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Ingredients

  • 3 cups heavy cream
  • 2 dried chipotle peppers
  • 5 large sweet potatoes, peeled and very thinly sliced
  • 3 cups gruyere cheese, grated
  • 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper

Method

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a saucepan combine heavy cream and chipotle chile peppers. Bring to a boil, simmer for 5 minutes and remove from heat.
  • Allow to sit for 10 minutes and strain.
  • Stem and seed the chiles. In a blender puree the heavy cream with the chiles until smooth.
  • In a 13 by 9-inch baking dish, spread out one-third of the sweet potatoes.
  • Sprinkle 1 cup of the cheese over the potatoes and season with grated nutmeg, salt and pepper. Pour about 1 cup of the heavy cream over the potatoes and cheese.
  • Repeat procedure two more times ending with cheese on top, only using enough cream to just cover the potatoes. Bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour or until potatoes are tender and browned.