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No Bake sweetpotato pie bites

Ingredients • 1 cup pecans • 1 ½ cups oat flour (oats ground into flour) • 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice • ½ tsp fine sea salt • ⅞ cup cooked and mashed NC sweetpotato • ½ cup pure maple syrup • 1 Tbsp vanilla extract • Cinnamon sugar, for rolling Directions 1. Place the pecans in a food processor and process to the texture of coarse sand. Add the oat flour, pumpkin pie spice, and sea salt and pulse until combined. 2. Add the mashed sweetpotato, maple syrup and vanilla extract and process until all ingredients are evenly incorporated and the mixture clumps together into a dough. 3. Shape dough into small balls (about ¾ ounce each, or the size of a ping-pong ball) and roll in cinnamon- sugar to coat. 4. Store mini muffins in an airtight container for best results. If needed, roll in cinnamon sugar again before serving.

sweetpotato ideas for school lunches

Sweetpotatoes make a great addition to kids’ school lunches as meals and snacks because they are so versatile and full of nutrition! Filled with Vitamins A and C and a slew of antioxidants, sweetpotatoes help contribute to a healthy immune system, while also providing long-lasting, energizing carbohydrates for activity and classroom activities. 1. Add sweetpotatoes to baked meatballs 2. Serve a side dish of sweetpotato tater tots 3. Add pureed sweetpotatoes to mac n cheese 4. Make your pizza crust with sweetpotatoes 5. Add sweetpotato fruit leather for a snack Resources: 1. Roe, L.S., Meengs, J.S., Birch, L.L., Rolls, B.J. (2013). Serving a variety of vegetables and fruit as a snack increased intake in preschool children. American Journal Clinical Nutrition. 98(3):693–699. doi:10.3945/ajcn.113.062901 Download complete Educational Tool @ ncsweetpotatoes.com

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