Yams Or Sweet Potatoes With Pineapple And Nuts Recipes

PINEAPPLE SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter one 9x13 inch baking dish.
• Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Add potatoes; cook until tender but still firm. Drain, and transfer to a large bowl to cool. Peel and quarter.
• In a sauce pan, combine pineapple, sugar, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and cloves. Bring to boil and reduce heat.
• Arrange potatoes in a single layer in baking dish. Pour sauce over potatoes and bake for 45 minutes.

SWEET POTATO, COCONUT AND PINEAPPLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Drain pineapple, reserving 1/4 cup juice; pour into small bowl. Add sugar, pumpkin pie spice and butter; stir until blended.
• Place sweet potatoes in 9-inch square baking dish sprayed with cooking spray; top with pineapple chunks. Drizzle evenly with sugar mixture. Sprinkle with coconut and nuts; cover.
• Bake 35 to 40 min. or until sweet potatoes are heated through and coconut is lightly browned, uncovering after 30 min.

YAMS OR SWEET POTATOES WITH PINEAPPLE AND NUTS

Steps:

• Peel yams and cut into thirds or quarters.
• Place into boiling water and cook until soft, approximately 10-15 minutes.
• Drain water and mash yams.
• Add 1 can of crushed pineapple and mix well.
• Continue adding crushed pineapple until mixture is quite moist.
• Add nut pieces.
• Note: Depending on the consistency, you may want to add a smaller can of crushed pineapple or pineapple juice instead of or in addition to the second can mentioned above.

MY GRANDMA'S CANDIED YAMS WITH PINEAPPLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Place the sweet potatoes in a 2-quart baking dish. Set aside.
• In a medium pot, melt the butter over medium-low heat. Add the sugar and stir until smooth. Drain the pineapple in a strainer, reserving the juice. Stir in about half the pineapple and half the pineapple juice; reserve the rest of the pineapple and juice for another use. Stir in the cinnamon, cloves and salt. Bring the mixture to a boil, remove from the heat and add the vanilla extract. Pour the mixture directly over the sweet potatoes.
• Cover the dish with aluminum foil and bake until the sweet potatoes are just tender, about 45 minutes. Remove the foil and continue to bake until the sweet potatoes are caramelized, 20 to 25 minutes more.
• Plate and serve immediately. Pour extra sauce from the bottom of the baking dish on top.

MOMS CANDIED SWEET POTATOES & PINEAPPLE

Steps:

• 1. In a medium saucepan, add potatoes and 1/2 tsp salt, cover with water. Bring to boil, then reduce to simmer. Cook until fork tender and drain. In another saucepan, add the butter, brown sugar, pinch salt, pineapple juice, cinnamon and nutmeg. Bring to a boil and simmer until thickened some - won't be real thick, more like a glaze. If you want a thicker glaze, add a small amount of corn starch to the pineapple juice before adding. Once sauce is to desired thickness and potatoes are cooked. Add the drained pineapple to the glaze and cook until heated through. Stir in the vanilla. Gently toss the sweet potatoes with the glaze, being careful not to break up potatoes too much. Heat through for a few minutes and pour into a serving dish. Sprinkle with pecans if using. Serve immediately.

SWEET POTATO PINEAPPLE BAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mash the sweet potatoes. Stir in the pineapple, pecans, brown sugar and butter. , Transfer to a greased 2-qt. baking dish. Bake, uncovered, at 375° for 20 minutes. Sprinkle with marshmallows. Bake 5 minutes longer or until marshmallows are lightly browned.

PINEAPPLE SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE WITH MARSHMALLOWS

Steps:

• Place sweet potatoes in a large kettle and cover with water; bring to a boil. Boil gently until potatoes can easily be pierced with the tip of a sharp knife, 30-45 minutes. Drain; cool slightly., Preheat oven to 350°. Peel potatoes and place in a large bowl with butter and sugar; mash. Add pineapple, eggs, vanilla, nutmeg and salt; stir to combine., Spoon into a greased 2-qt. baking dish. Top with marshmallows. Bake, uncovered, until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, 40-45 minutes.

SWEET POTATO PINEAPPLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• In a large soup pot, boil sweet potatoes whole until soft. Remove skins, and dice into bite-sized pieces.
• Mix sweet potatoes, crushed pineapple, light brown sugar, and butter in prepared baking dish.
• Bake for 45 minutes, or until casserole is mushy with no excess water in the dish.