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HEART-HEALTHY RECIPE

Sweet Potato Custard

Source: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: Stay Young at Heart - Cooking the Heart-Healthy Way (www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/other/syah)

Yield: 6 servings - Serving Size: ½ cup

Sweet potatoes and bananas combine to make a flavorful low fat custard made with evaporated skim milk and no added fat.

  • 1 C mashed cooked sweet potato
  • ½ C mashed banana (about 2 small)
  • 1 C evaporated skim milk
  • 2 Tbsp packed brown sugar
  • 2 beaten egg yolks (or 1/3 cup egg substitute)
  • 2½ tsp salt
  • nonstick cooking spray as needed
  • ¼ C raisins
  • 1 Tbsp sugar
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  1. In a medium bowl, stir together sweet potato and banana.
  2. Add milk, blending well.
  3. Add brown sugar, egg yolks, and salt, mixing thoroughly.
  4. Spray a 1-quart casserole with nonstick cooking spray. Transfer sweet potato mixture to casserole dish.
  5. Combine raisins, sugar, and cinnamon; sprinkle over top of sweet potato mixture.
  6. Bake in a preheated 325º F oven for 40-45 minutes or until a knife inserted near center comes out clean.

Each serving provides: Calories: 144, Total fat: 2 g, Saturated fat: less than 1 g, Cholesterol: 92 mg*, Sodium: 235 mg
*If using egg substitutes, cholesterol will be lower.

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