Sweet Potato Bites With Marshmallows And Pecans Food

SWEET POTATO BITES WITH MARSHMALLOW AND PECANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F and grease a sheet pan with butter or nonstick spray.
• Add sweet potato rounds to pan, drizzle melted butter over the top, and toss until sweet potatoes are evenly coated.
• Roast sweet potatoes for about 20 minutes, then flip them over (bottoms should be browned) and roast for another 15-20 minutes until fork tender.
• Remove from oven and set oven to broil.
• Drizzle maple syrup over roasted sweet potatoes and gently toss. Top with marshmallow halves.
• Broil marshmallow-topped sweet potatoes 1-3 minutes until lightly toasted (watch so they don't burn).
• As soon as sweet potatoes come out of the oven, press a pecan half into the top of the marshmallow. Serve immediately.

CANDIED SWEET POTATOES WITH PECANS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Prick potatoes several times with a fork and place on a baking sheet.
• Bake potatoes in the preheated oven until you can easily pierce them halfway through with a sharp knife, about 1 1/2 hours. Remove from the oven and allow to cool until easily handled, at least 20 minutes. Leave the oven on.
• Meanwhile, mix brown sugar, 1/2 cup butter, pecans, and pumpkin pie spice for topping in a bowl until thoroughly combined.
• Peel the cooled sweet potatoes and cut crosswise into 3/4-inch thick slices.
• Lightly grease a 9x13-inch ceramic or glass baking dish with 2 teaspoons butter. Spread potato slices in a single layer in the dish and spoon a bit of topping over each slice. Add remaining potato slices in a second layer and sprinkle with remaining topping.
• Bake, uncovered, in the preheated oven until bubbly and browned, about 20 minutes. Use a serving spoon to dish this out, making sure to get to some of the sauce from the bottom for each serving.

SWEET POTATO BITES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F.
• Trim and discard thin slice off end of each potato. Cut each trimmed potato into 8 slices; place in single layer on parchment-covered baking sheet.
• Bake 15 min. Meanwhile, mix butter, sugar and cinnamon until blended.
• Turn potatoes; brush with butter mixture. Bake additional 10 min.
• Remove potatoes from oven. Heat broiler. Top each potato slice with marshmallow half, cut side down.
• Broil, 4 inches from heat, 45 sec. to 1 min. or until marshmallows are golden brown.
• Top marshmallows with nuts. Use back of spoon to press nuts into marshmallows to secure nuts and flatten marshmallows.

STUFFED SWEET POTATOES WITH PECAN AND MARSHMALLOW STREUSEL

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Wash the sweet potatoes, scrubbing them well to remove any dirt. With a fork, prick the sweet potatoes in a couple of spots and place them on a sheet pan. Bake for about 45 minutes, or until a knife inserted in the center goes in easily.
• In a large bowl, mix the butter, brown sugar, and flour together until it's crumbly-looking. Add the cinnamon, salt, pecans, and marshmallows; fold the streusel topping together to combine.
• Slice the sweet potatoes lengthwise down the center and push the ends towards the middle so it opens up. Stuff the sweet potatoes generously with the streusel topping and return to the oven. Bake for another 20 minutes, or until the topping is bubbly and brown.

SWEET POTATO BITES WITH MARSHMALLOWS AND PECANS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350F, line a baking sheet with heavy-duty aluminum foil**(see Notes), spray generously with cooking spray; set aside.
• Add the sweet potato rounds to the baking sheet in an even single flat layer. It's okay if they're touching on the sides, but don't let them overlap; set aside.
• To a medium microwave-safe bowl or glass measuring cup, add the butter, maple syrup, brown sugar, cinnamon, and heat on high power for 1 minute. Stir to combine.
• Evenly brush the mixture over the tops of the sweet potato slices.
• Bake for 15 minutes, or until the sweet potato rounds are done and fork-tender. Start checking at about 11-12 minutes since all ovens bake differently and the exact thickness of your sweet potatoes will effect baking time. If you sliced them a bit thicker, they may take longer than 15 minutes to cook through.
• While the sweet potatoes bake, halve the marshmallows.
• Once the sweet potatoes are cooked through, add a marshmallow half and a pecan or candied pecan to the top of each.
• Return sheet pan to the oven and bake for about 3 minutes more, or until the marshmallows are lightly golden browned. Make sure to keep a close eye on them since marshmallows are very prone to burning quickly.
• Remove the sheet pan from the oven and it's likely that the marshmallows will have slid a bit, so push them back in the middle.
• Then, immediately remove the sweet potatoes from the baking sheet using a small spatula, place on a serving platter, and allow them to cool slightly before serving. Tip - Make sure you don't allow them to cool on the baking sheet because they will be prone to sticking and will be more difficult to remove.