Sweet Potato Cobbler

Submitted by Diana Adcock

"Apple what? Give this a try for a change of taste!"

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 10

ingredients

• 8 cups sweet potatoes, sliced 1/2 inch thick (around 4 large ones)
• lightly salt water
• 2 cups white sugar
• 4 tablespoons flour
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 dash ground cloves
• 1⁄2 cup unsalted butter
• 1 double crust pie crust
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1⁄4 cup chopped pecans

directions

1. In a large saucepan cover sliced sweet potatoes with lightly salted water.
2. Bring to a boil, reducing to a simmer.
3. Cook for 7 minutes or until tender but still firm.
4. Drain reserving 2 cups of the cooking liquid.
5. In a medium saucepan over medium heat stir together the 2 cups reserved liquid, sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves.
6. Keep stirring until the sugar is disolved.
7. Add butter and melt.
8. Pour the syrup over the sweet potatoes and cook over medium high heat until syrup bubbles up and over the potatoes.
9. Remove from heat.
10. Layer the sweet potato slices in a 8x10 inch glass dish.
11. Pour syrup over the potatoes.
12. Cut pastry lattice style and top cobbler.
13. Brush with milk, sprinkle with sugar, nuts and bake in a 400 degree oven for 20-25 minutes.

Reviews

[Gladys58]

Now I have made many different types of cobbler but never with sweet potatoes. So I just had to give this on a try. Outstanding. The sweet potatoes cooked in the sugar-spice mixture tasted heavenly. Looked beautiful as well. Thanks Diana for one excellent cobbler recipe.

 

[Pamela P.]

I don't eat sweet potatoes, but my dad loved this recipe.

 

[Trisha C.]

My Father raised me , and he use to make sweet potato cobbler , I want to make it , I didn't remember how he made it Southern style