Granola Streusel Topped Sweet Potatoes Food

GRANOLA STREUSEL-TOPPED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Place potato pieces in 4-quart saucepan or Dutch oven. Add enough water to cover; heat to boiling. Reduce heat to medium-low; cook uncovered 15 to 20 minutes or until tender. Drain and return to saucepan.
• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 8-inch square (2-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray. To potatoes, add whipping cream, 2 tablespoons butter, the maple syrup and salt. Mash with potato masher or electric mixer until smooth. Spoon into baking dish.
• In small bowl, mix crushed granola bars and 2 tablespoons melted butter; sprinkle over potatoes.
• Bake uncovered 25 to 30 minutes or until thoroughly heated and topping is crisp.

STREUSEL SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 325 degrees Farenheit, and lightly grease a 1 1/2 quart baking dish or casserole.
• Cook the potatoes in a large pot of boiling water for about 20 minutes, or until firm-tender when tested with a fork.
• Drain and cool under cold water.
• Cut in 1/2-inch thick slices, and arrange the slices in the casserole dish in a spiral pattern, overlapping slices slightly.
• Mix 1/2 cup of the syrup with the orange juice, pour over potatoes.
• Dot with 1 Tablespoon of the butter.
• Cover tightly with foil, and bake for 20-30 minutes, until hot and the potatoes have absorbed some liquid.
• In a small bowl, make the streusel topping.
• Mix flour, brown sugar and cinnamon, and using two knives or a pastry cutter cut in remaining 3 Tablespoons butter until mixture is the texture of coarse meal.
• Toss in pecans.
• Remove potatoes from oven and sprinkle with streusel mixture.
• Bake uncovered for 15 more minutes, or until the topping is bubbly and lightly browned.
• Pour the remaining 1/4 cup maple syrup over the potatoes and serve immediately.

STREUSEL SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• In a large bow, combine the first eight ingredients. Spoon into a greased 3-cup baking dish. Combine the topping ingredients; sprinkle over potato mixture. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a thermometer inserted in the center reads 160°.

MERINGUE AND STREUSEL-TOPPED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• For sweet potatos: Wash and pierce sweet potatoes and microwave until soft.
• When cool, split skin and peel off.
• Place in mixing bowl with remaining 6 ingredients (through eggs) and beat at high speed for 2 minutes or until smooth.
• Spoon into a 13 x 9-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray.
• For Streusel: Combine streusel ingredients and sprinkle evenly over sweet potatoes.
• Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.
• Remove from oven but don't turn oven off yet.
• For Meringue: In clean mixing bowl with clean beaters, beat egg whites at high speed until soft peaks form.
• Gradually add sugar, beating until stiff peaks form.
• This takes about 4 minutes.
• Spoon meringue into a pastry bag fitted with a star tip and pipe meringue into a lattice design over streusel (or just smooth over top like a pie).
• Bake at 350°F for 15 minutes or until lightly browned.