Mamas Candied Louisiana Sweet Potatoes Recipes

CANDIED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add potatoes and boil until slightly underdone, about 15 minutes. Drain, cool and peel.
• In a large saucepan over medium heat, combine margarine, brown sugar, 2 cups marshmallows, cinnamon and nutmeg. Cook, stirring occasionally, until marshmallows are melted.
• Stir potatoes into marshmallow sauce. While stirring mash about half of the potatoes, and break the others into bite-sized chunks. Transfer to prepared dish.
• Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes. Remove from oven and cover top evenly with remaining marshmallows. Return to oven and bake until marshmallows are golden brown.

MAMA'S CANDIED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Boil sweet potatoes for 30 minutes. Let potatoes cool and then peel. Cut into quarters.
• Place in a large saucepan and add butter, orange juice, syrup and sugar.
• On top of stove cook at low heat for about 1 3/4 hours to glaze potatoes. Tilt saucepan often to coat all potatoes. Place oranges slices in pot 30 minutes before serving. (She never used a crock pot, but I bet it would work as well.) Freezes well -- just reheat and serve.

MAMA LANE'S SWEET POTATO PUDDING

Steps:

• Put all ingredients together in a 5 by 9 by 2-inch baking dish. Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven, 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Stir 2 or 3 times to keep from burning. Bake until brown on top.
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GRANDMA'S CANDIED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Combine butter, vanilla extract, and salt in a bowl. Mix brown sugar and white sugar together in another bowl.
• Layer potatoes and sugar mixture in the bottom of a slow cooker. Pour the butter mixture over the top.
• Cover and cook on Low until tender, about 6 hours.
• Remove 1/3 of the cooking liquid from the slow cooker and pour into a saucepan; whisk in cornstarch. Bring to a boil and cook until thick, about 5 minutes. Pour over potatoes and serve.

MAPLE CANDIED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Place the sweet potatoes in a Dutch oven and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cook for 30-45 minutes or until potatoes can be easily pierced with the tip of a sharp knife. , When cool enough to handle, peel potatoes and cut into wedges. Place in an ungreased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Combine the brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg; sprinkle over potatoes. Dot with butter; drizzle with syrup. , Bake, uncovered, at 375° for 25-30 minutes or until bubbly, basting with sauce occasionally.

MAMA JOHN'S CARIBBEAN SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Place potatoes, onions, and pineapples into shallow rectangular roasting pan, ensuring that they make a single layer.
• Drizzle oil and balsamic vinegar over potato medley and toss until well coated.
• Sprinkle rosemary, salt and pepper evenly and toss once more.
• Roast in preheated oven at 450 degrees F. for 40-50 minutes or until potatoes start to brown. Turn occasionally while cooking to brown evenly.

MAMA'S CANDIED LOUISIANA SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Wash and peel sweet potatoes
• Cut into chunks
• Parboil sweet potatoes until almost tender when pricked with fork (approx 5 minutes)
• Drain and place in baking dish.
• Blend all other ingredients and cook over low heat until slightly thickened.
• Pour over sweet potatoes and bake approximately 30 minutes at 350 degrees Fahrenheit.