Coal Fired Sweet Potatoes

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 sweet potatoes
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
• 3 tablespoons chopped pecans
• 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 place the sweet potatoes directly onto a bed of hot coals. cook for 40 minutes, turning once halfway through cooking.
• 2 melt the butter and add the maple syrup, pecans, cinnamon, cayenne pepper and salt. continue heating on low for about a minute or just til a layer of bubbles forms over the surface. remove from heat but keep warm.
• 3 remove the potatoes from the coals and brush away excess char. split the potatoes lengthwise and top with the maple pecan butter.