Apple Sweet Potato Bake Recipe
Grandmother always served sweet potatoes and apples with pork, so I know she'd approve of this dish I created to combine the two.—Audrey Thibodeau, Gilbert, Arizona
8 Servings
Prep: 15 min.
Bake: 30 min.
Ingredients
3 cups sliced peeled cooked sweet potatoes
3 cups sliced peeled tart apples (about 2 large)
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
3/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
1/4 teaspoon salt
Dash pepper
1 tablespoon butter
Directions
• In a greased 1-1/2-qt. baking dish, layer half of the sweet potatoes and apples.
• In a small bowl, combine the brown sugar, nutmeg, allspice, salt and pepper; sprinkle half over apples.
• Dot with half of the butter.
• Repeat layers.
• Cover and bake at 350° for 15 minutes.
• Baste with pan juices.
• Bake, uncovered, 15 minutes longer or until apples are tender.
Yield: 8 servings.
Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (1/2 cup) equals 167 calories, 2 g fat (1 g
saturated fat), 4 mg cholesterol, 103 mg sodium, 38 g carbohydrate, 2 g
fiber, 1 g protein.
Originally published as Apple Sweet Potato Bake in Taste of Home
December/January 1999, p6
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