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Candied Sweet Potatoes
by Shannon Lang
serves: 6
  Sweet potatoes with some crunch
Ingredients:
  1 29 oz can   sweet potatoes
  3/4 C   packed brown sugar, divided
  5 Tbsp   butter, divided
  1/4 C   whipping cream
  1 Tbsp   whipping cream
  1/2 tsp   salt, divided
  1/2 C   pecans, chopped
  1/2 tsp   cinnamon
  1/4 tsp   ground nutmeg
  1/4 tsp   ground ginger
  1/8 tsp   ground cloves
Directions:
  Preheat oven to 350. Butter a 1 1/2 qt baking dish.

Drain sweet potatoes. Combine sweet potatoes, 1/4 C brown sugar, 3 Tbsp butter, 1 Tbsp whipping cream and 1/4 tsp salt in a large bowl. Mash with an electric mixer or potato masher until smooth. Spoon into baking dish.

Combine remaining brown sugar, butter, whipping cream, and salt into a small saucepan. Cook mixture over medium heat, stirring constantly until butter is melted.

Add the pecans, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and cloves to the brown sugar mixture and mix well. Spread on top of sweet potato mixture. Bake until hot and bubbly, about 14-18 min.