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Cranberry-Orange Glazed Sweet Potatoes Recipe

November 14, 2017 By Joe Boyle 4 Comments

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Put the finishing touches on Thanksgiving dinner by making cranberry-orange glazed sweet potatoes. These are super flavorful and will go with everything on your plate.

Cranberry-orange glazed sweet potatoes are a perfect sweet and tangy side dish for Thanksgiving.

I was going through our huge box of recipes the other day and came across this old, forgotten recipe for glazed sweet potatoes.  This one came from Mary Jo’s sister Elsi, and I can’t remember the last time we made it. Probably in the ’70’s.  It is a good one to resurrect, especially this time of year.

There’s a couple more steps in making this as compared to the ordinary mashed sweet potatoes, but the effort is definitely worth it.  Make these and you’ll probably never have your sweet potatoes any other way.

Start out by cutting your sweet potatoes into 3/4″ to 1″ pieces, then boil them for about 5 minutes, just until they start getting soft. Drain the water off them and put them into a greased 9 by 13 baking dish.

In the meantime, heat up 4 tablespoons of butter and one can of jellied cranberries.  Stir to dissolve the jelly. Once the cranberries have liquified, stir in 1/3 cup of orange juice and a teaspoon of salt.  Just pour the dissolved cranberry mixture onto the sweet potatoes, cover with foil and stick the casserole in the oven.  You’ll probably have the turkey going at the same time, so whatever temperature you are baking the turkey will be fine for the glazed sweet potatoes, (300 to 350 degrees).

After about 20 minutes, take them out of the oven and give them a stir. Put the foil back on and bake another 20 minutes.  Give them a good stir again and place back in the oven without the foil. In an additional 20 minutes they will be done.  Take them out of the oven and give them a taste. If it seems like the orange flavor has lessened a bit, stir in up to 1/4 cup of orange juice to amp up the flavor profile.

Sweet potatoes in a baking dish.

This is pretty easy and your glazed sweet potatoes will have a tangy sweetness that is mouth-wateringly good.

Enjoy, and have a great holiday season!

Cranberry glazed sweet potatoes. | joeshealthymeals.com

Cranberry-Orange Glazed Sweet Potatoes

This is a perfect, sweet and tangy recipe for your Thanksgiving dinner.
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Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: glazed sweet potatoes
Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour hour 10 minutes minutes
Total Time: 1 hour hour 25 minutes minutes
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 315kcal
Author: Joe Boyle

Ingredients

  • 4 lbs. sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 3/4 to 1 inch pieces
  • 4 tbsp butter
  • 1 can 14 oz. Ocean Spray jellied cranberry sauce
  • 1/3 cup orange juice up to 1/4 cup more if deemed necessary
  • 1 tsp salt
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Instructions

  • Cook the sweet potatoes until they are just barely tender, 5 mins.
  • Drain and place the potatoes into a greased 9 by 13 baking dish.
  • Place the cranberry sauce and butter into a sauce pan, break up the jellied cranberries and cook until dissolved. Then add the orange juice and salt.
  • Pour the sauce over the potatoes and give them a stir to coat.
  • Cover the baking dish tightly with foil and bake at 300 to 350 degrees for 60 minutes, stirring every 20 minutes. Leave uncovered for the last 20 minutes.
  • Taste and add up to 1/4 cup more orange juice if necessary to increase the orange flavor.  Serve hot.

Nutrition

Calories: 315kcal
 

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  1. Taz

    November 26, 2021 at 12:19 pm

    4 stars
    I made this with 3 pounds of sweet potatoes and yams, because that is what I had.
    Also, I used orange juice concentrate that was diluted per can instructions.
    This was sweet, orangey and the jellied cranberry sauce gave it a little zing.
    We liked this a lot.

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    • Joe

      November 26, 2021 at 12:33 pm

      Hi Taz,

      Thanks for the nice comment and glad that you liked the recipe. Happy Thanksgiving.

      Joe

      Reply
  2. MaryJo

    November 25, 2019 at 6:53 am

    5 stars
    This is a terrific side dish option for Thanksgiving or Wednesday.

    Reply
  3. Eileen Herbert

    November 15, 2017 at 1:50 pm

    5 stars
    Sounds good. Can’t wait to try it.

    Reply
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