Spicy Glazed Sweet Potatoes and Pineapples

Rating: 4.3 stars
10 Ratings
  • 5 star values: 6
  • 4 star values: 2
  • 3 star values: 1
  • 2 star values: 1
  • 1 star values: 0

This is a great Thanksgiving side dish for those of you who are tired of sweet potatoes with marshmallows. This dish also works well with toothpicks on an appetizer buffet.

By Patty Ruth Hand Pirko

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Recipe Summary

prep:
20 mins
cook:
40 mins
total:
1 hr
Servings:
8
Yield:
1 - 2 quart casserole dish
Nutrition Info
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Ingredients

8
Original recipe yields 8 servings
The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

Directions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

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  • Place the sweet potatoes in a saucepan with enough water to cover. Add 2 tablespoons cinnamon; bring to a boil; cook 7 to 10 minutes; drain.

  • Mix together the 1/2 cup brown sugar and cayenne pepper in a small bowl. Lie the bacon slices in a baking dish. Sprinkle the brown sugar mix over the bacon.

  • Cook the bacon in the oven until the bacon is crispy, about 10 minutes. Place the bacon on a plate lined with paper towels to drain, reserving the liquid from the dish. Change oven setting to Broil.

  • Pour the reserved pineapple juice into a measuring cup. Fill the cup with water to measure 1 cup total. Pour the mixture into a skillet and place over medium heat. Stir in the sugar, 1/4 cup brown sugar, and 2 teaspoons cinnamon. Cook until the volume of the liquid has reduced to about half. Add the pineapple and drained sweet potatoes. Cook and stir until most of the liquid is absorbed. Transfer the mixture to a round 2-quart casserole dish. Crumble the drained bacon over top of the dish. Pour the reserved liquid from the bacon dish over top of the dish.

  • Place the dish under the broiler until the sugar on top caramelizes, 2 to 3 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:
337 calories; protein 4.7g; carbohydrates 77.5g; fat 2.1g; cholesterol 5.1mg; sodium 207.4mg. Full Nutrition
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Nancy Reid
Rating: 5 stars
03/04/2008
Five stars isn't enough!!! We love yams so anytime we can find something new to do with them we have to try it. This recipe is fabulous. I have to admit I did tweak it a bit as I didn't not want the cinnamon to overpower the taste of the yams - I only boiled them with 1 teaspoon and put only 1 teaspoon of cinnamon in the glaze. Next time I will do one or the other but not both - even that was a bit too much cinnamon for my personal tastes. But once that bacon hits your tastebuds - life as you know it has changed forever! I wanted to hold back on the cayenne but used the full amount and am SO glad I did. My daughter is right - this is (so cliche ) to die for. Fabulous recipe and now I intend to go look for more by the same contributer!! THANKS!! Read More
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Lisa S
Rating: 3 stars
11/05/2010
This one I cant recommend as written. There needs to be some changes made in the way it's prepared I ended up with a big mess that doesnt work the way the recipe describes. Even if it did I cant imagine it being used as an appetizer with toothpicks. All that being said the flavors are wonderful together.. just wish the recipe had been better put together. I would completely change how the bacon and the "sauce" is prepared; as written the bacon takes at least twice as long to crisp with that much sugar DONT use paper towels when you drain the bacon unless you like the taste of paper in your food because it's impossible to remove sugar coated bacon from paper towels. The sauce/topping was the worst because it ends up carmelizing into a thick ooze that wont pour over anything while you're trying to crisp the bacon and hardens into cement when it cools. I ended up mixing what I could coax out of the pan into the mixture made to coat the potatoes & pineapple. There should also be a clue as to what degree of doneness the sweet potatoes should be after boiling.. I'd probably have cooked them a little less so they didnt turn into almost mush when I combined the ingredients. I ended up baking it at 425 for about 20 minutes. If you're willing to watch out for these issues and dont mind all the dirty dishes you're going to make go ahead and give it a shot as the flavors are lovely together. Read More
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(5)
10 Ratings
  • 5 star values: 6
  • 4 star values: 2
  • 3 star values: 1
  • 2 star values: 1
  • 1 star values: 0
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Nancy Reid
Rating: 5 stars
03/04/2008
Five stars isn't enough!!! We love yams so anytime we can find something new to do with them we have to try it. This recipe is fabulous. I have to admit I did tweak it a bit as I didn't not want the cinnamon to overpower the taste of the yams - I only boiled them with 1 teaspoon and put only 1 teaspoon of cinnamon in the glaze. Next time I will do one or the other but not both - even that was a bit too much cinnamon for my personal tastes. But once that bacon hits your tastebuds - life as you know it has changed forever! I wanted to hold back on the cayenne but used the full amount and am SO glad I did. My daughter is right - this is (so cliche ) to die for. Fabulous recipe and now I intend to go look for more by the same contributer!! THANKS!! Read More
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Tricia Casey
Rating: 5 stars
02/03/2010
This is wonderful! I made this tonight with fried ham...this will be on my Thanksgiving table this year for sure! I cut back on the cinnamon per other reviews but think I will use all of it next time...and more bacon! Read More
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Lisa S
Rating: 3 stars
11/04/2010
This one I cant recommend as written. There needs to be some changes made in the way it's prepared I ended up with a big mess that doesnt work the way the recipe describes. Even if it did I cant imagine it being used as an appetizer with toothpicks. All that being said the flavors are wonderful together.. just wish the recipe had been better put together. I would completely change how the bacon and the "sauce" is prepared; as written the bacon takes at least twice as long to crisp with that much sugar DONT use paper towels when you drain the bacon unless you like the taste of paper in your food because it's impossible to remove sugar coated bacon from paper towels. The sauce/topping was the worst because it ends up carmelizing into a thick ooze that wont pour over anything while you're trying to crisp the bacon and hardens into cement when it cools. I ended up mixing what I could coax out of the pan into the mixture made to coat the potatoes & pineapple. There should also be a clue as to what degree of doneness the sweet potatoes should be after boiling.. I'd probably have cooked them a little less so they didnt turn into almost mush when I combined the ingredients. I ended up baking it at 425 for about 20 minutes. If you're willing to watch out for these issues and dont mind all the dirty dishes you're going to make go ahead and give it a shot as the flavors are lovely together. Read More
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Kelly
Rating: 4 stars
06/10/2008
Thought this was very good but a bit too spicy for us. I don't mind a bit of zing but this was just too much. Will cut the cayenne down to 1/4 tsp. next time. Read More
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SamBo
Rating: 5 stars
11/28/2007
I made this for Thanksgiving and everyone LOVED it! It had a great flavor and was really easy. I deffinately recommend it if your tired of the traditional sweet potatoes with brown sugar and marshmallow. The family voted and it's deffinately a keeper! Thanks!! Read More
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IRISHGINA74
Rating: 5 stars
08/31/2010
These were so good! This is defnately a keeper!! Read More
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Tim Myers
Rating: 4 stars
11/20/2012
this is a great recipe if you're sick of the traditional marshmallow laced yams. I add about a 1/4 cup of dried cherries into the mix and its great. Read More
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