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Posted by Noble Pig at Saturday, October 11, 2008 12:42 AM
Categories: .Side Dish



Were you thinking about making that sweet potato casserole again this year...you know the one... with the melty marshmallows on top?  You need to scrap that idea.  Your family will thank you.  Because these Streuseled Sweet Potatoes with Dried Fruit are pretty much the best sweet potatoes I have ever tasted.  Yes, I did say EVER.

Oh my gawd I don't know if it's the maple syrup with the orange marmalade or the dried fruits that put this dish over the edge of goodness and greatness but it's just amazing....A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!  The sweetness and the crunchy topping...wow, just wow.



And of course this is my monthly contribution to our Potato Ho Down event.  If you would like to enter a dish, you still have a few days left, please check the rules and regs here.  This month's event will take place on October 15th and will be hosted by Hillary at Chew On That Blog.  So hurry up and send her your entries!

In the meantime, let's make these together.




Here's what you will need for these: Sweet potatoes, maple syrup, granulated sugar, brown sugar, all-purpose flour, orange marmalade, pecans, vanilla extract, unsalted butter, golden raisins, dried apples, pitted dates and dried apricots.  Ingredients not shown: salt.




In a bowl combine 2/3 cup maple syrup, 1/4 cup orange marmalade, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1/2 cup chopped dried apples, 1/2 cup chopped dried apricots, 1/2 cup golden raisins and 1/2 cup chopped pitted dates.




In a large pot, simmer 2 pounds of sweet potatoes in water for about 15 minutes, just until tender.  Drain.




Add the fruit mixture to the drained sweet potatoes and stir to combine, crushing potatoes lightly with a fork.




Transfer the mixture to a 1-1/2-quart baking dish.




In a food processor pulse, until crumbly, 1/3 cup all-purpose flour, 1/3 cup granulated sugar, 1/3 cup brown sugar, a pinch of salt and 6 Tablespoons cold-unsalted butter.  Toss with 1 cup chopped pecans.




Sprinkle the streusel over the potatoes.  Bake in a 375 degree oven for twenty minutes or until browned and bubbly.




When it comes out of the oven the topping will be hard and crunchy in comparison to the soft texture of the sweet potatoes underneath.




You need to take a bite of this.




Here...open wide.  Crunch...crunch.




Have some more won't you?

Sparky Marie's Streuseled Sweet Potatoes & Dried Fruit
Inspired by Cuisine at Home

2 lb. sweet potatoes, peeled, cut into 1/4"- thick slices
2/3 cup maple syrup
1/4 cup orange marmalade
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup chopped dried apricots
1/2 cup chopped pitted dates
1/2 cup golden raisins
1/2 cup chopped dried apple
1/3 cup cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup brown sugar
6 Tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cubed
1 cup chopped pecans
Pinch of salt

In a bowl combine maple syrup, orange marmalade, vanilla extract, dried apples, dried apricots, golden raisins and pitted dates.

In a large pot, simmer sweet potatoes in water for about 15 minutes, just until tender.  Drain.

Add the fruit mixture to the drained sweet potatoes and stir to combine, crushing potatoes lightly with a fork.  Transfer the mixture to a 1-1/2-quart baking dish.

In a food processor pulse flour, sugars, a pinch of salt and butter until crumbly.  Toss with pecans.

Sprinkle the streusel over the potatoes.  Bake in a 375 degree oven for twenty minutes or until browned and bubbly.


Halloween-A-Day-Photo



Yes, Martha Stewart sold scary black cats too.  This cat is in full scardey-cat pose with it's tail standing straight up, making her 2 feet tall.  She's pretty freaky don't you think?

 
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