Silky sweet potatoes topped with feather-light marshmallows and decadent pecans. This is the old-fashioned recipe you remember. Even better.
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Things You'll Need
3 pounds sweet potatoes (about 5 to 6)
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, separated
1/4 cup brown sugar + 2 teaspoons
1/4 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon ginger
1/4 cup flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup chopped pecans
Zest and juice of one orange
3 cups mini marshmallows
![ingredients for sweet potatoe](https://img.ehowcdn.com/375/ppds/796e0460-2726-4485-9cb4-2664e3f07de5.png)
Step 1: Prepare Sweet Potatoes
Peel and cube the sweet potatoes into about 2-inch pieces. Transfer to a large stock pot, fill with water and bring to a boil. Simmer for about 10 minutes, until the sweet potatoes are very soft.
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Drain the water. Pour the sweet potatoes into a large bowl and mash, along with 2 tablespoons of butter, 2 tablespoons of brown sugar and the milk.
![sweet potatoes mashing](https://img.ehowcdn.com/375/ppds/e9305b40-6726-4246-8429-f65957fc4bdc.png)
Step 2: Prepare Marshmallow Topping
Combine remaining ingredients (except the marshmallows) in a small mixing bowl: ginger, brown sugar, flour, salt, cinnamon, pecans plus the zest and juice of an orange.
![adding orange zest](https://img.ehowcdn.com/375/ppds/a7ed5334-29e4-4182-8a93-6cf12b5013d5.png)
![pecan topping](https://img.ehowcdn.com/375/ppds/5e749e9b-73b5-495e-a929-438bb61b36b9.png)
Step 3: Layer Sweet Potatoes and Topping
Transfer mashed sweet potatoes to a buttered casserole dish. Add half the brown sugar topping.
![brown sugar topping](https://img.ehowcdn.com/375/ppds/0cfe86a7-668b-464c-afb8-cba5dcd6636f.png)
Add half of your marshmallows. Repeat.
![marshmallow topping](https://img.ehowcdn.com/375/ppds/c31e6e6c-5dd8-4f2c-854e-1af568b3b84d.png)
Step 4: Bake
Bake the assembled sweet potato casserole at 350°F for about 25 minutes, until the buttery brown sugar has melted completely and the marshmallows are toasted and gooey.
![baked sweet potato casserole](https://img.ehowcdn.com/375/ppds/eaf06536-e442-45c6-a7f7-32ebe8226ddc.png)
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