**Aunt Jane's Sweet Potatoes: A Southern Classic with a Modern Twist**
In the realm of Southern cuisine, few dishes hold a more cherished place than Aunt Jane's Sweet Potatoes. This classic dish has been passed down through generations, embodying the essence of comfort food with its medley of sweet, savory, and tangy flavors. This article presents a collection of Aunt Jane's Sweet Potato recipes that celebrate the tradition while offering modern interpretations that cater to diverse tastes. From the original baked sweet potatoes glazed with a combination of butter, brown sugar, and spices to variations that incorporate maple syrup, pecans, marshmallows, and even a hint of bourbon, these recipes promise an unforgettable culinary experience. Whether you're a seasoned cook or a novice in the kitchen, you'll find inspiration in this selection of Aunt Jane's Sweet Potato recipes that will delight your palate and leave you craving more. So gather your ingredients, preheat your oven, and embark on a sweet and savory journey with this Southern delicacy.
AUNT MARGARET'S SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE
My great-aunt made an incredible sweet potato casserole for our holiday dinners. I've lightened it up a bit, but we love it just the same. -Beth Britton, Fairlawn, Ohio
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Side Dishes
Time 1h40m
Yield 12 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°. Place sweet potatoes in a 6-qt. stockpot; add water to cover. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cook, uncovered, until tender, 10-12 minutes. Meanwhile, make topping by combining flour, brown sugar, oats and salt; cut in butter until crumbly. , Drain potatoes; return to pan. Beat until mashed. Add sugar, milk, eggs, butter and vanilla; mash. Transfer to a broiler-safe 13x9-in. baking dish. Sprinkle topping over potato mixture. , Bake, uncovered, until topping is golden brown, 40-45 minutes; let stand 10 minutes. Sprinkle with marshmallows. If desired, broil 4-5 inches from heat until marshmallows are puffed and golden, 30-45 seconds.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 373 calories, Fat 11g fat (6g saturated fat), Cholesterol 56mg cholesterol, Sodium 134mg sodium, Carbohydrate 66g carbohydrate (39g sugars, Fiber 4g fiber), Protein 5g protein.
GRATED SWEET POTATO PUDDING (AUNT MARJORIE)
My Aunt Marjorie was quite a cook, and could turn out delicious vegetable dishes as well as baked goods and desserts. This one is a favorite of ours. Recipe is from her unpublished cookbook, compiled by her granddaughter Jessica.
Provided by Susan Feliciano
Categories Side Casseroles
Time 50m
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- 1. Preheat oven to 350°. Cook grated sweet potatoes in boiling water 5 minutes; drain well.
- 2. Combine sweet potatoes, eggs, milk, butter, vanilla, sugar, and spices in large mixing bowl. Beat together 1 minute. Pour into greased 2-quart casserole dish, or into 6 individual 1-cup ramekins.
- 3. Place casserole or ramekins in a larger pan of hot water, and bake for 45-50 minutes (a bit less for individual ramekins), until set in middle (test with knife). Allow to cool 5-10 minutes before serving.
JANE'S SWEET POTATOES WITH MARSHMALLOW TOPPING
Each year Martha's friend Jane Heller makes her distinctive Easter dinner of Smithfield ham baked with pineapple rings and cherries, sweet potatoes with marshmallow topping, and her famous cherry Jell-O mold.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place sweet potatoes, butter, pineapple, and maple syrup in a 9-by-13-inch glass baking dish. Combine well, using a potato masher. Place in oven, and bake until bubbling, about 45 minutes. Top with marshmallows, and continue to bake until marshmallows are soft but not completely melted, about 15 minutes.
SWEET POTATO FRIES WITH AUNT TC'S SECRET SAUCES
What's my secret for super-crispy sweet potato fries? I actually have two. First, I soak the potatoes in cold water to remove the excess starch. Then, I give them a toss in a cornstarch and seltzer water mixture. The cherry on top? I dust these with a spicy-sweet spice blend and serve them with two different awesome sauces. Bet you can't eat just one!
