Thanksgiving receipt

[suzieqtwa]

Does anyone have a favorite receipt for baked sweet potatoes(or yams) with marshmallow ,brown sugar ,and walnuts. I've had it before ,but never knew how to make it.

[bikerchick68]

suzie... here is hand's down the best recipe I've ever had... from famed chef Emeril Legasse:

Emeril's Sweet Potato Casserole

3 cups mashed sweet potatoes (about 4 med size)
1/4 cup OJ
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground nutmeg
1/2 tsp ground mace
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup raisins
1 sm can pineapple chunks
2 cups mini marshmallows

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9X13 pan. Bake sweet potatoes until fork tender, peel and mash. In large bowl combine potatoes, OJ, cinnamon, nutmeg, mace and salt and beat until smooth. Spoon into pan and sprinkle with brown sugar, pineapple and raisins. Arange single layer of marshmallows over the top and bake about 20 minutes. Can be made a day ahead and then baked about 35 minutes before serving.

This recipe doesn't have nuts, but I have added chopped pecans as well... I've made it every year for the last 4... it is VERY rich, but man, it's a no fail crowd pleaser! AND it's EASY... which makes it my favorite recipe

[SadieKate]

1 sm can pineapple chunks
2 cups mini marshmallows

Gag, hack, urgg . . . .Thank goodness there's someone around that will make those things feel loved.

[Pedal Wench]

I've got one similar to that one, but might I suggest using the full-sized marshmallows? If mini's are good, big ones are better!

I also have a recipe that doesn't use the marshmallows at all - just a combination of brown sugar, butter and pecans. Yum!

[Xrayted]

Sounds good. (but without the raisins, I think)

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Maybe skip the sweet potatoes and add an extra bag of marshmallows...

[Bad JuJu]

Mine's a tiny bit more involved, but it bakes up nice and fluffy, hence the name: Sweet Potato Souffle.

6 sweet potatoes, cooked & mashed
½ cup sugar
½ cup brown sugar
1 t. cinnamon
Dash of salt
3 eggs
½ cup heavy cream
1 t. vanilla
½ cup chopped walnuts
Mini-marshmallows for garnish

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine all ingredients except marshmallows, adding the eggs one at a time. Pour into a buttered baking dish and top with marshmallows. Bake 35 minutes.

Mmmmmmm.....................

[suzieqtwa]

They sound good ,but I could do with out the raisins ,and pinapples. Ju Ju ..yours sounds perfect. Maybe skip the heavy cream ,and use milk.
Thanks for the suggestions.

[bikerchick68]

Gag, hack, urgg . . . .Thank goodness there's someone around that will make those things feel loved.

SadieKate... PT me your address... I got a can of chunk pineapple and a bag of mini marshmallows I wanna send you...

<ducking for cover>

[Bad JuJu]

They sound good ,but I could do with out the raisins ,and pinapples. Ju Ju ..yours sounds perfect. Maybe skip the heavy cream ,and use milk.
Thanks for the suggestions.

Yes, Suz, I've actually used milk in a pinch--don't often have a jug of heavy cream lying around LOL. But use less of it--you don't want the stuff too viscous or it won't bake up right.

[SadieKate]

SadieKate... PT me your address... I got a can of chunk pineapple and a bag of mini marshmallows I wanna send you...

<ducking for cover>

Ok, I've got my tennis racket ready. Lob!!!

[wannaduacentury]

Mine's a tiny bit more involved, but it bakes up nice and fluffy, hence the name: Sweet Potato Souffle.

6 sweet potatoes, cooked & mashed
½ cup sugar
½ cup brown sugar
1 t. cinnamon
Dash of salt
3 eggs
½ cup heavy cream
1 t. vanilla
½ cup chopped walnuts
Mini-marshmallows for garnish

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine all ingredients except marshmallows, adding the eggs one at a time. Pour into a buttered baking dish and top with marshmallows. Bake 35 minutes.

Mmmmmmm.....................

Yes, this is like the recipe I use use- give or take an ingredient or 2(I usually don't put raisins, but lots of marshmellows). One of my all time favorites. and I've got sweet potatoes too that will be ready by t-day Jennifer

[MomOnBike]

Odd, I was unaware that sweet potatoes are edible.

The things one learns around here...

[SadieKate]

Never fear, Mom. I learned as an adult (or what I can pass off as one) that sweet potatoes are yummy. It's all in the amount of butter and maple syrup.

Just smush up some baked SPs (about 8 small ones and not yams! )

Mash in:
a skimpy 1/2 cup maple syrup (grade B or the darker one is best)
1 stick of butter
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground ginger

Fold in about 1/2 chopped fresh toasted pecans (that's pee-cans )

Put in a casserole (and refrigerate to the next day if desired)

Toss some more chopped pee-cans on top, drizzle on more maple syrup and reheat in a 375 degree oven.

So it's basically sweet potato pie filling without the egg and dairy. I have converted many a skeptic and watched them go back for seconds.

[spokewench]

Odd, I was unaware that sweet potatoes are edible.

The things one learns around here...

Yeah, sweet potatoes are edible - actually quite good - BUT WHY OH WHY would anyone put all that sweet c - - - on them! They're plenty sweet by themselves!

Sorry gals, can't stand that stuff!