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Baked Batatas and Apples USDA Recipe for Family Child Care

The batata dulce or sweet potato is a root vegetable native to Central and South America, Mexico, and the West Indies. This combination of apples and batatas dulces creates a sweet, savory dish enjoyed by both kids and adults.
CACFP CREDITING INFORMATION
½ cup provides ¼ cup vegetable and ¼ cup fruit.
SOURCE
Team Nutrition CACFP Multicultural Recipe Project.
https://teamnutrition.usda.gov
Prep Time7 minutes
Cook Time40 minutes
Total Time47 minutes
Course: Side Dish, vegetarian
Cuisine: Mexican
Keyword: Recipes for Home, Home, 2021-02-batch, 508c, Multicultural
Age Group: Ages 3-5
Serving Size: 6
Program Type: CACFP
Program Meal Type: Breakfast, Snack
Conventional Meal Category: Side Dish, Vegetarian, Plant-based
Program Meal Component: Vegetables, Fruits
Vegetable Subgroup: Red-Orange Vegetables
Meal Service Temperature: Hot
Cooking Method: Bake
Season: Fall, Winter
6 Servings
Calories: 102

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons Brown sugar, packed
  • ½ teaspoon Cinnamon, ground
  • ¼ teaspoon Salt, table
  • 2 cups Sweet potatoes, (batatas dulces), fresh, peeled, ½" cubed
  • 3 cups Apples, fresh, peeled, cored, ½" cubed (recommend: Braeburn, gala, honey crisp, jonagold, or jonathans)
  • 1 tablespoon Canola oil
  • ¼ cup Orange juice
  • - - Nonstick cooking spray

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  • 3 tablespoons Brown sugar, packed
  • ½ teaspoon Cinnamon, ground
  • ¼ teaspoon Salt, table
  • 2 cups Sweet potatoes, (batatas dulces), fresh, peeled, ½" cubed
  • 3 cups Apples, fresh, peeled, cored, ½" cubed (recommend: Braeburn, gala, honey crisp, jonagold, or jonathans)
  • 1 tablespoon Canola oil
  • ¼ cup Orange juice
  • - - Nonstick cooking spray

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 °F.
  • Prepare cinnamon-sugar mixture: In a medium bowl, combine brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt.
  • Lightly coat a medium baking dish (about 8" x 8") with nonstick cooking spray.
  • Add sweet potatoes (batatas dulces), apples, oil, and orange juice to the cinnamon-sugar mixture and toss.
  • Place the sweet potato (batata dulce) and apple mixture in the baking dish.
  • Cover with foil and bake for 40 minutes, or until sweet potatoes (batatas dulces) are tender. Heat to 140 °F for at least 15 seconds.
  • Serve ½ cup.
    Critical Control Point: Hold at 140 °F or higher.

Nutrition

Serving: 0½ cup Baked Batatas and Apples. | Calories: 102 | Total Carbohydrate: 16g | Protein: 9g | Total Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 0g | Sodium: 214mg | Dietary Fiber: 5g | Total Sugars: 15g | Calcium: 3mg | Iron: 2mg