These spiced-up sweet potatoes are a pre-workout powerhouse.

COCONUT CAYENNE SMASHED SWEET POTATOESSERVINGS: 6
PREP TIME: 20 min.   |   COOK TIME: 60 min.

YOU’LL NEED

  • 1kg sweet potatoes, washed and ends trimmed
  • ½ cup light coconut milk
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • ½ tsp ground cayenne pepper
DIRECTIONS
1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees. Pierce sweet potatoes with fork and individually wrap in aluminum foil. Place on oven rack and bake for 1 hour, flipping halfway through.
2. Remove potatoes from oven and cool for 20 minutes. Then remove foil and peel the skin from the potatoes.
3. In a large bowl, combine sweet potatoes, coconut milk, cinnamon, and cayenne pepper. Mash with fork until smooth and lump-free.
This recipe excerpted from The Bodybuilder’s Kitchen, by Erin Stern at amazon.com