Sweet Potato and Pear Swirls with praline topping
From peetabear 14 years ago
- 15 minutes to make
- Serves 12
these are definitely on my holiday dinner menu...and I love the fact that I can make them ahead of time...
Ingredients
- 4 medium sweet potatoes or yams (about 2 pounds) shopping list
- 2 tablespoons butter or margarine shopping list
- 2 medium ripe pears, peeled, halved, cored, and chopped (about 2 cups) shopping list
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon shopping list
- 1 egg shopping list
- 1 recipe Praline Topping shopping list
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- Praline Topping shopping list
- Stir together 3 tablespoons brown sugar, shopping list
- 2 tablespoons melted butter, and shopping list
- 1 tablespoon half-and-half or light cream in a small mixing bowl. shopping list
- Stir in 1/3 cup broken pecans shopping list
How to make it
- 1. Peel and quarter sweet potatoes. Cook potatoes, covered, in a small amount of boiling lightly salted water for 25 to 35 minutes or until tender. Drain well.
- 2. Meanwhile, melt margarine or butter in a medium skillet. Add pears; cook, covered, over medium heat until very tender, stirring occasionally.
- 3. Combine potatoes, pear mixture, and cinnamon in a bowl; beat with an electric mixer on low speed. Cool slightly.
- 4. With electric mixer running on low speed, beat egg into cooled mixture. Using a decorating bag with a large star tip, pipe mixture into 12 rounds (about 1/3 cup each) onto a greased 15x10x1-inch baking pan, building up edges slightly. (Or, spoon into 12 rounds on baking pan, using back of a tablespoon to make a slight indentation in center of each.) Cover and chill overnight, if desired.
- 5. Before serving, drop a scant teaspoon of Praline Topping on each round. Bake in a 375 degree F oven about 15 minutes or until potatoes are light brown and heated through.
- Makes 12 servings
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- Make-Ahead Tip
- Prepare rounds and freeze until firm. Transfer frozen potatoes to a freezer container; freeze for up to 1 month. To serve frozen rounds, place on a greased baking sheet. Drop a scant teaspoon of Praline Topping on each round. Bake in a 375 degree F. oven about 20 minutes or until potatoes are light brown and heated through
The Rating
Reviewed by 4 people-
This is such a different dish. Wonderful post! Will bookmark for the holidays!
mrsc543
in North Reading loved it
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The pear tree on the street is so full the limbs are almost on the ground. And the sweet potato fields are full of cuts. So I don't even need to go to the store. \0
Jeff
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in Columbiana loved it
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Love Sweet Potatoes and this would be good for the holidays high 5
cuzpat
in Sikeston loved it
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