Aloha Sweet Potatoes

Submitted by Color Guard Mom

"I got this from an internet source a while back. They taste just like the potatoes served at the luaus at the Hale Koa in Honolulu! Yummy!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 5
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 4 -5 medium sweet potatoes
• 1⁄2 cup butter
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1⁄2 cup water
• 1⁄4 cup shredded coconut

directions

1. Boil the sweet potatoes in their jackets until tender, about 25 minutes. Let cool and then cut into slices about 1 1/2 inches thick.
2. In a large skillet melt butter. Stir in brown sugar and water and cook on medium heat for about 5 minutes.
3. Reduce heat and add sweet potatoes.
4. Cook gently, tossing lightly until sweet potatoes are glazed.
5. Top with coconut before serving.

Reviews

[AZPARZYCH]

These were really good! Made as is except I peeled my potoates after they cooled. Made for One Potato, Two...Tag Game.

 

[HokiesMom]

Wonderfully delicious and so easy to make! You made me look so good at our dinner party yesterday! Really loved the addition of coconut. I mirco-baked mine for 15 minutes and then did the slice and sautee - worked out perfectly! Thanks so much for sharing this gem. I'll be making these often as they were a huge hit and good to the last drop (and believe me I know as the leftovers were my lunch today!) Made for Potluck Tag.

 

[bluemoon downunder]

As I wasn't sure if this dish would reheat well, I scaled it back to serve two. I always love sweet potatoes and initially I loved the idea of a recipe where they didn't need to be peeled - both for nutritional reasons and because I always find them a hassle to peel! So these tasting so totally delicious: what a bonus! I added a sprinkling of sunflower seeds with the coconut and we enjoyed them with rice and that's how I'll serve them when making them again - or with other vegetarian dishes - as I do think they'd outshine any meat dish. Thank you for sharing this wonderful recipe, Color Guard Mom: made for 1-2-3 Hit Wonders.

 

[Stephanie Y.]

Oh me oh MY! These are delicious! I usually prefer yams (the orange ones) but wanted to stay true to the recipe so I bought the sweet potatoes. I absolutely loved them. They almost taste like dessert or a pie.

 

[bullwinkle]

Never thought about using coconut in so many dishes. Everyone at my luaua said how delicious these sweet potatoes were. Thanks Colorguard Mom for a another big hit at my luau. Bullwinkle.