Apricot-Glazed Sweet Potatoes
By
Tammy Raynes
@Tammy_Raynes
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Sweet potatoes are one of those southern vegetables that we can't live without. Like okra, turnip greens, mustard greens and corn, Louisiana is big on the Sweet Potato.
This is a different take on your normal "candied" yams. Enjoy!
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Ingredients
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3 lbsweet potatoes, cooked, peeled and cut up
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1 cpacked brown sugar
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5 tspcornstarch
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1/4 tspsalt
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1/8 tspground cinnamon
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1 capricot nectar
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1/2 chot water
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2 tspgrated orange peel
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2 tspbutter or margarine
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1/2 cchopped pecans
How to Make Apricot-Glazed Sweet Potatoes
- Place sweet potatoes in a greased 13"x9"x2" baking dish and set aside.
- In a saucepan, combine brown sugar, cornstarch, salt and cinnamon; stir in apricot nectar, water and orange peel. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Cook and stir for 2 minutes more. Remove from the heat; stir in butter and pecans.
- Pour over sweet potatoes. Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until heated through.