Sweet Potato Orange Pineapple Crunch Food

MIMI'S SWEET POTATOES IN ORANGE CUPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Cover sweet potatoes with cold water in a large pot and boil until fork tender. Peel the potatoes, transfer to a bowl, and mash. Stir in butter, orange juice and pecans, and mix until incorporated.
• For the orange shells, cut each orange in half and scoop out the pulp using a small knife or grapefruit spoon. Reserve the pulp for another use.
• Fill each orange shell with the potato mixture and top off with the marshmallows. Bake until hot and the marshmallows are melted.

SWEET POTATO, ORANGE & PINEAPPLE CRUNCH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Place sweet potatoes in a large saucepan; add water to cover. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to medium; cook, uncovered, until tender, 10-15 minutes. Drain., Place sweet potatoes in a large bowl; mash potatoes. Stir in sugar, pineapple, eggs, sour cream, orange zest, juice, butter and vanilla; transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. For topping, in a large bowl, mix coconut, pecans, brown sugar and flour. Add butter; mix until crumbly. Sprinkle over top., Bake, uncovered, until heated through and topping is golden brown, 40-45 minutes.

SWEET POTATO ORANGES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Prepare oranges by cutting tops off, 1/4 to 1/2 inch down. Spoon out the flesh, leaving a shell.
• In a large bowl combine sweet potatoes, sugar, orange juice, eggs, vanilla extract, 1/2 cup butter and grated orange peel. Spoon mixture into orange shells. Place in a deep casserole dish.
• In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine remaining 1/2 cup butter, brown sugar, flour and pecans. Cook until sugar dissolves in melted butter. Spoon over oranges. Fill casserole dish with water to reach 1/2 inch in depth.
• Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes.

CANDIED SWEET POTATOES WITH ORANGE JUICE

Steps:

• Place sweet potatoes into a large pot and cover with salted water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender but not mushy, 18 to 20 minutes. Drain. Peel sweet potatoes and cut in half lengthwise. Discard skins.
• Combine brown sugar, butter, orange juice, salt, and cloves in a large skillet or electric frying pan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes until syrupy. Arrange potato halves in the syrup and simmer for 20 to 25 minutes. Remove cloves from syrup before serving, if you wish.

SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE WITH PINEAPPLE

Steps:

• Place potatoes in 8-10 quart saucepot; add water to cover; bring to boil over high heat.
• Lower heat to simmer and cook, covered, 15-20 minutes, or until tender.
• Heat oven to 325 degrees F.
• Drain potatoes thoroughly, then mash until smooth.
• Beat in butter, milk, pineapple, salt, and pepper.
• Spoon into 9"x13" baking dish or 3 quart casserole; top with marshmallows.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes until marshmallows have lightly browned.
• Note: Casserole may be prepared in advance and set aside or refrigerated until baking time; in that case, baking time must be increased so potatoes will heat through, and marshmallows should not be added until last 15 minutes of baking time.

SWEET POTATO WITH PINEAPPLE ----ALOHA ----

Steps:

• Boil whole sweet potatoes until tender, about 25 minutes.
• Let cool, then peel and cut into 1/2 inch thick slices.
• In a large skillet melt pineapple preserves, butter and cinnamon; add sweet potatoes to skillet. Cook gently; tossing lightly until sweet potatoes are glazed.
• Top with toasted coconut.

ROASTED SWEET POTATOES AND PINEAPPLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees. On a rimmed baking sheet, toss together sweet potatoes, pineapple, oil, and cayenne pepper. Season with salt. Roast until sweet potatoes and pineapple are tender and golden, 30 to 35 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes.