Embark on a culinary journey that harmonizes the earthy sweetness of roasted sweet potatoes with the nutty, toasted flavor of coconut. This dish, a symphony of autumnal flavors, is a captivating side dish or a delicious vegan main course. With just a few simple ingredients and the magic of your kitchen, you can transform humble sweet potatoes and coconut into a delectable dish that will impress your family and friends. Join us as we explore the best recipe for sweet potato with toasted coconut, a recipe that celebrates the bounty of nature and the joy of home cooking.
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SWEET POTATO WITH TOASTED COCONUT
Provided by Maya Kaimal
Categories Bean Potato Appetizer Side Vegetarian Coconut Spice Root Vegetable Sweet Potato/Yam Vegan Gourmet Pescatarian Dairy Free Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free No Sugar Added Kosher
Yield Makes 6 servings (as part of a large meal)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Bring sweet potatoes and 1 1/2 cups water to a boil with turmeric, cayenne, and 1 teaspoon salt in a 3-quart saucepan, then simmer, covered, until tender, 8 to 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, toast coconut in a small heavy skillet over medium heat, stirring constantly, until very toasted (pale reddish-brown all over; be careful not to burn). Transfer to a plate.
- Break sweet potatoes up with the back of a spoon so that some chunks remain. Add toasted coconut, beans, garlic, cumin, chile, and remaining 1/2 cup water and simmer, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes. If mixture becomes too thick and begins to stick to bottom of saucepan, add more water.
- Heat oil in cleaned small heavy skillet over medium-high heat until it shimmers. Add mustard seeds, and cook until seeds begin to pop and/or turn gray. Add red pepper flakes and curry leaves (if using), covering skillet immediately and cooking just long enough for leaves to crackle. Stir spice mixture into sweet potato mixture (it will be very thick and chunky). Season with salt.
ROASTED SWEET POTATOES WITH COCONUT CHIVE SOUR CREAM
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- Pierce each yam with a fork and lightly coat in oil. Cover in aluminum foil and bake until fork tender, about 30 minutes. Meanwhile, in a medium sized bowl, mix the sour cream, coconut milk, 3/4 cup of coconut, half of the chives and lime juice. Place mixture in refrigerator and chill until ready to use. When yams are cooked through, set aside until cool enough to handle. Remove foil, and cut each yam in half widthwise. Make 2 incisions at the rounded end of the yam to form an 'x' and spread open. Set the yam on its flat side, and top with a dollop of the coconut chive sour cream. Garnish with the remaining coconut and chives.
SKILLET SWEET POTATOES WITH COCONUT, GARLIC AND CHILE
Sweet potatoes love to be oven roasted, but dicing and sauteing them allows you to get that charred yet deeply sweet flavor in a fraction of the time. The coconut here acts like a breadcrumb, providing a crispiness that's spiked with chile flakes and garlic. It's a simple (and one-pan!) fall or winter side dish that's both hearty and bright.
Provided by Priya Krishna
Categories side-dish
Time 30m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Mix the coconut, garlic and red pepper flakes together in a small bowl.
- Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the coconut mixture and cook, stirring occasionally, until the coconut and garlic are fragrant and the coconut has turned golden, 5 to 10 minutes. Transfer the mixture to a plate.
- In the same skillet (no need to wipe it out), heat the remaining 3 tablespoons oil over medium-high heat. Add the sweet potatoes and salt. Toss to coat the sweet potatoes in the oil (be careful not to spatter the oil). Arrange the potatoes in a single layer and let cook, stirring occasionally so that all sides get browned, until the sweet potatoes are slightly charred and soft enough to pierce with a fork, about 10 minutes.
- Remove from the heat and immediately mix in the coconut mixture, tossing to coat evenly. Just before serving, stir in the lemon juice. Taste and add more lemon juice, if needed.
SWEET-POTATO COCONUT PURéE
Drawing her inspiration from the Caribbean, food editor Lillian Chou stirred lightly sweetened coconut milk into roasted sweet potatoes.
Provided by Lillian Chou
Yield Makes 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 450°F with rack in middle.
- Prick sweet potatoes in several places with a fork, then bake on a foil-lined baking sheet, rotating potatoes halfway through baking, until very soft, 45 minutes to 1 hour. When cool enough to handle, halve sweet potatoes and scoop flesh into a bowl.
- Meanwhile, bring coconut milk, brown sugar, and 1 teaspoon salt just to a simmer in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring occasionally.
- Stir into warm sweet potatoes, then pulse in batches in a food processor until smooth. Season with salt.
COCONUT OIL ROASTED SWEET POTATOES
Using virgin coconut oil in this recipe enhances the flavor of the sweet potatoes, while infusing a subtle perfume of coconut to them. Virgin coconut oil is found in most health food stores. Adapted from Melissa Clark, NY Times.
Provided by threeovens
Categories Yam/Sweet Potato
Time 1h10m
Yield 2-4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a small saucepan, melt coconut oil over low heat.
- In a large bowl, toss together, the potatoes, coconut oil, sugar, salt, pepper, and nutmeg.
- In a large baking dish, spread the potatoes out evenly and roast, tossing occasionally, until softened and caramelized, about an hour.
CINNAMON ROASTED SWEET POTATOES
Slices of sweet potato baked with cinnamon and brown sugar. The caramelized brown sugar make these potatoes taste like candy! I attended a catered dinner and the caterer served these with a beautiful turkey dinner. I begged for the recipe, been making it ever since.
Provided by TIA_DAWN
Categories Side Dish Vegetables Sweet Potatoes
Time 40m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Pour the oil into a 9x13 inch baking dish, and place in the oven until hot, about 5 minutes.
- Add potatoes to the oiled dish, and bake for 20 minutes in the preheated oven, turning after 10 minutes. In a small bowl, mix together the brown sugar, cinnamon, salt, and pepper.
- After the 20 minutes is up, remove the potatoes from the oven, and sprinkle with the brown sugar mixture. Stir to coat. Return to the oven, and roast for another 10 minutes, or until potatoes are tender and golden brown. Stir potatoes as necessary to allow them to brown evenly.
- Remove potatoes to paper towels to drain, then transfer to a serving dish, and sprinkle with lime juice.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 229.6 calories, Carbohydrate 35.5 g, Fat 9.2 g, Fiber 4.8 g, Protein 2.4 g, SaturatedFat 1.5 g, Sodium 375.3 mg, Sugar 10.8 g
COCONUT SWEET POTATO BAKE
Convenient canned sweet potatoes are scrumptious in Coconut Sweet Potato Bake, recommended by Jan Pavkov of Doylestown, Ohio.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Side Dishes
Time 1h5m
Yield about 50 (1/2 cup) servings.
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Divide sweet potatoes among four greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dishes. , In a large saucepan over medium heat, combine the butter, sugar, milk, cinnamon and nutmeg; cook and stir until butter is melted and mixture is smooth. Remove from the heat; stir in coconut and vanilla. Pour over sweet potatoes., Cover and bake at 350° for 45 minutes. Uncover; sprinkle each with 1-1/2 cups marshmallows. Bake 5-10 minutes longer or until marshmallows just begin to puff and melt.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 164 calories, Fat 10g fat (7g saturated fat), Cholesterol 21mg cholesterol, Sodium 111mg sodium, Carbohydrate 18g carbohydrate (13g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 1g protein.
COCONUT OIL ROASTED SWEET POTATOES
Here, coconut oil deepens the natural caramelized flavor of roasted sweet potatoes, and it adds a delicate coconut essence. Brown sugar and nutmeg sweeten the dish, and a dash of black pepper makes it for adults. It's just delicious.
Provided by Melissa Clark
Categories easy, weekday, side dish
Time 1h15m
Yield 2 to 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Heat oven to 350 degrees. Melt the coconut oil in a small saucepan over low heat.
- In a large bowl, toss together potatoes, coconut oil, sugar, salt, pepper and nutmeg.
- Spread the potatoes in an even layer on a large baking sheet. Roast, tossing occasionally, until soft and caramelized, about 1 hour.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 224, UnsaturatedFat 0 grams, Carbohydrate 42 grams, Fat 5 grams, Fiber 6 grams, Protein 3 grams, SaturatedFat 4 grams, Sodium 463 milligrams, Sugar 11 grams
SWEET POTATO SALAD WITH TOASTED COCONUT AND GRAPES
Great side dish, from the Plantation Room in Calloway Gardens, Atlanta. Making this reminds me of going to see the lights there around Christmas!
