Sweet Potato Casserole
Ingredients
- 6 lg yams or sweet potatoes
- 1/2 cup fruit juice (orange, apricot, apple or pineapple juice)
- 1/2 stick of butter, softened
- 1/2 cup golden raisins (plump in boiling water to soften and drain)
- 1 small can crushed pineapple, drained
- 1/2 cup toasted chopped pecans, almonds or walnuts
- 1 Tbs sweet sherry wine
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 1/4 tsp each: nutmeg, cinnamon, ginger, cloves
- salt
- pepper
- 1 pkg mini marshmallows (optional)
Instructions
Mash cooked or canned yams or sweet potatoes. Blend in fruit juice, butter, raisins, pineapple, nuts, wine, brown sugar and spice. Salt and pepper to taste. Place in casserole dish and cook covered 350 degrees about 30 minutess or well heated or heat in microwave on high about 10 minutes. For optional topping. cover top of casserole with a layer of mini-marshmallows. Place briefly under oven broiler to brown and melt. Serves 8 Combination of fruits and nuts may be changed as you wish.
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