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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.

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PREP TIME
15 Min
TOTAL TIME
8 Hr 15 Min
SERVINGS
6

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

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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.

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Expert Tips

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.

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.

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.

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Nutrition Information:

1 Serving (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 100.00%;
Vitamin C 24.00%;
Calcium 6.00%;
Iron 8.00%;

Exchanges:

2 Starch;
2 Fruit;
2 Fat;

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Posted 1/31/2012 5:10:41 PM REPORT ABUSE robertshaw said:

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Awesome! Loved it. Very nice that it's made in the slow cooker.

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Posted 11/24/2011 8:36:51 AM REPORT ABUSE Smiling_Rain said:

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Not only is this the lifesaver it claims to be because of the slow cooker method, but it has become my FAVORITE sweet potato recipe because they are SO good! I found this recipe a few years ago, and have made it numerous times for myself and for pot-lucks. If you have found this recipe and it's last minute - use the canned yams, but don't have to cook for as long.

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Posted 12/1/2010 5:04:17 PM REPORT ABUSE Beverly Todd said:

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The slow cooker is my best friend around the holidays and this recipe is wonderful and so tasty. It's even good with butternut squash. I love using the applesauce with the yellow vegetables. Give it a fresh flavor.

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