Baked Sweet Potatoes

Submitted by Nancy Van Ess

"originally from "Family Circle" magazine."

 

• Ready In: 2hrs 20mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 8 medium sweet potatoes, with skin (8 ounces each)
• 1 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1⁄4 cup butter
• 1⁄4 teaspoon cinnamon, ground
• 1⁄8 teaspoon nutmeg, ground
• 1 tablespoon orange juice
• 4 cups small marshmallows

directions

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Bake potatoes until knife-tender, 1 1/2 hours.
2. Leave oven on.
3. Let potatoes cool slightly. Peel; place in bowl. Beat until smooth.
4. Heat milk in small saucepan to boiling.
5. Add vanilla, sugar and butter.
6. Stir cinnamon, nutmeg and orange juice into potatoes.
7. Stir in milk mixture until smooth.
8. Coat 12x8x2" baking dish with cooking spray.
9. Spread half the potatoes in bottom.
10. Layer 2 cups marshmallows over potatoes.
11. Cover with remaining sweet potatoes.
12. Bake for 30 minutes.
13. Layer remaining marshmallows on top.
14. Bake for 20 minutes, until browned.

Reviews

[Elizabeth]

I have never cared for Sweet Potatoes and when my mother asked me to make Sweet potatoes for Easter I was scared. I don't even eat sweet potatoes. But this recipe is SUPER easy and very very good. I had a pleasure making them and will definitely be making this recipe again for Thanksgiving. Thanks!!!

 

[LoriL]

My very first experience making sweet potatoes! I have never liked sweet potatoes, and my husband has asked me over and over to make them for the holidays and has told me to "just open a can and add marshmallows". I decided I would make them proper and found this recipe. I made them for 15 people for Christmas dinner and this was the one thing everyone kept talking about (I liked them too)!

 

[Kathy]

Very good.

 

[tmbillustration]

Delicious, enjoyed these a lot, will definitely make them again. I used larger sweet potatoes and I had to steam them up in the microwave to further soften them, which worked great. Thanks for a wonderful recipe!

 

[crescendogal]

The BEST sweet potatoes ever!!!! Usually I have lots left over and there was only a scoop or two. I did cheat and use drained canned ones though. Thanks for sharing!