When you have sweet potatoes on Thanksgiving, you HAVE to have marshmallows on top of them. I am pretty sure it’s the law in all 50 states as well as 492 small countries, all 7 continents and the planets surrounding Earth (this includes Pluto because it IS a planet darn it no one will ever make me say otherwise!)
Sorry… tangent there. Erhmmmm… where were we? *Rewinds head cassette* Yes btw, my head works on cassette. I’m old. Be glad I don’t rewind my mind via 8 track tape or 78 rpm albums. We’d be here all day. I mean… you DO rewind your brain don’t you? Or am I the only one special enough for that?
I just went into tangent mode again didn’t I? Sigh. Well, we’re used to that, you and I. Aren’t we? I was thinking that….
ARGHHHH!! Marshmallows Janet! Marshmallows!
As I was saying about three pages ago before I got distracted… ooo, shiny things! , marshmallows are the law on top of sweet potatoes on Thanksgiving. If not, there SHOULD be a law and I may just go petition congress on this issue. If for no other reason than they look pretty on top of them, all toasty and gooey. One can never have enough gooey.
I normally make the typical sweet potato casserole on Thanksgiving. You know the one. Brown sugar and butter mixed with either fresh cooked or canned (depends on my time constraints) sweet potatoes, then covered in a bag or so of mini marshmallows. Everyone then eats it and falls immediately into a diabetic coma even if they aren’t diabetics. (And yes, I know sugar doesn’t cause diabetes contrary to popular legend. Literary license here people… if we can call anything I do literary… or even literate.) The only thing I do differently is to add unsweetened crushed pineapple to mine because it adds a nice tart taste and kind of gives it a sweet potato/pineapple upside down cake taste.
But in planning to post that one for you, I came across a recipe for sweet potato casserole that while basically the same, had enough difference to make it worth trying. And it had marshmallows on it! Though I suppose if you are really strange and in massive need of marshmallow haters rehab, you could leave them off.
This has sweet potatoes as well as apples all smothered in a caramelly sauce, then baked and topped with marshmallows. This was really quite good. The apples add that tart flavor that I crave when I eat the very sweet sweet potatoes and marshmallows. The original recipe came from
Just Get off Your Butt And Bake and her photo is much much prettier than mine. The blog is great; go give it a look if you never have! I didn’t change her recipe much at all. Just swapped out cream for some of the water and used some spices in it and also increased it some because I live with gluttonous pigs aka teen males :-P. Otherwise, this is all hers. If you make this, I suggest using a good quality canned sweet potato if using canned. The ones I used were from a low cost chain; the kind that specializes in bulk buy and while the casserole TASTED delicious, the sweet potatoes were so overly processed in the can that they practically dissolved into the casserole as it cooked and it really didn’t have any nice chunks in it. Thus why you are only getting a photo of the casserole as a whole lol; not of individual servings 😛 .
So if you’re wanting something traditional yet not quite, give this a try. Sweet tart apples, tender sweet potatoes, caramel sauce and marshmallows all combine to make this yummy to the max!
Apple & Sweet Potato Casserole
(Covered In Gooey Marshmallows Cause I’m Not A Law Breaker)
- 3 15 ounce cans sweet potatoes (or about half a dozen fresh ones, cooked, peeled then cut into chunks)
- 4 tart apples such as Granny Smith, sliced thick (I used an apple corer & didn’t bother peeling them)
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2 1/3 cups boiling water
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2/3 cup heavy cream (brought to boiling with the water)
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1 cup Brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon (optional)
- 1/2 teaspoon cloves (optional)
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg (optional)
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4 Tablespoons cornstarch
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1/8 teaspoon salt
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2 Tablespoons Butter
- 1 cup mini marshmallows
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Mix the brown sugar, cinnamon, cloves, salt & nutmeg with the cornstarch in a large measuring cup & blend well. Add the water/cream mixture to the sugar.
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Mix until well blended. Microwave at full power for about five minutes, taking out and stirring every minute, or until the sauce has thickened and is translucent.
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Combine the apples and sweet potatoes in a large greased baking dish (mine is a 2 quart ceramic dish)
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Pour the glaze over the yams and the apples.
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Bake for 1 hour at 300 degrees, or until the apples are tender.
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Sprinkle the marshmallows on top and broil until the yummy marshmallows that are totally legal are nicely browned. Do not NOT use them or I WILL call the law on you.
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Eat. Enjoy. Buy more marshmallows.
Bah, I can hear the cassette rewinding I swear. So funny. I am not a huge fan of this type of marshmallowy dish but you make it sound so good I may have to rethink my stance on it. I love the bowl. I have blue stoneware jars and pitchers. I really should pull them out of the cellar. But that means going downstairs and well, we can’t have that now can we.
…So I really can’t get behind this marshmallow-casserole thing. It’s one of those American things I don’t get. I don’t even like s’mores! I mean… am I missing something here?
Apples and sweet potatoes sound great 🙂
Oh, yeah…I heartily approve! This may be the only way I’ve ever get my kids to try sweet potatoes…cover them with caramely goodness, then a big dose of marshmallows! This could become a new Thanksgiving tradition 🙂
But I don’t like sweet potatoes. 🙁
What Carl said up there… 🙁
Mmmm I totally agree with you! Sweet potatoes are awesome..
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delicious dear..U have made it perfectly..Love to make this..
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I love sweet potatoes! Isn’t it funny that a thing that’s so sweet goes so well with brown sugar/caramel? I have never experienced Thanksgiving but sweet potato is so much a part of my experiential world. Happy Thanksgiving!
I love sweet potatoes! My mom and I are the only ones that like them, so we decided not to make them this year, but I am really lovin’ this casserole!
Okay, Janet…you know I ADORE YOU…right? I’m afraid this is one of those coke/pepsi things. Can we still be friends? If there was anyone on the planet that could convince me to try marshmallows on sweet potatoes, it would be you.
I’m going to pack a bag now and if you can’t find me, I’ll be on the lam from the marshmallow authorities!
Happy Thanksgiving, girlfriend!
Nothing like putting a little bit more zip into this years sweet potato casserole! Love the additions you made, apples and caramel sauce-yum…a tasty creation no doubt.
Have a great Thanksgiving!