Very good. But this recipe was a lot of work and, while good, not good enough to be worth all the extra effort. Hard to beat a simple roasted sweet potato!
Maple-Glazed Sweet Potatoes
Photo: Becky Luigart-Stayner
You'll need to peel and section a lemon for this dish. Take care to use only the flesh by removing the skinlike, white membrane from each section.
This recipe goes with Caribbean Sweet Potatoes and Black Beans
Yield: 12 servings (serving size: 1/2 cup)
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Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 142
- Calories from fat: 14%
- Fat: 2.2g
- Saturated fat: 1.3g
- Monounsaturated fat: 0.6g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 0.2g
- Protein: 1.5g
- Carbohydrate: 29.8g
- Fiber: 2.7g
- Cholesterol: 5mg
- Iron: 0.7mg
- Sodium: 46mg
- Calcium: 30mg
Ingredients
- 8 cups (1-inch) cubed peeled sweet potato (about 3 pounds)
- 4 cups water
- 1/4 cup lemon sections (about 1 large lemon)
- 1/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons butter or stick margarine
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper
- Dash of salt
Preparation
- Combine first 3 ingredients in a large saucepan; bring to boil. Cook 20 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally. Remove sweet potatoes from pan with a slotted spoon, reserving cooking liquid. Bring cooking liquid to a boil; cook until reduced to 1/3 cup (about 12 minutes). Stir in sugar and remaining ingredients. Stir in sweet potatoes; cook 2 minutes or until thoroughly heated.
Maple-Glazed Sweet Potatoes Recipe at a Glance
- COURSE: Side Dishes/Vegetables
- CONVENIENCE: Make-Ahead
- CUISINE: American, Caribbean
- MAIN INGREDIENT: Vegetables
- DIETARY CONSIDERATION: Low Cholesterol, Low Fat, Low Sodium, Meatless
- OCCASION: Autumn, Winter, Christmas, Thanksgiving
- PUBLICATION: Cooking Light
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