Friday, November 18, 2011

Roasted Sweet Potatoes and Apple Caramel Sauce

Every Thanksgiving my mother-in-law serves the same sweet potato puree topped with marshmallows. I don't like sweet potatoes this way so I am constantly on the lookout for new recipes. I found the one I'm sharing today in Fitness magazine almost 10 years ago and it's a great one!
You will need:
  • 1 1/4 lbs sweet potatoes
  • 1 1/2 cups apple juice
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cinnamon stick or 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 quarter-size slice of fresh ginger
  • 1 tsp cider vinegar
  • butter flavored cooking spray
  • 2 tsp butter, cut up
  1. Heat oven to 425 degrees.
  2. Place potatoes (leave the skins on) in a 2-quart microwave-safe baking dish and cook in microwave on high for 5 minutes turning potatoes once halfway through.
  3. Let stand 10 minutes or until cool enough to handle.
  4. Combine juice, sugar. cinnamon and ginger slice in a small saucepan.
  5. Over high heat, bring to a boil stirring until sugar is dissolved.
  6. Boil 10 more minutes or until mixture thickens to a light syrup consistency.
  7. Let cool.
  8. Remove and discard cinnamon stick and ginger slice.
  9. Stir in cider vinegar.
  10. Peel potatoes and cut into half-inch-thick slices.
  11. Coat baking dish with butter-flavored cooking spray.
  12. Arrange potatoes in three overlapping rows in prepared dish.
  13. Dot with butter and drizzle with 2 tablespoons syrup.
  14. Cover with foil and bake 30 minutes until just tender.
  15. Remove foil and drizzle with 2 more tablespoons syrup.
  16. Bake potatoes 15 minutes or until tender.
You will probably have leftover syrup. I use it on waffles or something else later. I love sweet potatoes this way and so do my kids. Let me know what you think!

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