Bourbon Pecan Sweet Potatoes Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Combine the butter, molasses, brown sugar and cayenne in a medium saucepan and cook over medium heat until smooth, about 5 minutes. Increase the heat to high, add the bourbon and cook for 2 minutes to allow alcohol to burn out. Season with salt and pepper.
• Put the potatoes in a large baking dish, pour the molasses mixture over and toss to coat. Roast in the oven, stirring a few times, until the potatoes are cooked through and glazed, about 20 minutes. Remove to a platter and top with the pecans.
• Alternatively, this can be done in a large saute pan: Melt the butter, molasses, brown sugar and cayenne over medium heat. Add the bourbon and let the alcohol cook out. Add the potatoes and cook until glazed over medium-high heat. Transfer to a platter and top with the pecans.

Steps:

• Bring a medium pot of water to a boil.
• Add sweet potatoes and cook 12 to 15 minutes until very tender.
• Drain sweet potatoes in a colander. Return pan to medium heat.
• Add butter to the pan. When butter melts, add nuts and toast for 2 minutes.
• Add sugar and let it bubble.
• Add bourbon and cook out alcohol, about 1 minute.
• Add orange juice and the cooked sweet potatoes. Smash with a masher and season the sweet potatoes with nutmeg, salt and pepper.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Sweet Potato Filling:Combine mashed sweet potatoes, sugars, egg, cream, vanilla, salt, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg and butter in an electric mixing bowl and beat at medium-low speed until smooth (do not overmix).
• Pecan Filling: Combine all ingredients.
• Bourbon sauce: Whisk all ingredients together until creamy and smooth.
• To Assemble: Spoon sweet potato filling into the pastry shell.
• Fill shell evenly to the top with the pecan filling.
• Bake at 1 1/2 hours or until a knife inserted into the center of the pie comes out clean.
• Store pie at room temperature for 24 hours before serving.
• Serve pie slices with Bourbon Sauce.