Friday Night Lights Thanksgiving Bites
1st Place Mountain State Fair Tailgate Recipe Contest. Sharon Gates - Leicester, NC
Recipe
Ingredients
- 2-3 Large NC sweetpotatoes
- ½ cup milk
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons butter
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ pound cooked cubed turkey
- 1 3 oz. block cream cheese – softened
- ½ cup diced onion
- ½ cup dried cranberries
- 1 refrigerated pie crust
- 18-24 mini marshmallows
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 350̊
- Begin with cooled baked sweetpotato (oven or microwaved baked)
- Peel baked sweetpotato, add milk, maple syrup, butter and cinnamon, beat with a band mixer into a smooth puree
- In a separate bowl, mix together cubed turkey, cream cheese, onion and cranberries
- Spray muffin pan with cooking spray
- Unroll pie crust; using a biscuit cutter, cut rounds of dough slightly larger than the cups of your muffin pan
- Line muffin cups with dough rounds. Spoon in turkey and cranberry mixture evenly.
- Top each cup with a generous spoonful of sweetpotato puree
- Bake in preheated oven, 12-15 minutes until crust is golden brown and filling is heated through
- Add 3 mini marshmallows to the top of the sweetpotato layer on each serving and bake an additional 2-3 minutes to brown marshmallows.
Notes
Nutrition Facts
Friday Night Lights Thanksgiving Bites
Serving Size
1
Amount per Serving
Calories
261
% Daily Value*
Fat
9
g
14
%
Saturated Fat
3
g
19
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
1
g
Monounsaturated Fat
4
g
Cholesterol
24
mg
8
%
Sodium
558
mg
24
%
Potassium
385
mg
11
%
Carbohydrates
36
g
12
%
Fiber
3
g
13
%
Sugar
13
g
14
%
Protein
11
g
22
%
Vitamin A
8055
IU
161
%
Vitamin C
9
mg
11
%
Calcium
104
mg
10
%
Iron
1
mg
6
%
Net Carbohydrates
33
g
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Nutrition
Serving: 1Calories: 261kcalCarbohydrates: 36gProtein: 11gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 24mgSodium: 558mgPotassium: 385mgFiber: 3gSugar: 13gVitamin A: 8055IUVitamin C: 9mgCalcium: 104mgIron: 1mgNet Carbohydrates: 33g
