Sweet Potato Crunch

Becky Smith from Orlando, FL | Origin: USA

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5 cups sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed
1 egg yolk
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
2 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1 cup unsweet or natural applesauce
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 egg whites (room temperature)
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon margarine (melted)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Cook sweet potato in boiling water for 15 minutes until soft. Let cool. Put sweet potato and applesauce in a food processor (or blender). Blend until smooth. Add yolk, vanilla extract, and cinnamon. Mix until combined. Move to a large mixing bowl.

In a different bowl, beat egg whites until a stiff peak forms. Add one third of the whites into the sweet potato mixture. Fold the rest in gently. Don't let it disappear into the sweet potatoes.

Use a 1.5 quart casserole dish. Coat with cooking spray. Add the sweet potatoes to the dish.

In a separate dish combine the sugar, flour, and margarine. Sprinkle over the potatoes.

Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 35 minutes.

This is something we've had at every family holiday for as long as I can remember. I think it started off as an easy recipe that my mom could make to get her picky kids to eat vegetables. Since then, it has brought on epic dinner table battles of "who stole all the crunch on top". Twenty-five years down the road, holiday dinners aren't the same without it.



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