Slow Cooker Sweet Potatoes

By pamdabear3383

Ingredients

• 12 oz bag of peeled and sliced sweet potatoes (or 3-4 peeled and chopped real ones)
• 1 t vanilla
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 t cinnamon
• a teeny tiny pinch of Kosher salt
• pat of butter (not a lot, it's just to grease the crock)
• 1/4 cup of orange juice
• enough mini marshmallows to dot on top

Preparation

Step 1

Butter the inside bottom and sides of your stoneware. Dump in the chopped sweet potatoes and all ingredients. Toss with your hands (or spoons if you are feeling dainty). Dot enough marshmallows on top to satisfy young children. Cover and cook on low for 4-6 hrs or 2-3 on high.

updated 12/08: I made these for our Thanksgiving dinner, and they were amazing. I doubled the recipe and didn't add the marshmallows until the very end. Instead, I scooped the finished sweet potatoes out of the crock, and put in a round corningware dish. I added the marshmallows, and broiled in the oven for 3-5 minutes until the marshmallows were browned nicely. We had 10 adults and 5 kids for dinner, and everyone loved them. It seems the secret to feeding kids is to starve them beforehand... ;-)