Pineapple & Spice Sweet Potatoes

yummy sweet potatoes with a little spice

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 6  small sweet potatoes (about 2lbs)
• 1 (8 ounce) can  crushed unsweetened pineapple, undrained
• 1  tablespoon butter, softened
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1⁄8 teaspoon  grated nutmeg
•  freshly grated  orange rind (optional)

Directions

1. Scrub, grease and bake sweet potatoes until soft (with microwave or in a 375 degree oven). Cool and scoop out pulp into a mixing bowl.
2. Drain pineapple juice into bowl with butter, salt, ginger, nutmeg, and orange peel. Beat at medium speed of electic mixer until light and fluffy. stir in pineapple.
3. Place in a 1 1/2 quart caqsserole and bake at 375 degrees until hot.about 15 minute.