Mom's Sweet Potatoes
- 4 medium red yams, peeled
- 1 small can crushed pineapple
- 4 tbsp butter, cut into chunks
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp ground cloves
- 1/4 tsp ground ginger
- 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- 1 small bag of mini marshmallows
- 1 Pam cooking spray
- 1 oven safe baking pan
- Take a large pot of water on the stove at high heat.
- Meanwhile, wash and peel sweet potatoes.
- Then cut potatoes into quarters and place potatoes in the pot once the water is boiling.
- Reduce stove temperature to medium high.
- Boil about 20 minutes or until potatoes are done.
- Cut butter in chucks and place back into the refrigerator.
- Spray a oven safe pan with Pam and set aside.
- Once potatoes are done, strain and let cool until easy to handle.
- Then cut yams into medium-sized checks.
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Place chunks into pan.
- Add in seasonings, crushed pineapple with juice, chopped walnuts, and maple syrup.
- Coat well.
- Scatter top with butter chunks and bake at 350 for 25 min.
- After 25 minutes, take out of oven and top with marshmallows.
- I use the whole bag but you can use less.
- Place back into the oven for additional 5 minutes or until marshmallows are golden brown.
- Enjoy!
red yams, pineapple, butter, ground cinnamon, ground cloves, ground ginger, ground nutmeg, maple syrup, walnuts, marshmallows, spray, baking pan
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/361612-moms-sweet-potatoes (may not work)