Cajun Sweet Potato Ice Cream Recipes

SWEET POTATO ICE CREAM

Steps:

• The day before you make the ice cream freeze the ice cream insert for a full 24 hours.
• Add the sweet potato puree to a large bowl along with the half-and-half, beer, light brown sugar, cinnamon, ground ginger, allspice, and salt. Whisk together until smooth. Cover with plastic wrap and chill the mixture thoroughly before churning.
• Churn in your ice cream machine until it freezes to a soft frozen state, about 20 to 25 minutes. Put in the freezer to continue to firm up until you are ready to serve.

CAJUN STYLE BAKED SWEET POTATO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• In a small bowl, stir together paprika, brown sugar, black pepper, onion powder, thyme, rosemary, garlic powder, and cayenne pepper.
• Slice the sweet potatoes in half lengthwise. Brush each half with olive oil. Rub the seasoning mix over the cut surface of each half. Place sweet potatoes on a baking sheet, or in a shallow pan.
• Bake in preheated oven until tender, or about 1 hour.

CAJUN SWEET POTATO ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Place cream, milk, and brown sugar in a medium saucepan that's set to low-medium heat. Stir until sugar has dissolved and the mixture is hot, but not boiling.
• Whisk the egg yolks in a bowl. Continue whisking and slowly add in one cup of the hot mixture. Pour the mixture back into the saucepan, whisking constantly. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture thickens enough that it coats the back of a spoon, about 6 minutes. Do not boil.
• Pour the mixture back into the bowl and whisk in the sweet potato puree, nutmeg, cinnamon, cayenne pepper and rosemary. Cover and refrigerate until it has chilled about 2 - 3 hours.
• Follow the manufacturer's directions for the ice cream maker to freeze.
• Once the ice cream is ready to your liking , scoop into bowls and top with pecans.

ISLAND SWEET POTATO ICE CREAM

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, combine cream, milk, eggs and sugar and cook stirring over medium heat until mixture thickens slightly and coats the back of a spoon (aprox. 10 minutes).
• In blender puree sweet potatoes (including the sauce in package), ginger, nutmeg, vanilla and rum together until well blended and smooth. Stir into cream mixture and cool. Freeze in electric ice cream maker. Place a couple of scoops in a dish top with nut mixture and garnish with a few gingersnap cookies.
• Topping: 1 small jar nut topping for ice cream or finely chopped pecans
• Garnish: Thin Ginger Snap Cookies

SWEET POTATO ICE CREAM RECIPE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Heat cream, milk, and brown sugar in a medium saucepan over medium heat, stirring occasionally until sugar is dissolved and mixture begins to boil.
• In a small bowl, whisk egg yolks briefly; slowly pour about 1 cup of the hot cream mixture into egg yolks, whisking briskly as you pour.
• Pour egg yolk-cream mixture back into the saucepan, whisking constantly. Continue cooking over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens slightly and coats the back of a spoon, or to about 175 F. Do not boil.
• Strain mixture through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl. Whisk in the sweet potato puree, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Cover and refrigerate until thoroughly chilled, at least 3 hours.
• Churn in an ice-cream maker following manufacturer's directions. Transfer to a container. Cover, and freeze until firm, at least 1 hour.

CAJUN SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, toss the sweet potatoes and oil. Arrange potatoes in a single layer in two 15x10x1-in. baking pans coated with cooking spray. Bake, uncovered, at 450° for 20 minutes. , Combine the brown sugar, Cajun seasoning, salt and cayenne; sprinkle over potatoes. Bake 5-6 minutes longer or until tender.

CAJUN SWEET POTATO FRIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
• Whisk olive oil, hot sauce, cumin, thyme, paprika, seasoned salt, garlic powder, onion powder, and black pepper together in a large bowl. Add sweet potatoes and toss until evenly coated. Transfer coated fries to a stoneware sheet or baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes; flip fries and continue cooking until lightly browned, 8 to 15 minutes more.

CAJUN SPICED SWEET POTATO WEDGES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F Slice each sweet potato in half lengthways then each half into three, to make wedges.
• Mix the oil and Cajun seasoning in a small bowl. Brush the mixture over the flesh of the sweet potato wedges.
• Transfer the sweet potatoes to a non-stick roasting pan and bake for 15 to 20 minutes. You can serve with tzatziki sauce or nonfat sour cream.

SWEET-POTATO ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Prick the sweet potatoes all over with a fork. Place on a baking sheet and bake 40 to 60 minutes, or until very soft. (To cook the potatoes in a microwave oven, prick, wrap in paper towels, and cook on high 5 to 8 minutes, or until soft, turning once. Remove paper towel, wrap potatoes in foil, and let stand 3 to 5 minutes. Proceed as directed.) Cool until easy to handle, then remove and discard the peel. Puree the flesh in a food processor or blender, then press through a sieve. Measure out 1 cup puree (use any excess for making sweet potato pasta, or to add to soups or stews) and set aside.
• In a small saucepan, scald milk and set aside.
• In a bowl, beat egg yolks well. Beat in sugar, salt and spices. Add hot milk slowly, whisking constantly. Pour mixture into the top of a double boiler and cook over barely simmering water, stirring constantly, 5 to 8 minutes or until mixture coats the back of a spoon.
• Turn off the heat, whisk in the potato puree. Cool to room temperature; stir in cream and vanilla. Chill in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour. Freeze in an ice-cream maker according to manufacturer's directions. Fold in nuts, if desired.