What to do with 15 pounds of sweet potatoes?

[ilovemygirl]

I just got 15 pounds of sweet potatoes from my CSA. It's just me, dh and dd who is only 2.5 years. Can someone give me some awesome vegan ideas to use these up?

[BeanyMama]

Yums!!

These are a favorite at our house and could be made vegan so easy-like since the cheese is just on the top:

http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/reci...?recipeId=2333

[somegirl99]

Yam Spice Muffins

[caiesmommy]

I add cubed sweet poatoes to vegan chili. One time I cooked in in the crockpot, dh was suppose towatch it and didn't they melted right into the sauce and it was AMAZING!

I also do the burritoes thing.

Sweet potato fries w thyme mmmm

[Keeta]

Dang! I just lost my post.

Anyway, I LOVE sweet potatoes - just bought 10lbs at Costco today!

Tip: anything you can do with pumpkin, you can sub sweet potatoes. I made these pumpkin bars the other night with some leftover mashed sweets and winter squash, and they turned out AMAZING.

Mashed chipotle sweet potatoes! Make regular mashed sweets with whatever milk/butter sub you use, and then stir in as much pureed chipotle in adobo as you like. The sweet/spicy combo is soooo good! (When I open a can of chipotle in adobo, I always puree the whole thing and save the remainder in the fridge - it keeps FOREVER! And great to have around for a little heat here and there). Just leave some plain on the side for your DD.

Sweet potato-bean burritos!

Curry!

Sengalese Peanut Soup (soooo good and freezes great!)

And of course, nothing beats the simplicity of just a regular baked sweet potato. With earth balance...or a drizzle of sesame oil....

[Keeta]

Oh, and I found this on storage, to extend their shelf life:

Sweet potatoes spoil rapidly. To keep them fresh, store them in a dry, cool (55-60°) place such a cellar, pantry, or garage. Do not store them in the refrigerator, where they will develop a hard core and an "off" taste. If stored properly, sweet potatoes will keep for a month or longer.

Also, if you're getting nervous about using them up in time, I'm sure you can just make a big batch of mashed sweet potatoes and freeze them in small portions - add to soups, muffins, oatmeal, risotto, pancakes, french toast....

[franklinmarxmom]

Soup!

Take any winter squash soup recipe and substitute sweet potatoes for a sweet potato soup. We're fans of the one in the American Heart Association cookbook.

[Porcelain Interior]

Steamed, and then mashed up with a fork- sprinkle on some cinnamon, a little bit of raisons and if you're frisky or have a sweet tooth a tiny drizzle of real maple syrup. MMMM!

[*Jessica*]

Addictive Sweet Potato Burritos (minus the cheese, and I use black beans instead of kidney) are yummy and freeze nicely. The make a nice breakfast on the run, too.

[HollyBearsMom]

slice them up into wedges or strips, toss with olive oil, sea salt and cayenne pepper and roast them for sweet potato fries. (also good to just slice up and freeze. You can toss them with oil and spice and roast them right from the freezer.)

sweet potato pie, yum!!

steam and mash then add to pancake batter with some allspice

twice baked are yummy too, you can do sweet or savory

[Bellamaphone]

I'll be the voice of evil and say sweet potato fries, baked or deep fried! Make a dill sauce for dipping and you have a treat!

We often slice them into fries and keep in the freezer for those days when we feel naughty!

[425lisamarie]

Originally Posted by Keeta

Dang! I just lost my post.

Anyway, I LOVE sweet potatoes - just bought 10lbs at Costco today!

Tip: anything you can do with pumpkin, you can sub sweet potatoes. I made these pumpkin bars the other night with some leftover mashed sweets and winter squash, and they turned out AMAZING.

Mashed chipotle sweet potatoes! Make regular mashed sweets with whatever milk/butter sub you use, and then stir in as much pureed chipotle in adobo as you like. The sweet/spicy combo is soooo good! (When I open a can of chipotle in adobo, I always puree the whole thing and save the remainder in the fridge - it keeps FOREVER! And great to have around for a little heat here and there). Just leave some plain on the side for your DD.

Sweet potato-bean burritos!

Curry!

Sengalese Peanut Soup (soooo good and freezes great!)

And of course, nothing beats the simplicity of just a regular baked sweet potato. With earth balance...or a drizzle of sesame oil....

I bought them at costco, tooi! I'm curious about those pumpkin bars, but the link isn't coming up for me....

As far as them spoiling, I like to roast them and then freeze the puree, and also just cube and blanch them cubed for like sauteing, etc. Then you aren't limited to only using them as puree.

[Keeta]

Originally Posted by 425lisamarie

I bought them at costco, tooi! I'm curious about those pumpkin bars, but the link isn't coming up for me....

As far as them spoiling, I like to roast them and then freeze the puree, and also just cube and blanch them cubed for like sauteing, etc. Then you aren't limited to only using them as puree.

Hmmm, that's weird about the link. Here it is again, hope it works!

http://blog.fatfreevegan.com/2009/11...pie-bites.html

Good call about cubing them and freezing - I've never done that, but sounds like a good plan!

[dachshundqueen]

Originally Posted by Keeta

Hmmm, that's weird about the link. Here it is again, hope it works!

http://blog.fatfreevegan.com/2009/11...pie-bites.html

Good call about cubing them and freezing - I've never done that, but sounds like a good plan!

Any suggestions for subbing for the tofu? I'm thinking 2 eggs and a ripe banana?

Liz

[425lisamarie]

Originally Posted by Keeta

Hmmm, that's weird about the link. Here it is again, hope it works!

http://blog.fatfreevegan.com/2009/11...pie-bites.html

Good call about cubing them and freezing - I've never done that, but sounds like a good plan!

Whoa these are REALLY good! I subbed a little to make a small pan of them, and it was so perfect because i had some pumpkin butter that was very expensive that I bought from one of these little farms over late summer, and we didn't like it much on it's own so I used that instead of the apple. I used whole fat coconut milk and a little tapiocoa flour instead of the tofu because I like my kids to get coconut products and I've been trying to experiment with tapioca flour. Wow I'll definately make these again!

[YinYang]

Another vote for sweet potato "fries" - I literally just slice them up and roast them for a few minutes... we plow throw these with ketchup or anything else.

I don't like any other potato so I use sweet potatoes ANY time a recipe calls for any other potato and it has always been delicious - sweet potato soup, sweet potato in curries, another vote for it in chili (YUM) --

And - I never thought about them going bad - mine seem to last forever (or I just eat bad sweet potatoes!) - I live in FL where nothing is cool/dark/55 degrees! Sometimes the inside looks a little almost spongy in spots - I either cut around it or.... ignorance is bliss

[~patty]

Sweet potato pie

I love this recipe from The New Farm cookbook:

http://ecovegan.blogspot.com/2008/02...ie-recipe.html