Tennessee Whiskey Sweet Potato Casserole

• 3 quarts water
• 2 1/2 cups diced sweet potato
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/3 cup Tennessee whiskey
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 2 1/4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 2 1/4 teaspoons ground nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup butter
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 1/2 cups chopped pecans

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
2. Bring water to a boil in a large pot. Cook sweet potatoes in boiling water until tender, about 7 minutes; drain. Transfer potatoes to a large mixing bowl; mash with a potato masher until smooth. Add 3/4 cup brown sugar, Tennessee whiskey, 1/4 cup softened butter, cinnamon, and nutmeg to the potatoes; stir to incorporate. Spread mixture into a 1-quart casserole dish.
3. Melt 1/4 cup butter in a small skillet over low heat. Stir 3/4 cup brown sugar into the melted butter until incorporated. Add pecans to skillet; cook and stir until the pecans are completely coated in the butter mixture, 2 to 3 minutes. Top sweet potato mixture with the pecans.
4. Bake in preheated oven until browned around the edges, about 25 minutes.

water, sweet potato, brown sugar, tennessee whiskey, butter, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, salt, butter, brown sugar, pecans

Taken from www.allrecipes.com/recipe/229971/tennessee-whiskey-sweet-potato-casserole/ (may not work)