All Recipes Best Recipe Side Dish Vegetables Sweet Potatoes

Ingredients

6 oranges 3 cups cooked, mashed sweet potatoes 1 cup white sugar ¼ cup orange juice 2 eggs, lightly beaten 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cup butter, softened, divided 1 tablespoon grated orange peel 1 cup brown sugar ½ teaspoon all-purpose flour 1 cup chopped pecans

Nutrition Info

853.6 calories carbohydrate: 110.1 g cholesterol: 143.3 mg fat: 45.9 g fiber: 10 g protein: 8 g saturatedFat: 21.2 g servingSize: - sodium: 292.5 mg sugar: 83.7 g transFat: : - unsaturatedFat: : -

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Prepare oranges by cutting tops off, 1/4 to 1/2 inch down. Spoon out the flesh, leaving a shell.
In a large bowl combine sweet potatoes, sugar, orange juice, eggs, vanilla extract, 1/2 cup butter and grated orange peel. Spoon mixture into orange shells. Place in a deep casserole dish.
In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine remaining 1/2 cup butter, brown sugar, flour and pecans. Cook until sugar dissolves in melted butter. Spoon over oranges. Fill casserole dish with water to reach 1/2 inch in depth.
Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes.

6 servings

Sweet potatoes cooked in orange skins with a yummy topping! Very festive!