Apricot Sweet Potato Bake Recipe

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In Livingston, Montana, Jessie Sarrazin fancies up convenient canned sweet potatoes and apricots with brown sugar, cinnamon and raisins. “This speedy side dish is delicious for holiday dinners,” she assures.

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Apricot Sweet Potato Bake Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 25 min.

Yield: 6 Servings

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Ingredients

2 cans (15 ounces each) cut sweet potatoes
1 can (15-1/4 ounces) apricot halves
3 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3 tablespoons dry sherry or chicken broth
1/3 cup raisins
1/8 teaspoon grated orange peel

Directions

Drain sweet potatoes and apricots, reserving 1/2 cup juice from each; set aside. Cut apricots in half. Place sweet potatoes and apricots in a greased shallow 1-qt. baking dish; set aside.
In a small saucepan, combine the brown sugar, cornstarch, salt and cinnamon; stir in reserved juices until smooth. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat; stir in the sherry, raisins and orange peel.
Pour over sweet potato mixture. Bake, uncovered, at 375° for 12-15 minutes or until bubbly. Yield: 6 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1/2 cup) equals 183 calories, trace fat (trace saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 137 mg sodium, 45 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 1 g protein.

Originally published as Apricot Sweet Potato Bake in Country Woman March/April 2007, p36

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Reviewed on Nov. 18, 2012 by shaymejie

I came across this recipe in a Thanksgiving cookbook a few years back and have made it every year. Everyone loves it, including the ones who are not a huge fan of sweet potatoes.