Sweet Potatoes with Zest!

A dear friend gave me a similar recipe, which I have tweaked it a little bit. This is a great alternative to the heavy, marshmallowy, and extra-sweet dish that most of us love. The citrus flavor is always a surprise. It has become one of my most requested recipes.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins
• Calories: 415 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup brown sugar
• ½ cup butter
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon ground ginger
• 1 lemon, zested
• 1 large orange, zested and juiced
• 4 pounds sweet potatoes

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place sweet potatoes on a baking sheet.

Step 2

Bake in the preheated oven until a fork can easily puncture a sweet potato, about 1 hour. Remove baking sheet from oven and cool sweet potatoes until easily handled, about 15 minutes.

Step 3

Remove skins from sweet potatoes and transfer sweet potatoes to a large bowl. Beat potatoes with an electric mixer until smooth. Add brown sugar and butter to sweet potatoes while they are still warm; beat until butter is melted and brown sugar is dissolved.

Step 4

Mix orange zest, orange juice, ginger, lemon zest, and salt into sweet potatoes; transfer to 9x9-inch baking dish. Heat sweet potatoes in oven if desired.