Best Blue Cheese Sweet Potato Gratin Recipes

Sweet Potato and Blue Cheese Gratin image

Provided by Stephanie Izard

Categories side-dish

Time 1h25m

Yield 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 7

2 1/2 pounds sweet potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced on a mandoline
2 cups heavy cream
6 ounces smoky blue cheese, preferably Moody Blues brand
1/2 teaspoon brown sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons salt, plus more to taste
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 tablespoon unsalted butter

Steps:

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Peel and thinly slice sweet potatoes on a mandoline; set aside. Heat heavy cream in a saucepan over medium heat, and add the cheese so it slowly melts into the cream. Mix in brown sugar, salt, and red pepper flakes; bring to a low simmer to incorporate all of the ingredients, 5-10 minutes. Butter the baking dish and evenly layer a quarter of the sweet potatoes along the bottom, then lightly sprinkle with salt.
When the sauce is ready, pour a quarter of it over the sweet potatoes. Repeat the potato/sauce layering three more times until all of the ingredients are in the baking dish. Cover with foil and cook for 40 minutes. Remove foil and broil to brown the top, 5 minutes. Let sit for 10 minutes before serving.

BLUE CHEESE SWEET POTATO GRATIN image

Yield 6 serves

Number Of Ingredients 9

4 large sweet potatoes (about 2 1/2 lbs. peeled and sliced paper thin)
1 can evaporated milk
1 cup milk (not skim)
3 cloves finely minced garlic
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 jalapeno pepper minced
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
8 ozs. crumbled blue cheese

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350° F. Sautee garlic and pepper with a little olive oil. Add milk, salt, pepper, nutmeg potatoes and the blue cheese in a large saucepan. Simmer 5 - 7 min, stirring occasionally. Spoon into 8 by 8 by 2 inch baking dish. Bake in 350° F. oven 35-40 minutes, until potatoes are fork-tender and top is brown. Top with bread crumbs if desired. Serves 6