Bourbon Glazed Sweet Potatoes Recipes

BOURBON SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Mix all of the ingredients with an electric mixer at a medium speed until smooth. Pour all of the ingredients into a well oiled baking dish. Bake, lightly covered with foil, for 45 minutes.

WHISKEY-GLAZED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Place the potatoes on a baking sheet and cook the potatoes whole, do not pierce. Bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour. Lightly squeeze the potatoes - if they are soft, they are done. Let cool.
• In a small saute pan over high heat, add the pecans and lightly toast. Add 4 tablespoons of butter, reduce the heat to medium, add the agave and spices, and allow to simmer for 4 to 5 minutes. Add the whiskey and continue to simmer for 5 minutes more.
• Peel the potatoes and cut into 1/2-inch slices. Butter the bottom and sides of an 8 by 8-inch baking dish. Arrange the sweet potatoes, alternating with the apples. Pour the whiskey-pecan mixture over the top and place in the oven.
• Bake for 30 minutes, basting the top with the whiskey sauce once at 15 minutes.
• Remove and serve immediately.

SWEET POTATOES WITH BOURBON AND BROWN SUGAR

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Wrap potatoes in foil, place on a rimmed baking sheet, and bake until tender, about 1 hour. Let rest until cool enough to handle but still warm, then remove the foil and peel off the skins.
• Add sweet potatoes to a food processor, along with butter, brown sugar, bourbon or juice, lemon zest, salt, nutmeg, pepper and cloves. Purée until smooth. (Or, for a chunkier texture, mash them by hand.) Taste and add salt, sugar or both if you like. Serve while still warm or reheat before serving.

BOURBON SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Arrange sweet potatoes in a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Add sugar and bourbon and toss to combine; season with salt and pepper. Bake until sweet potatoes are tender and glazed, 1 to 1 1/2 hours, tossing every 30 minutes. Stir in butter before serving.

GLAZED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• If using fresh sweet potatoes, place in a large saucepan or Dutch oven; cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and cook 25-40 minutes or until tender. Drain; cool slightly and peel. Cut into chunks., Preheat oven to 350°. Place sweet potatoes in a 2-qt. baking dish. In a small saucepan, combine butter, syrup, brown sugar and cinnamon; bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Pour over potatoes. , Bake, uncovered, 30-40 minutes or until heated through.

MAPLE-BOURBON ROASTED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. Place sweet potatoes in a large bowl. In microwave, melt butter; stir in remaining ingredients. Drizzle over potatoes and toss to coat., Transfer to a foil-lined 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Roast 40-45 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally.

WHISKY (OR BOURBON) BAKED SWEET POTATOES (OR YAMS)

Steps:

• Grease a shallow 3qt baking dish; set aside.
• Steam or boil the peeled yams until almost tender; cool and slice into approximately 1 1/2 inch slices (you want them to fit in a the 3qt baking dish in one layer).
• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• In a small saucepan, simmer brown sugar, syrup, butter, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, until sugar has dissolved and syrup thickens, about 5 minutes; Remove from heat and stir in whisky (or other liquor of choice).
• Drizzle syrup over yams. Cover with aluminum foil (at this point, they may be refrigerated until you're ready to bake them). Bake the yams, basting every 15-20 minutes, until syrup has thickened and absorbed (note: not all the syrup will absorb), about 1 1/4 hours. May be served hot, warm, or at room temperature.

ROASTED APPLES AND SWEET POTATOES IN HONEY-BOURBON GLAZE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Prick sweet potatoes with fork; place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 1 hour or until almost tender. Cool 45 minutes. Peel potatoes; cut into 1/3-inch wedges.
• Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray. In medium bowl, toss apples and lemon juice. In baking dish, arrange potatoes and apples in alternating layers. Pour lemon juice from bowl over potatoes and apples.
• In 2-quart saucepan, mix brown sugar, honey, butter, bourbon, cinnamon, salt and ginger. Heat to boiling over medium heat, stirring occasionally; boil 2 minutes or until slightly thickened. Pour glaze over potatoes and apples.
• Roast uncovered 30 minutes. Brush potatoes and apples with glaze that collects in bottom of dish; sprinkle pecans over top. Roast 14 to 15 minutes longer or until apples are golden brown and tender.

DOROTHY STONE'S BOURBON-GLAZED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Scrub the sweet potatoes, place in a pot, and cover with water. Bring to a boil, and cook until barely tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Drain and rinse under cold water.
• When the potatoes are cool enough to handle, peel them, and slice in rounds 1/4 inch thick.
• Use 1 tablespoon of the butter to grease a shallow baking dish about 10 inches by 14 inches.
• Arrange the potato slices, slightly overlapping them, in the dish, and drizzle with the remaining butter. Season with salt and pepper, then sprinkle evenly with the sugar. If desired, the dish can be prepared in advance up to this point and set aside, covered, for 3 hours at room temperature or overnight in the refrigerator.
• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Bake the potatoes for 20 minutes, then lower oven temperature to 350 degrees, and bake 20 minutes longer, until the potatoes are nicely glazed.
• Just before serving, warm the bourbon in a small saucepan. Wear oven mitts, and stand back from the pan. Ignite the bourbon, and pour it, still flaming, even over the potatoes. Serve at once.

SWEET POTATOES & PEARS WITH BOURBON GLAZE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F.
• Butter a 13x9x2" glass baking dish.
• Stir butter, cane syrup, pear nectar, vanilla, Bourbon and orange juice in a small saucepan over medium-low heat until the butter melts. Increase heat and boil until the mixture is slightly reduced, about 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat, then whisk in the cinnamon, nutmeg and salt.
• Arrange 1/3 of the sweet potato slices in baking dish. Top with half of the pear slices, then 1/3 of the sweet potato slices. Arrange the remaining slices of sweet potato and pear on top, alternating sweet potato and pear slices, overlapping slightly. Sprinkle lightly with salt, then pour the cane syrup mixture over. Cover dish tightly with aluminum foil.
• Bake until the sweet potatoes are nearly tender, about an hour. Uncover and bake until sweet potatoes are completely tender, check with a toothpick or knife point to make sure the sweet potatoes are completely tender.
• Recipe can be made 1 day ahead. Cool, cover with foil and refrigerate. Reheat covered in a 350°F oven for about 30 minutes; spoon the syrup over the sweet potatoes and pears and serve hot.