Cherried Scalloped Sweet Potatoes

From Recipes Wiki, the recipe book anyone can contribute to!

[edit] Descriptions

Try this the next time you make sweet potatoes.

[edit] Ingredients

• 3/1/2 lb sweet potatoes, canned or fresh
• 1 lb tart cherries, drained
• 1 tb butter or margarine
• 2/3 c brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1/4 c granulated sugar
• 1 1/2 ts salt
• 1 c water
• 4 tb butter or Regular margarine
• 1/2 c orange juice
• 1/2 lb marshmallows

Yield: 8 to 10 Servings.

1. If using raw sweet potatoes, pare and cut into clices 1/2 to 3/4 inch thick. If you are using canned sweet potatoes, drain them before cooking. Place in a saucepan and add 1 Cup of water; cook until tender.
2. Using 1 tablespoon of butter, grease a 9 x 13 x 2-Inch baking pan; add the sweet potatoes and cherries.
3. Combine the remaining ingredients (except the marshmallows) in a saucepan and cook until you have a thin syrup. Pour the syrup over the sweet potatoes and cherries. Bake in a 350 degree F. Oven For 30 minutes or until the syrup thickens. Just before serving, top with marshmallows and return to the oven to brown.

==contributed by :== * World Recipes Y-Group