Name: Sweet Potato Casserole
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h 10 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 pounds sweet potatoes (yams); 1/4 cup butter, melted; 1/4 cup maple syrup; 1/4 cup orange marmalade; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 1/2 cup chopped pecans; 6 pecan halves (for garnish); 1 whole cranberry (for garnish)

Sweet Potato Casserole

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Easy and delicious, this version of a classic Thanksgiving side dish is not overly sweet.

Author: Carole from Toot Sweet 4 Two
Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 2 hours
Total Time: 2 hours 10 mins
Yield: 8 1x
Category: Side Dish
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

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3 pounds sweet potatoes (yams)
1/4 cup butter, melted
1/4 cup maple syrup
1/4 cup orange marmalade
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 cup chopped pecans
6 pecan halves (for garnish)
1 whole cranberry (for garnish)

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Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Scrub sweet potatoes and wrap in aluminum foil.
Place on baking tray (to avoid spills in your oven) and bake in preheated oven for an hour and a half or until fork inserted into potato pierces potato easily.
Remove from oven and open foil packets carefully.
Slice open potatoes, lengthwise, with a knife to encourage cooling.
Leave to cool on baking tray for 30 minutes to an hour until cool enough to handle.
Once cool to the touch, scoop potato flesh into a mixing bowl, discarding skin.
Add melted butter, maple syrup, orange marmalade, cinnamon and nutmeg and mash by hand with potato masher until potatoes are creamy.
Scoop into an 8-inch by 8-inch baking dish.
Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 30 to 35 minutes until bubbly.
Remove from oven and sprinkle with chopped pecans and garnish with pecan halves and whole cranberry.

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