Adding sweet potatoes to traditional grits gives the dish more flavor and a creamy consistency. Try out this recipe for breakfast or as a side dish.
Total Time: 40 minutes
Yield: 4 cups
Ingredients:
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 cup corn grits
- 1 sweet potato, peeled and grated
- cinnamon to taste
Directions:
- In a large saucepan, heat up water and milk at medium to low heat.
- Wash the sweet potato, then peel and grate it.
- Once the milk has heated, slowly add the corn grits, stirring constantly.
- Add the grated sweet potato to the milk and grits mixture.
- Add a sprinkle of cinnamon.
- Simmer for 30 minutes with a lid on the pot.
- Stir mixture occasionally.
- For the last five minutes, leave the lid off to let excess moisture boil.
- Let the sweet potato grits cool before placing into a serving dish.
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Nutrition Facts
- One Serving :169g
- Calories: 71
- Fat: 2g
- Cholesterol: 5mg
- Sodium: 84mg
- Potassium: 173mg
- Carbohydrates: 12g
- Fiber: 2g
- Sugar: 5g
- Protein: 3g
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Christina Saschin can be reached at [email protected] or @Stina127 on Twitter.
