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Different Drummer

(9,083 posts)
Sun Nov 24, 2024, 01:04 PM Nov 2024

Poll: Thanksgiving sweet potatoes

In which of the following ways do you like your Thanksgiving sweet potatoes prepared?


59 votes, 2 passes | Time left: Unlimited
With marshmallows
7 (12%)
With pecans
14 (24%)
With apples
2 (3%)
With raisins
1 (2%)
Some other combination
4 (7%)
Plain
15 (25%)
I don't eat sweet potatoes
11 (19%)
My choice isn't listed
5 (8%)
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Poll: Thanksgiving sweet potatoes (Original Post) Different Drummer Nov 2024 OP
My recipe has parboiled, sliced, sweet potatoes baked in a mixture of niyad Nov 2024 #1
I would eat that as dessert. hlthe2b Nov 2024 #3
Rather like sweet potato pie without the useless crust. niyad Nov 2024 #8
Yup. It does sound good, though. hlthe2b Nov 2024 #9
It definitely is! niyad Nov 2024 #13
I love the bourbon addition. May try that with ours this year! lark Nov 2024 #26
Most definitely! niyad Nov 2024 #28
I don't eat the crust of any pie. Different Drummer Nov 2024 #14
That is a bit scary! I don't eat the crusts because so few are worth it. niyad Nov 2024 #29
My late aunt made that and I could never duplicate it or get her recipe. hedda_foil Nov 2024 #4
Happy to share! Be warned-- a most exacting and detailed recipe! niyad Nov 2024 #11
Thank you, thank you, thank you, Niyad! My aunt left out the parboiling instructions. hedda_foil Nov 2024 #16
You are most welcome! Happy if I could help. Yes, the parboling part niyad Nov 2024 #18
This message was self-deleted by its author hedda_foil Nov 2024 #6
Oh, that sounds fun! electric_blue68 Nov 2024 #22
It certainly is! niyad Nov 2024 #30
This message was self-deleted by its author niyad Nov 2024 #2
I really love sweet potatoes with nothing more than a little butter and salt. Arkansas Granny Nov 2024 #5
Parboil, cube, add pineapple, brown sugar, butter, and pecans woodsprite Nov 2024 #7
Plain, with butter, with ginger syrup, with brown sugar & pecans. I love them. So good for you! CrispyQ Nov 2024 #10
Ginger syrup? mmmmmm. And I just bought the potatoes yesterday. Ginger syrup niyad Nov 2024 #12
I love it in tea. There's a ginger spread for toast that's wonderful, too! -nt CrispyQ Nov 2024 #15
Will have to try it in my tea! I do have a ginger spread that I enjoy. On toast, niyad Nov 2024 #19
Right? 2naSalit Nov 2024 #25
No marshmallows. Anything else listed would be great. RandomNumbers Nov 2024 #17
I can eat them fried or in other recipes, but I don't like the traditional T-day version Kali Nov 2024 #20
I don't like that sweet version at all. I make a beef stew with them instead of white potatoes yellowdogintexas Nov 2024 #39
love cajun seasing on sweet potatoes! Kali Nov 2024 #40
cajun is a good substitute for Jamaican Jerk but the Jerk version is outstanding!. yellowdogintexas Dec 2024 #41
Theyll be with marshmallow Figarosmom Nov 2024 #21
Plain w butter, salt, and pepper... electric_blue68 Nov 2024 #23
Cinnamon butter Emile Nov 2024 #24
Yes!!! I had a sweet potato that way last night. Penzey's Vietnamese cinnamon. niyad Nov 2024 #31
Texas Roadhouse serves them with cinnamon butter too Emile Nov 2024 #34
Good to know. . and I have a coupon for them I need to use soon! niyad Nov 2024 #35
Whole 'nother direction. peacefreak2.0 Nov 2024 #27
Ohhhh I like the sound off that! niyad Nov 2024 #32
I bake them and pour a butter/brown sugar/cinnamon mixture on top. Elessar Zappa Nov 2024 #33
Yummmmmm niyad Nov 2024 #36
Not Listed ProfessorGAC Nov 2024 #37
Plain ailsagirl Nov 2024 #38

niyad

(125,458 posts)
1. My recipe has parboiled, sliced, sweet potatoes baked in a mixture of
Sun Nov 24, 2024, 01:08 PM
Nov 2024

butter, brown sugar, and bourbon.

hlthe2b

(110,784 posts)
3. I would eat that as dessert.
Sun Nov 24, 2024, 01:13 PM
Nov 2024

I just can't eat a lot of sweet things as part of the meal and then not revert to eating (craving) nothing but sweets. It is like a "turn-on switch."

lark

(25,281 posts)
26. I love the bourbon addition. May try that with ours this year!
Mon Nov 25, 2024, 10:12 AM
Nov 2024

It can't help but make it even better, I'd bet!

hedda_foil

(16,789 posts)
4. My late aunt made that and I could never duplicate it or get her recipe.
Sun Nov 24, 2024, 01:14 PM
Nov 2024

Best sweet potatoes ever! Would you possibly, pretty please, be willing to share your recipe? I would be SO grateful

niyad

(125,458 posts)
11. Happy to share! Be warned-- a most exacting and detailed recipe!
Sun Nov 24, 2024, 01:26 PM
Nov 2024

Just kidding!

