SWEET POTATOES

SWEET POTATOES

Tonight I peeled and cut up one sweet potato. Cooked it with a little bit of water in the microwave. After it was cooked I added a little bit of brown sugar, some cinnamon and nutmeg. Then I pureed. After pureeing I added some chopped pecans. Both kids when they saw it said gross, but after they tried it they really liked it.

PALATABLE SWEET POTATOES
Got this recipe from Head Start when Abagail was going there.  We all liked it.  Not too sweet.

1 1/2 c cooked sweet potatoes or yams (2-3 med peeled. sliced and steamed)
1/4 c sugar
1/4 c milk
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
1 egg
2 T butter

Place above ingredients in mixer and blend until smooth.  Spoon into baking dish and set aside.

Mix:
Cut (or use food processor) 1/4 c butter in 8 tsp flour and 1/2 c brown sugar.  Add 1/2 c chopped nuts once butter is pea-sized bits.

Sprinkle topping over ingredients in pan.  Bake at 350 for 30 min.

SWEET POTATOES

These are so so yummy! Jackson really liked it. It almost taste like a dessert. Came from Pioneer Woman.

4 whole medium sweet potatoes

1 cup sugar

1 cup milk

2 whole eggs

1 tsp vanilla

1 tsp salt

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1 cup brown sugar

1 cup pecans, chopped

1/2 cup flour

3/4 stick of butter, slightly softened

Wash potatoes and bake them in a 375 oven until fork tender (about 35 min). When they are finished cooking slice them open and scape out the flesh into a large bowl. Add 1 cup of white sugar, 1 cup milk, 2 eggs, vanilla and salt. With a potato masher - mash them up just enough. You don't want it to be perfectly smooth.

In a separate bowl, add brown sugar, pecans, flour and butter. With a fork (don't use the Braun) mash together until thoroughly combined. Spread the sweet potato mixture into a regular baking dish and sprinkle the crumb mixture all over the top.

Bake at 400 for 30 minutes or until golden brown.

TWICE BAKED SWEET POTATO

http://www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/twice-baked-sweet-potatoes-111250.aspx

We really liked this recipe. Didn't have a sweet taste at all. You could really taste the sweet potato. I was able to prepare these fairly quick. Used the microwave.

what you need:

2 large sweet potatoes

2 oz. (1/4 of 8-oz. pkg.) PHILADELPHIA Neufchatel Cheese, cubed

2 Tbsp. fat-free milk

1 Tbsp. brown sugar

1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon

1/4 cup chopped PLANTERS Pecans

make it:

HEAT oven to 425ºF.

CUT potatoes lengthwise in half; place, cut-sides down, in foil-lined 15x10x1-inch pan. Bake 30 to 35 min. or until tender. Or you can microwave on HIGH 7 to 8 min.(took me a lot longer) or until tender. Cut potatoes in half; scoop out centers and continue as directed.

SCOOP out centers of potatoes into bowl, leaving 1/4-inch-thick shells. Add Neufchatel, milk, sugar and cinnamon to potatoes; mash until blended.

FILL shells with potato mixture; top with nuts. Bake 8 min. or until potatoes are heated through and nuts are toasted.

To make ahead: Stuff potato shells as directed; refrigerate up to 1 hour. When ready to serve, bake as directed, increasing baking time as needed until filling is heated through.

HONEY-PINEAPPLE SWEET POTATOES

taste of home 2009 Quick Cooking pg. 145

This was so yummy! Easy to make.