Glazed Apples And Sweet Potatoes Food

WHISKEY-GLAZED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Place the potatoes on a baking sheet and cook the potatoes whole, do not pierce. Bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour. Lightly squeeze the potatoes - if they are soft, they are done. Let cool.
• In a small saute pan over high heat, add the pecans and lightly toast. Add 4 tablespoons of butter, reduce the heat to medium, add the agave and spices, and allow to simmer for 4 to 5 minutes. Add the whiskey and continue to simmer for 5 minutes more.
• Peel the potatoes and cut into 1/2-inch slices. Butter the bottom and sides of an 8 by 8-inch baking dish. Arrange the sweet potatoes, alternating with the apples. Pour the whiskey-pecan mixture over the top and place in the oven.
• Bake for 30 minutes, basting the top with the whiskey sauce once at 15 minutes.
• Remove and serve immediately.

GLAZED APPLES AND SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Place sweet potatoes on cookie sheet; prick with fork. Roast 1 hour or until almost tender. Let stand 45 minutes or until cool. Peel; cut into 1/3-inch-thick slices.
• Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray. In large bowl, toss apples and lemon juice. Arrange potatoes and apples alternately in baking dish. Pour remaining lemon juice in bowl over potatoes and apples.
• In 2-quart saucepan, stir together brown sugar, honey, butter, bourbon, cinnamon, ginger and salt. Heat to boiling over medium heat, stirring occasionally; boil 2 minutes or until slightly thickened. Pour glaze over potatoes and apples.
• Roast uncovered 30 minutes. Spoon glaze from bottom of dish over potatoes and apples. Sprinkle with pecans. Roast 14 to 15 minutes longer or until apples are browned. Spoon glaze over top before serving.

GLAZED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• If using fresh sweet potatoes, place in a large saucepan or Dutch oven; cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and cook 25-40 minutes or until tender. Drain; cool slightly and peel. Cut into chunks., Preheat oven to 350°. Place sweet potatoes in a 2-qt. baking dish. In a small saucepan, combine butter, syrup, brown sugar and cinnamon; bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Pour over potatoes. , Bake, uncovered, 30-40 minutes or until heated through.

ROASTED APPLES AND SWEET POTATOES IN HONEY-BOURBON GLAZE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Prick sweet potatoes with fork; place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 1 hour or until almost tender. Cool 45 minutes. Peel potatoes; cut into 1/3-inch wedges.
• Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray. In medium bowl, toss apples and lemon juice. In baking dish, arrange potatoes and apples in alternating layers. Pour lemon juice from bowl over potatoes and apples.
• In 2-quart saucepan, mix brown sugar, honey, butter, bourbon, cinnamon, salt and ginger. Heat to boiling over medium heat, stirring occasionally; boil 2 minutes or until slightly thickened. Pour glaze over potatoes and apples.
• Roast uncovered 30 minutes. Brush potatoes and apples with glaze that collects in bottom of dish; sprinkle pecans over top. Roast 14 to 15 minutes longer or until apples are golden brown and tender.

MAPLE GLAZED APPLE AND SWEET POTATO GRATIN

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350. Let the kids coat a 9x13-inch baking pan with 1 tablespoon of the butter; set aside.
• In a small pan, melt remaining butter over medium-low heat. Whisk in flour until well blended and cooked, about 1 minute. Add maple syrup, salt and brown sugar. Simmer, whisking frequently, until the sugar dissolves and sauce thickens, about 4 minutes. Remove sauce from heat.
• Help kids arrange a row of sweet potato and apple slices, alternating and overlapping them, in the prepared pan. They can continue to make rows until the pan is full. Pour the sauce evenly over potatoes and apples. Cover pan tightly with foil and bake 40 minutes.
• Raise oven temperature to 450. Remove foil from pan and use a spoon to baste the juices over the top. Bake an additional 30 minutes, or until potatoes are tender and nicely browned, basting juices over the top every 10 minutes. Serve immediately or keep warm in a 200 oven up to 30 minutes.

