Sweet Potato Crunch

Name: Sweet Potato Crunch
Yield: Serves 8
Ingredients: 4 pounds, sweet potatoes, unpeeled; 4 tablespoons, unsalted butter, melted; 2 tablespoons, Grand Marnier; 1 tablespoon, packed light brown sugar; 1 1/4 teaspoons, table salt; 1 teaspoon, grated orange zest; 2/3 cup, all-purpose flour; 1/3 cup, packed light brown sugar; 1/4 teaspoon, table salt; 1/8 teaspoon, cayenne pepper; 4 tablespoons, unsalted butter, melted

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Appears in Cook's Country October/November 2019

Families have been making this Thanksgiving side for generations. Now it's your turn.

SERVES8

TIME2½ hours, plus 25 minutes cooling

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Inspired by a family recipe, we were after a creamy sweet potato casserole topped with a crunchy, salty-sweet topping. Roasting the sweet potatoes rather than boiling or steaming them concentrated their sweet potato flavor. A splash of oran...

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