Description
Indulge in the warmth and comfort of Best Scalloped Sweet Potatoes, a delightful dish that perfectly balances sweet and savory flavors. This easy-to-make recipe combines tender sweet potato medallions with a luscious buttery brown sugar sauce, enhanced by spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves. Topped with mini marshmallows and crunchy pecans, this side dish is sure to steal the spotlight at your holiday gatherings. Whether it’s Thanksgiving or Christmas, these scalloped sweet potatoes will impress your family and friends while adding a festive touch to your table.
Ingredients
Scale
- 5–6 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and sliced into thin medallions
- ¼ cup unsalted butter
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup water
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ¼ cup chopped pecans
- ½ cup mini marshmallows
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400°F (200°C).
- Arrange the sweet potato medallions in a greased 9×13 baking dish.
- In a medium saucepan, melt the butter with brown sugar, water, spices, and salt over medium heat until smooth.
- Brush three-quarters of the sauce over the sweet potatoes. Cover with foil and bake for 45-50 minutes.
- Remove foil, drizzle remaining sauce on top, then sprinkle with chopped pecans and mini marshmallows.
- Broil for 1-2 minutes until marshmallows are golden brown.
- Let cool for 10-15 minutes before serving warm.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/8 of recipe (about 150g)
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 14g
- Sodium: 160mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 36g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 15mg