Recipes and Cooking Apple-Buttered Sweet Potatoes 3.8 (44) Add your rating & review Cubes of sweet potato and Granny Smith apple cook alongside dried cherries, spices, and apple butter. This yummy side dish recipe won't last long before it's gobbled up! By BHG Test Kitchen BHG Test Kitchen The Better Homes & Gardens Test Kitchen has been in continuous operation for nearly 100 years, developing and testing practical, reliable recipes that readers can enjoy at home. The Test Kitchen team includes culinary specialists, food stylists, registered and licensed nutritionists, and other experts with Bachelor of Science degrees in food science, food and nutrition, or culinary arts. Together, the team tests more than 2,500 recipes, produces more than 2,500 food images, and creates more than 1,000 food videos each year in the state-of-the-art test kitchen. Learn about BHG's Editorial Process Published on June 14, 2011 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Jason Donnelly Prep Time: 15 mins Slow Cook Time: 6 hrs Total Time: 6 hrs 15 mins Servings: 10 Jump to Nutrition Facts Ingredients 3 pound sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces (about 8 cups) 2 medium Granny Smith and/or other tart cooking apples, cored and cut into wedges ½ cup dried cherries or dried cranberries (optional) 1 cup whipping cream 1 cup apple butter 1 ½ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice Directions In a 3 1/2- or 4-quart slow cooker, combine sweet potato, apple, and, if desired, dried cherries. In a medium bowl, combine cream, apple butter, and pumpkin pie spice. Pour cream mixture over mixture in cooker; stir gently to combine. Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 6 to 7 hours or on high-heat setting for 3 to 3 1/2 hours. Rate it Print Nutrition Facts (per serving) 351 Calories 9g Fat 65g Carbs 2g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Servings Per Recipe 10 Calories 351 % Daily Value * Total Fat 9g 12% Saturated Fat 6g 30% Cholesterol 33mg 11% Sodium 25mg 1% Total Carbohydrate 65g 24% Total Sugars 40g Protein 2g Vitamin C 16.5mg 83% Calcium 50.5mg 4% Iron 0.9mg 5% Potassium 304mg 6% Folate, total 12.1mcg Vitamin B-12 0.1mcg Vitamin B-6 0.3mg *The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.