Sweet Potato Toast With Pear Slices And Yogurt

1 long orange-fleshed sweet potato, clean and unpeeled, sliced into eight ¼-inch slices

½ cup reduced fat plain Greek yogurt

½ pear, thinly sliced

ground cinnamon, for sprinkling

1 tablespoon real maple syrup

pinch salt

Lay a damp paper towel on a microwave-safe plate and lay out the sweet potato slices. Cover with a second damp paper towel. Microwave until slices barely begin to soften and turn brighter orange, about one minute. Blot with paper towel to remove any extra moisture. Run the slices through the toaster cycle until the potato is softened, but not flimsy, about 3-4 cycles. Let the slices cool a few minutes. Top with yogurt, pear slices, a sprinkling of cinnamon, a drizzle of maple syrup and a tiny pinch of salt. Pick up a mini-pie or two with your hands and enjoy for breakfast, snack or even dessert.

Other topping options: almond butter, banana slices and chia seed; peanut butter and honey; avocado, lime juice, hot sauce and cilantro; hardboiled egg, tomato slices and chopped cooked turkey bacon.

Cook's note: Orange-fleshed sweet potatoes are often called "garnet" sweet potatoes or "yams" in American grocery stores.

Makes 8 toasts

Nutrition information per serving: 40 calories; 1 calories from fat; 0 g fat (0 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 1 mg cholesterol; 58 mg sodium; 8 g carbohydrate; 1 g fiber; 4 g sugar; 2 g protein.