Slow-Cooker Sweet Potatoes with Applesauce

• servings: 6 servings
• total time: 8 hours 15 minutes

Ingredients

3 to 4 medium sweet potatoes (2 lb), peeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes

1 1/2 cups applesauce

2/3 cup packed brown sugar

3 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 cup chopped nuts, toasted

Directions

Place sweet potatoes in 2- to 3 1/2-quart slow cooker. Mix remaining ingredients except nuts; spoon over potatoes.

Cover and cook on low heat setting 6 to 8 hours or until potatoes are very tender.

Sprinkle with nuts. This recipe was tested in slow cookers with heating elements in the side and bottom of the cooker, not in cookers that stand only on a heated base. For slow cookers with just a heated base, follow the manufacturer’s directions for layering ingredients and choosing a temperature.

Nutrition

• Calories: 350
• Total Fat: 2
• Saturated Fat: 2 g
• Cholesterol: 0 mg
• Sodium: 100 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 60 g
• Dietary Fiber: 5 g
• Protein: 3 g