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Serve this with Holiday Ham

What would your holiday ham be without a sweet potato side dish? Here’s one with great flavor without all the fats and sugars.
Sweet Potatoes with Raisin-Nut
Sauce
      1   (17-ounce)   can   vacuumpacked
          sweet potatoes, drained
      1 (4-serving) package Jell-O
sugar-free vanilla cook-and-serve
pudding mix
      1 cup water
      3/4 cup seedless raisins
      3 tbsp chopped pecans

1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Preheat oven to 350 F. Spray an 8-by-8-inch baking dish with butter-flavored cooking spray. Evenly arrange sweet potatoes in prepared baking dish. In a medium saucepan, combine dry pudding mix, water and raisins. Cook over medium heat until mixture thickens and starts to boil, stirring often. Add pecans and cinnamon. Mix well to combine. Spoon raisin mixture evenly over sweet potatoes. Bake for 30 minutes. Place baking dish on a wire rack and let set for 5 minutes. Divide into 6 servings.

• Each serving equals: 171 calories, 3g fat, 2g protein, 34g carb., 121mg sodium, 30mg calcium, 2g fiber; Diabetic Exchanges: 1 Starch, 1 Fruit, 1/2 Fat.

Visit the Healthy Exchanges Web site at www.healthyexchanges. com or call toll-free at 1- 800-766-8961 for more information about its “common folk” healthy recipes.

(c) 2006 King Features Synd., Inc.


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