Sweetest Sweet Potato Casserole

By Susan52

Ingredients

• 3 pounds sweet potatoes
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 1/4 cup orange marmalade
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Scrub sweet potatoes and wrap in aluminum foil.

Place on baking tray (to avoid spills in your oven) and bake for an hour and a half or until fork inserted into potato pierces potato easily.

Remove from oven and open foil packets carefully. Slice open potatoes, lengthwise, with a knife to encourage cooling.

Leave to cool on baking tray for 30 minutes to an hour until cool enough to handle.

Once cool to the touch, scoop potato flesh into a mixing bowl, discarding the skin.

Add melted butter, maple syrup, orange marmalade, cinnamon and nutmeg and mash by hand with potato masher until potatoes are creamy.

Scoop into 8 x 8 inch baking dish. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes until bubbly.

Remove from oven and sprinkle with chopped pecans.