Aunt Mary's sweet potatoes are a delectable dish that combines the natural sweetness of sweet potatoes with a variety of spices and herbs to create a flavorful and comforting side dish. Whether you're looking for a classic Southern recipe or a more modern twist on this traditional dish, there are many different variations of Aunt Mary's sweet potatoes to choose from. With its rich, caramelized crust and tender, fluffy interior, this dish is sure to be a hit at your next potluck or family gathering.
Here are our top 11 tried and tested recipes!
AUNT VIVIAN'S SWEET POTATO PIE RECIPE BY TASTY
Here's what you need: large sweet potato, unsalted butter, sugar, ground nutmeg, ground cinnamon, kosher salt, large eggs, self-rising flour, buttermilk, vanilla extract, lemon extract, frozen prepared pie crust
Provided by Tasty
Categories Desserts
Yield 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Cook the sweet potatoes in a large pot of boiling water until fork-tender, about 25-30 minutes. Drain and let cool completely.
- Preheat the oven to 365˚F (185˚C).
- Peel the sweet potatoes, then transfer to a large bowl and mash thoroughly with an electric hand mixer or fork.
- Add the melted butter, sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon, and salt. Beat to combine, then scrape down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating to incorporate each addition. Add the self-rising flour, buttermilk, vanilla, and lemon extract, and beat to combine.
- Divide the sweet potato filling between the frozen pie crusts and smooth the tops.
- Bake for about 1 hour, until pies are set in the center. Cover the crusts with foil if it is getting too dark before the pies finish baking.
- Cool the pies for 2 hours on a wire rack.
- Slice and serve.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 844 calories, Carbohydrate 103 grams, Fat 44 grams, Fiber 6 grams, Protein 11 grams, Sugar 48 grams
AUNT MARGARET'S SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE
My great-aunt made an incredible sweet potato casserole for our holiday dinners. I've lightened it up a bit, but we love it just the same. -Beth Britton, Fairlawn, Ohio
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Side Dishes
Time 1h40m
Yield 12 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°. Place sweet potatoes in a 6-qt. stockpot; add water to cover. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cook, uncovered, until tender, 10-12 minutes. Meanwhile, make topping by combining flour, brown sugar, oats and salt; cut in butter until crumbly. , Drain potatoes; return to pan. Beat until mashed. Add sugar, milk, eggs, butter and vanilla; mash. Transfer to a broiler-safe 13x9-in. baking dish. Sprinkle topping over potato mixture. , Bake, uncovered, until topping is golden brown, 40-45 minutes; let stand 10 minutes. Sprinkle with marshmallows. If desired, broil 4-5 inches from heat until marshmallows are puffed and golden, 30-45 seconds.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 373 calories, Fat 11g fat (6g saturated fat), Cholesterol 56mg cholesterol, Sodium 134mg sodium, Carbohydrate 66g carbohydrate (39g sugars, Fiber 4g fiber), Protein 5g protein.
SWEET POTATO FRIES WITH AUNT TC'S SECRET SAUCES
What's my secret for super-crispy sweet potato fries? I actually have two. First, I soak the potatoes in cold water to remove the excess starch. Then, I give them a toss in a cornstarch and seltzer water mixture. The cherry on top? I dust these with a spicy-sweet spice blend and serve them with two different awesome sauces. Bet you can't eat just one!
Provided by Kardea Brown
Categories side-dish
Time 1h15m
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 21
Steps:
- For the sweet potato fries: Soak the potatoes in cold water 30 minutes. Dry on paper towels.
- Stir together the brown sugar, garlic, paprika, salt and pepper in a small bowl.
- For the creamy barbecue sauce: Stir together the barbecue sauce, mayonnaise and House Seasoning in a bowl.
- For the spicy sauce: Stir together the ketchup, mayonnaise, House Seasoning and hot sauce in a separate bowl.
- For the sweet potato fries: Pour the oil to a depth of 3 inches in a Dutch oven. Heat the oil to 325 degrees F. Line wire racks with paper towels.
- Stir together the cornstarch and seltzer water in a medium bowl. Dip the sweet potatoes in the cornstarch mixture in batches until coated. (The coating will be thin. Stir the cornstarch mixture after each batch.) Fry the sweet potatoes, in batches, until they float to the top, 1 to 2 minutes. (The sweet potatoes won't brown yet.) Remove to lined wire racks to drain.
