Apricot sweet potatoes - KXNet - Bismarck/Minot/Williston/Dickinson

Apricot sweet potatoes

Recipe from Angie Cox of Mo.

Ingredients:

• 4-5 fresh sweet potatoes
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 1/2 Tbsp corn starch
• 1 cup apricot nectar
• 2 tsp grated orange peel
• 1/2 cup hot water
• 1/8 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup dried apricots, chopped
• 2 Tbsp butter
• 1/2 cup pecans
• marshmallows

Directions:

1. Clean, slice into chunks and slightly pre-boil sweet potatoes.
2. Bring the rest of the ingredients (excluding butter, pecans and marshmallows) to a full boil, stirring constantly. Remove from heat when thick.
3. Add 2 Tbsp butter and 1/2 cup pecans. Pour over potatoes.
4. Bake for 35 minutes at 350 oven.
5. Top with marshmallows.