Slow Cooker Sweet Potato, Apple, and Cranberries

Name: Slow Cooker Sweet Potato, Apple, and Cranberries
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 240 min
Total time: 260 min
Ingredients: 4 large sweet potatoes, peeled and cut in 1-inch cubes; 1 large apple, peeled and diced; 1 cup cranberries; 0.33333334326744 cup orange juice; 0.5 cup brown sugar, packed; 0.75 teaspoon ground cinnamon, or to taste; 0.25 teaspoon ground nutmeg, or to taste; 0.25 teaspoon salt; 1 tablespoon melted butter; 0.5 cup toasted, chopped pecans

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Scrumptious and easy holiday sweet potato or yam recipe using your slow cooker to save your oven space (and energy!) for the cooking marathon on the big day. Figure on 1/2 of a large sweet potato per serving.

Submitted by Susan

Published on March 5, 2020

Prep Time:

20 mins

Cook Time:

4 hrs

Total Time:

4 hrs 20 mins

Servings:

8

Yield:

8 servings

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4 large sweet potatoes, peeled and cut in 1-inch cubes
1 large apple, peeled and diced
1 cup cranberries
⅓ cup orange juice
½ cup brown sugar, packed
¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon, or to taste
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg, or to taste
¼ teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon melted butter
½ cup toasted, chopped pecans (Optional)

Directions

Combine sweet potatoes, apple, cranberries, orange juice, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt in a slow cooker and stir. Add melted butter and stir again.
Cook on High for 2 hours, stirring every hour to redistribute liquid. Reduce heat to Low and continue cooking and stirring until sweet potatoes are tender, 2 to 4 hours more.
Set slow cooker to Warm setting until ready to serve. Serve garnished with pecans.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

333	Calories
7g	Fat
67g	Carbs
4g	Protein

Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 8
Calories 333
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 7g	8%
Saturated Fat 1g	7%
Cholesterol 4mg	1%
Sodium 212mg	9%
Total Carbohydrate 67g	24%
Dietary Fiber 9g	32%
Total Sugars 27g
Protein 4g	9%
Vitamin C 14mg	15%
Calcium 91mg	7%
Iron 2mg	10%
Potassium 874mg	19%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.