Baked Sweet Potatoes and Apples

Zutaten

• 3 cups or 12 oz Fresh sweet potatoes, diced
• 2 Tbsp or 1 oz Margarine, trans fat-free
• 1 Tbsp or ½ oz Fresh ginger, chopped
• ½ cup or 3 oz Brown sugar, loosely packed
• ½ tsp Ground cinnamon
• ½ tsp Ground nutmeg
• ¼ tsp Salt
• ½ tsp Vanilla extract
• 1¼ cups or 7 oz Frozen green apples, thawed, unsweetened
• ¼ cup or 2 oz Water
• ¼ cup or 2 oz Orange juice, concentrated, frozen, thawed
• ⅓ cup or 1¼ oz Dried cranberries or dried raisins
• 1½ tsp Cornstarch
• 1½ tsp Water

Zubereitung

1. Preheat oven:Conventional oven: 375 °F.Convection oven: 350 °F.
2. Spray (8” x 8”) square baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. Place diced sweet potatoes in the baking pan and cover tightly with foil.
3. Bake:Conventional oven: 375 °F for 20 minutes.Convection oven: 350 °F for 15 minutes.
4. Critical Control Point: Heat to 140 °F or higher for at least 15 seconds.
5. While sweet potatoes are baking, prepare the glaze. In a medium pot, add margarine, ginger, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, and vanilla. Simmer on top of stove, uncovered over medium-high heat, for 1-2 minutes
6. Add apples. Simmer uncovered over medium high heat for 3-5 minutes. Stir well until apples are coated with glaze mixture.
7. Add water and orange juice concentrate. Bring the mixture to a boil.
8. Add dried cranberries, cornstarch, and water. Stir well. Bring the cornstarch mixture to a boil allowing the mixture to thicken and adhere to apples.
9. After removing sweet potatoes from oven, pour apple mixture over sweet potatoes in the baking dish.
10. Critical Control Point: Hold at 140 °F or higher until served.
11. Serve ½ cup (portion with ½ cup measuring cup or 4 oz spoodle).