Sweet Potatoes & Apples
from Taste of Home
5 medium sweet potatoes
5 medium tart apples, peeled and thinly sliced
1/2 cup sugar
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 cup cold water
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1/4 cup butter, cubed
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup mini marshmallows (we added just a bit, not covered though)
Place sweet potatoes in a Dutch oven and cover with water. Bring to a boil. (If you do not have a Dutch Oven yet, like me (it's on my Christmas list this year! Just boil the potatoes in a sauce pan full of water on the stove top) Reduce heat; cover and cook for 20 minutes or just until tender. Drain sweet potatoes and cool slightly. Peel and cut into 1/4-in. slices. In a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish, layer half of the apples and sweet potatoes. Repeat layers.
In a small saucepan, combine the sugar, cornstarch, water and lemon juice until smooth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat; stir in the butter, cinnamon and salt. Pour over sweet potatoes and apples. Cover and bake at 350° for 30 minutes. Uncover; bake 10 minutes longer or until apples are tender.
This post is linked to: It's a Blog Party Thanksgiving Holiday Party, The Grocery Cart Challenge, A Beautiful Mess: Tasty Tuesday, Family Food Fridays and Meatless Mondays
You are so funny! I must admit, I'm partial to the savory sweet potatoes. We love them roasted with a little salt, cayenne, and rosemary....YUM.
ReplyDeleteSounds yummy! If you don't have a dutch oven, do you just boil them in a sauce pan?
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ReplyDeleteHEHEHE... I am starting to like sweet potatoes too (although not my favorite yet) I am working on it!
@ Anonymous
Yes just boil them in a sauce pan (that's what I did too) I do not own a dutch oven (not yet, it's on my Christmas list)
My family is the same way. Once we started making our sweet potatoes from scratch instead of the canned we've never looked back. Nothing beats fresh and homemade.
ReplyDeleteI really love this recipe! I never would have thought to use apples but it makes perfect sense, I'll definitely have to give this a try! Thanks for linking up at Family Food Fridays, hope to see ya next week. :)
ReplyDeletethis sounds delicious and may be the perfect way to get my kids to eat sweet potatoes
ReplyDeleteTina, thanks for the link at My Meatless Mondays. This is one of my favorite combinations and I could eat both sweet potatoes and apples, day in and day out.
ReplyDeleteThis looks really delicious. We eat a similar dish but without the apple, but I think they make a great addition. Will have to try this.
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