Provided by Kardea Brown
Categories side-dish
Time 1h15m
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 21
Steps:
- For the sweet potato fries: Soak the potatoes in cold water 30 minutes. Dry on paper towels.
- Stir together the brown sugar, garlic, paprika, salt and pepper in a small bowl.
- For the creamy barbecue sauce: Stir together the barbecue sauce, mayonnaise and House Seasoning in a bowl.
- For the spicy sauce: Stir together the ketchup, mayonnaise, House Seasoning and hot sauce in a separate bowl.
- For the sweet potato fries: Pour the oil to a depth of 3 inches in a Dutch oven. Heat the oil to 325 degrees F. Line wire racks with paper towels.
- Stir together the cornstarch and seltzer water in a medium bowl. Dip the sweet potatoes in the cornstarch mixture in batches until coated. (The coating will be thin. Stir the cornstarch mixture after each batch.) Fry the sweet potatoes, in batches, until they float to the top, 1 to 2 minutes. (The sweet potatoes won't brown yet.) Remove to lined wire racks to drain.
- Increase the oil temperature to 350 degrees F.
- Fry the potatoes a second time, in batches, until browned and crispy, 4 to 5 minutes. Remove to the lined racks to drain. Sprinkle immediately with the brown sugar seasoning. Serve right away with the sauces.
- Stir together the garlic and onion powder, paprika, salt and pepper in a small bowl. Store in an airtight container at room temperature.
AUNT RUTH'S SWEET POTATO PIE RECIPE - (3.9/5)
Provided by williagx
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a 6-quart Dutch oven, bring 3 quarts water to a rolling boil. Peel sweet potatoes, then cut into small pieces. Place potatoes into boiling water; return to a boil and cook until fork tender, about 10 to 15 minutes. Drain and set aside. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Using a potato masher or electric hand mixer, cream butter into sweet potatoes. Add eggs and milk. Combine sugar with cornstarch; add to potato mixture along with vanilla and lemon flavoring. Pour into pie shells. Bake until center is set and top is golden brown, about 45 to 50 minutes. Yield: 2 deep dish pies
AUNT KATHERINE SWEET POTATOE PIE
My Aunt Katherine made the pies and cakes she was the best and still is Love this recipe
Provided by zina eddy @zee040463
Categories Pies
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Pre-heat oven to 375 Wash sweet potato and place in a large pot and cover with water.
- Boil potato until tender enough to mashed. Place potato in a mixer.
- Add sugar, lemon flavor, vanilla flavor, cinnamon and nutmeg. Mix well. Make sure potato are cool.
- Before adding eggs butter margarine are added. After adding them mix well. If a thinner consistency is needed add 1/2 cup of condensed milk.
- Bake for 45 minutes, Remove from oven and brush butter over pie. And cont to cook for another 15 minutes.
MARY JANE'S POTATOES
Our Aunt Mary Jane made these potatoes at a family reunion back in '76 and they have been a family staple ever since! They go great with anything, and are so easy! I recommend any waxy potato, as russets etc. tend to be too dry.
Provided by Queer Eye in the Ki
Categories Potato
Time 1h15m
Yield 6-10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Boil potatoes WITH THE SKIN ON until barely fork tender, about 20 minutes.
- Drain and cool.
- While potatoes are cooling, saute onion in butter just until opaque. You don't want them browned. Set aside.
- When cool enough to handle, peel potatoes and grate them into a 9 x 13 casserole.
- Top potatoes with onions and butter, and sprinkle on seasoning salt to taste.
- Pour cream over potatoes.
- Bake in a preheated 350°F oven for about 45 minutes or until golden brown on top and cream has cooked into the potatoes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 444.1, Fat 31, SaturatedFat 19.4, Cholesterol 93.5, Sodium 533.4, Carbohydrate 38.3, Fiber 3.6, Sugar 2.6, Protein 5.6
AUNT MARGIE'S SWEET POTATO PONE
Instead of the 'traditional' sweet potatoes for Thanksgiving, this is what our Southern family has had on the table for at least 3 generations. Great Aunt Margie (pronounced MAH-gee) was born in 1902.
