Slow Cooker Sweet Potatoes With Walnuts And Pomegranate Recipes

SLOW COOKER SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Toss the sweet potatoes with the cornstarch in a bowl to coat well. Add the mixture to a slow cooker and dot with the butter. Sprinkle over the brown sugar, pumpkin pie spice and cayenne. Pour in the vanilla, orange juice and 1/4 cup water. Season with salt. Place the lid on the slow cooker and cook on low, stirring once or twice, until the potatoes are tender, about 3 hours.
• Toss the potatoes once more and transfer to a serving dish. Sprinkle with the walnuts and parsley and serve.

SLOW-COOKER SWEET POTATOES WITH WALNUTS AND POMEGRANATE

Steps:

• Position an oven rack in the center of the oven, and preheat to 350 degrees F. Stir together the sugar, butter, cinnamon, cumin and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a small bowl.
• Toss the sweet potatoes with the cornstarch in a large mixing bowl. Transfer half the sweet potatoes to a 6-quart slow cooker. Spoon half the sugar-butter mixture on top. Add the remaining potatoes and sugar-butter mixture. Cook, covered, on low until the sweet potatoes are tender but not mushy, about 4 hours.
• Meanwhile, spread the walnuts out on a baking sheet, and bake until very golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes. Let cool, then roughly chop.
• When the sweet potatoes are tender, gently stir in the lemon juice. Transfer the potatoes to a shallow serving dish, and let sit for 10 minutes (the sauce will thicken as it sits). Toss the potatoes in the sauce to coat. Sprinkle with the chopped walnuts, pomegranate seeds and parsley.

MAPLE-WALNUT SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Peel and cut sweet potatoes lengthwise in half; cut crosswise into 1/2-in. slices. Place in a 5-qt. slow cooker. Add 1/2 cup walnuts, brown sugar, cherries, syrup, cider and salt; toss to combine., Cook, covered, on low 5-6 hours or until potatoes are tender. Sprinkle with remaining walnuts.

SLOW COOKER SWEET POTATOES (YAMS) AND MARSHMALLOWS

Steps:

• Spray the inside of a slow cooker with cooking spray.
• Place sweet potatoes in a slow cooker and arrange butter on top of sweet potatoes. Sprinkle brown sugar over sweet potatoes.
• Cook on High, 3 to 3 1/2 hours. Add marshmallows and cook until soft and somewhat puffy, about 15 minutes.

SLOW COOKER MASHED SWEET POTATOES WITH PARMESAN

Steps:

• Place sweet potatoes in a lined or greased slow cooker. Add heavy cream, Parmesan cheese, salt, black pepper, and nutmeg. Stir to evenly coat sweet potatoes.
• Cook on Low until sweet potatoes are fork-tender, stirring occasionally, 2 to 3 hours. Stir and mash sweet potatoes. Scoop into a serving dish.

SLOW-COOKER SWEET POTATOES AU GRATIN

Steps:

• Microwave spinach in large microwaveable bowl on HIGH 3 min. or just until wilted, stirring after 1-1/2 min. Cool slightly.
• Meanwhile, beat cream cheese and flour in medium bowl with mixer until blended. Gradually add chicken broth, mixing well after each addition. Add pepper, nutmeg and 1 tsp. thyme; mix well.
• Squeeze spinach dry. Place half the potatoes in slow cooker sprayed with cooking spray; cover with layers of spinach, and half each of the cream cheese mixture and Swiss cheese. Top with layers of remaining potatoes, cream cheese mixture and Swiss cheese; cover with lid.
• Cook on HIGH 2-1/2 to 3 hours. Turn slow cooker off. Let potatoes stand 20 min.
• Microwave bread crumbs in medium microwaveable bowl 1-1/2 min. or until lightly browned, stirring after 1 min. Sprinkle over potato mixture along with the remaining thyme.