Guest Post, Paleo Cupboard: Mashed Sweet Potatoes in Orange Cups

Ingredients

• 3 pounds yams or sweet potatoes
• 3 tablespoons raw honey
• 5 tablespoons ghee
• 1 teaspoons grated orange zest
• 3/4 teaspoon sea salt (or more to taste)
• ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
• ¼ teaspoon allspice
• 5 or 6 large oranges
• ½ cup chopped raw pecans or almonds (optional)

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 400F
2. Pierce each sweet potatoes or yams a few times with a fork. Bake in a roasting pan for 45 to 60 minutes or until tender.
3. While your potatoes are baking, cut a very thin slice from bottom of each orange to make it sit flat (make sure not to pierce through to the flesh). Cut a thick slice from the top of the oranges. Scoop out pulp and reserve for another use (orange juice anyone?). Carve the oranges with whatever shapes you like (optional…but not really because this is the most fun part!)
4. Once your potatoes are done, remove them from the oven and cut in half lengthwise. Hold them with a towel and scoop out the pulp into a medium sized mixing bowl. Add the raw honey, ghee, orange zest, sea salt, ground black pepper and allspice and blend with a hand mixer until smooth (about one minute). Taste and add additional seasonings if desired.
5. Place the orange cups on a plate and spoon the potato mixture into each orange until it is almost full. Top with some chopped raw pecans or almonds if desired and serve.