Parboil the sweet potatoes until almost tender. Cool, peel, cut into slices, or cube, as preferred. Put in buttered baking dish. Add butter, brown sugar, and bourbon to taste (the original recipe commented that a quarter cup of bourbon per person was about right). Cover, bake 350 fo 35-40 minutes. Serve.

One friend, when I introduced her to this recipe years ago, would, after removing from the oven, whip the entire contents like mashed potatoes. Either way is good!

Please let me know how yours turns out!

hedda_foil

(16,789 posts)
16. Thank you, thank you, thank you, Niyad! My aunt left out the parboiling instructions.
Sun Nov 24, 2024, 01:42 PM
Nov 2024

This is SO exciting!

niyad

(125,458 posts)
18. You are most welcome! Happy if I could help. Yes, the parboling part
Sun Nov 24, 2024, 02:42 PM
Nov 2024

Last edited Sun Nov 24, 2024, 03:15 PM - Edit history (1)

is a bit important, as the potatoes would never be fully cooked otherwise!

I will be looking forward to hearing how they turn out!

Response to niyad (Reply #1)

Response to Different Drummer (Original post)

Arkansas Granny

(32,100 posts)
5. I really love sweet potatoes with nothing more than a little butter and salt.
Sun Nov 24, 2024, 01:14 PM
Nov 2024

Especially if those sweet potatoes are the deep orange ones that have the consistency of custard when they're baked.

CrispyQ

(40,023 posts)
10. Plain, with butter, with ginger syrup, with brown sugar & pecans. I love them. So good for you!
Sun Nov 24, 2024, 01:24 PM
Nov 2024

A vegan friend bakes hers with a mixture of maple syrup & nutritional yeast. I was adventurous one year & tried it & it's surprisingly delicious. Go figure.

niyad

(125,458 posts)
12. Ginger syrup? mmmmmm. And I just bought the potatoes yesterday. Ginger syrup
Sun Nov 24, 2024, 01:28 PM
Nov 2024

I already have!

niyad

(125,458 posts)
19. Will have to try it in my tea! I do have a ginger spread that I enjoy. On toast,
Sun Nov 24, 2024, 02:48 PM
Nov 2024

of course, but also with cream cheese on wasa rye crackers.

2naSalit

(97,385 posts)
25. Right?
Mon Nov 25, 2024, 10:00 AM
Nov 2024

Never thought of that. Then again, I never thought of bourbon either!



I come from New England, learning new ways to prepare squash and potatoes required relocating to other parts of the country!



Imagine my shock when I realized that people put marshmallows on top of the baked dish! My buddy with whom I make T-day dinner suggested it for this year to my absolute protest. I offered a few other ways and we agreed to simply baked them, yams, next to the turkey. He can cook if he has a clue about what he's making but, I've found, he needs to be taught how to make anything else. I do my best.


RandomNumbers

(18,784 posts)
17. No marshmallows. Anything else listed would be great.
Sun Nov 24, 2024, 02:14 PM
Nov 2024

I mean, marshmallows with sweet potatoes? Why? Just why?

I guess we should never underestimate the power of the processed garbage companies to convince us to adulterate perfectly good items of nature's bounty with their junk.

Kali

(56,334 posts)
20. I can eat them fried or in other recipes, but I don't like the traditional T-day version
Mon Nov 25, 2024, 02:40 AM
Nov 2024

which in this house is with butter, brown sugar, and yes, marshmallows. YUCK. and since the people in this house that like these obviously have no class or taste I just use canned. I tried making them from fresh sweet potatoes one year but nobody cared so I don't bother with it. I am sure they would like them with pecans, but pecans are expensive and are needed for pecan pie, not wasted on a nasty overly sweet side dish that I don't eat. LOL

yellowdogintexas

(23,374 posts)
39. I don't like that sweet version at all. I make a beef stew with them instead of white potatoes
Tue Nov 26, 2024, 09:34 AM
Nov 2024

it is fabulous in fact I made it tonight.

you can season it with Jamaican jerk seasoning or Cajun seasoning.

yellowdogintexas

(23,374 posts)
41. cajun is a good substitute for Jamaican Jerk but the Jerk version is outstanding!.
Sun Dec 1, 2024, 08:10 PM
Dec 2024

You can make it vegetarian with chickpeas, black beans etc

ProfessorGAC

(73,723 posts)
37. Not Listed
Mon Nov 25, 2024, 09:21 PM
Nov 2024

I make a puree of sweet potatoes. Seasoned with cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and white pepper. Plus a cupful of vanilla extract.
I use heavy bream to create the puree so they're very rich.
I sprinkle toasted Panko over the top, but not mixed in.

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