Al Roker's Mom's Sweet Potato Poon Recipe
- 6 large sweet potatoes
- 4 tablespoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 12 cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup flour
- 1 cup dark brown sugar
- 1 cup crushed pineapple, drained
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon allspice
- 1 (12 ounce) bag marshmallows
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Boil the sweet potatoes until soft.
- Mash potatoes with 1 stick of butter in large bowl.
- Add flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice, and mix together.
- Fold in crushed pineapple and pour into a buttered 9 X 12-inch Pyrex dish.
- Bake for 30 minutes or until brown on top.
- Remove from oven, layer with marshmallows and place under broiler until marshmallows are toasted brown on top.
- Be careful: They will catch fire very quickly!
sweet potatoes, baking powder, salt, unsalted butter, flour, brown sugar, pineapple, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, marshmallows
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/al-roker-s-mom-s-sweet-potato-poon-recipe-519709 (may not work)