Slow Cooker Sweet Potatoes with Applesauce

Contributed By: creamcheese5
Betty Crocker

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Total Preparation Time: Less than 15 minutes
Ingredients: Vegetables
Actual Cooking Time: More than 2 hours
Number of Servings: More than 10
Origin: American
Special Features: Quick to Prepare (under 30 minutes)
Make Ahead
Vegetarian
Crock Pot
Meal Type: Entree

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Ingredients

6 medium (2 pounds ) sweet potatoes or yams, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes
1 1/2 cups Applesauce
2/3 cup Packed brown sugar
3 tablespoons Butter or margarine, melted
1 teaspoon Ground cinnamon
1/2 cup Chopped nuts, toasted

Preparation

1.Place sweet potatoes in 2- to 3 1/2-quart slow cooker. Mix remaining ingredients except nuts; spoon over potatoes.

2 Cover and cook on low heat setting 6 to 8 hours or until potatoes are very tender.

3 Sprinkle with nuts.

Note: This recipe was tested in slow cookers with heating elements in the side and bottom of the cooker, not in cookers that stand only on a heated base. For slow cookers with just a heated base, follow the manufacturer’s directions for layering ingredients and choosing a temperature.