Sweet Potato Casserole

Sweet Potato Casserole

Sweet potatoes with marshmallows cooked in your 5-6 quart slow cooker. This recipe has marshmallows on top, but its tastes just as good without and we don't need all those extra calories if we can avoid them.

This is one of my go to favorite family dishes for that special occasion and  you can always make the mash a day or two in advance to save time and then just re-heat it  by adding the marshmallows right before dinner.

Ingredients for 12 people

3 pounds sweet potatoes, peeled and diced ( ½ inch)
2 tablespoons light brown sugar
3 tablespoons melted butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
½ cup mini marshmallows
½ cup toasted chopped pecans

Preparation Ready in 3 h 20 m

1. Place sweet potatoes, brown sugar, butter, vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg in a 5- to 6-quart slow cooker. Stir to coat. Cook on High for 3 hours.
2. Transfer to a serving dish. Top with marshmallows and pecans. (The heat from the sweet potatoes will partially melt the marshmallows.) or you can bake it in the oven for 10-15 minutes until the marshmallows melt.

Serving size: ½ cup

Per serving: 159 calories; 6 g fat(2 g sat); 3 g fiber; 25 g carbohydrates;2 g protein; 8 mcg folate; 8 mg cholesterol; 10 g sugars; 0 g added sugars; 17,941 IU vitamin A; 15 mg vitamin C; 36 mg calcium; 1 mg iron; 227 mg sodium; 283 mg potassium.