- Increase the oil temperature to 350 degrees F.
- Fry the potatoes a second time, in batches, until browned and crispy, 4 to 5 minutes. Remove to the lined racks to drain. Sprinkle immediately with the brown sugar seasoning. Serve right away with the sauces.
- Stir together the garlic and onion powder, paprika, salt and pepper in a small bowl. Store in an airtight container at room temperature.
AUNT MARY'S VANILLA FROSTING
Use this creamy vanilla frosting recipe when you need a quick solution for your cakes or cupcakes.
Provided by Leo J. Lagrotte
Categories Desserts Frostings and Icings White
Yield 10
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Combine butter or margarine, shortening, confectioners' sugar, flour, vanilla, and milk in a mixing bowl. Whip all ingredients until fluffy.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 224.7 calories, Carbohydrate 11.6 g, Cholesterol 25.4 mg, Fat 19.7 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 0.9 g, SaturatedFat 8.6 g, Sodium 70.6 mg, Sugar 8.5 g
AUNT MARY'S COOKIES
This was my great-grandma's sister's recipe. It's an oldie but a goodie!
Provided by Julie Rehagen
Categories Desserts Cookies No-Bake Cookie Recipes
Time 1h25m
Yield 60
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Place sheets of waxed paper onto a work surface.
- Stir sugar, cocoa, and evaporated milk together in a large nonstick saucepan over medium heat until mixture comes to a boil; boil for 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and stir butter and marshmallow creme into cocoa mixture. Quickly stir graham cracker crumbs into mixture.
- Drop cookies by the spoonful onto waxed paper; let stand until firm. Store in airtight containers.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 73.5 calories, Carbohydrate 13.6 g, Cholesterol 4.3 mg, Fat 2 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 0.7 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Sodium 44.9 mg, Sugar 10.1 g
AUNT RUTH'S SWEET POTATO PIE RECIPE - (3.9/5)
Provided by williagx
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a 6-quart Dutch oven, bring 3 quarts water to a rolling boil. Peel sweet potatoes, then cut into small pieces. Place potatoes into boiling water; return to a boil and cook until fork tender, about 10 to 15 minutes. Drain and set aside. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Using a potato masher or electric hand mixer, cream butter into sweet potatoes. Add eggs and milk. Combine sugar with cornstarch; add to potato mixture along with vanilla and lemon flavoring. Pour into pie shells. Bake until center is set and top is golden brown, about 45 to 50 minutes. Yield: 2 deep dish pies
ROSEMARY ROASTED SWEET POTATOES RECIPE BY TASTY
Here's what you need: sweet potatoes, oil, dried rosemary, salt, pepper, fresh parsley
Provided by Merle O'Neal
Categories Sides
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 400°F (200ºC).
- Slice the top and bottom off of the sweet potatoes, and slice potatoes in half crosswise. Rest each half on the broader end, then slice 3 times vertically and horizontally. Turn the potatoes on their side and make 4 or five more slices, to form cubes.
- Transfer the sweet potatoes to a baking sheet, then add the oil, rosemary, salt, and pepper. Toss to coat evenly.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes, until the sweet potatoes are tender and starting to brown around the edges.
- Let cool for 5 minutes. Garnish with chopped parsley before serving.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 234 calories, Carbohydrate 41 grams, Fat 7 grams, Fiber 6 grams, Protein 3 grams, Sugar 12 grams
AUNT MARY'S EGGPLANT BALLS
These hearty, delicious eggplant morsels can be used as a replacement for meatballs, or they can be fried into patties and eaten like burgers.
Provided by LYNETTE MARIE
Categories Fruits and Vegetables Vegetables Eggplant
Time 1h15m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet.
- Heat a medium skillet over medium heat. Pour in olive oil and saute garlic just until lightly browned. Mix in eggplant and water. Reduce heat to low and cover skillet. Allow eggplant to steam until soft, about 20 minutes. Place eggplant in a large bowl and allow to cool slightly.
- Mix cheese, parsley, eggs, and bread crumbs into eggplant. Stir with a wooden spoon or your hands until ingredients are thoroughly combined and mixture can be rolled into balls. Add more bread crumbs as needed to make mixture workable. Refrigerate mixture for 15 minutes, then roll into balls or form into patties.
