paprika and a tiny bit of fine grain sea salt.
I baked them in the oven at 350F for about 15 minutes on each side. I broiled them for another 5 minutes on med-low. Be sure to watch them very carefully on broil because the burn so fast!
While they were cooking I made a homemade ketchup consisting of organic tomato paste and some salt-free BBQ sauce. I continued along the ‘piping’ theme of the day and put it in a baggie so I could pipe it onto my open-faced sandwiches.
I also toasted up some flax bread:
Layered on the fries and then piped them with the homemade ketchup.
The result was simple yet magnificent.
Eric doesn’t like sweet potatoes, but he gobbled up this dinner. I like proving him wrong this week!
After I tried this, I said ‘OH wow. Sweet Potat-OH!’ Yup, I’m an odd one.
I couldn’t overtly taste the coconut oil on these fries, but I could definitely smell a hint of it. I think I put on too much though because the fries didn’t crisp up very much like they usually do. I would suggest not using more than 1/2 T of coconut oil to baste 3 sweet potatoes. I used 1 T and they were soaking a bit. ;)
Dessert:
A leftover Healthy Peanut Butter Coconut Swirl Pancake.
Dear God!!
I never thought I would see the day when a COLD, leftover pancake tasted brilliant right out of the fridge. I think I honestly might have liked it better COLD! The peanut butter and coconut/maple flavour was just bursting out of the pancake. This would make an awesome pre-run snack to. Just make a batch on Sunday and refrigerate them for the week. WOW!!!!!
Time to get back to work. I’m off to update Glo Bakery website and then try and figure out how to implement an online shopping cart + shipping tool. I want to cry! I don’t know where to even begin…
I may have to take my laptop outside to enjoys some sun.
I’m planning a fun fitness topic tonight, be sure to check it out!
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Have a lovely, healthy, and glowing day, :)
OMG…you make the best stuff! I don’t know what to make for dinner tonight….the sweet potato sandwich or the pancakes!
I’m with you on the cold pancakes. I make oat pancakes that I love warm, but the next day I pull them out of the fridge, put some almond butter and jam on them and they are even better!
Yum! You made me realize I am hungry! Time for lunch!
Those sammies look incredible. Sweet tatos rock! Josh (my husband) always says he doesn’t like them as well…but some how …when I crisp them up in the oven, he manages to eat them ;)
I’ve never been able to produce a crispy sweet potato fry.
Never though the oil was the culprit. Good idea!
HAHA! I LOVED THE HOMEMADE PIPED KETCHUP!!!!! That is so clever!! I bet a SP sammy was amazinggggggggggggggg.
Your creations ROCK, Ange. Always impressed!
HOPE you are having a HAPPY HAPPY Thursday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WoW those sandwiches look great!!! Good luck with the website issues. Wish I was a techie so I could help!
great sandwich idea! – so impressive ;)
A sweet potato sandwich might just be the best creation ever! I love how you are getting your husband to eat stuff he thinks he didn’t like, I hope I can do that with mine someday, he is super picky :)
Angie – I have been trying to find a creative way to get in more veggies – especially orange ones. I think your sweet potato idea will be appearing on a plate at my home really soon.
great idea! and i love the cold pancake for dessert :)
Does Eric usually have other stuff with his dinners, too? My husband is usually good about eating what I make, but I know that he needs more food than I normally do since he’s pretty active during the day (as compared to my desk job) and he weighs more/burns more.
Sweet potatoes with bread and ketchup? 3 of my favorite things so I’m sold! Do you find you aren’t as full with less protein in that meal?
Just curious because I definitely end up hungry again fairly soon after a meal lacking protein…
Those pancakes look to die for!
Mmm, I love sweet potatoes!
I love baked sweet potato fries, I’ll definitely be trying this recipe!
Can’t wait to try the pancake and sweet potatoes! Glad to hear I’m not the only one making up my own “odd” combos!
Last night I made Blueberry Crisp. Fresh blueberries with a TAD of brown rice syrup drizzled and the crisp part was: Pecans, Chia Seeds, Rolled Oats, Coconut Oil and Brown Rice Syrup (sparingly) – All blended together and sprinkled on top and then baked. SOOO GOOD and that topping could be used for everything!
sweet potato fries are the best! i love the coconut oil idea.
Looks yummy! My cat was SO glad to have a playmate. I highly recommend getting Sketchie a little brother or sister!
That would make a good prerun snack for sure!!!
my boyfriend also doesn’t like sweet taters but he loves the fries i make with them LOL
-muffy
To be honest I usually eat MORE than Eric at dinner. I think it is because he eats more during the day? I have no clue but it always seems like I’m eating him under the table, lol.
MMMMmm cold pancakes! I used to love cold French toast and those pancakes look like they would be kick ass cold! You are such an inspiration pretty lady!