Sweet Maple Bake (Print Version)
Golden rounds of sweet potato baked in brown butter-mixed maple sauce and finished with pecan candy on top. A fun spin on a classic dish.
# Ingredients:
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Peel 5 sweet potatoes and slice into 1/2 inch rounds.
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1/2 cup of salted butter.
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A teaspoon of maple flavoring.
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Two tablespoons of water.
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Packed brown sugar, 1 cup.
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Half a teaspoon of ground cinnamon.
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Nutmeg, 1/2 teaspoon.
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Caramel drizzle, 2 tablespoons.
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1 teaspoon of coarse sea salt.
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Pecans, 1 cup.
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Half a cup of pure maple syrup.
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1/4 cup packed brown sugar.
# Directions:
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Melt butter on medium heat for about 4 minutes until it browns.
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Take it off the heat and stir in maple, water, sugar, spices, and caramel. Let that cook on low for 10 minutes.
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Preheat the oven to 375°F and arrange the potato slices neatly in a greased pan.
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Drizzle the maple butter sauce over the potatoes, then cover tightly with foil.
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Bake them for 60 minutes until soft when pierced with a fork.
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Combine maple syrup and sugar on the stove until it bubbles, stir in pecans, and cook for 8 minutes.
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Spread the hot pecans on parchment paper and let them cool completely.
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Scatter cooled pecans and sea salt over the potatoes before serving warm.
# Notes:
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Carefully watch butter while browning to prevent burning.
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It's okay to prep the potatoes earlier.
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Make those candied nuts fresh, right before serving.
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Don't add pecans until they've cooled fully.
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Maple syrup straight from a tree is the best!