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Sweet Potato Souffle Recipe

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Sweet potatoes are lightly spiced and topped with a brown sugar pecan crumble topping. This is a delightful change from traditional candied yams or mashed sweet potatoes. It is quite easy to make and is sure to impress. Feel free to substitute your own homemade mashed sweet potatoes for the canned ones.

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 40 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 2/3 cup all-purpose flour, divided use
  • 1 cup chopped pecans
  • 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup melted butter, divided use
  • 1 cup granulated white sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground ginger (may substitute ground cloves)
  • 1 (14-1/2 ounces) can mashed sweet potato
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon grated orange zest (rind)
  • 2 Tablespoons Grand Marnier or fresh orange juice
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 2 large eggs, lightly beaten

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 350 F. Spray a 13- by 9-inch baking pan with vegetable oil.

In a small bowl, combine 1/3 cup of the flour, pecans, and brown sugar. Stir in 1/4 cup of the butter with a fork until crumbly. Set aside.

In a large bowl, whisk together remaining 1/3 cup of the flour, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger. Add remaining 1/4 cup of the butter, sweet potatoes, milk, orange zest, Grand Marnier or orange juice, vanilla, and eggs. Beat until combined.

Pour sweet potato mixture into the prepared pan and sprinkle evenly with the pecan mixture. Bake about 40 minutes.

Yield: 10 to 12 servings

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Easy and greatNovember 23, 2007By kxf1k5
"I used two fresh yams rather than the canned sweet potatoes. I Just baked them until very soft and scooped the potato out from the skin. There was a lot of topping so I will reduce the amount used next time I make it. This was very good and easy to make. I will make this a regular at my Thanksgiving table. My husband and son weren't ready to give up their marsmallows so I sprinkled mini marshmallows on half of the casserole and they liked it that way too. It definately tastes great without them though."
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