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Slow Cooker Sweet Potatoes with Applesauce

Your slow cooker can be a lifesaver during holiday meals when sweet potatoes are a must and the oven is stuffed with turkey or ham and other fixings.

Prep Time: 15 min
Total Time: 8 hours 15 min
Makes: 6 servings

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6	medium (2 pounds) sweet potatoes or yams, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes
1 1/2	cups applesauce
2/3	cup packed brown sugar
3	tablespoons butter or margarine, melted
1	teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2	cup chopped nuts, toasted

Serve with...

Baked Ham with Brown Sugar Glaze (Crowd Size)
Total Time: 3 hours 0 min

1.	Place sweet potatoes in 2- to 3 1/2-quart slow cooker. Mix remaining ingredients except nuts; spoon over potatoes.
2.	Cover and cook on low heat setting 6 to 8 hours or until potatoes are very tender.
3.	Sprinkle with nuts. Note: This recipe was tested in slow cookers with heating elements in the side and bottom of the cooker, not in cookers that stand only on a heated base. For slow cookers with just a heated base, follow the manufacturer’s directions for layering ingredients and choosing a temperature.

Did You Know...

If your home is this year’s holiday gathering spot for family and friends, you can double or triple this recipe and cook it in a 5- to 6-quart cooker. And it will stay warm for second helpings.

Success

Many varieties of sweet potatoes are available, but a true yam is not available in our supermarkets. The variety of sweet potatoes with dark orange skin is often labeled as “yams.” The very light-colored sweet potatoes are not as sweet and are drier than the darker-skin ones. We like the darker-skin sweet potatoes (or “yams”) for this dish because they not only make a richer-colored dish but also a tastier, sweeter one.

How-To

To toast nuts, bake uncovered in ungreased shallow pan in 350ºF oven about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until golden brown. Or cook in ungreased heavy skillet over medium-low heat 5 to 7 minutes, stirring frequently until browning begins, then stirring constantly until golden brown.

Nutrition Information:

1 Serving: Calories 350 (Calories from Fat 115 ); Total Fat 13 g (Saturated Fat 2 g); Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 100 mg; Total Carbohydrate 60 g (Dietary Fiber 5 g); Protein 3 g Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 100 %; Vitamin C 24 %; Calcium 6 %; Iron 8 % Exchanges: 2 Starch; 2 Fruit; 2 Fat
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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