Maple Candied Sweet Potato Pie Recipes

CANDIED SWEET POTATOES WITH MAPLE SYRUP

Steps:

• Bring a pot of water to a boil; add sweet potatoes. Continue to boil until they are easily pierced with a knife, 15 to 20 minutes. Drain.
• While potatoes boil, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray an 8x8-inch baking pan with cooking spray.
• Mash the potatoes thoroughly in a bowl. Mix cinnamon, salt, pepper, nutmeg, and allspice together and stir into the potatoes. Transfer to the prepared baking pan. Mix maple syrup and butter together and drizzle over top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until heated through, 5 to 10 minutes.

CANDIED SWEET POTATO PIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine flour and salt; cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Combine water, eggs and vinegar; gradually add to dry ingredients, tossing with a fork until a ball forms. Cover and chill until easy to handle, 1 to 1-1/2 hours., Meanwhile, place sweet potato in a small saucepan; cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and cook just until tender, 10-15 minutes. Drain. , In a large skillet, combine the sugar, butter and potatoes; cook and stir until syrup is golden brown, 15-20 minutes. Remove from the heat and mash. Stir in the lemon juice, salt and vanilla. Cool to room temperature., Roll out dough to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut 12 circles with a floured 5-1/2-in. round cookie cutter. Spoon 2 tablespoons filling onto half of each circle. Moisten edges with water; fold crust over filling and press edges with a fork to seal., In a deep cast-iron or electric skillet, heat 1 inch of oil to 375°. Fry pies in batches until golden brown, about 5 minutes, turning once. Drain on paper towels. Dust with confectioners' sugar.

MAPLE CANDIED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• To cook the sweet potatoes, wash them and prick all over with a fork. Wrap in foil and bake in a 375-degree oven until very tender. This can take anywhere from 50 minutes to 1 1/2 hours, depending upon the girth of the potato. Thinner ones cook more quickly. Cool. Peel just before using.
• Heat oven to 400 degrees.
• In a small pot, combine syrup, cider, butter, cinnamon, cloves and orange zest. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer until somewhat thickened, about 15 minutes. Pour syrup over sliced sweet potatoes and bake, uncovered, until bubbling and brown, 25 to 40 minutes.

MAPLE CANDIED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Place the sweet potatoes in a Dutch oven and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cook for 30-45 minutes or until potatoes can be easily pierced with the tip of a sharp knife. , When cool enough to handle, peel potatoes and cut into wedges. Place in an ungreased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Combine the brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg; sprinkle over potatoes. Dot with butter; drizzle with syrup. , Bake, uncovered, at 375° for 25-30 minutes or until bubbly, basting with sauce occasionally.

SWEET POTATO PIE WITH PECAN TOPPING

Steps:

• To make the sweet potato puree, cover sweet potatoes with water in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil; cook until tender when pierced with the tip of a paring knife, about 15 minutes. Drain; puree in a food processor until completely smooth. Let cool completely before using (refrigerate or freeze for quicker cooling).
• To make filling, preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a large bowl, whisk eggs, 1/3 cup brown sugar, and maple syrup until smooth. Add sweet-potato puree, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and 3/4 cup cream; whisk until completely smooth. Place cooled crust on a rimmed baking sheet; pour filling into crust. (If using a store-bought crust, defrost 10 minutes; prick bottom all over with a fork.)
• Bake pie on lowest rack of oven until filling is set, about 50 minutes. If crust browns too quickly, tent edges with foil. Transfer pie to a rack to cool, 1 hour; transfer to refrigerator to cool completely.
• To make the pecan topping, melt butter over medium heat in a medium saucepan. Add remaining 1/2 cup light-brown sugar and pecans. Cook, stirring, until sugar is incorporated and the mixture is smooth, about 3 minutes. Stir in remaining tablespoon cream; let cool 1 to 2 minutes. Pour mixture over cooled pie. With a butter knife or spatula, spread mixture over pie. Cool until topping has hardened, about 30 minutes. (Do not refrigerate again; keep pie in a cool place up to 6 hours.)

MAPLE CANDIED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
• Boil the potatoes in their jackets until nearly done.
• Peel, slice, and put into a baking dish.
• Bring the remaining ingredients to a boil and pour over the potatoes.
• Bake at 300 degrees, uncovered, for 1 hour, or until the potatoes are glazed and the syrup has thickened a bit.
• Baste them twice or three times during the baking process.

REALLY REALLY GOOD CANDIED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Cover potatoes with water, bring to a boil.
• Lower heat and simmer for 25 minutes, until done.
• When cooled, peel and cut into chunks.
• Place in 2-qt baking dish.
• In small saucepan combine remaining ingredients, cook and stir until mixture boils.
• Pour over potatoes.
• Bake at 350°F for 40 minutes.

MAPLE CANDIED SWEET POTATO PIE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine brown sugar and flour. Beat in the sweet potatoes, milk, butter, eggs, nutmeg and salt. Pour into pastry shell. Bake at 350° for 55-60 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack., For topping, in a small heavy skillet, melt butter. Add pecans; cook over medium heat until toasted, about 4 minutes. Sprinkle with sugar. Cook and stir for 2-4 minutes or until sugar is melted. Sprinkle over pie. Refrigerate leftovers.