Grandma's Bourbon Sweet Potatoes Recipe

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Grandma's Bourbon Sweet Potatoes
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Ingredients:

  • 1/3 cup bourbon
  • 1/2 cup unsulphered dried apricot, chopped
  • 5 lbs sweet potatoes or 5 lbs yams
  • 1/2 cup honey or 1/2 cup maple syrup
  • 1/3 cup butter
  • 1 tsp vanilla

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350.
  2. Soak apricots in bourbon in a small bowl.
  3. Scrub and pierce sweet potatoes. Bake until soft, about 1 to 1-1/2 hours.
  4. When cool enough to handle, scoop insides of sweet potatoes into a medium bowl.
  5. Add honey, butter, and vanilla to potatoes and mash together, keeping some chunks.
  6. Stir in the drunk apricots and any bourbon sitting in the small bowl.
  7. Spread in a shallow 2 1/2 quart baking dish.
  8. Bake, uncovered, until hot in the center, about 30 minutes. Serve warm.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 771.4 Kcal (3230 kJ)
Calories from fat 136.52 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 15.17g 23%
Cholesterol 40.26mg 13%
Sodium 318.36mg 13%
Potassium 1938.84mg 41%
Total Carbs 148.26g 49%
Sugars 57.56g 230%
Dietary Fiber 17.01g 68%
Protein 11.52g 23%
Vitamin C 11.8mg 20%
Vitamin A 5.9mg 195%
Iron 5.7mg 31%
Calcium 177.2mg 18%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 118.94 Kcal (498 kJ)
Calories from fat 21.05 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 2.34g 23%
Cholesterol 6.21mg 13%
Sodium 49.09mg 13%
Potassium 298.95mg 41%
Total Carbs 22.86g 49%
Sugars 8.88g 230%
Dietary Fiber 2.62g 68%
Protein 1.78g 23%
Vitamin C 1.8mg 20%
Vitamin A 0.9mg 195%
Iron 0.9mg 31%
Calcium 27.3mg 18%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 15.9
    Points
  • 20
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • low fat,
  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium,
  • low cholesterol,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sugar

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