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Sweet Potatoes & Pears
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serves/makes:
ready in:
2-5 hrs
2-5 hrs
3 reviews
ingredients
5 pounds red-skinned sweet potatoes (yams)
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
4 large ripe Bartlett pears, peeled, cored, sliced
3/4 cup (or more) pear nectar
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon (or more) ground cardamom
directions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Butter a 13- x 9- x 2-inch glass baking dish.
Pierce potatoes in several places with fork. Place on a baking sheet and bake until very tender when pierced with knife, about 1 hour. Remove from oven.
Reduce temperature to 350 degrees F.
Meanwhile, melt 2 tablespoons butter in heavy large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add pears and saute until beginning to soften, about 5 minutes.
Add 3/4 cup nectar and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover and simmer until pears are very tender, adding more nectar if mixture sticks to skillet and stirring often, about 4 minutes. Transfer to a processor and puree.
Peel sweet potatoes and place in large bowl of electric mixer. Add 4 tablespoons butter and beat until smooth. Mix in pear puree, sugar, cinnamon and cardamom. Season with salt and pepper.
Transfer to prepared dish. Bake potatoes uncovered until just heated through, about 20 minutes.
added by
Isabelle1974
nutrition data
379 calories, 10 grams fat, 72 grams carbohydrates, 4 grams protein per serving. This recipe is low in sodium.
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reviews & comments
November 27, 2009
Very excellent alternative to the sugary delicious, yet not so healthy, candied yam recipes! This recipe is basic but a perfect blend of spicy and sweet. Thanks!
November 22, 2009
Our family has had this dish in the past and I thought I had lost the receipe. I was so happy to find it here. It's really yummy and not too sweet. Whipping the sweet potatoes and having all the flavors in every bite works great! But "Pepper"? Can't imagine pepper in sweet potatoes - I left it out.
November 26, 2008
Tried this for Thanksgiving tomorrow. Nice that you can make it ahead of time. The taste was light and interesting with the pear and cardimom spice. Nice whipped texture too. My family really liked it!