Because Ross's REAL birthday was on Turkey Day - he requested that we make his favorite Thanksgiving dish....his grandmas sweet potato recipe! I was up for the challenge....Bestemor lives in Duluth so I called her to get the recipe - and she said she would mail it to me....I paused for a second....mail...not email....haha. But I got the recipe in time - and now I have a cutie recipe card from her!
I was instructed to NOT get yams....DON'T GET YAMs!! I wanted this to be perfect cause I was following some big shoes - but I didn't have time to run to the grocery store, so sir Rossy went for me. When it came time to cook the sweet potatoes I noticed those bad boys weren't ORANGE.....uh oh....He had gotten YAMS!!! hahahahahah To be fair - the "grocery store" messed up cause the bins were labeled incorrectly....heheheh. We decided to make them anyways - and let me tell you....THEY WERE AMAZING!! We got TONS of compliments on them - so if yams aren't as good as sweet potatoes, I'm sure you could win some rewards with this recipe!! It was super tasty!!
From Bestemor: Serves 8-10
Ingredients:
3-4 New Jersey sweet potatoes (about 3 cups mashed sweet potatoes)
1 cup sugar)
1stick butter (1/2 cup); soft
1/2 cup evaporated milk (carnation blend)
2 eggs
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup frosted flakes (crushed)
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup chopped pecans/walnuts
Bake sweet potatoes in oven for about 1 hour - until fork tender (I did this the night before). I basically just peeled off skin - chopped them in half - threw on a pan - topped with some olive oil - and cooked on 350 until they were done. Then mash them up.
Blend potatoes, sugar, 1/2 stick butter, evaporated milk, eggs, nutmeg, cinnamon, and salt together in mixer. Put into greased 9x13 pan.
Melt 1/2 stick butter, add brown sugar, and stir in frosted flakes and nuts. Spread on top of sweet potato mixture.
Bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes.
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