This sweet potato delight is one of my favorite Thanksgiving and Christmas dishes. Mmmm-mmm! The toasty marshmallows make this a sweet dish that pairs perfectly with a nice piece of salty ham. Hypertension, yummm.
Is this from Christmas dinner? Yes.
Did I forget to post this 2 months ago? Yes.
Is it still delarcious? Double yes.
My Dad’s first cousin Bettye tried to give me this recipe during Thanksgiving. It went a little something like this:
Bettye: so you just beat the sweet potatoes, then mix in about a cup of sugar (pours sugar directly from the bag into potatoes) and a little of this and that (throws in spices) and you’re done!
me: no measurements?!?!?!
She did give me some guidance on measurements, but like most good cooks, she just ‘throws it together.’ Which is difficult for a novice like myself because when I throw things together… it’s a recipe for disaster.
I ended up taking notes and then found this recipe online – which is pretty close to her recipe.
- 8 average size sweet potatoes
- 1 tbsp. vanilla
- 3-5 tbsp. sugar (to taste)
- 1/2 stick butter
- 1/4 tsp. cinnamon to taste
- 1/4 – 1 tsp. nutmeg to taste
- 1/4 c. orange juice to taste
- Marshmallows (large)
- Cinnamon sugar (opt.)
Boil (or bake) sweet potatoes until done. Remove peeling from HOT POTATOES and mash well, removing all strings. Add all ingredients but marshmallows and cinnamon sugar; mix well. Spray or grease lightly Pyrex or Corning dish. Put a layer of potatoes, layer of marshmallows until filled. Sprinkle cinnamon sugar for added flavor. Bake about 350 degrees until HOT. Remove from oven and put marshmallows on top. Place again in oven to brown lightly. Serves 10 to 12.
Careful with the mallows – as I mentioned in my Lemon Merengue post, it can go from a pasty white to a Lindsay Fauxtan Lohan very quickly.
And here I thought you left poinsettias and red and green tablecloths as decor year-round.
actually my mom STILL has that poinsettia on top of the fridge. it’s all crusty though.
Yarmmmm! Delarcious!
My mom also doesn’t use directions. It drove me crazy when I would ask how she made something particularly delicious and she just said she put in a little of this and a little of that.
Yum marshmallows! And lateness!
yes – one day I will just ‘whip something up’ with no measurements too!
sweet potatoes and marshmallows? how cool is that! Thanks for sharing this, cant wait to try it. I followed you from the foodie blog roll and I’d love to guide Foodista readers to your site. I hope you could add this sweet potato widget at the end of this post so we could add you in our list of food bloggers who blogged about recipes for sweet potato,Thanks!
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