Cranberry Sweet Potato Casserole

Cranberry Sweet Potato Casserole pairs sweet potatoes with that popular, tiny, tart, bouncy berry…the cranberry. The two compliment each other perfectly in this recipe. Brown sugar and golden raisins add sweetness that helps balance out the tartness from the cranberry. Chopped pecans add a nice crunch to the casserole. Are you looking for a change? Try something different this holiday season and make this delicious cranberry, sweet potato casserole.

Cranberry

These shiny, scarlet berries are grown in huge, sandy bogs on low, trailing vines. They’re also called bounceberries, because ripe cranberries bounce. They’re sometimes called craneberries after the shape of the shrub’s pale pink blossoms, which resemble the heads of the cranes seen wading through the cranberry bogs. Cranberries grow wild in northern Europe and in the northern climates of North America.

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Cranberry Sweet Potato Casserole

 

Ingredients

  • 4 to 6
    sweet potatoes, peeled and sliced
  • 1 1/2 cups
    fresh cranberries
  • 1/2 cup
    golden raisins
  • 3 tablespoons
    butter, melted
  • 1/4 cup
    brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon
    ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon
    pumpkin pie spice
  • 1/8 teaspoon
    salt
  • 1 tablespoon
    orange zest
  • juice from
    1 orange
  • 1/4 cup
    cranberry juice
  • 1/3 cup
    toasted pecans

Cooking Directions

  1. Combine sweet potatoes, cranberries, raisins, and melted butter. Toss to coat.
  2. Combine sugar, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice, salt and orange zest, add to sweet potato mixture, toss gently to coat.
  3. Lightly spray a 2 quart casserole dish with non-stick cooking spray.
  4. Spoon sweet potato mixture into sprayed casserole dish, pour juices over mixture.
  5. Cover and bake in a 350º oven for 45 minutes. Uncover, stir in pecans, cover and bake 15 minutes longer or until potatoes are tender.

 

cranberry sweet
cranberry sweet

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