Sweet Potato Casserole

Submitted by CountryLady

"I've tried many recipes but keep coming back to this one! It can be prepared in advance & thrown in the oven while you do other things."

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 4 medium sweet potatoes or 4 medium yams, about 2 lbs
• 1⁄4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1⁄4 cup margarine or 1/4 cup butter
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 cup orange juice
• 1⁄2 cup crushed pineapple

• TOPPING

• 1 tablespoon packed brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon margarine or 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 teaspoon water
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 1⁄2 cups miniature marshmallows
• 1⁄4 cup chopped pecans

directions

1. Wash potatoes, peel & cut into 1/2 inch slices.
2. Cook in boiling water until tender, about 10 minutes.
3. Drain well, place into a 2 quart casserole dish & mash.
4. Add brown sugar, margarine & salt; continue mashing until no lumps remain.
5. Mix in orange juice & pineapple & set aside.
6. Place first 5 topping ingredients into a medium sized pot, over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the margarine is melted.
7. Add the marshmallows & toss to coat.
8. Top the sweet potatoes with the marshmallow mixture & sprinkle with the pecans.
9. Bake, uncovered, in a preheated 350F oven until the potatoes are heated through & the marshmallows are melted, 30- 45 minutes.
10. I sometimes leave it longer to make the topping almost become like candy!

Reviews

[ncmysteryshopper]

We had a small intimate Thanksgiving this year and each of us picked our favorite dish to be served. This pick was mine and I was so delighted with the outcome! I love sweet potato casserole but the topping mixture on this made it simply fabulous! I love the addition of the cinnamon and nutmeg to the candy-like marshmallows! Thank you so much Country Lady!

 

[CookQueen]

I tried this for Thanksgiving. It was awesome. The changes I made though was to exchange the pecans for oatmeal because we don't like nuts. Also I just melted the butter in the microwave then added the rest of the topping ingredients instead of over the stove. And I used canned sweet potatoes. This recipe gets better as leftovers!