Drunken Sweet Potatoes Recipes

DRUNKEN SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Grease a 2-quart casserole dish and set aside. Place the peeled sweet potatoes in a pan of water and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Boil for 35 minutes or until tender. Drain the potatoes well and let cool slightly. Place the potatoes in a large mixing bowl with the butter and beat on medium speed with the mixer. Add the sugar, salt, and whiskey and mix well. Spread half the sweet potato mixture in the prepared pan. Sprinkle the sweet potatoes with half of the chopped nuts. Spread the remaining sweet potato mixture on top, then top with the remaining nuts. Place the casserole in the oven and bake at 325 degrees F for 35 minutes or until bubbly in the center. Remove from the oven and serve hot.

BRANDIED CANDIED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Place sweet potatoes in a large saucepan with enough water to cover. Bring to a boil. Cook 15 minutes, or until tender but firm. Drain, and set aside.
• In a large skillet over low heat, melt the butter. Stir in the brown sugar, brandy, and salt. Add the sweet potatoes, and stir to coat. Cook, stirring gently, until sweet potatoes are heated through and well glazed.

DRUNKEN SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Boil the potatoes until done.
• Skin and mash potatoes while still warm. Add butter and salt to taste. Add milk until the consistency is like creamy mashed potatoes.
• Put potatoes in a 2 quart casserole dish. Scoop a hollow in the center of the potatoes and create a rim of potatoes around the edge of the pan. Set aside.
• In a double boiler, cook 1/4 lb butter, brown sugar, egg, and bourbon, stirring constantly, until thickened (1/2-3/4 hour--in my experience it never really thickens).
• Poor this syrup into the center hollow of the casserole and over the whole top.
• Line the edges of the casserole with the mini marshmallows.
• Bake at 350F for 45 minutes or until the sauce is a very dark brown.

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.

DRUNKEN SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place sweet potatoes in a large bowl. Beat with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Mix in the butter, cinnamon, orange juice, eggs, salt, and liqueur. Transfer to a 2 quart casserole dish. Mix the pecans and brown sugar in a small bowl, and sprinkle evenly over the sweet potato mixture. Bake 30 to 40 minutes in the preheated oven, or until center is firm and edges are lightly browned. If desired the last 10 minutes of cook time, cook uncovered with marshmallows sprinkled on top (until marshmallows are just slightly browned and crispy!)

SWEET POTATOES GLAZED WITH MOLASSES, PECANS AND BOURBON

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Combine the butter, molasses, brown sugar and cayenne in a medium saucepan and cook over medium heat until smooth, about 5 minutes. Increase the heat to high, add the bourbon and cook for 2 minutes to allow alcohol to burn out. Season with salt and pepper.
• Put the potatoes in a large baking dish, pour the molasses mixture over and toss to coat. Roast in the oven, stirring a few times, until the potatoes are cooked through and glazed, about 20 minutes. Remove to a platter and top with the pecans.
• Alternatively, this can be done in a large saute pan: Melt the butter, molasses, brown sugar and cayenne over medium heat. Add the bourbon and let the alcohol cook out. Add the potatoes and cook until glazed over medium-high heat. Transfer to a platter and top with the pecans.

SWEET POTATO GNOCCHI, DRUNKEN PRUNES, AND AMARETTI

Steps:

• Add prunes and Marsala to a medium skillet. Place over high heat and bring to a boil. Immediately remove skillet from heat and set aside.
• Fill a large pot with 4 quarts water; season with salt, and bring to a boil over high heat.
• Add butter to skillet with prunes and Marsala and return to high heat; cook until butter is melted.
• Add gnocchi to boiling water; cook until gnocchi rise to the top. Continue cooking 1 minute more. Add 1/2 cup of the pasta cooking water to skillet with prune mixture. Using a wire-mesh skimmer, transfer gnocchi to a warm, shallow serving platter. Pour prune mixture over top.
• Garnish with crushed amaretti; serve immediately.

DRUNKEN SWEET POTATO PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F.
• Place pie crust in 9 1/2" deep dish pie pan; crimp edges. Line crust with foil, fill with pie weights. Bake 15 - 20 minutes or until pale brown on edges and set. Remove foil and weights. Cool on wire rack.
• Increase oven temperature to 425°F Mash sweet potatoes in medium bowl. Place in large bowl, along with sugar, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg; beat at medium speed until combined. Add eggs one at a time, beating just until blended. At low speed, beat in evaporated milk, butter, rum and vanilla until smooth.
• Pour mixture into crust. Cover edge of crust with foil and bake at 425F for 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 300F and bake 50-60 minutes or until knif inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool completely before cutting.