Heavenly Yam Delight Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 cup all purpose flour
• 1/4 cup plus 2/3 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1/3cup chopped pecans
• 7 tablespoons margarine
• 1 8-ounce package fat free cream cheese
• 1 8-ounce container fat free frozen whipped topping, thawed and divided
• 2 15-ounce cans Louisiana yams (sweet potatoes) drained or 2 cups fresh sweet potatoes, cooked and cut into chunks
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. In large bowl, combine flour, 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar, pecans and margarine. Press into bottom of 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking pan. Bake 20 minutes. Set aside to cool.
3. In mixing bowl, mix cream cheese and 2/3 cup confectioners' sugar until creamy. Fold in 3/4 cup whipped topping. Spread cream cheese mixture over cooled crust.
4. In mixing bowl, beat sweet potatoes, sugar, and cinnamon until smooth. Spread over cream cheese mixture. Top with remaining whipped topping. Refrigerate.

Serves
Makes 16 servings

SOURCE:
Louisiana Sweet Potato Commission

Heavenly Yam Delight Recipe

(Family Features) - It may not be as hard as you think to get kids to eat more veggies. Sweet Potatoes are naturally sweet and delicious, so you don't have to disguise them and trick your kids into enjoying healthier foods.

• The sweet potato is a complex carbohydrate that contains more than one-third the recommended daily requirements of vitamin C.

• Potassium in sweet potatoes also helps maintain fluid and electrolyte balance in the body cells, as well as normal heart and nerve functions.

By adding Louisiana Sweet Potatoes (both fresh and canned) to your kids' diet, you're boosting their nutrition and helping them learn healthy eating habits. Because they're available year-round, it's easy to incorporate sweet potatoes into any meal, from breakfast to dessert.

For more recipes the whole family will want to dig into, visit the Louisiana Sweet Potato Commission's Web site, www.sweetpotato.org .

Yamster the Hamster® encourages kids to learn more about sweet potatoes. To see Yamster and for recipes that kids can help prepare with adults, go to  www.sweetpotato.org .