Description
A classic Thanksgiving side dish featuring thinly sliced sweet potatoes baked in a buttery, spiced brown sugar sauce, topped with crunchy pecans and toasted mini marshmallows for a sweet and savory delight.
Ingredients
Scale
Sweet Potatoes
- 5-6 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into thin medallions
Sauce
- ¼ cup unsalted butter
- ¼ cup brown sugar (light or dark)
- ½ cup water
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Toppings
- ¼ cup chopped pecans (or walnuts)
- ½ cup mini marshmallows
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 400°F to prepare for baking the sweet potatoes.
- Prepare Potatoes: Peel the sweet potatoes and slice them into thin medallions using a mandoline slicer or knife. Arrange the slices evenly in a baking dish.
- Make Sauce: In a small or medium saucepan over medium heat, melt together unsalted butter, brown sugar, water, ground cinnamon, ground cloves, ground nutmeg, and salt, stirring until fully combined and smooth.
- Coat Potatoes: Using a pastry brush, evenly spread about three-quarters of the prepared sauce over the sweet potato slices in the baking dish.
- Bake Covered: Cover the baking dish with foil and bake in the preheated oven for 45 to 50 minutes, until the potatoes are tender.
- Add Toppings: Remove the foil and spread the remaining sauce over the potatoes. Sprinkle chopped pecans and mini marshmallows evenly on top.
- Broil: Return the baking dish to the oven and switch to the broil setting. Broil for 1 to 2 minutes, watching carefully until the marshmallows toast and turn golden brown.
- Cool and Serve: Remove from oven and let cool for 10 to 15 minutes before serving to allow the dish to set.
Notes
- For ease and uniform slices, use a mandoline slicer to cut sweet potatoes thinly.
- If using salted butter instead of unsalted, omit the additional ¼ teaspoon salt in the sauce to avoid oversalting.
- Add extra mini marshmallows if you prefer a sweeter topping.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving (approx. 1 cup)
- Calories: 280 kcal
- Sugar: 20 g
- Sodium: 100 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 38 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 25 mg
