SWEET POTATO PONE

 

Sweet Potato Pone - The Southern Lady Cooks

Sweet potato pone is made with sweet potatoes and molasses and is traditional holiday food.  It can be served as a dessert or side dish. I serve it as a side dish.   I had not thought about sweet potato pone for years until someone asked me for the recipe on my Facebook page. I like anything with sweet potatoes and so does my family and anytime you add brown sugar, molasses and spices to a sweet potato, you have a good recipe. Southerners love sweet potatoes and will put them in anything. You might want to check out my sweet potato biscuits!

Sweet Potato Pone Ingredients Needed:

3 to 4 large sweet potatoes

Butter

Brown sugar

Eggs

Molasses (I used sorghum molasses but can use any kind)

Evaporated milk (can use half n half)

Vanilla extract

Ground cinnamon

Salt

Nutmeg

Ground cloves

You can easily add nuts to this, we like it with walnuts or pecans. If you serve it for a dessert I would sprinkle with brown sugar before cooking. Top it with whipped topping and pecans for dessert. It’s definitely an old fashioned recipe and very unique. You can make this dish in an 8X8 baking dish or an iron skillet. I used an 8 inch iron skillet for this recipe.

If you love sweet potatoes, check out this delicious sweet potato casserole!

Sweet Potato Pone - The Southern Lady Cooks

 

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Sweet Potato Pone

The Southern Lady Cooks
This delicious classic has been around a long time. It's the wonderful addition to any holiday meal.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 6 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 3 to 4 large sweet potatoes peeled and grated
  • 1/4 stick of butter or margarine or 4 tablespoons softened
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/4 cup molasses I used sorghum molasses but can use any kind
  • 1/2 cup evaporated milk can use half n half
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves

Instructions
 

  • Cream butter  and brown sugar with mixer.   Add eggs, molasses, milk, vanilla and spices and continue mixing.  Fold in shredded sweet potatoes.  Bake in sprayed 8 x 8 casserole dish or 8 inch iron skillet in preheated 350 degree oven about one hour.  Makes about 6 to 8 servings.

Notes

You can easily add nuts to this, we like it with walnuts or pecans. If you serve it for a dessert I would sprinkle with brown sugar before cooking. Top it with whipped topping and pecans for dessert.
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11 Comments

  1. Jere Hopkins-Doerr says:

    Can this recipe for sweet potato pone be frozen a week prior to serving?
    grace and peace, jerelhd@aol.com

    1. The Southern Lady says:

      I haven’t tried freezing but see no reason why you couldnt.

  2. Lorie Garrett says:

    Do you use dark or light brown sugar

    1. The Southern Lady says:

      Either will work fine.

  3. I definitely want to make this for Thanksgiving and this is probably a silly question, but are the sweet potatoes cooked at all beforehand? All your recipes I’ve fixed have been excellent. Thank you.

    1. The Southern Lady says:

      Hi Jane, no, the sweet potatoes are not cooked beforehand. Thanks!

  4. Does this recipe freeze well?

    1. The Southern Lady says:

      I’ve never tried to freeze it.

  5. Is sorghum molasses the same thing as sorghum? We always get north Georgia sorghum every fall to have with fresh hot biscuits.

    1. The Southern Lady says:

      Yes, some people call it molasses. It is really sorghum syrup or just sorghum.

  6. I think I will replace the molasses with honey and try it with my brunch Christmas morning. My spouse does not care for molasses. We love sweet potatoes.