Tropical Sweet Potato Casserole For Oven Or Slow Cooker Food

TROPICAL SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE FOR OVEN OR SLOW COOKER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Coat a 9x13-inch casserole dish with cooking spray.
• Place sweet potatoes, pineapple, and mandarin oranges in 9x13-inch baking dish, sprinkle coconut on top.
• Melt margarine in a small bowl in the microwave, about 10 seconds. Combine melted margarine, brown sugar, vanilla extract, 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice, and enough reserved pineapple juice to make 1 cup. Stir sauce until brown sugar is dissolved, about 1 minute. Drizzle sauce over sweet potato mixture, sprinkle remaining 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice on top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until bubbling, about 1 hour.

BANANA-ORANGE SWEET POTATO BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350º. Place sweet potatoes in a large Dutch oven; add water to cover. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cook, covered, just until tender, 12-15 minutes. Drain; cool slightly. Return to pan; mash with brown sugar, butter, salt, cloves and pepper until smooth. Stir in orange zest, orange juice and, if desired, liqueur. Add bananas and eggs; mix well. Transfer to a greased 2-qt. baking dish. For topping, mix granola, pecans, coconut and brown sugar; sprinkle over sweet potatoes. Drizzle with melted butter. Bake, uncovered, until heated through, 35-45 minutes.

SLOW COOKER SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE WITH PECANS

Steps:

• Wash the sweet potatoes and peel them. Remove any dark spots as these will turn black when cooked. Dice them.
• Throw them into slow cooker and pour ¾ cup of water over. Close the lid and cook them on HIGH for 3 hours or until the sweet potatoes are cooked through. I recommend mixing them 1 or 2 times while cooking.
• Meanwhile: In a food processor, combine the oats and pecans. Process until coarse-like texture. Transfer this mixture into a bowl and add the rest of the ingredients and mix well. Set aside for later.
• When the sweet potatoes are ready, drain some of the excess water (if you feel there is too much) and puree them using a potato masher or electric mixer/blender. Smoothen them and top with pecan mixture.
• Cover with lid and cook on HIGH for 30-60 minutes (the time can be adjusted to your needs. Taste it after 30 minutes to see, if the topping is hot enough. If not, leave for a further 30 minutes).
• Serve warm.

SLOW COOKER BAKED POTATO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Peel the potatoes and dice them into one-inch cubes. Add to the slow cooker
• Add the chicken bouillon cubes and enough water to cover the potatoes.
• Place the lid on the slow cooker and cook on HIGH for 5 hours without opening the lid during the cooking time.
• When the cooking time is up, drain the water off the potatoes, leaving the potatoes in the slow cooker.
• Pour over the melted butter, sprinkle over the salt, pepper and onion powder. Using a potato masher, mash the potatoes until the desired texture is achieved. If you do not have a potato masher you can use a handheld mixer (the kind with 2 beaters) and blend until desired texture is achieved. I like some chunks of potatoes in this as baked potatoes have.
• Add the sour cream, half of the cheese, half of the bacon, and half of the green onions. Stir.
• Sprinkle over the remaining cheese and replace the lid. Cook on high for 20 more minutes.
• Sprinkle over remaining bacon and green onion and serve!