Ingredients
6 each large sweet potatoes
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup lightly packed brown sugar
1/4 tsp ground ginger
2 tbsp cornstarch
1 cup unsweetened pineapple juice
1 tsp lemon juice
1 tbsp low fat margarine
Directions
Place sweet potatoes in a large kettle and add water to cover. Cook
over medium heat until barely tender; drain. Peel and cut potatoes
into fourths. Arrange in a medium size casserole. Preheat oven to
350F. While potatoes are cooking, combine sugars, ginger and
cornstarch in a small saucepan. Add pineapple juice and lemon juice.
Stir over medium heat until sugars are dissolved and mixture starts
to bubble; stir in margarine. Pour sauce over potatoes. Bake
uncovered 50 to 60 min or until sauce is thickened. Cal: 149, Fat:
trace.
Servings: 10 servings
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Categories: Potato; Sauce; Vegetable
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