Brown Sugar-glazed Sweet Potatoes With Marshmallows

Brown Sugar-glazed Sweet Potatoes With Marshmallows Recipe By :Bon Appetit - November 1994 - page 99
Serving Size : 8

4 pounds sweet potato -- peeled, cut in 1" pc
2/3 cup packed light brown sugar
5 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 pinch ground ginger
2 cups miniature marshmallows
1/2 cup sliced almonds

Preheat oven to 375. Arrange potatoes in 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish. Combine sugar, butter, cinnamon, salt, nutmeg and ginger in heavy small saucepan over medium heat. Bring to boil, stirring until sugar dissolves.

Pour over potatoes; toss to coat. Cover dish tightly with foil.

Bake potatoes 50 minutes. Uncover; bake until potatoes are tender and syrup thickens slightly, basting occasionally, about 20 minutes. Increase oven temperature to 500. Top potatoes with marshmallows and nuts. Return to oven; bake until marshmallows begin to melt and nuts begin to brown, about 3 minutes.

Shared for Jamie's 2000 Holiday Swap by Alisha Pitchford.

NOTES : A Thanksgiving classic with a nineties twist. There are marshmallows and brown sugar to keep the youngsters happy, and "big kids" will like the addition of almonds and spices.