Best Candied Sweet Potatoes With Pecans Recipes

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CANDIED SWEET POTATOES WITH BROWN SUGAR AND PECANS



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Provided by Stacey Little | Southern Bite

Categories     Side Dish

Time 1h15m

Number Of Ingredients 10

3 pounds medium sweet potatoes
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons butter, melted
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
3/4 cup coarsely chopped pecans

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 375° F. Lightly spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
  • Wash and peel the sweet potatoes. Slice them into 1/4 inch slices and place them in the baking dish.
  • In a medium-sized pot, combine the butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger, and salt. Heat over medium until just boiling. Remove from the heat and pour over the sweet potatoes. Cover the dish with aluminum foil and bake for 45 minutes or until the sweet potatoes are tender.
  • To make the topping, stir together the melted butter, brown sugar, flour, and pecans.
  • Remove the sweet potatoes from the oven and remove the foil. Sprinkle the topping mixture over the potatoes and cook for an additional 15 minutes.

SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE WITH PECANS



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You can't have a holiday dinner without a sweet potato souffle! And this is a wonderful version. I got this from my mother-in-law, who got the recipe from a neighbor.

Provided by Mienna

Categories     Side Dish     Casseroles     Sweet Potato Casserole Recipes

Time 1h35m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 11

4 sweet potatoes, cut into chunks
1 ⅓ cups white sugar
¾ cup milk
3 eggs, beaten
¾ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 ½ cups brown sugar
1 ½ cups chopped pecans
¾ cup all-purpose flour
½ cup margarine, melted

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
  • Cover sweet potatoes with water in a large pot; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain and transfer potatoes to a large bowl.
  • Mash potatoes with white sugar, milk, eggs, salt, vanilla extract, and cinnamon. Spread mixture in prepared baking dish.
  • Mix brown sugar, pecans, and flour in another bowl. Pour margarine over pecan mixture; toss until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle over potato mixture.
  • Bake in preheated oven until pecan topping is hard, about 1 hour.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 436.3 calories, Carbohydrate 64.2 g, Cholesterol 47.7 mg, Fat 18.9 g, Fiber 3.9 g, Protein 5.4 g, SaturatedFat 2.7 g, Sodium 303.6 mg, Sugar 44.5 g

CANDIED SWEET POTATOES WITH PECANS



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This nice old-fashioned side dish is perfect for the holidays and easily down-sized for two, it's a dish that can be made often to complement any meal. The touch of pineapple juice adds a nice flavor.

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Side Dishes

Time 55m

Yield 2 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 large sweet potato
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons chopped pecans
1 tablespoon unsweetened pineapple or orange juice
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon butter

Steps:

  • Place sweet potato in a small saucepan; cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 30-40 minutes or just until tender. Drain. , When cool enough to handle, peel and cut into 1/4-in. slices. Place in a greased shallow 2-cup baking dish. , In a small bowl, combine the brown sugar, pecans, pineapple juice, lemon juice and cinnamon; sprinkle over sweet potato slices. Dot with butter. , Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 15 minutes or until bubbly and heated through.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 385 calories, Fat 11g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 15mg cholesterol, Sodium 71mg sodium, Carbohydrate 71g carbohydrate (45g sugars, Fiber 6g fiber), Protein 4g protein.

CANDIED SWEET POTATOES



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A delicious, sweet version of candied sweet potatoes.

Provided by Dj

Categories     Side Dish     Casseroles     Sweet Potato Casserole Recipes

Time 40m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 6

4 pounds sweet potatoes, quartered
1 ¼ cups margarine
1 ¼ cups brown sugar
3 cups miniature marshmallows, divided
ground cinnamon to taste
ground nutmeg to taste

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 405.2 calories, Carbohydrate 56.6 g, Fat 18.9 g, Fiber 5 g, Protein 3.3 g, SaturatedFat 3.3 g, Sodium 293.4 mg, Sugar 31.8 g

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