Provided by Christina Kennedy
Categories Side Dish Vegetables Sweet Potatoes
Time 1h15m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
- Mix sugar, butter, egg, cinnamon, salt, and nutmeg together in a bowl. Stir in sweet potatoes, orange zest, and orange juice until evenly incorporated. Pour mixture into a shallow 9x13-inch baking dish.
- Bake in the preheated oven until cooked through and bubbling, 1 hour. Serve hot or cold.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 319.9 calories, Carbohydrate 43.4 g, Cholesterol 71.7 mg, Fat 16.3 g, Fiber 1.5 g, Protein 2 g, SaturatedFat 10 g, Sodium 242 mg, Sugar 35.9 g
AUNT VIVIAN'S SWEET POTATO PIE RECIPE BY TASTY
Here's what you need: large sweet potato, unsalted butter, sugar, ground nutmeg, ground cinnamon, kosher salt, large eggs, self-rising flour, buttermilk, vanilla extract, lemon extract, frozen prepared pie crust
Provided by Tasty
Categories Desserts
Yield 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Cook the sweet potatoes in a large pot of boiling water until fork-tender, about 25-30 minutes. Drain and let cool completely.
- Preheat the oven to 365˚F (185˚C).
- Peel the sweet potatoes, then transfer to a large bowl and mash thoroughly with an electric hand mixer or fork.
- Add the melted butter, sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon, and salt. Beat to combine, then scrape down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating to incorporate each addition. Add the self-rising flour, buttermilk, vanilla, and lemon extract, and beat to combine.
- Divide the sweet potato filling between the frozen pie crusts and smooth the tops.
- Bake for about 1 hour, until pies are set in the center. Cover the crusts with foil if it is getting too dark before the pies finish baking.
- Cool the pies for 2 hours on a wire rack.
- Slice and serve.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 844 calories, Carbohydrate 103 grams, Fat 44 grams, Fiber 6 grams, Protein 11 grams, Sugar 48 grams
AUNT WILLIE JO'S SWEET POTATO PIE
I thought I would revert back to my roots and post a truly southern recipe this time. My aunt Willie Jo was probably the best old fashioned southern cook that I have ever met. This is one of my personal favorites of her recipes.
Provided by Chef Menel
Categories Pie
Time 1h5m
Yield 2 pies, 10-12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400.
- Pierce sweet potatoes with a fork and microwave on high until tender, about 6 minutes on each side. Cut open; cool completely.
- Scrape potato flesh into bowl; mash until smooth.
- Measure out enough potato puree to equal 1 cup, discard the rest.
- Cream together sweet potatoes, butter, buttermilk, eggs and sugar. Add spices and baking soda and blend well.
- Pour half into each crust and bake on 400 for about 45 minutes or until set in center.
- (Adding a dollop of whipped cream to the top of each piece while it is still warm is a very special treat!).
Nutrition Facts : Calories 341.6, Fat 18.9, SaturatedFat 9.1, Cholesterol 68.2, Sodium 302.1, Carbohydrate 39.9, Fiber 1.2, Sugar 24, Protein 4.1
Tips and Tricks:
Tips:
- Use sweet potatoes that are firm and smooth, without any blemishes or bruises.
- Prick the sweet potatoes with a fork before baking to help them cook evenly.
- Bake the sweet potatoes until they are tender when pierced with a fork, but not so long that they become mushy.
- If you are making the sweet potatoes ahead of time, you can reheat them in a 350°F oven for about 15 minutes, or until they are warmed through.
- Serve the sweet potatoes with your favorite toppings, such as butter, brown sugar, marshmallows, or pecans.
Conclusion:
Aunt Jane's Sweet Potatoes are a classic Southern dish that is perfect for any occasion. They are easy to make and can be tailored to your own taste. Whether you like them simple or loaded with toppings, these sweet potatoes are sure to be a hit. So next time you're looking for a delicious and satisfying side dish, give Aunt Jane's Sweet Potatoes a try.
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