Sweet Potato Cashew Bake Food

SWEET POTATO-CASHEW BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a baking 9x13 inch baking dish.
• Place the sweet potatoes in a large pot, and fill with enough water to cover. Bring to a boil, and cook until a fork easily pierces the potatoes, about 10 minutes. Drain, and cool.
• Mix the brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and salt together in a bowl. Stir in the cashews.
• Arrange half the sweet potatoes over the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle with half the brown sugar mixture. Top with half the butter pieces. Repeat with a second layer of sweet potatoes, brown sugar mixture, and remaining butter pieces.
• Bake in preheated oven until potatoes are glazed with the brown sugar mixture, about 30 minutes. Sprinkle mini marshmallows over the top, and return to the oven to bake until browned, about 5 minutes more.

CASHEW-PEACH SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Place sweet potatoes in a large saucepan or Dutch oven; cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and cook for 30-45 minutes or just until tender. Drain and cool slightly; peel and cut into cubes. , In a small bowl, combine the brown sugar, cashews, salt and ginger. Place half of the sweet potatoes in an ungreased 11x7-in. baking dish; top with half of the peaches and brown sugar mixture. Repeat layers; dot with butter. , Cover and bake at 350° for 30 minutes. Uncover; bake 10 minutes longer or until bubbly and heated through.

SMASHED SWEET POTATOES WITH CASHEW BUTTER SAUCE

Steps:

• Use as many medium to large sweet potatoes as you need, allowing one whole or half sweet potato per serving. To bake, preheat the oven to 375°F. Wrap each potato in foil and place on the oven rack; bake for about 40 minutes, or until easily pierced with a knife. To microwave, allow 2 minutes per medium potato and 3 minutes per large. Test with a knife; if still too firm, cook an additional 1 minute per potato until done.
• Leaving the sweet potatoes in their jackets, cut each in half, smash lightly with a potato masher, and serve hot with freshly made Cashew Butter Sauce (page 216).

HOLIDAY SWEET POTATO, PEACH AND CASHEW BAKE/CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Combine brown sugar, cashews, salt, and ginger.
• In 10x6x2-inch baking dish layer half the sweet potatoes, half the peach slices, and half the brown sugar mixture. Repeat layers.
• Dot with butter or margarine.
• Bake, covered, at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
• Uncover and bake mixture about 10 minutes longer. Spoon brown sugar syrup over before serving.
• Makes 6 to 8 servings.