Creole Sweet Potatoes with Cane Syrup and Pecans
Roasted sweet potatoes drowned in a gooey, delicious sauce made with cane syrup, brown sugar butter and pecans
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 45 minutes
Total Time 2 hours
Here's What You Need
- 3 pounds Sweet Potatoes
- ½ cup orange juice
- 2 tablespoons butter
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
Sauce
- ½ cup chopped pecans - divided
- 1 cup cane syrup
- ½ cup dark brown sugar
- ½ cup butter
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon allspice
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
Here's What You Do
- Peel and slice sweet potatoes into medallions about ¼ inch thick.
- Prepare a glass baking dish with softened butter
- Stack sweet potato medallions on the baking dish at an angle
- Pour orange juice over the sweet potatoes. Sprinkle some kosher salt and top with pieces of butter.
- Cover with aluminum foil and place in a 400-degree Fahrenheit oven for 1 hour.
- Combine all the sauce ingredients in a saucepan (reserve ¼ cup of pecans for the top).
- Bring the sauce to a simmer and maintain the simmer for 2 minutes, set aside.
- Remove the sweet potatoes from the oven and test for doneness with a bamboo skewer, See Notes.
- Pour the sauce completely over all the sweet potatoes. It can cover the yams but that is not necessary.
- Top with the remaining ¼ cup of chopped pecans.
- Place the baking dish on a baking sheet and return it to the oven. Roast, uncovered, for 30 minutes.
- Remove the baking dish from the oven and let it sit for about 10 minutes before serving.
Notes
Read the article Creole Sweet Potatoes with Cane Syrup for detailed step-by-step instructions with photos.
Light brown sugar can be substituted for dark brown sugar
Store leftovers in the fridge for 3 to 5 days and in the freezer for up to 1 month. Make sure to cool the dish down to room temperature and place it in an airtight container. Defrost overnight in the fridge, and reheat in a 350-degree Fahrenheit oven, covered in foil, for about 30 minutes or until warmed through. The yams can also be reheated in a microwave oven.
Louisiana Yams are high in beta carotene, rich in Vitamins A, B6, and C, and a good source of fiber and potassium. They are naturally low in sodium and saturated fat. Need to know more? Check out this short article for more about sweet potato's nutritional facts.
Nutrition
Calories: 502kcal | Carbohydrates: 82g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 38mg | Sodium: 445mg | Potassium: 1271mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 54g | Vitamin A: 24610IU | Vitamin C: 12mg | Calcium: 163mg | Iron: 3mg
