Supplies

• Pizza pan or cookie sheet or aluminum foil
• Measuring spoons
• Potato masher or large fork
• bowl

Ingredients

• 4 medium to large sweet potatoes or yams
• 3 tbs. parave margarine
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
• pinch of nutmeg (optional)
• 2 tbs. chopped walnuts
• 3 tbs. dried cranberries or raisins
• 1/3 cup apple peeled and diced
• 1/3 cup drained canned mandarin oranges

Procedure

1. Pre-heat oven 375
2. With fork gently indent sweet potatoe 3 or 4 times lightly
3. Bake about 1/2 hour or until soft to the touch
4. Take potatoes out of the oven and let cool a little
5. Cut in 1/2 lengthwise
6. With a tablespoon take out the inside of the potatoe, place in bowl, leaving about 1/4 inch of potatoe around inside of skin.
7. Be careful to keep skin whole.
8. Mash potatoes with potatoe masher.
9. Add margarine, honey, vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg
10. Mix together well.
11. With spoon place potatoe mixture back into skins.
12. Combine dry cranberries, apples and walnuts.
13. Top each potatoe with cranberries, apple, and walnut mixture
14. Reheat in 350 degree oven for 10 to 15 minutes to warm up

Makes 6 to 8 servings

NOTE: Can be made a day ahead and placed in the refrigerator and reheated before serving.

Ideal for Rosh Hashana and Thanksgiving