Maple Sweet Potato Pie with Brazil Nut Crust

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Skill Level	Easy

Preparation Time	10 minutes	Total Time	55 minutes
Servings	8	Cost Per Serving	$0.98

2	Large Sweet Potatoes, halved
1/2 cup	Low Fat Ricotta Cheese
2	Eggs
1/4 cup	Medjool Dates, pitted and finely chopped
1 tsp	Ground Cinnamon
1/2 tsp each	Ground Nutmeg, Ground Allspice
1/2 cup	Maple Syrup
1/2	Pomegranate
1	Flax Egg (1 tbsp Ground Flax + 3 tbsp Water, combined a few minutes ahead of time)
1/2 cup	Brazil Nuts
2 tbsp	Pure Cane Sugar
1 cup	Large Flake Oats
2 tbsp	Grape Seed Oil

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
Place the sweet potatoes cut side down on a baking tray lined with parchment paper and bake for about 25 minutes until soft. Allow to cool.
In a food processor, combine the brazil nuts, large flake oats and cane sugar, and pulse until well combined. Add the flax egg and grape seed oil and pulse until combined again. Remove the mixture and press into a greased pie tray. Bake for about 7 minutes, remove and cool.
Scoop the cooled sweet potato from the skin and add to a food processor with the ricotta, eggs, spices and maple syrup. Combine until smooth. Stir in the chopped dates and pour into the pie shell. Reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees F and bake for about 35 minutes, until the filling is firm and slightly golden brown.
Top with pomegranate arils (seeds) and some crushed brazil nuts.

PDF link to nutrition facts table for Maple Sweet Potato Pie with Brazil Nut Crust

Selenium is a mineral that our bodies need to make DNA and thyroid hormones. It also works as an antioxidant to prevent illness and infection. Selenium is naturally found in soil and in foods such as Brazil nuts, whole grains, poultry and red meat, and fish and seafood.
Selenium may help prevent prostate cancer and slow cancer growth, especially in advanced stages of prostate cancer. Studies looking at selenium in the diet have shown it may prevent prostate cancer, while studies of selenium supplements have not shown an effect. It is difficult to know whether selenium by itself has an effect on cancer risk because foods that contain selenium also contain other nutrients that may affect cancer risk or cancer growth. Choose foods rich in selenium as part of an overall healthy eating plan.
Folate is a B vitamin found in grains, beans, legumes and green leafy vegetables. Research studies have shown that men who meet their daily requirements of folate through their diets may have a lower risk of prostate cancer, whereas men who take folate supplements are at a higher risk of prostate cancer. Supplements make it easier to get too much of a nutrient which can create an imbalance in the cells of your body.