Once you taste this, you won't ever go back to the marshmallow-topped variety! I have peeled and cooked in the microwave, and also boiled the sweet potatoes. They taste the same no matter how you cook them. So, use the technique that works best for you!Ingredients | Gourmet Vegetable Side Dishes
5 sweet potatoes
Ā¼ teaspoon salt
Ā¼ cup butter
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Ā½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
Ā½ cup white sugar
2 tablespoons heavy cream
Ā¼ cup butter, softened
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
Ā¾ cup packed light brown sugar
Ā½ cup chopped pecans
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
Bake sweet potatoes 35 minutes in the preheated oven, or until they begin to soften. Cool slightly, peel, and mash.
In a large bowl, mix the mashed sweet potatoes, salt, 1/4 cup butter, eggs, vanilla extract, cinnamon, sugar, and heavy cream. Transfer to the prepared baking dish.
In a medium bowl, combine 1/4 cup butter, flour, brown sugar, and chopped pecans. Mix with a pastry blender or your fingers to the consistency of course meal. Sprinkle over the sweet potato mixture.
Bake 30 minutes in the preheated oven, until topping is crisp and lightly browned.
Info | Gourmet Vegetable Side Dishes
prep:
20 mins
cook:
1 hr 5 mins
total:
1 hr 25 mins
Servings:
8
Yield:
8 servings
TAG : Gourmet Sweet Potato Classic
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