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Smoked Sweet Potatoes





Total Time
1 hr 15 mins

Oakland chef Tanya Holland typically puts cream and butter in her smoked sweet potatoes (often called yams), but to make them kosher for her Passover Seder, she uses coconut butter instead.

This recipe, and others like it, can be found in the article “These 9 Tanya Holland Recipes Represent a New Soul Food for the West.”

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Photo: Thomas J. Story

 4 pounds orange-fleshed sweet potatoes (often labeled "yams")
 3 cups mesquite chips, soaked in water at least 30 minutes
 1/4 cup virgin coconut butter*
 3 to 4 tbsp. maple syrup
 1/4 to 1/2 tsp. cayenne
  About 3/4 tsp. kosher salt
Step 1
1

Preheat oven to 400°. Peel yams, then slice crosswise 1 in. thick. Sprinkle wood chips in a large roasting pan. Set a baking rack over chips. Pour in 1/4 in. water. Put yams on rack, cover with foil, and roast until a knife slides in easily, 1 hour.

Step 2
2

Mash yams. Stir in remaining ingredients and a little hot water if they seem stiff.

Step 3
3

*Find at well-stocked markets and online.

Nutrition Facts

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Amount per serving
Calories219
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 5.1g7%

Saturated Fat 4.8g24%
Cholesterol 0.0mg0%
Sodium 236mg11%
Total Carbohydrate 41g15%

Dietary Fiber 5.9g22%
Protein 3.1g

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.