Candied Sweet Potatoes With Pecans

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Recipe Summary Candied Sweet Potatoes With Pecans

This is my favorite style of a Thanksgiving or Christmas time sweet potato side dish, since I'm not really a big fan of whipped sweet potatoes with marshmallow toppings. This is a very sweet dish (candied) but more to my liking. The spice and pecans add a whole new level of taste and texture.

Ingredients | Sweet Potato Pie Vs Pumpkin Pie Poll

4 pounds orange-fleshed sweet potatoes

1 cup packed dark brown sugar

½ cup unsalted butter, softened

½ cup chopped pecans

1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

2 teaspoons unsalted butter, softened

Directions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Prick potatoes several times with a fork and place on a baking sheet.

Bake potatoes in the preheated oven until you can easily pierce them halfway through with a sharp knife, about 1 1/2 hours. Remove from the oven and allow to cool until easily handled, at least 20 minutes. Leave the oven on.

Meanwhile, mix brown sugar, 1/2 cup butter, pecans, and pumpkin pie spice for topping in a bowl until thoroughly combined.

Peel the cooled sweet potatoes and cut crosswise into 3/4-inch thick slices.

Lightly grease a 9x13-inch ceramic or glass baking dish with 2 teaspoons butter. Spread potato slices in a single layer in the dish and spoon a bit of topping over each slice. Add remaining potato slices in a second layer and sprinkle with remaining topping.

Bake, uncovered, in the preheated oven until bubbly and browned, about 20 minutes. Use a serving spoon to dish this out, making sure to get to some of the sauce from the bottom for each serving.

If you're bringing this to a gathering, cover the baking dish after layering and go! Since you need to transport this dish, it's better to finish it at the other end.

You can use chopped walnuts instead of pecans.

Info | Sweet Potato Pie Vs Pumpkin Pie Poll

prep: 10 mins cook: 1 hr 50 mins additional: 20 mins total: 2 hrs 20 mins Servings: 12 Yield: 1 9x13-inch casserole

TAG : Candied Sweet Potatoes With Pecans

Side Dish, Vegetables, Sweet Potatoes,