Pineapple Apricot Glazed Sweet Potatoes
- 1 (48 ounce) can sweet potatoes
- 1 (16 ounce) can sweet potatoes
- 34 lb dried apricot
- 1 (15 ounce) can pineapple tidbits
- 1 cup cashews
- 1 tablespoon grated orange rind
- 13 cup brown sugar or 13 cup splenda brown sugar substitute
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 14 teaspoon cinnamon
- 18 teaspoon nutmeg
- 14 teaspoon salt
- 1 12 tablespoons cornstarch
- Put apricots in a medium pot, and just cover fruit with water.
- Bring to a boil.
- Boil for about 10 minutes.
- (Make sure fruit stays covered in water.
- Add if needed.
- ).
- Lower temperature on apricots, cover, and simmer for a half hour.
- Remove from heat and separate liquid and fruit.
- Make sure to save the liquid.
- Drain sweet potatoes.
- Arrange sweet potatoes evenly in the bottom of a 9X13 inch pan.
- Cut apricots into quarters and spread over sweet potatoes.
- Drain pineapple and reserve the liquid.
- Spread pineapple over the apricots and potatoes.
- In a saucepan, combine well the rest of the dry ingredients (brown sugar, cinnamon, salt, and cornstarch).
- Add orange peel, butter, pineapple juice and 1 cup of apricot juice.
- (If there isnt enough apricot juice, add water to get to 1 cup).
- Bring juice mixture to a boil and remove from heat.
- Mixture should be thickened.
- If it is still watery you may have to add a bit more cornstarch.
- Pour juice mixture evenly over the sweet potatoes and fruit.
- Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 15 minutes.
- Sprinkle cashews over entire mixture and bake for 10 minutes longer.
- Serve and enjoy.
sweet potatoes, sweet potatoes, apricot, pineapple tidbits, cashews, orange rind, brown sugar, butter, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, cornstarch
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/pineapple-apricot-glazed-sweet-potatoes-198385 (may not work)