Quick, I have less than 24 hours to make something for Thanksgiving. Haallllppp!
I know a lot of people are stressing over what to take tomorrow to their prospective Thanksgiving festivities. I have just the recipe for you! It’s simple, it’s quick-ish and most importantly, it will stay warm as you travel.
There is nothing worse than cold mashed potatoes or green bean casserole. These things need to be hot! My side dish is sweet and satisfying. Honestly, it could replace dessert. But no one should ever skip homemade pumpkin pie. Especially my pumpkin pie. Did you catch that recipe? Click here.
The side dish that I’m sharing with you is…
Candied Sweet Potato Casserole
Ingredients:
- 4 large sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1 inch chunks
- 2/3 cup packed Golden Brown Sugar
- 5 Tablespoons butter
- 1 1/2 Teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/2 salt
- 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
- large pinch ground ginger
- 2 cups mini marshmallows
- 1/2 sliced almonds
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 375. Arrange potato chunks in a 13×9 inch glass baking dish.
- Place butter in a medium sauce pan. Melt most of it then add in the sugar, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium, stirring until sugar dissolves. (Mixture will still be a little coarse from the sugar but should look like a syrup’y consistency)
- Pour over potatoes. Toss to coat. Cover dish tightly with foil.
- Bake for 50 minutes. Uncover, bake until syrup thickens and potatoes are tender, about 20 minutes. Increase oven temp to 500 degrees and top potatoes with marshmallows and nuts. Bake until marshmallows begin to melt and nuts begin to brown. about 3-4 minutes.
I will say, I tried making the brown sugar glaze with Whole Foods 365 Brown sugar and it was an epic fail. You really need the fine light brown sugar for this recipe. So go for the classic, Golden Brown Sugar.
There you have it! If you’re traveling with it, cover tightly with foil or a lid if your dish has one. Then wrap in a thick towel or put in a carrying case. Whatever you have will work. That should keep it nice and toasty.
I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving. 🙂 Are you making this recipe? Let me know how it goes!
xox Tessa
