Sweet Potato Surprise Recipes

SWEET POTATO SURPRISE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Grease one 8x12 inch baking dish.
• Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Add potatoes; cook until tender but still firm. Drain, and transfer to a large bowl to cool.
• In a mixing bowl, combine sweet potatoes, bananas, white sugar, brown sugar, pecans, evaporated milk, butter, vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg. Mix well.
• Pour mixture into baking dish, place coconut on top of potato mixture and top with marshmallows. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes.

GOLDEN POTATO SURPRISE

Steps:

• Place potatoes in a large saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and cook for 10-15 minutes or until tender. Drain and set aside. , In large saucepan, melt butter. Saute onions until tender; stir in the flour, thyme, salt and pepper until blended. Gradually add cream. Bring to a boil. Cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat; let cool slightly. Stir in the mayonnaise and mustard. Pour sauce over potatoes; transfer to a 1-1/2-qt. baking dish., Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 30 minutes. Just before serving, sprinkle with crumbled bacon.

SWEET POTATO SURPRISE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 450°. Grease bottom and sides of square pan, 8x8x2 inches, with shortening. Mash sweet potatoes and brown sugar. Shape 1/3 cup potato mixture around each marshmallow into a ball.
• Brush 1 sweet potato ball at a time with butter; roll in cornflake crumbs to coat. Place in pan. Bake uncovered 8 to 10 minutes or until coating is light brown.

SWEET POTATO SURPRISE PANCAKES

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon. In a separate bowl, whisk together eggs, buttermilk, sweet potatoes, butter, and vanilla.
• Pour liquid ingredients into flour mixture and whisk until just combined, a few lumps are OK.
• Lightly coat a griddle or nonstick skillet with oil. Heat to medium-high heat and spoon 1/4 cup batter for each pancake. Sprinkle a few marshmallow onto each spoonful of batter.
• Cook until bubbles form on top and batter is set-about 4 minutes. Using a thin, flexible spatula, flip pancakes and cook until golden brown, 2-3 minutes more. Serve with warm maple syrup and extra marshmallows if desired.

SWEET POTATO SURPRISE BREAD

Steps:

• For the bread: Preheat oven to 350°F In a large bowl, combine bread mix, sweet potatoes, water and vegetable oil just until moistened. Pour half of batter into a greased and floured 9x5-inch loaf pan. Spoon filling over batter. Spoon remaining batter over filling.
• Bake for 65-75 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool for 15 minutes, then remove from pan and cool completely. Drizzle icing over bread. Sprinkle with chopped pecans.
• Filling: Beat cream cheese, sugar and egg with a mixer until smooth. Stir in sweet potatoes.
• Icing: Mix milk and powdered suugar until smooth. Add more milk, if needed, to form a drizzling consistency.

SWEET POTATO LATKES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first 4 ingredients. Stir in eggs until blended. Add potatoes; toss to coat., Heat 1/4 cup oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Drop batter by 1/4 cupfuls into oil; press lightly to flatten. Fry in batches until golden brown on both sides, using remaining oil as needed. Drain on paper towels. If desired, top with minced chives and serve with sour cream and applesauce.