1 (17 oz.) can cut sweet potatoes, drained
2 tsp. butter, melted
2 tsp. maple syrup
1/8 tsp. cinnamon
4 med. red apples for baking
Shredded coconut or chopped nuts

Syrup: Melt 1 tablespoon butter in saucepan. Stir in 1/3 cup maple syrup, 3 tablespoons water, and 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mash sweet potatoes with butter, maple syrup, and cinnamon. Slice top 1/4 from each apple. Remove core and some apple. Fill apples with sweet potatoes, mounding over top of each apple. Place in baking dish and sprinkle with coconut or nuts. Pour above syrup into baking dish, spooning over apples. Bake in oven 1 hour or until apples are done. Spoon syrup over apples once during baking. Serve apples with syrup. Serves 4.