Texas Sweet Potatoes
Texas Sweet Potatoes is a comforting dessert featuring tender sweet potatoes and fruit, topped with a flavorful brown sugar and orange peel sauce. Baked to perfection, it offers a delightful combination of sweetness and citrus aroma, making it ideal for family gatherings or holiday celebrations.
Ingredients
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- Grease a 9 x 13-inch baking dish.
- Line the dish with sliced sweet potatoes and drained apricots or pears.
- Combine 1 cup of reserved syrup from drained fruit with brown sugar, cornstarch, salt, cinnamon, and orange peel.
- Bring the mixture to a boil and cook for 2 minutes.
- Add butter and nuts to the sauce.
- Pour the sauce over the layered sweet potatoes and fruit.
- Bake uncovered for 25 minutes.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
778
kcal
39% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).