Apple Pecan Stuffed Sweet Potatoes Recipes

Steps:

• Wash sweet potatoes and pierce each one a few times using a sharp knife. Place in a microwave oven and cook for 6 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 225 degrees F (110 degrees C).
• Carefully remove sweet potatoes from the microwave oven and wrap each in aluminum foil. Place pecans on an oven-proof plate.
• Place sweet potatoes in the back of the preheated oven and pecans in the front. Bake until pecans are toasted, 15 to 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add apple, raisins, and cranberries and cook for 3 minutes. Stir in brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg and cook 1 minute more. Remove from heat.
• Remove sweet potatoes from oven and let sit for 15 to 20 minutes. Leave oven on.
• Cut sweet potatoes in half lengthwise, scoop pulp into a large bowl, and mash using a potato masher. Add apple mixture and stir until blended. Spoon mixture into sweet potato shells and top with pecans. Place onto a baking sheet.
• Bake in the hot oven for 20 to 30 minutes.

Steps:

• Wash and prick sweet potatoes. Microwave on high for about 15 minutes. More if needed, they need to be cooked through.
• Let cool sweet potatoes cool.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Cut a thin slice, about 1/2 inch from the top of each potato.
• Carefully scoop out meat, being sure not to puncture or tear potato skin.
• Combine potato meat, butter, brown sugar, apple, cinnamon, ginger, pepper, salt and lemon juice, mix well.
• Carefully spoon mixture into shells, top each potato with 1/2 of the pecans.
• Place potatoes in baking dish. Bake for about 25 minutes; stuffing must be hot and tender. Top with remaining pecans.

Steps:

• Scrub potatoes; pierce several times with a fork. Place on a foil-lined 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake at 400° for 45-60 minutes or until tender. , When cool enough to handle, cut off a thin slice from the top of each potato; discard. Scoop out pulp, leaving 1/4-in. thick shells; transfer to a large bowl. Mash pulp with butter, adding brown sugar and orange zest. Fold in apple and pecans., Spoon into potato shells. Return to baking pan. Bake 15-20 minutes longer or until heated through.