Candied Mashed Sweet Potatoes Recipes

MASHED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to boil on high heat.
• Peel the sweet potatoes with a hand peeler.
• Dice the potatoes into chunks and place them into the pot. Cook the potatoes for 20-30 minutes, or until the potatoes are fork tender.
• Drain the potatoes over a colander.
• Place the potatoes in a large mixing bowl and mash them with a hand masher or electric beater.
• Then, pour the butter and milk into the mixture and continue mixing until creamy. Season with salt and pepper.
• Scoop the mashed sweet potatoes into a bowl, sprinkle with chopped parsley and serve!

MASHED SWEET POTATOES WITH MARSHMALLOWS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place sweet potatoes into a large pot and cover with water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, about 20 minutes; drain. Transfer drained sweet potatoes to a baking sheet.
• Bake sweet potatoes in the preheated oven until dried, 3 to 4 minutes; transfer to a mixing bowl.
• Mash sweet potatoes with a potato masher until no large lumps remain; add sugar, allspice, and cinnamon. Continue mashing potatoes until evenly seasoned; spoon into a casserole dish. Spread miniature marshmallows in an even layer over the sweet potato mixture.
• Bake in oven until marshmallows just begin to brown, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Switch oven to broil; cook under broiler for 1 minute.

CANDIED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add potatoes and boil until slightly underdone, about 15 minutes. Drain, cool and peel.
• In a large saucepan over medium heat, combine margarine, brown sugar, 2 cups marshmallows, cinnamon and nutmeg. Cook, stirring occasionally, until marshmallows are melted.
• Stir potatoes into marshmallow sauce. While stirring mash about half of the potatoes, and break the others into bite-sized chunks. Transfer to prepared dish.
• Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes. Remove from oven and cover top evenly with remaining marshmallows. Return to oven and bake until marshmallows are golden brown.

CANDIED MASHED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• 1. Wash sweet potatoes; pierce with a fork. Bake in a preheated 350º oven on a greased baking sheet for about 1-1/4 hours or until tender.
• 2. Meanwhile, in a heavy small skillet, cook and stir pecans, granulated sugar, and the 1 Tbsp. butter over medium heat for 6 to 8 minutes or until sugar melts and turns golden brown.
• 3. Immediately remove from heat; spread nut mixture onto a second greased baking sheet; separate into clusters. Cool completely.
• 4. Lightly grease a 2-qt. square or rectangular baking dish. Scoop sweet potato pulp into a large mixing bowl; discard peel. Beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Stir in liqueur, the 2 Tbsp. butter, the brown sugar, spice and salt. Beat until fluffy. Spread in prepared baking dish.
• 5. Chop nut mixture into small pieces; sprinkle on sweet potatoes. Bake, uncovered, about 30 minutes or until heated through.

CANDIED MASHED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Wrap sweet potatoes in foil and bake on 350 until done (approx. 1 hr).
• Allow sweet potatoes to cool in foil, this will loosen the skin so you can peel them by hand.
• Peel skin off potatoes.
• In a sauce pan combine - Butter, brown sugar, maple syrup, salt, cinnamon & cayenne pepper. Melt all ingredients.
• In a mixing bowl combine potatoes and cream.
• With a mixer whip potatoes and cream (I used a stand mixer).
• once the potatoes and cream have come together to the consistency of mashed potatoes, fold in the mixture from the sauce pan.
• Pour mixture into a baking dish.
• Top with marshmallows (optional).
• Bake on 350 for 45 minute.

CANDIED SWEET MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Heat enough salted water to cover sweet potatoes (1/2 teaspoons salt to 1 cup water).
• Add potatoes and cover.
• Heat to boiling; reduce heat.
• Boil until tender, approximately 30 to 35 minutes; drain.
• Slip off skins and mash potatoes.
• Cover to keep warm.
• Mix remaining ingredients in a 10 inch skillet.
• Over medium heat, cook, stirring constantly, until smooth and bubbly.
• Pour mixture over mashed sweet potatoes and stir gently until heated through.
• Note; If you prefer, you can slice the potatoes instead of mashing them after you have removed the skins.
• Add to skillet with sugar mixture and stir gently until potatoes are glazed.

BRANDIED CANDIED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Place sweet potatoes in a large saucepan with enough water to cover. Bring to a boil. Cook 15 minutes, or until tender but firm. Drain, and set aside.
• In a large skillet over low heat, melt the butter. Stir in the brown sugar, brandy, and salt. Add the sweet potatoes, and stir to coat. Cook, stirring gently, until sweet potatoes are heated through and well glazed.