Canned Sweet Potato Recipes

Try some of these lip smacking canned sweet potato recipes and enjoy the compliments that come your way.

Sweet potatoes can be grilled, fried, baked, steamed or boiled, and all these methods of cooking them enhance the potato's flavor. Sweet potatoes are enriched with vital nutrients; antioxidants. Low calories and fat, and full of fiber make sweet potatoes even more yummier. One may wonder why use canned sweet potatoes, when fresh is always advocated. While you can't substitute a fresh vegetable, canned sweet potatoes have their advantages, canned potatoes save you plenty of time, you don't have to peel, chop or even stem or boil them, just flip open the can and use them. So go ahead and use them in some yummy canned sweet potato recipes.

Canned Sweet Potato Recipes

Canned Sweet Potato Casserole

Ingredients for Casserole:

Canned potatoes, drained, 3 cups

White butter, Ѕ cup

White sugar, Ѕ cup

Eggs, 2

Milk, ј cup

Chopped nuts, ј cup

Salt, 1 tsp

Vanilla, 1 tsp

Ingredients for Crust:

Flour, Ѕ cup

Crushed nuts, Ѕ cup

Brown sugar, Ѕ cup

Softened butter, 1/3 cup

Drain the potatoes well and mash them. Fold in the beaten eggs, butter, salt, chopped nuts, sugar, milk and vanilla. Pour the mix in a greased baking dish. In another bowl, mix all ingredients for the crust or topping. Spoon it evenly on the top of the potato mix. Bake in a pre-heated oven to 350є F, until the crust seems crispy and appears golden brown. Check out this sweet potato casserole recipe.

Canned Sweet Potato Pie

Ingredients:

Canned potatoes, drained, 1 pound

White sugar, 1 cup

Softened butter, Ѕ cup

Milk, Ѕ cup

Eggs, 2

Fresh chopped mixed herbs, 1 tsp

Ground nutmeg, ј tsp

Ground cinnamon, ј tsp

Ground black cloves, ј tsp

Vanilla extract, 1 tsp

Unbaked pie crust, 1

Lightly break canned sweet potatoes with your hand and set aside in a bowl. Spoon in the butter and mix it well. Now stir in the milk, eggs, cinnamon, nutmeg, black cloves, fresh herbs and vanilla. Using an egg beater, beat the ingredients, until the consistency becomes smooth. Very carefully, pour the mashed potatoes into the unbaked pie crust and press the sides down. Bake in a preheated oven at 350є F, until inserted knife comes out clean. Serve pie warm. Read more on sweet potatoes pie recipes.

Pork Roast and Canned Sweet Potatoes

Ingredients:

Canned potatoes, drained, 1 cup

Boneless pork roast, Ѕ pound

Thickly sliced green pepper, 1

Thickly sliced mushrooms, Ѕ cup

Grated ginger, ј tsp

Ground cinnamon, ј tsp

Ground nutmeg, ј tsp

Cooking oil, 2 tbsp

Fruit vinegar, Ѕ cup

Brown sugar, 1 tbsp

Salt and pepper, to taste

In a large heavy skillet heat oil. Brown the pork roast on all sides, and place it in a crock pot. Add green pepper slices, and all other ingredients except mushrooms canned sweet potatoes. Cook for about a couple of hours, and then add in the canned potatoes and mushroom. Cook for another couple of hours until pork is cooked. Serve with a bowl of rice.

Find more ways to cook sweet potatoes; how to cook sweet potatoes and microwave sweet potato.

Canned sweet potato recipes all include just tossing the potatoes with some lime juice, salt and pepper to relish their taste, and with mashed potato pancakes. One can increase the nutritional value of the canned sweet potatoes by adding plenty of other vegetables too!