Big Dish Sweet Potatoes

All teenagers go through their angry teen moments. One of my most vivid memories of me be a whiny, pain-in-the-rump tween/teen was on Thanksgiving. It was the coldest Thanksgiving of my life, and not just because of the wind, freezing rain, and sleet. The real reason: my grandmother didn't make her sweet potatoes. I looked forward to them all year, and no sweet potatoes. I remember walking home early (they only lived just down the street) with the wet sleet stinging my bratty cheeks.

About 8 years later, my grandmother passed away and someone else had to take over sweet potatoes. I thought the only way I could secure that sweet potatoes would be on the table is if I made them. So, for the past 8 or so years, I've been in charge of the sweet potatoes. I did change up my grandmother's recipe slightly. Here's hers:

Big Dish Sweet Potatoes

3 Cans Sweet Potatoes
1 stick butter
1 cup evaporated milk
6 TBSP brown sugar
3 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. clove
3 cups marshmallows

Combine all ingredients until blended. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes. Put marshmallows on top, and bake for 5 minutes.

My Sweet Potatoes

4 large sweet potatoes
3/4 stick butter, melted
3/4 cup evaporated milk
5 TBSP brown sugar
2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. cloves
1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
3 cups marshmallows

Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Bake sweet potatoes on rack for 45-60 minutes (I place a cookie sheet on the rack underneath the rack with the potatoes to catch drippings. I know the potatoes are done when they start to bubble out a little bit). Remove potatoes and allow to cool until able to handle.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine all ingredients except marshmallows until blended. Place in a baking dish and cook covered for 25 minutes. Remove lid and add marshmallows. Bake for 5 minutes or until marshmallows poof up and start to brown slightly.

This year I prepared everything the night before and refrigerate it, made it to my mom's house and stuck them in the oven 30 minutes before dinner time. You can't tell the difference at all. I'd really like to try heavy cream with them instead of the evaporated milk.

Sorry no pictures, but if means anything to you, Brian always said he hated sweet potatoes until he had mine.

Hope everyone had a happy Thanksgiving.