Description
This Thanksgiving Scalloped Sweet Potatoes recipe features thinly sliced sweet potatoes baked in a rich, spiced butter and brown sugar sauce, topped with toasted pecans and mini marshmallows for a festive and comforting side dish that’s perfect for holiday meals.
Ingredients
Scale
Sweet Potatoes
- 5-6 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into thin medallions
Sauce
- ¼ cup unsalted butter
- ¼ cup brown sugar (light or dark)
- ½ cup water
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Toppings
- ¼ cup chopped pecans (or walnuts)
- ½ cup mini marshmallows
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 400°F (200°C) to prepare for baking the sweet potatoes.
- Prepare Sweet Potatoes: Peel the sweet potatoes and slice them into thin medallions. Arrange the slices evenly in your baking dish, making sure they are well distributed.
- Make Sauce: In a small or medium saucepan over medium heat, combine unsalted butter, brown sugar, water, ground cinnamon, ground cloves, ground nutmeg, and salt. Stir continuously as the butter melts and the ingredients blend into a smooth sauce.
- Coat Sweet Potatoes: Using a pastry brush, evenly brush about three-quarters of the sauce onto the arranged sweet potato slices in the baking dish.
- Bake Covered: Cover the baking dish with foil and bake in the preheated oven for 45-50 minutes, until the sweet potatoes are tender when pierced with a fork.
- Add Toppings: Remove the foil and spread the remaining sauce over the sweet potatoes. Sprinkle chopped pecans and mini marshmallows evenly on top.
- Broil Toppings: Switch your oven to the broil setting. Place the baking dish back in the oven and broil for 1-2 minutes until the marshmallows are toasted and golden brown. Watch closely to prevent burning.
- Cool and Serve: Remove from oven and let the dish cool for 10-15 minutes before serving to allow flavors to settle and toppings to set.
Notes
- Use unsalted butter to control the saltiness of the dish.
- You can substitute pecans with walnuts according to preference.
- Keep a close watch when broiling marshmallows as they can burn quickly.
- This dish can be prepared ahead by slicing and layering sweet potatoes; just add the sauce and toppings closer to baking time.
- For a less sweet version, reduce brown sugar slightly or omit marshmallows.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving (approximately 1/5 of the dish)
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 13g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 46g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
