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recipe thoughts

My mom has put me in charge of making the sweet potatoes for Christmas dinner.  We have a problem every year - my sis, BIL, MH and I all hate nuts in food, my mom doesn't know how to cook without them.  So I told her to let me do the sweet potatoes this time because we seriously threw out an entire casserole because no one would eat it (because of the nuts).

So I'm trying to find a recipe for sweet potatoes that uses pineapples or some other fruit and NO NUTS.

Anyone have a good option?  I found one that seems too simple to be good.  You mix (baked) sweet potatoes cut into chunks with a can of crushed pineapples and brown sugar and bake. 

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Re: recipe thoughts

  • I don't have my mom's recipe, I don't think she uses nuts in it, but The one you posted sounds yummy to me!
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  • I've never had sweet potato casserole...usually just mashed sweet potatoes. I had no idea most of the recipes use nuts! I think the pineapple recipe sounds good though.
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  • My mom has made this awesome one with apples.  I think it was featured on Oprah before.  Let me see if I can find it.
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  • I think this is it

    SMASHED SWEET POTATOES WITH APPLES
    Recipe created by Ina Garten

    Sick of the same old yams? Sweet potatoes and apples add a colorful, crunchy twist to your holiday table!

    Ingredients:
    Serves 15?20

    • 8 pounds (about 12 large) sweet potatoes
    • 1 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
    • 1 cup heavy cream
    • 8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter , melted
    • 1/2 cup light brown sugar
    • 2 teaspoons ground nutmeg
    • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
    • 4 teaspoons salt
    • 2 teaspoons freshly ground pepper
    • 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) butter
    • 6     McIntosh or Macoun apples , peeled, cored, and cut into eighths
    • 6 tablespoons light brown sugar
    Preheat oven to 375?. Scrub potatoes, then *** several times with a knife or fork. Bake 1 hour, or until very soft when pierced with a knife. Combine orange juice, cream, butter, brown sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon, salt, and pepper.

    Remove potatoes from oven. Once cooled, scoop out the insides with a spoon. Place 1/2 of sweet potato meat into the bowl of an electric mixer. Add 1/2 of juice-and-cream mixture, blend until combined but not smooth, and pour into a large baking dish. Repeat with remaining potatoes and juice-and-cream mixture, and add to baking dish.

    Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add apple wedges and brown sugar; cook about 10 minutes, turning apples occasionally, until lightly browned on both sides. Place on top of sweet potatoes and bake 30 minutes, until heated through. (Note: If refrigerating before baking, cook 45 minutes, or until heated through.)
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  • Ohh...that sounds REALLY good Mel.  I might try that one if I have enough time to make it on Thursday. 
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  • imageflyer1982:
    I've never had sweet potato casserole...usually just mashed sweet potatoes. I had no idea most of the recipes use nuts! I think the pineapple recipe sounds good though.

    Me either, Kristin... I made a "sweet potato" casserole for Thanksgiving but winged it and ended up just basically making mashed sweet potatoes with a little brown sugar and pecans on top. LOL

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