Are Canned Sweet Potatoes cooked already?

Question

When making a Sweet Potatoes Pie, using Canned Sweet Potatoes what do you have to do to prepare the sweet potatoes? Are they cooked already?

Please help.

Thanks

Answer 1

Yes, they are cooked already. The preserving process cooks them. But you will need to mash them before you make them into pie.

Answer 2

Actually they are already cooked. I'd say all canned food that is supposed to be cooked is already cooked...it just needs to be heated.
If you're in doubt, remember sweet potatoes are hard when they are raw and soft when they are cooked. So you know the canned ones are cooked.
If you're really skeptical, then read the side of the can and it will say, something like "food has been prepared, to serve, heat for 10 minutes over low flame."
If that's not good enough, then call the 1800 number on the can and ask directly.

But I guarentee you they are already cooked.

Answer 3

All canned food is pre-cooked. That's why with canned veggies/soups/whatever, you just have to heat it up. So your sweet potatoes are cooked already, and just refer to your recipe as how to prepare them for sweet potato pie (very yummy, by the way.)

Answer 4

Miz Elizabeth doesn't know what she's talking about when she says that canned sweet potatoes aren't cooked. Having worked in a canning factory, I can say this with absolute assuredness. Yes, they are cooked. If your recipe calls for cooked sweet potatoes, use them in the manner called for. Othewise, you can eat them cold if you wish, or you can heat them and feast up.

Answer 5

Of course they are cooked already...
food need to heat at more than 100 celcious before canned to kill the bacteria...

Answer 6

SWEET POTATO SOUFFLE 3 LBS. SWEET POTATOES - PEELED & CUT INTO CUBES 2 EGGS 1/2 CUP BROWN SUGAR - DIVIDED 1/2 CUP BUTTER - MELTED - DIVIDED 1 TSP SALT 1 TSP GROUND CINNAMON UP TO 1/2 CUP ORANGE JUICE 1 CUP CHOPPED WALNUTS LARGE MARSHMALLOWS IN A LARGE SAUCEPAN OVER HIGH HEAT; BRING POTATOES TO BOIL, REDUCE HEAT AND COVER, SIMMER 15-20 MINUTES AND DRAIN. BEAT POTATOES UNTIL SLIGHTLY SMOOTH, BEAT IN EGGS, 1/4 CUP BROWN SUGAR, 1/4 CUP BUTTER, SALT AND CINNAMON. STARTING WITH 1/4 CUP JUICE, MAKE MIXTURE MOIST AND FLUFFY. SPREAD IN 2-3 QUART PAN. TOP WITH NUTS. SPRINKLE 1/4 CUP BROWN SUGAR, THEN 1/4 CUP MELTED BUTTER FOLLOWED BY MARSHMALLOWS. BAKE AT 350 FOR 25-30 MINUTES.

Answer 7

The canned sweet potatoes are NOT cooked already.
Canned or frozen sweet potatoes may be substituted for the fresh form in any recipe calling for cooked sweet potatoes as the starting point. Canned sweet potatoes are generally smaller in diameter because of their better canning qualities. Six to eight canned sweet potatoes are approximately the equivalent of four medium fresh sweet potatoes. One can use the measurement relationship below as a guideline.
FreshCannedCooked & Mashed
2 medium
sweet potatoes3 to 41 1/4 cups
3 medium1 pound can2 cups
4 medium
(23 ounces)3 quart cans2 l/2 cups

Answer 8

yeah they are all u have 2 do is warm them up and put ur topping on it like walnuts,coconut,brown sugar and other things that would make them sweeter.