GLAZED APPLES AND SWEET POTATOES WITH PECAN STREUSEL TOPPING

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat 13 x 9-inch baking dish with no-stick cooking spray.
• Combine sliced cooked sweet potatoes, apples, raisins, ham glaze and salt in a large bowl. Spread evenly into prepared dish.
• For Streusel: Mix brown sugar, flour, pecans, rolled oats, cinnamon and salt in a medium bowl. Cut in butter with pastry blender until mixture is crumbly. Spread evenly over sweet potato mixture. Bake uncovered 50 to 60 minutes or until potatoes are fork-tender and topping is golden brown.

CIDER-GLAZED ROAST PORK WITH APPLES, SWEET POTATO, AND SAGE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Pat pork dry; season with 1 1/2 tsp salt and pepper.
• In a large bowl, toss together apples, onions, sweet potato, garlic, sage, remaining 1 tsp salt and allspice; drizzle with 1 tsp oil and toss to coat.
• Heat remaining 1 tsp oil in a large oven-proof skillet over high heat. Sear pork on both sides, 3-4 minutes per side.
• Spoon apple mixture around pork and place skillet in oven; roast until pork registers 145°F in center, 30-35 minutes. Remove vegetables to a serving platter; place pork on a cutting board and let rest for a minimum of 3 minutes.
• Place skillet on stovetop over medium heat; add vinegar and cook, scraping up browned bits, 1 minute. Add cider, increase heat to high and boil to reduce to a thick, syrupy texture; add butter and swirl skillet until it melts.
• Carve pork into 16 even slices and place on top of vegetables; drizzle cider glaze over top.
• Serving size: 3 1/2 oz pork and 3/4 cup vegetables

GLAZED SWEET POTATO AND APPLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
• Boil sweet potatoes until tender but still firm and allow them to cool. Then peel, slice, and place in a shallow baking dish. Core and slice the apples, then sprinkle salt and lemon juice over them. In a skillet bring butter to a slow sizzle and toss apple slices around in the pan until slightly soft. Arrange apples with the sweet potatoes. Then add molasses to butter remaining in pan and bring to a boil. Pour over apples and sweet potatoes, coating well. Sprinkle brown sugar and pecans on top. Bake for 30 minutes or until brown and bubbly on top.

MAPLE GLAZED SWEET POTATOES AND APPLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• In a 13x9x2 inch glass baking dish, alternate potato and apple slices in rows, packing tightly.
• Combine remaining ingredients in heavy medium saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat. Pour hot syrup over potatoes and apples. Cover dish tightly with foil and bake 1 hour. Uncover casserole. (Can be prepared 3 hours ahead to this point. Let stand at room temperature, basting occasionally with pan juices.) Reduce oven temperature to 350°F Bake until potatoes and apples are very tender and syrup is reduced to a thick glaze, basting occasionally, about 45 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

CINNAMON GLAZED SWEET POTATO AND APPLE BAKE

Steps:

• Cook sweet potatoes in water to cover in large saucepan about 20 minutes or until tender. Drain. Meanwhile, cook squash in another saucepan about 10 minutes or until tender; drain
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Mix 1/3 cup of the brown sugar, eggs, 2 tablespoons of the butter, vanilla, 1 1/2 teaspoons of the cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Reserve 1/4 cup mixture for squash
• Puree sweet potatoes with remaining egg mixture in food processor until smooth. Spread in greased 13x9-inch baking dish or 3-quart casserole. Sprinkle evenly with pecans
• Puree squash with reserved 1/4 cup egg mixture in food processor until smooth. Spread over pecan layer. Arrange apple slices on top of squash layer. Mix remaining 1/3 cup brown sugar and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon. Sprinkle over apples. Drizzle with remaining 4 tablespoons butter
• Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until center is set. Let stand 10 minutes before serving