Sweet Potato Recipes

Here are a few good thanksgiving recipes using sweet potatoes.  Usually I don't cook sweet potatoes with so much butter, but if you're looking for something decadent, these fit the bill.

Candied Yams

2 pounds sweet potatoes or yams

½ cup butter

1 teaspoon salt

1 cup packed light brown sugar

½ cup water

Peel and cut the yams ¾” thick.  Boil in salted water until slightly tender (do not overcook as yams will cook more in the syrup).  Combine syrup ingredients in a small pan and boil uncovered 1-3 minutes.  Place yams in skillets or frying pans and pour the syrup over them.  Let syrup bubble in the pan until sauce is caramelized.

Sweet Potato Casserole

3 cups mashed sweet potatoes

2 eggs

½ cup butter

1 cup sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

Topping:

½ cup brown sugar

1/3 cup flour

1/3 cup butter, melted

1 cup chopped pecans

Mix first five ingredients and place in a greased dish. 

Combine topping ingredients and spread over sweet potato mixture.  Bake at 350 for 25 minutes.  Serves 6-8.