These Honey Kefir Cheese Stuffed Sweet Potatoes s are a simple way to combine together Lifeway Kefir and Lifeway Farmer Cheese perfectly for a main dish or appetizer. We used a local Chicago honey from Chicago Honey CO-OP as a way to show support and gratitude for the local community. After all, the best memories are shared through good food!
The Benefits of Cultured Dairy for Better Health:
Research continues to show the importance of eating healthy foods, including cultured dairy such as kefir, for better gut health, a strong immune system, and to support the microbiome. Fermented foods like kefir hold important value in this line of research due to the link between the gut-brain axis and overall health. Specifically, kefir has been shown to help diversify the microbiome, improve digestion, reduce inflammation, and even help support healthier blood sugar levels and improve levels of satiety due to how it triggers the release of GLP-1 since it is an excellent source of protein and high in bioavailable nutrition.
Lifeway Kefir contains a variety of nutrients that are vital for healthy bones and overall health: vitamin D3, K, calcium, and vitamin B12. Lifeway also offers our artisan-made Farmer Cheese, a creamy cultured cheese made with live and active cultures to support a healthy microbiome that is also an excellent source of complete protein.
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup Farmer Cheese
- 1/4 cup Lowfat Plain Kefir
- 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.
- Using a fork, slightly separate the flesh from the skin of the potato. Mix the Kefir and Farmer Cheese in a small food processor, then even distribute the kefir farmer cheese mixture into the open sweet potatoes and add the other toppings among the sweet potatoes.
- Mix together and serve.
