These spiced-up sweet potatoes are a pre-workout powerhouse.

This recipe excerpted from The Bodybuilder’s Kitchen, by Erin Stern. $17; amazon.com.

    <h4 class="recipe-ingredients__title">Ingredients</h4>
    <ul class="recipe-ingredients__list">
                                <li>2 lb sweet potatoes, washed and ends trimmed</li>
                                            <li>½ cup light coconut milk</li>
                                            <li>2 tsp ground cinnamon</li>
                                            <li>½ tsp ground cayenne pepper</li>
                            </ul>

    <h2 class="block-title"><span>Directions</span></h2>

                            <li>Preheat oven to 400°F. Pierce sweet potatoes with fork and individually wrap in aluminum foil. Place on oven rack and bake for 1 hour, flipping halfway through.</li>
                                    <li>Remove potatoes from oven and cool for 20 minutes. Then remove foil and peel the skin from the potatoes.</li>
                                    <li>In a large bowl, combine sweet potatoes, coconut milk, cinnamon, and cayenne pepper. Mash with fork until smooth and lump-free.</li>

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