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sweet potatoes pineapple cinnamon allspice ground nutmeg lemon orange dark raisins brown sugar butter orange segments bananas pecans marshmallows
Viewed: 25 - Published at: 5 years agoIngredients
- 3 large sweet potatoes (about 3 to 3 1/2 lb.; do not use canned potatoes)
- 1 (20 oz.) can pineapple chunks
- 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp. allspice
- 1 tsp. ground nutmeg
- 1/2 lemon, sliced
- 1/2 orange, sliced
- 1/2 c. dark raisins
- 1 c. dark brown sugar
- 1/4 c. butter or margarine
- 1 (11 oz.) can mandarin orange segments, drained
- 2 firm bananas, peeled and sliced
- 1/4 c. chopped pecans
- 1/2 c. miniature marshmallows
Method
- Wash potatoes and place in a 4-quart Dutch oven and cover with water.
- Cover and cook over medium heat.
- Meanwhile, drain juice from pineapple.
- Place juice in a heavy saucepan over medium heat. Add cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, raisins, lemon and orange slices. Add brown sugar and butter.
- Stir to blend ingredients thoroughly.
- Lower heat; cover and cook until slightly thickened, about 10 minutes.
- Cool.
- Remove orange and lemon slices.
- When potatoes are done, pour off water.
- Let potatoes cool.
- When cool, peel and slice them, then cover bottom of a 9 x 13 x 2-inch glass baking dish.
- Pour some spiced juice over potatoes.
- Add remaining sweet potatoes, mandarin orange segments, pineapple chunks and bananas.
- Pour remaining spiced juice and raisins on top.
- Top with pecans.
- Sprinkle on miniature marshmallows.
- Bake in a preheated 350° oven until marshmallows melt and turn golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes.
- Makes 10 to 12 servings.
