Ingredients

  • 8 lbs sweet potatoes (about 12 large)
  • 1 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 8 tablespoons butter, melted
  • 1/2 cup light brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoons ground nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 4 teaspoons salt
  • 2 teaspoons fresh ground pepper
  • 6 tablespoons butter
  • 6 mcintosh apples or 6 macoun apples, peeled,cored,and cut into eighths
  • 6 tablespoons light brown sugar

Method

  • Preheat oven to 375°.
  • Scrub potatoes, then prick several times with a knife or fork.
  • Bake 1 hour, or until very soft when pierced with a knife.
  • Combine orange juice, cream, butter, brown sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon, salt, and pepper.
  • Remove potatoes from oven.
  • Once cooled, scoop out the insides with a spoon.
  • Place 1/2 of sweet potato meat into the bowl of an electric mixer.
  • Add 1/2 of juice-and-cream mixture, blend until combined but not smooth, and pour into a large baking dish.
  • Repeat with remaining potatoes and juice-and-cream mixture, and add to baking dish.
  • Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
  • Add apple wedges and brown sugar; cook about 10 minutes, turning apples occasionally, until lightly browned on both sides.
  • Place on top of sweet potatoes and bake 30 minutes, until heated through.
  • (Note: If refrigerating before baking, cook 45 minutes, or until heated through.).