Sweet Potatoes Recipes

Sweet potatoes are traditional in the south. They are nutritious and delicious. In fact, sweet potatoes are much better for us than we credit them. Research shows that sweet potatoes have high levels of antioxidants, vitamins and fiber.

Many sweet potato recipes include brown sugar, pecans, even marshmallows. At many meals sweet potatoes serve as the starch and double as the dessert.

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Sweet Potatoes Normandy

Sweet potatoes get a bad rap because of the ooey gooey sugar and marshmallow packed casseroles that should be classified as desert. But make no mistake, sweet potatoes are one of the best nutrition bargains around. Classified as a super food for their vitamin and mineral content as well as significant antioxidant compounds. Lets put these super foods on the table year round.

Sweet potatoes normandy is a casserole of sweet potatoes and apples, mildly sweetened with a little brown sugar and spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg and moistened with orange juice.

Sweet Potatoes Normandy Recipe

• 3 large sweet potatoes, cooked, peeled and sliced
• 3 large apples, cored and sliced
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 4 Tablespoons butter
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 cup orange juice

1. Grease a 1 1/2 quart baking dish. Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees.
2. Mix the cinnamon, nutmeg and brown sugar.
3. Place a layer of sweet potatoes on the bottom of the baking dish. Top with a layer of apples.
4. Sprinkle the apples with sugar mixture. Dot with butter.
5. Continue building layers of sweet potatoes, apples, sugar and butter until all are used, ending with apples and sugar on top.
6. Pour orange juice over the top. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 40 minutes until the apples are tender. Serves 6.