Print this pageOur Farmer Cheese Stuffed Sweet Potatoes, seasoned with cozy autumn spices, is a warm and filling recipe that’s loaded with nutrients. Sweet potatoes are a superfood. They’re packed with vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin B6, and Manganese. Lifeway Farmer Cheese adds a dose of probiotics and protein. Our small-batch cheese is an incredibly versatile ingredient for all of your baking needs. Here, we purée the cheese with a mixture of maple syrup and cinnamon to give it a sweet and festive flavor.
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Ingredients
- 1 cup puréed Farmer Cheese
- 1 tbsp. cinnamon
- 1 tbsp. maple syrup
- 2 sweet potatoes
- handful of walnuts
- 2 tbsp. of hemp seeds
- ¼ tsp. each of cinnamon and nutmeg
- additional toppings: 1-2 tbsp local honey
Directions
- Pre-heat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- Prepare sweet potatoes by piercing each sweet potato with a fork a few times. Place them on a baking sheet and bake for 45 minutes to an hour.
- Once done, cut the sweet potatoes in half and let cool slightly.
- Prepare the farmer cheese by adding it to a food processor, along with the maple syrup, and cinnamon. Blend until smooth.
- Using a fork, slightly separate the flesh from the skin of the potato. Even distribute the farmer cheese mixture and the other toppings among the sweet potato halves.
- Mix together and serve.