- Place eggplant balls on prepared baking sheet. Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes. Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 200.8 calories, Carbohydrate 16.1 g, Cholesterol 53.5 mg, Fat 12.1 g, Fiber 2.3 g, Protein 7.7 g, SaturatedFat 3.2 g, Sodium 257 mg, Sugar 3 g
AUNT MARY'S DELICIOUS BUNNY CAKE
This cake is great to make in character pans such as a Santa Claus, train pan, or bunny mold. Buttercream frosting is great but you can use other frostings if desired. Color your frosting with desired shade of food coloring.
Provided by Dabney
Categories Desserts Cakes Yellow Cake Recipes
Time 4h30m
Yield 10
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Place a rack into the lower third of oven.
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
- Grease and flour a cake mold pan (such as a bunny cake or train cake mold) using vegetable shortening.
- Sift flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
- Mix 1 1/3 cup milk, lemon extract, 1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla extract, and orange extract in a separate bowl.
- Beat unsalted butter in a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until butter is creamy and smooth, 1 to 2 minutes. Beat in white sugar and continue beating until the mixture is light and fluffy, about 5 more minutes. Scrape the sides of the bowl occasionally.
- Beat in eggs, one at a time, beating each egg in thoroughly before adding the next.
- Reduce mixer speed to low and beat in flour mixture in several additions, alternating with milk mixture; begin and end with flour mixture. Do not overbeat. Scrape bowl occasionally.
- Pour batter evenly into prepared cake pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned and a toothpick inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean, 30 to 45 minutes.
- Place cake in pan on a wire rack and allow to cool for 15 minutes before inverting pan to remove cake. Allow cake to completely cool on wire rack, 3 to 4 hours.
- Beat vegetable shortening, 1/2 cup butter, confectioners' sugar, 2 tablespoons milk, and 1 teaspoon clear vanilla extract in a bowl until frosting is smooth and creamy.
- Pack the frosting into a heavy resealable plastic bag; force the frosting into one corner of the bag. Clip a small corner off the plastic bag, seal the bag, and pipe the frosting onto the cooled cake in desired pattern.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 893.7 calories, Carbohydrate 120.8 g, Cholesterol 156.6 mg, Fat 43.3 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 7.9 g, SaturatedFat 22.6 g, Sodium 488.2 mg, Sugar 91.1 g
AUNT MARY'S SUGAR COOKIES RECIPE - (4.2/5)
Provided by HeatherS
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- On a floured board roll out pieces of fough in a smaller portion so easy to work with. Cut in desired shapes with cookie cutters. Decorated as desired. Using a spatula or flat lifter place on geased cookie sheets and bake about 12 minutes or till lightly browned at 325F.
ROASTED ROSEMARY SWEET POTATOES
These rosemary sweet potatoes are simply one of the best recipes we've ever made. Roasting them brings out all of the wonderful sweetness! -Kristin Stone, Little Elm, Texas
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Side Dishes
Time 40m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 425°. Place all ingredients in a large bowl; toss to coat. Line a 15x10x1-in. baking pan with foil; grease foil. Place sweet potatoes in a single layer in prepared pan. Bake, covered, for 20 minutes. Uncover and bake until golden brown, 10-12 minutes longer, turning once.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 209 calories, Fat 4g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 322mg sodium, Carbohydrate 42g carbohydrate (17g sugars, Fiber 5g fiber), Protein 3g protein.
Tips:
- Use a variety of sweet potatoes for different flavors and textures. Jewel, Garnet, and Beauregard are all good choices.
- Prick the sweet potatoes with a fork before baking to help them cook evenly.
- Bake the sweet potatoes until they are tender when pierced with a fork, about 1 hour.
- Let the sweet potatoes cool slightly before handling them.
- If you are making mashed sweet potatoes, use a potato ricer or food mill to get a smooth and fluffy texture.
- Add butter, milk, and spices to taste. For a savory dish, try adding garlic, onion, or rosemary. For a sweet dish, try adding cinnamon, nutmeg, or maple syrup.
- Serve the sweet potatoes immediately or store them in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Conclusion:
Sweet potatoes are a delicious and versatile vegetable that can be enjoyed in many different ways. They are a good source of vitamins, minerals, and fiber, and they can be used in a variety of dishes, from savory to sweet. With a little planning, you can easily create a delicious and nutritious meal featuring sweet potatoes.
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