Mashed Sweet Potato Casserole Topped With Caramelized Bananas Food

SIMPLE MASHED SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x12-inch baking dish.
• Mash sweet potatoes in a bowl with milk, adding the milk a little at a time until potatoes are the desired consistency. Spread sweet potatoes into the prepared baking dish.
• Bring maple syrup and butter to a boil in a saucepan and pour the boiling syrup mixture over the sweet potatoes.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the sweet potatoes are hot and the topping has begun to cook into a sticky caramel, 20 to 30 minutes.

SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE WITH BANANAS

Steps:

• Scrub the sweet potatoes and then peel with a vegetable peeler. Cut the potatoes into chunks and put them in a large saucepan. Fill the pan with water to cover the sweet potatoes and add 1 teaspoon of salt.
• Place the saucepan over high heat and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium-low and continue cooking for about 25 to 30 minutes, or until the potatoes are very tender. Drain thoroughly and transfer the potatoes to a large bowl. Mash until very smooth. Let the mixture cool slightly.
• Alternatively, bake the scrubbed unpeeled sweet potatoes in a 375 F oven for about 45 minutes, or until very tender. Let them cool, scoop the sweet potato out of the skins, and mash.
• Heat oven to 350 F.
• Grease a 2 1/2-quart baking dish.
• To the sweet potatoes, add the beaten eggs, brown sugar, orange juice, butter, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Beat by hand or with an electric mixer until well blended. Fold in the diced bananas.
• Spoon the mixture into the prepared baking dish; cover with foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes. Remove the foil and bake an additional 10 minutes. Serves 6 to 8 Variations

SWEET POTATO-BANANA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook potatoes in small amount of water until tender.
• Mash and beat.
• Add nuts, 4 tablespoons butter, sugar and coconut. If the mixture is dry, add either a little cream or orange juice to moisten.
• Pour 1/2 of the sweet potato mixture into a buttered casserole.
• Cover with mashed bananas and then top with rest of sweet potato mixture.
• Combine crushed corn flakes, 2 tablespoons butter and brown sugar.
• Cover top of sweet potatoes.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.

MASHED SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE TOPPED WITH CARAMELIZED BANANAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Place sweet potatoes on a baking sheet and roast until tender, about 1 hour. Remove from heat and let cool until cool enough to handle. (Keep oven at 350 degrees F). Peel and mash sweet potatoes in a bowl until smooth. Stir in the butter, stock, salt, pepper, and cinnamon. Transfer to a casserole dish. Cover the surface of the potatoes with the banana slices by laying them on top, slightly overlapping in concentric circles. Sprinkle the brown sugar evenly over the top. Bake for 20 minutes or until the top is browned.

MASHED SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE TOPPED WITH CARAMELIZED BANANAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Place sweet potatoes on a baking sheet and roast until tender, about 1 hour.
• Remove from heat and let cool until cool enough to handle.
• (Keep oven at 350 degrees F).
• Peel and mash sweet potatoes in a bowl until smooth.
• Stir in the butter, stock, salt, pepper, and cinnamon.
• Transfer to a casserole dish.
• Cover the surface of the potatoes with the banana slices by laying them on top, slightly overlapping in concentric circles.
• Sprinkle the brown sugar evenly over the top.
• Bake for 20 minutes or until the top is browned.
• Serve.

SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place sweet potatoes in a large saucepan, and cover with cold water by 1 inch; salt generously. Bring to a boil; reduce to a simmer, and cook until easily pierced with the tip of a paring knife, 15 to 20 minutes. Drain, and return to pan. Heat over medium, stirring, until liquid has evaporated and a thin film covers bottom of pan, about 2 minutes.
• Remove pan from heat; add milk, butter, and nutmeg. Mash until smooth; season with salt and pepper. Transfer sweet-potato mixture to a 2-quart baking dish. (To make ahead, refrigerate, up to 1 day.)
• Top casserole with marshmallows; bake until center is warmed through and marshmallows are lightly browned, 15 to 20 minutes.

SWEET POTATO BANANA BAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine all ingredients until smooth. Transfer to a 1-qt. baking dish coated with cooking spray. , Cover and bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a thermometer inserted in the center reads 160°.

MASHED SWEET POTATOES WITH BANANA AND BROWN SUGAR

Steps:

• 1. Wash each of the potatoes well, poke holes into them with a fork, rub each with about 1 teaspoon of salt, and wrap with heavy-duty aluminum foil.
• 2. Place directly on hot coals and cook for about 20 minutes, or cook in a 350°F barbecue for about 50 minutes, or until tender when pierced with a paring knife. At the same time, cook the banana in the peel until blackened, about 15 minutes.
• 3. Carefully take the potatoes out of the foil and scoop the flesh out from the skin into a large bowl. Cover with foil. Scoop the flesh out of the banana into a separate bowl.
• Increase temperature to high.
• 4. Place a small roasting pan or deep baking dish with high sides that can take the direct flame (a 13 x 9-inch baking dish with a 15-cup capacity is ideal) over the heat and let heat up for 5 minutes.
• Add the butter and let melt. Add the cream, cinnamon stick, brown sugar, potatoes, banana, 1 teaspoon of salt, and 1 teaspoon of pepper. Using a potato masher, mash the potatoes and banana, and stir to combine.
• Season to taste with additional salt and pepper as needed.

MASHED SWEET POTATOES AND BANANAS WITH PECAN STREUSEL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Pierce sweet potatoes with fork. Place on rimmed baking sheet or in roasting pan and bake until almost soft, about 40 minutes. Add bananas to roasting pan alongside sweet potatoes and bake until banana skins brown, about 10 minutes. Let sweet potatoes and bananas stand at room temperature until cool enough to handle, about 15 minutes (maintain oven temperature). Cut sweet potatoes in half. Scoop flesh from sweet potatoes into large bowl. Peel bananas; add to bowl. Add 1/2 cup butter and honey; beat with wooden spoon until blended and fluffy. Season to taste with salt. Transfer to 8- to 10-cup ovenproof baking dish.
• Mix nuts, sugar, and flour in bowl. Add 1/2 cup butter; mix with fingertips until coarse crumbs form. (Potatoes and streusel can be made 1 day ahead. Cover separately; chill. Before continuing, preheat oven to 400°F.) Sprinkle streusel over potatoes. Bake until top is golden brown and potatoes are hot, about 25 minutes.

SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the mashed potatoes, butter, eggs, milk, vanilla extract and sugar. Spread into a greased 1-1/2-qt. casserole. , For topping, combine all the ingredients and sprinkle over potatoes. Bake at 375° for 25 minutes or until a thermometer reads 160°.

MASHED SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Mix sugar and butter together in a bowl using an electric mixer. Add eggs and beat to combine. Mix in sweet potatoes. Beat in salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Pour in milk and orange juice; mix very carefully until combined. Pour into a casserole dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until firm, about 45 minutes.