Sleepy‑Time Cherry & Ricotta Stuffed Sweet Potato
A cosy, calming evening recipe created with foods that may help support better sleep like tart cherries (a natural source of melatonin), ricotta (rich in tryptophan), sweet potato (magnesium + slow‑release carbs), beans + seeds (fibre diversity + minerals), and walnuts (melatonin + healthy fats). It’s warm, soothing, gut‑friendly, and gives you ~20g protein per serve without feeling heavy. This recipe makes one serve.
Ingredients
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1 medium sweet potato
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½ cup ricotta
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⅓ cup cannellini beans, lightly mashed
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2 tbsp dried tart cherries, chopped
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1 tbsp walnuts, chopped
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1 tbsp pumpkin seeds
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Handful baby spinach
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½ tsp cinnamon
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1 tsp maple syrup
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Pinch thyme
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Salt & pepper
Method
Bake the sweet potato until soft and caramelised. In a small bowl, mix ricotta with maple syrup, cinnamon, thyme, salt and pepper. Fold through cherries. Warm the mashed cannellini beans and spinach in a pan until just softened. Split the sweet potato, layer in the beans & spinach, spoon over the cherry‑ricotta mixture, and finish with walnuts and pumpkin seeds.
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