Southern Bourbon Glazed Sweet Potatoes Recipes

BOURBON CANDIED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• 1. Place sweet potatoes, cut into quarters, in a large saucepan; cover with cold water. Bring to a boil. reduce heat; simmer 10-15 minutes or until potatoes are cooked through but still offer a bit of resistance when pierced with a fork. Drain. When cool enough to handle peal and cut into 1- inch chunks.
• 2. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease a roasting pan with 1 Tbsp. butter. Add sweet potatoes in a single layer.
• 3. Melt 5 Tbsp. butter and 1 cup dark brown sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in apple cider, bourbon and the salt; cook 1 minute. drizzle over sweet potatoes; toss gently to coat. Roast 40 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes or until sweet potatoes are very tender and liquid is syrupy.

BOURBON SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Arrange sweet potatoes in a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Add sugar and bourbon and toss to combine; season with salt and pepper. Bake until sweet potatoes are tender and glazed, 1 to 1 1/2 hours, tossing every 30 minutes. Stir in butter before serving.

BOURBON SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F. Butter an ovenproof gratin or casserole dish. Arrange the sweet potato slices in the prepared dish and season with salt and pepper.
• In a large saucepan, combine the sugar, 4 tablespoons butter, bourbon, and syrup and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. As soon as the sauce is boiling, pour it over the sweet potatoes. Bake the casserole, basting and turning the potatoes occasionally, until the sweet potatoes are soft and tender, 45 to 60 minutes. Taste and adjust for seasoning with salt and pepper.

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.

DOROTHY STONE'S BOURBON-GLAZED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Scrub the sweet potatoes, place in a pot, and cover with water. Bring to a boil, and cook until barely tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Drain and rinse under cold water.
• When the potatoes are cool enough to handle, peel them, and slice in rounds 1/4 inch thick.
• Use 1 tablespoon of the butter to grease a shallow baking dish about 10 inches by 14 inches.
• Arrange the potato slices, slightly overlapping them, in the dish, and drizzle with the remaining butter. Season with salt and pepper, then sprinkle evenly with the sugar. If desired, the dish can be prepared in advance up to this point and set aside, covered, for 3 hours at room temperature or overnight in the refrigerator.
• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Bake the potatoes for 20 minutes, then lower oven temperature to 350 degrees, and bake 20 minutes longer, until the potatoes are nicely glazed.
• Just before serving, warm the bourbon in a small saucepan. Wear oven mitts, and stand back from the pan. Ignite the bourbon, and pour it, still flaming, even over the potatoes. Serve at once.

BOURBON SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Put sweet potatoes in a large sauce pan.
• Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently until heated through.
• Preheat oven to 350F
• Mash sweet potatoes
• Add sugar, butter, bourbon, vanilla and beat until well blended and smooth.
• Turn into a 2 quart shallow baking dish
• Sprinkle marshmallows on top
• Bake uncovered for 30 minutes or until marshmallows are golden brown.

BOURBON SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Mix all of the ingredients with an electric mixer at a medium speed until smooth. Pour all of the ingredients into a well oiled baking dish. Bake, lightly covered with foil, for 45 minutes.