Apple Pecan Stuffed Sweet Potatoes Recipes

STUFFED SWEET POTATOES WITH PECAN AND MARSHMALLOW STREUSEL

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Wash the sweet potatoes, scrubbing them well to remove any dirt. With a fork, prick the sweet potatoes in a couple of spots and place them on a sheet pan. Bake for about 45 minutes, or until a knife inserted in the center goes in easily.
• In a large bowl, mix the butter, brown sugar, and flour together until it's crumbly-looking. Add the cinnamon, salt, pecans, and marshmallows; fold the streusel topping together to combine.
• Slice the sweet potatoes lengthwise down the center and push the ends towards the middle so it opens up. Stuff the sweet potatoes generously with the streusel topping and return to the oven. Bake for another 20 minutes, or until the topping is bubbly and brown.

BAKED APPLES WITH SWEET POTATO STUFFING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a large pot over medium heat, combine the candies and water. Stir until candies are dissolved.
• Add the apples and baste frequently until apples begin to soften. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
• Mix together the sweet potatoes, brown sugar, pineapple and pecans.
• Stuff the cooled apples with the sweet potato mixture. Mound any remaining mixture on top of apples.
• Place in 4 quart casserole dish and bake for 20 minutes; place a marshmallow on each apple, return to oven and cook until marshmallows are golden brown.

TWICE-BAKED APPLE-PECAN SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Wash sweet potatoes and pierce each one a few times using a sharp knife. Place in a microwave oven and cook for 6 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 225 degrees F (110 degrees C).
• Carefully remove sweet potatoes from the microwave oven and wrap each in aluminum foil. Place pecans on an oven-proof plate.
• Place sweet potatoes in the back of the preheated oven and pecans in the front. Bake until pecans are toasted, 15 to 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add apple, raisins, and cranberries and cook for 3 minutes. Stir in brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg and cook 1 minute more. Remove from heat.
• Remove sweet potatoes from oven and let sit for 15 to 20 minutes. Leave oven on.
• Cut sweet potatoes in half lengthwise, scoop pulp into a large bowl, and mash using a potato masher. Add apple mixture and stir until blended. Spoon mixture into sweet potato shells and top with pecans. Place onto a baking sheet.
• Bake in the hot oven for 20 to 30 minutes.

APPLE-STUFFED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Wash and prick sweet potatoes. Microwave on high for about 15 minutes. More if needed, they need to be cooked through.
• Let cool sweet potatoes cool.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Cut a thin slice, about 1/2 inch from the top of each potato.
• Carefully scoop out meat, being sure not to puncture or tear potato skin.
• Combine potato meat, butter, brown sugar, apple, cinnamon, ginger, pepper, salt and lemon juice, mix well.
• Carefully spoon mixture into shells, top each potato with 1/2 of the pecans.
• Place potatoes in baking dish. Bake for about 25 minutes; stuffing must be hot and tender. Top with remaining pecans.

STUFFED BAKED SWEET POTATOES WITH PECANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Arrange the sweet potatoes on a baking sheet, and bake in preheated oven for 1 hour.
• Cut a slit into the top of each potato. Carefully scoop out the pulp from the potato, leaving the skins intact; place the potato in a large bowl. Add the margarine and pineapple to the potato and stir together. Stuff the potato mixture back into the reserved potato skins. Sprinkle the pecans over each potato.
• Return the stuffed potato skins to the oven; bake another 12 minutes.

SWEET POTATO AND APPLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Place sweet potatoes in a large saucepan with enough water to cover. Bring to a boil and cook 25 minutes, or until tender but firm. Drain, cool and cut into 1/4 inch slices.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 7x11 inch baking dish.
• In a small bowl, mix brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg.
• Layer sweet potatoes, brown sugar mixture and apples in the prepared baking dish.
• In a medium bowl, mix flour, brown sugar, butter and pecans. Sprinkle over the sweet potatoes.
• Bake in the preheated oven 30 minutes, or until lightly browned.