Cajun Style Baked Sweet Potato

I thought I do something wild and crazy and share a somewhat healthy recipe this week! I keep hearing how great sweet potatoes are for you (at least in comparison to their yellow brothers), so decided to try a few new recipes the last few weeks. Up til now, I've pretty much just been a sweet potato casserole girl, but these won us over.

Cajun Style Baked Sweet Potato
(from Allrecipes.com)

1 1/2 tsp paprika
1 tsp brown sugar
1/4 tsp black pepper
1/4 tsp onion powder
1/4 tsp dried thyme
1/4 tsp dried rosemary
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
2 large sweet potatoes
1 1/2 tsp olive oil

1. Preheat oven to 375F.
2. In a small bowl stir together paprika to cayenne pepper.
3. Slice the sweet potatoes in half lengthwise (or smaller for faster baking!). Brush pieces with olive oil, then rub with spice mixture. Place sweet potatoes on a baking sheet.
4. Bake in preheated oven until tender, or about 1 hour.