Vanilla Sweet Potatoes Recipes

MARJORIE'S MAPLE VANILLA SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
• Place sweet potatoes into a large pot and cover with salted water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain. Peel sweet potatoes once they are cool enough to handle. Slice sweet potatoes into 1-inch thick rounds; arrange in a 9x13-inch casserole dish.
• Mix brown sugar, butter, maple syrup, vanilla extract, and salt together in a saucepan; bring to a boil, stirring often, until sugar has dissolved and butter has melted, 5 to 10 minutes. Pour sauce over sliced sweet potatoes.
• Bake in the preheated oven until heated through and sauce has slightly reduced, about 1 hour. Serve hot.

VANILLA SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Pierce potatoes with a fork, and arrange in a circle on paper towels in microwave oven.
• Microwave at high 10 minutes or until tender, rearranging potatoes after 5 minutes.
• Wrap in a towel; let stand 5 minutes.
• Peel and mash potatoes.
• Combine with milk and remaining ingredients.
• Place in a 1-quart casserole; cover and microwave on medium for 7 minutes, or until thoroughly heated.

SPIRALIZED ROASTED VANILLA SWEET POTATOES AND APPLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil; spray with nonstick spray.
• Split vanilla bean lengthwise with the tip of a sharp knife. Holding the pod open, scrape seeds from each half using the flat side of your knife.
• Combine vanilla bean, scraped seeds, and olive oil in a small saucepan over very low heat. Warm the oil until fragrant, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool, about 5 minutes.
• Cut sweet potato and apple into noodles using a spiralizer. Place in a large bowl.
• Whisk 2 tablespoons olive oil, brown sugar, cinnamon, salt, nutmeg, and ginger together in a small bowl. Drizzle over sweet potato and apple; toss well to coat.
• Spread sweet potato and apple in an even layer on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven, turning once, until golden, about 10 minutes. Increase oven temperature to 425 degrees F (218 degrees C). Roast until ends of sweet potato start to brown and toast, 5 to 10 minutes more.

HONEY VANILLA GRILLED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat grill for medium heat.
• Arrange sweet potatoes in a 9x13-inch aluminum foil pan. Stir butter and cinnamon together in a bowl and drizzle over potatoes. Cover pan with aluminum foil.
• Bake sweet potatoes on the preheated grill, stirring occasionally, for 15 minutes. Stir honey and vanilla extract together in a bowl and drizzle over sweet potatoes. Return aluminum foil to cover pan. Continue cooking on the grill until sweet potatoes are tender, about 10 more minutes.

VANILLA-GLAZED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Boil sweet potatoes in water until tender; drain. Cool slightly and cut into 1/4 inch slices. Arrange the slices in a greased, broiler-proof 13x9 baking dish, overlapping slightly.
• In a small saucepan, melt butter. Add brown sugar, salt, orange zest, pepper, orange juice, and vanilla stirring until combined. Heat but do not allow to boil.
• Remove from heat and brush sauce evenly over potato slices.
• Broil 6 inches from heat until golden, about 6 or 7 minutes. Sprinkle with pecans.

VANILLA BEAN-WHIPPED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400°.
• Poke the sweet potatoes several times with a fork and bake for about 35 minutes, or until tender.
• Let cool slightly, then peel and transfer them to a food processor.
• Puree until fairly smooth.
• In a small saucepan, combine the cream with the butter and the vanilla bean and seeds. Bring to a simmer.
• Remove the vanilla bean.
• With the processor on, carefully pour the vanilla cream into the sweet potatoes and process until smooth.
• Season the sweet potato puree as desired with salt and pepper or sugar, transfer to a bowl and serve.

VANILLA RUM SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350.
• 2. Peel yams and cut into 1-2 inch cubes put in a large stock pot, add just enough water to cover. Add vanilla beans, rum, salt, nutmeg and 2 cups of the brown sugar.
• 3. Bring to a boil then reduce to simmer. Cook until the yams are almost cooked through, about 10 minutes.
• 4. Put yams into a 12 by 9 baking dish with about 2-3 cups of liquid and vanilla beans. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup of brown sugar and dot with butter.
• 5. Bake until yams are completely cooked, about 15-20 minutes.

VANILLA MASHED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Put potatoes on baking sheet and bake until fork tender, approximately 1 hour.
• Remove from oven and let cool until just cool enough to handle. Peel and discard skins. Set aside in a covered bowl.
• Pour half and half into a 2 quart pot. Add vanilla and orange zest. Bring to a simmer and cook for 5 minutes.
• Mash sweet potatoes and butter with a potato masher or mixer on low. Slowly add vanilla milk mixture until potatoes reach desired consistency.
• Season with kosher salt and white pepper to taste.
• Serve warm.