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

Minutes

Total Time

8:15

Hrs:Mins

Makes

servings

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

tablespoons butter or margarine, melted

teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2

cup chopped nuts, toasted

Place sweet potatoes in 2- to 3 1/2-quart slow cooker. Mix remaining ingredients except nuts; spoon over potatoes.
Cover and cook on low heat setting 6 to 8 hours or until potatoes are very tender.
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.

Makes 6 servings

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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 (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*:

Exchanges:

2 Starch;
2 Fruit;
2 Fat;

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

Slow Cooker Sweet Potatoes with Applesauce

Make the Most of This Recipe With Tips From The Betty Crocker® Kitchens

Make the Most of This Recipe With Tips From The Betty Crocker^® Kitchens