Moms Thanksgiving Sweet Potato Pineapple Balls 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.

SPICY GLAZED SWEET POTATOES AND PINEAPPLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place the sweet potatoes in a saucepan with enough water to cover. Add 2 tablespoons cinnamon; bring to a boil; cook 7 to 10 minutes; drain.
• Mix together the 1/2 cup brown sugar and cayenne pepper in a small bowl. Lie the bacon slices in a baking dish. Sprinkle the brown sugar mix over the bacon.
• Cook the bacon in the oven until the bacon is crispy, about 10 minutes. Place the bacon on a plate lined with paper towels to drain, reserving the liquid from the dish. Change oven setting to Broil.
• Pour the reserved pineapple juice into a measuring cup. Fill the cup with water to measure 1 cup total. Pour the mixture into a skillet and place over medium heat. Stir in the sugar, 1/4 cup brown sugar, and 2 teaspoons cinnamon. Cook until the volume of the liquid has reduced to about half. Add the pineapple and drained sweet potatoes. Cook and stir until most of the liquid is absorbed. Transfer the mixture to a round 2-quart casserole dish. Crumble the drained bacon over top of the dish. Pour the reserved liquid from the bacon dish over top of the dish.
• Place the dish under the broiler until the sugar on top caramelizes, 2 to 3 minutes.

SWEET POTATOES ON PINEAPPLE RINGS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the sweet potatoes, brown sugar, butter, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Place pineapple slices in a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Top each slice with 1/4 cup sweet potato mixture and a marshmallow. Bake, uncovered, at 400° for 10-15 minutes or until heated through.

PINEAPPLE-STUFFED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Wrap potatoes in foil and bake at 400° for 45-50 minutes or until tender. Let stand until cool enough to handle. Cut a thin slice off the top of each potato and discard. Scoop out the pulp, leaving a thin shell., In a small bowl, mash the pulp; add the pineapple, brown sugar, butter and salt. Stir in cranberries and 1 tablespoon pecans. Spoon into potato shells. Sprinkle with remaining pecans. Place on a baking sheet. Bake at 400° for 8-12 minutes or until heated through.

MOM'S THANKSGIVING SWEET POTATO-PINEAPPLE BALLS

Steps:

• Drain the yams and the pineapple VERY well.
• Mash the yams and pineapple in a large bowl with your hands or a masher.
• Roll into baseball size balls and cover in the corn flakes. They look nice with the flakes sticking up.
• For those who like marshmallows, place a marshmallow or use some mini marshmallows, placed in the center of the ball and then cover with the corn flakes; or indent and add marshmallows.
• Chill balls in the refrigerator to firm up.
• Place balls on a foil lined cookie sheet and bake, at 350°, to heat through and until cereal starts to brown; about 25 minutes.
• Easy to serve with a spatula.
• Since a "ball" is a portion and you can adjust the size of the balls based on how many guests you have!

SPICY SWEET POTATO BALLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Mash sweet potatoes while they are hot, then add, butter, salt, and spices. Add egg and continue to whip until thoroughly combined. Chill until firm. Form into golf ball sized pieces and place 2 to 3 marshmallows in center of each ball. Roll in ginger snap crumbs. Place on non-stick or lightly greased baking sheet. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes.

MOM'S SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Place a pot of water on the stove and bring the water to a boil.
• Peel and chop the potatoes into 1 inch cubes. Once the water is boiling put your potatoes in for 10 to 15 minutes or until the potatoes are soft.
• Place potatoes in a large bowl; add sugar, sweet and condensed milk, 3 tablespoons of melted butter, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and vanilla.
• Beat with a mixer at medium speed until smooth. Add eggs; beat well.
• Pour potato mixture into a 13 x 9 inch baking pan coated with cooking spray.
• To prepare topping, combine flour, brown sugar, and 1/8 teaspoon salt; stir with a whisk. Stir in 2 tablespoons melted butter.
• Sprinkle flour mixture evenly over potato mixture; arrange pecans evenly over top.
• Bake at 350° for 25 minutes or just until golden.
• Preheat broiler (remove casserole from oven).
• Broil casserole 45 seconds or until topping is bubbly. Let stand a little bit before serving.

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.

SWEET POTATO BALLS

Steps:

• Mash the sweet potatoes while they are still hot and add the butter, salt and spices.
• Add the egg and continue to whip until thoroughly combined.
• Chill until firm and then form into golf ball sized piece, stuffing 2 to 3 marshmallows in center of each ball.
• Roll in the ginger snap crumbs and place on a non-stick or lightly greased baking sheet.
• Bake at 400°F for 10 to 15 minutes.

MOM'S SWEET POTATOES RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Boil sweet potatoes for about 20-30 minutes until fork tender. Let cool.
• Spray a 9 x 13 inch pan with non stick cooking spray.
• After the sweet potatoes are cool, slice into 1 inch spears. Lay half of them in the pan.
• Cut up 1 1/2 tablespoons of butter into small pieces and spread all over the sliced sweet potatoes.
• Then drizzle 1/8 cup of karo syrup over all of the sweet potatoes. Then sprinkle 1/4 cup of brown sugar over the top.
• Repeat layers - add more sweet potatoes, then top with the rest of the butter, karo syrup, and brown sugar.
• Cook in oven until heated through and butter is melted. About 30 minutes.
• Remove from oven and cover the top with marshmallows. Return to oven cook until marshmallows are golden brown.
• (This can also be made ahead of time and stored in the fridge. Cook until heated through and then add marshmallows.)