Sweet Potato Bird Nests

Its very trendy right now to find different ways to use muffin tins. People are making edible bowls, baking "hard boiled" eggs, organizing beads, and turning them into light fixtures- you know, normal uses.

I like to use my muffin tin for eggs too, but instead of "hard boil" baking them, I like to tuck them into nests of softly shredded sweet potato, cover them with seasonings and cheese, and send them to snuggle in the oven until breakfast time. OH YEAH, BABY!

Sweet Potato Bird Nests

3-4 medium sweet potatoes, scrubbed well

1 dozen eggs

1 cup cheese

seasoned salt

cooking spray

Preheat the oven to 400. Spray muffin tins well with cooking spray.
Shred the sweet potatoes (I left the skin on).
Add 3ish tbsp of sweet potato into each muffin cup. Gently form a nest shape and be careful to not smash the shreds onto the sides of the cup. Sprinkle with seasoned salt.
Spray each nest with cooking spray and bake for 20- 25 minutes. (No burnt nests please!)

Pull the nests out and let cool for 5-10 minutes. (You know I only waited 3-5 minutes- I'm just too impatient at breakfast time... actually always.)

Crack 1 egg into each nest. Sprinkle with seasoned salt. Top with some cheese.
Bake 15 more minutes. Enjoy with hot sauce and friends!! Wheee!

To get the original version, go to The Pioneer Woman! She is seriously awesome and hosts my favorite cooking show!!

xoxo Sam