Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes with Streusel Topping

Ingredients

• 2 large sweet potatoes
• ¼ cup cream cheese
• ½ tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 tbsp pure maple syrup

For Streusel

• 1/3 cup oats
• 2 tbsp flour
• ½ cup brown sugar, lightly packed
• ¾ tsp cinnamon
• 4 tbsp cold butter, cut into small pieces
• pinch of salt

Instructions

1. 1
   Preheat your oven to 400.
2. 2
   Wash your sweet potatoes under cold water. Prick potatoes all over with a fork. Place sweet potatoes in the oven and bake for 45 minutes, or until tender.
3. 3
   Let potatoes cool briefly, then make a six inch slice down the center and scoop out the flesh into a bowl. Add the cream cheese, cinnamon, salt and maple syrup and beat well.
4. 4
   Place mashed sweet potatoes back into the skin (as best you can --- it might be a little messy). Now, make the streusel. Mix together the oats, flour, brown sugar, cinnamon and salt in a large bowl. Cut in the butter with your fingers until only small clumps remain.
5. 5
   Spoon the streusel over the stuffed sweet potatoes and bake at 400 degrees for another 20 minutes. When done, the streusel should be golden brown and toasty.
6. 6
   Let cool before serving.
7. 7
   These potatoes can be assembled completely up to two days ahead of time and stored in the refrigerator.