Provided by alijen
Categories Yam/Sweet Potato
Time P1DT20m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Soak the raisins in the rum overnight.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- In a saucepan, cook the sweet potatoes in boiling water 10 to 15 minutes, until a paring knife goes through a piece without resistance.
- Drain and cool to room temperature.
- Meanwhile, toast the coconut by spreading on a baking sheet and cooking in the oven 2 to 3 minutes until just beginning to brown.
- Cool.
- In a medium bowl, combine the vinegar, salt and pepper and whisk until the salt dissolves.
- While whisking, add the syrup and olive oil slowly.
- Reserve 2 tablespoons coconut and 1/4 cup grapes.
- Toss remaining coconut and grapes, the raisins with any reserved juices and sweet potatoes with the dressing.
- Spread in a shallow platter and top with the reserved coconut and grapes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 334.1, Fat 14.3, SaturatedFat 5.2, Sodium 105.5, Carbohydrate 47.6, Fiber 5.5, Sugar 24.2, Protein 2.8
SWEET POTATO-COCONUT CASSEROLE
It may look like a traditional sweet potato casserole at first glance, but this version gets richness from coconut milk instead of cream, and brightness from fresh lime juice.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes
Time 1h
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a large pot, cover sweet potatoes with cold salted water by 1 inch and bring to a boil. Reduce to a rapid simmer and cook until tender, 10 to 12 minutes.
- Drain potatoes in a colander and let sit 5 minutes, then transfer to a food processor and process until smooth. Add coconut milk and lime zest and juice; process until combined. Transfer mixture to a 2-quart baking dish. Top with marshmallows and coconut and bake until toasted and golden, about 15 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 172 g, Fat 6 g, Fiber 3 g, Protein 2 g, SaturatedFat 5 g
COCONUT SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE
Not every sweet potato casserole can claim Healthy Living creds. This one can, and it's a beauty too-topped with lightly toasted shreds of flaked coconut.
Provided by My Food and Family
Categories Home
Time 1h15m
Yield Makes 10 servings, about 3/4 cup each.
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Place sweet potatoes in greased 13x9-inch baking dish; top with apples.
- Mix syrup, butter and salt; pour over apples. Sprinkle with coconut; cover.
- Bake 30 minutes. Uncover. Bake an additional 20 to 30 minutes or until apples are tender and coconut is lightly browned.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 170, Fat 4 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 5 mg, Sodium 160 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 3 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 1 g
SWEET POTATOES WITH COCONUT-GINGER TOPPING
Surprise them with sweet potatoes finished with a fun coconut-ginger topping. Rather add some nutty crunch? Sub chopped pecans for the coconut.
Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Side Dish
Time 30m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- In 3-quart saucepan, place sweet potatoes, garlic, water and salt. Cover and heat to boiling; reduce heat to low. Simmer covered 15 to 20 minutes or until tender (do not drain).
- Heat oven to 350°F. In small bowl, mix 1 tablespoon melted butter, the coconut and gingerroot; spread on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 6 to 8 minutes, stirring frequently, until golden brown.
- Mash potatoes, cooking liquid and 3 tablespoons butter with potato masher or electric mixer on low speed until no lumps remain. Spoon into ungreased casserole or serving dish. Sprinkle with coconut mixture.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 140, Carbohydrate 16 g, Cholesterol 15 mg, Fat 1 1/2, Fiber 2 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 4 1/2 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 200 mg, Sugar 10 g, TransFat 0 g
Tips:
- Choose sweet potatoes that are firm and free of blemishes.
- 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 45 minutes to 1 hour.
- Let the sweet potatoes cool slightly before slicing them open and scooping out the flesh.
- Toast the coconut in a pan over medium heat until it is golden brown, about 5 minutes.
- Combine the sweet potato flesh, coconut milk, brown sugar, and spices in a saucepan and bring to a simmer.
- Cook the sweet potato mixture over low heat for 15 minutes, or until it has thickened.
- Garnish the sweet potato mixture with toasted coconut and serve warm.
Conclusion:
Sweet potato with toasted coconut is a delicious and easy-to-make side dish that is perfect for any occasion. The sweet potatoes are creamy and flavorful, while the toasted coconut adds a crunchy texture and a nutty flavor. This dish is sure to be a hit with everyone who tries it.
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