Sweet potato cups

Elyse Rose
Elyse Rose @elyserose
USA

Great appetizer or side dish with out spending lots of time baking a casserole

Sweet potato cups

Great appetizer or side dish with out spending lots of time baking a casserole

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Ingredients

  1. 2 Tbsbaking spray (give or take)
  2. 3medium sweet potatoes scrubbed clean
  3. 2 Tbsflour for surface
  4. 1/4 cuppacked light brown sugar
  5. 2 Tbsheavy cream
  6. 1/2 tspground cinnamon
  7. 1/2 tspvanilla extract
  8. 1/2 tspsalt
  9. 1 (8 oz)can refrigerated crescent dough
  10. 30mini marshmallows
  11. 24whole pecans
  12. Optional
  13. 3 Tbsmaple syrup to drizzle over top

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 375° and grease a mini muffin tin with cooking spray. Pierce sweet potatoes 3 to 4 times with a fork.Place potatoes on microwave-safe plate and microwave 15 minutes. If your potatoes aren't fork tender after 15 minutes, piercer a few more holes and do 45 more seconds, if still not done add 30 more seconds.

  2. 2

    While potatoes are cooking, On a lightly floured surface, roll out crescent dough, and pinch together seams. Cut into 24 squares and place in muffin tin cups.

  3. 3

    When potatoes are cooked through, scrape filling into a large bowl and discard skin. Using a potato masher or fork, mash sweet potatoes until smooth. Add brown sugar, heavy cream, cinnamon, vanilla, and salt and whisk to combine.

  4. 4

    Spoon a heaping tablespoon of sweet potato mixture into each crescent
    square, then top with mini marshmallows and bake until crescent pastry is golden, 12-14 minutes.

  5. 5

    Turn oven down to 350. Place a pea an on top of each one and bake for three more minutes. If desired pour a little syrup over them.

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I don't like to put measurements on seasoning..do as you feel. I try to have pictures every step of the way.
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