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Giving Thanks: Thanksgiving Recipes and History, from Pilgrims to Pumpkin Pie

During Thanksgiving it seems like it’s never complete if yams or sweet potatoes aren’t included in your Thanksgiving dinner list. If you’re not an American the tendency is you’re not familiar about this crop.

The sweet potato originally is from the South Americas. They’re now being harvested in warmer places. They were brought to American shores during the time the migrant slaves settled in America.

The sweet potatoes are different from your regular potatoes since they’re actually used as filling in pies and this has been practiced in South America. Below are some sweet potato dishes that have always been a familiar sight during any Thanksgiving celebration.

1) Simple Baked Delicious Sweet Potato

Very easy and fuss-free to do. Just simply wash your sweet potatoes clean. Next, stab the potato using a clean fork to make holes for steam to escape during cooking time. Wrap each potato with foil and bake inside your 325 deg. F oven for about 90 mins..

2) Twice-Baked Sweet Potato

Just bake your sweet potatoes (skins on) until they turn soft. After they have baked, slice them into half & scoop their flesh out and place inside a bowl. Mash your scooped out sweet potato flesh then add in brown sugar, any spice you want and butter. After mixing well, place your mashed up potatoes back in their flesh then cover them with some bread crumbs. Place inside your oven and bake again for 25 mins. or until the crumbs turn golden brown.

3) Sweet Potato with Marshmallows

A lot of families usually feel that it isn’t Thanksgiving when they don’t have different kinds of sweet potato dishes especially the ones with the marshmallows in it. There are lots of variations of the sweet potato dish with mallows and also families sometimes have their very own traditional versions. A lot of the recipes includes sweet potatoes (canned), crushed pineapples, spices, vanilla & brown sugar. Combine all your ingredients and bake them inside an oven-proof baking pan.

4) Simply Delish Sweet Potato Casserole

Finally, sweet potato casseroles usually are the biggest hit during Thanksgiving. This way of cooking often requires minimal effort on your part. Very easy to make. You will just need to mash up your already baked sweet potatoes then mix them well with other ingredients that your family would love. After they have mixed well, just place all your mashed up and flavored sweet potatoes on an oven-safe casserole and bake inside your oven.

Hope you enjoyed the simple sweet potato recipes that we shared here and may your thanksgiving be really sumptuous!