Diabetic Recipes | Twice-Baked Sweet Potatoes

2 medium-size sweet potatoes
3 to 4 tablespoons fat-free sour cream
1 ¾ teaspoons Equal® for Recipes or 6 packets Equal® sweetener or ¼ cup Equal® Spoonful™
½ teaspoon orange extract
Salt and white pepper
2 tablespoons chopped pecans or 4 teaspoons flaked coconut

Directions:

1. Lightly grease potatoes; pierce with tines of fork. Place potatoes in baking pan and bake in 375°F (190°C) oven until tender, 35 to 40 minutes. Let stand until cool enough to handle.
2. Cut potatoes in half; carefully scoop out flesh; reserve potato shells.
3. Mash potato flesh until smooth; mix in sour cream, Equal®, and orange extract. Season to taste with salt and white pepper.
4. Spoon potato mixture into reserved potato skins. Place potatoes on baking pan and bake in preheated 400°F (205°C) oven until browned, about 20 minutes. Sprinkle with pecans or coconut (after baking), if desired.

Nutritional Info (per serving):

Calories: 249
Proteins: 5g
Carbs: 53g
Fat: 3g
Cholesterol: 0mg
Sodium: 422mg

Diabetic Exchanges: 3 Bread, ½ Fat

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