Kentucky bourbon sweet potatoes
Kentucky bourbon sweet potatoes recipe in the christmas category
Recipe ingredients:
- 3 1/2 pounds canned, vacuum packed sweet potatoes
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup bourbon
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups miniature marshmallows
Recipe method:
- Fresh sweet potatoes, cooked until soft and then peeled, can be substituted for the vacuum packed ones. Do not use drained, canned in syrup as they are too moist.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Put sweet potatoes in a large heavy saucepan and cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until heated through.
- Mash sweet potatoes.
- Add sugar, bourbon, butter and vanilla.
- Beat until well blended.
- Turn into a 2 quart, shallow baking dish.
- Sprinkle marshmallows over top.
- Bake, uncovered, 30 minutes, or until marshmallows are golden.
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