Sweet Potatoes with Apples and Walnuts
2 large or 4 smaller sweet potatoes, peeled and diced
2 Granny Smith apples, peeled and diced
1 cup sweetener (I use 1/2 cup brown rice syrup and 1/2 cup maple syrup, or 1 cup brown sugar)
1/2 cup vegan margarine (I use Earth Balance)
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ginger
1/4 teaspoon cloves
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg (I use freshly grated)
1 cup chopped walnuts
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Steam the sweet potatoes for 10 minutes or until slightly tender, but not cooked through. Rinse with cold water and drain thoroughly. Place the sweet potatoes in a large mixing bowl with the apples.
2. In a frying pan, combine remaining ingredients, except walnuts. Boil for at least 1 minute, then add walnuts. Boil for at least another minute.
3. Pour mixture over potatoes and apples and mix well. Bake for 45 minutes uncovered.
SO HOW'D IT GO?
Oh, I almost forgot. I also don't chop my walnuts anymore. I think it looks prettier with walnut halves.
Hey all, just wanted to let you know that I used only 1/4 cup of margarine the last time I made it and it still turned out great.
To those of you whose glaze hardened, I had that happen once. Just turn down the heat a bit! I am glad so many of you have enjoyed this recipe. Thanks for all of the feedback.
I also made this for Thanksgiving this year, and it was so, so good! I'm having myself keeping myself away from the leftovers.
I just discovered this recipe and so far I've made it for friends and family who consist of meat-eaters and foodies and everyone has loved it! Great recipe!
I just made this for my non-vegan family for Thanksgiving and everyone loved it! I followed the recipe to the T using 1/2 cup brown sugar and 1/2 cup maple syrup and it was delicious. There were so many different textures working together, and before it would start to taste too cinnamon-y, you would get the flavor of the cloves and ginger to balance it out. Perfect! My mom is having me make it for Christmas too. :>
WOW!! This is soooo delicious! I made this on Thanksgiving for all my non-vegan very critical family members and they absolutely loved it. I heard a few comments that this was the most delicious thing they ate at dinner that night! I used brown sugar and pretty much followed the recipe exactly as is. Very easy, I highly recommend this recipe for any holiday meal or when you need some "comfort" food
one more thing - my glaze got really hard as soon as I poured it over the apples and potatoes and kind of clumped up. Was this a result of cooking it too long, or too hot? Or something else?
I'm not sure. It may have been the lack of butter.?. The sugar could have crystallized the way it does when messing up caramel. Maybe all that butter keeps that from happening.
I've prepared this dish a few times without incident. I used the ingredients as written (plus 2 chopped pears). I think I heat the sauce over medium-high heat, or whatever is minimally enough for the boil, and only boil it for the two minutes total.
de-lish! These were a big hit with my military husband and all his friends at his work's Thanksgiving dinner today. In fact, my husband requested that I make them again tonight to go with dinner. Needless to say we didn't have any leftovers to bring home with us!
I used only 2TB of the margarine (Smartbalance) and much less sweetener, and it was still really good.
one more thing - my glaze got really hard as soon as I poured it over the apples and potatoes and kind of clumped up. Was this a result of cooking it too long, or too hot? Or something else?
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