Sweet Potato Casserole with Marshmallow Topping

Name: Sweet Potato Casserole with Marshmallow Topping
Yield: Serves 8 to 10
Ingredients: 5 pounds, sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks; 6 tablespoons, heavy cream; 6 tablespoons, unsalted butter, cut into 6 pieces; 2 teaspoons, sugar; 1 teaspoon, salt; 1/2 teaspoon, pepper; 2 ounces, cream cheese; 1 (10-ounce) package, marshmallows, halved crosswise

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Appears in Cook's Country October/November 2009

Every year between October and December, 35 million pounds of marshmallows are sold in America. A single dish-sweet potato casserole-accounts for much of that tonnage.

SERVES8 to 10

TIME1¼ hours

Sweet Potato Casserole with Marshmallow Topping

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Boiling the sweet potatoes for our Sweet Potato Casserole was a no go. It washed out the flavor and made for a watery casserole. But roasting took too long. Simmering the sweet potatoes in butter and cream did the trick.Spices like ginger, ...

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