Candied Sweet Potatoes With Easy Diabetic Version Recipes

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.

SUGAR-FREE CANDIED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a casserole dish with nonstick cooking spray.
• Place sweet potatoes into the prepared dish. Layer apples on top, followed by pineapple with can juices.
• Bake in the preheated oven until potatoes are soft, 30 to 45 minutes.

CANDIED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Peel and slice sweet potatoes. Put in a large pot of lightly salted water. Bring to a boil. Boil 5 minutes, drain and cool. Put sweet potatoes into a 2 quart casserole, dot with the butter. Mix sugar with next 8 ingredients and mix well. Sprinkle over sweet potatoes. Pour orange juice and lemon juice over sweet potatoes. Cover with the sliced oranges. Bake in a preheated 350-degree oven for 45 minutes to 1 hour.

CANDIED SWEET POTATOES, WITH EASY DIABETIC VERSION

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare a shallow casserole dish with non stick spray, set aside.
• 2. In a covered pan, steam the potatoes in a small amount of water, just until the skins can easily be removed. Peel and cut in halves or quarters; set aside.
• 3. To make the GLAZE : Combine the brown sugar, orange juice and butter in a saucepan and cook over medium heat for 5 to 8 minutes until clear. Place potatoes in a prepared (non stick spray) casserole dish, then pour glaze over all and bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. Baste Potatoes every 15 to 20 minutes.
• 4. HINT FOR SUGAR FREE VERSION: Skip the above glaze recipe and use any sugar free maple syrup found at your super market. Sprinkle potatoes with fresh squeezed orange juice and pour the syrup over the potatoes. Bake as you would the other.

SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE - DIABETIC

Steps:

• In a covered large saucepan, cook sweet potatoes in enough lightly salted boiling water to cover, for 25-30 minutes, or until very tender.
• Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350.
• Lightly coat a 1 1/2-2 quart oval baking dish, or a 2 quart square baking dish with non-stick cooking spray. Set aside.
• Drain sweet potatoes, and return to saucepan.
• Using an electric mixer or potato masher, mash sweet potatoes until smooth.
• Stir in 1/4 cup brown sugar or brown sugar substitute, eggs, nutmeg, and cinnamon.
• Add milk, and stir to combine.
• Pour into the prepared baking dish.
• In a small bowl, combine pecans, 1/4 cup brown sugar or brown sugar substitute, flour, and melted butter. Sprinkle over sweet potatoes.
• Bake uncovered, about 30 minutes, or until sweet potatoes are heated through, and topping is golden brown.
• Serve warm.

CANDIED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Place the sweet potatoes in a Dutch oven and cover with water. Cover and bring to a boil; boil gently 30-45 minutes or until potatoes can be easily pierced with the tip of a sharp knife. , While potatoes cool, preheat oven to 375°. When sweet potatoes are cool enough to handle, peel potatoes and cut into wedges. Place in an ungreased 11x7-in. baking dish. Sprinkle with brown sugar and cinnamon. Dot with butter; drizzle with corn syrup. , Bake, uncovered, 15-20 minutes or until bubbly, basting with sauce occasionally.

CLASSIC CANDIED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place whole sweet potatoes in a steamer over a couple of inches of boiling water, and cover. Cook until tender, about 30 minutes. Drain and cool.
• Peel, and slice sweet potatoes lengthwise into 1/2 inch slices. Place in a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• In a small saucepan over medium heat, melt butter, brown sugar, water and salt. When the sauce is bubbly and sugar is dissolved, pour over potatoes.
• Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour, occasionally basting the sweet potatoes with the brown sugar sauce.

GRANDMA'S CANDIED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Combine butter, vanilla extract, and salt in a bowl. Mix brown sugar and white sugar together in another bowl.
• Layer potatoes and sugar mixture in the bottom of a slow cooker. Pour the butter mixture over the top.
• Cover and cook on Low until tender, about 6 hours.
• Remove 1/3 of the cooking liquid from the slow cooker and pour into a saucepan; whisk in cornstarch. Bring to a boil and cook until thick, about 5 minutes. Pour over potatoes and serve.

CANDIED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• In a large pot, boil sweet potatoes in their jackets in water to cover until fork-tender, 20 to 45 minutes depending upon their size. Drain and cool.
• Heat oven to 450 degrees. Peel potatoes and slice into 1/2-inch-thick rounds. Place in a 9-by-13-inch baking dish or 2-quart gratin dish, overlapping slices to fit in one layer.
• In a small saucepan, melt butter. Whisk in sugar and salt until smooth. Pour evenly over the potatoes. Bake until potatoes look shiny and glazed, 25 to 30 minutes. Serve hot or warm.