All-time Best Sweet Potatoes

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 6 medium sweet potatoes, peeled & sliced (or 2-3 15-oz. cans, drained)
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1/3 cup apple cider or 1/3 cup apple juice
• 1/3 cup brown sugar (or to taste)
• 1 cup fresh cranberries (optional) or 1 cup frozen cranberries (optional)
• 1 dash salt and pepper
• 1/2 cup orange marmalade
• 1/4 cup pecans (whole or chopped)

Recipe

• 1 peel and slice sweet potatoes (or drain cans).
• 2 stove top instructions: melt butter in large pan over medium heat.
• 3 add sweet potatoes, apple cider/juice, brown sugar,cranberries (if using) and a shake or two of salt and pepper.
• 4 cook, stirring occasionally, until hot. reduce heat and continue cooking and stirring occasionally, until potatoes are tender (approximately 45 minutes, but time will depend on thickness of potato slices). these can remain on the stovetop on low heat until ready to serve.
• 5 stir in the orange marmalade towards the end of cooking.
• 6 add pecans just before serving.
• 7 oven instructions: place sweet potatoes in a 9x13 greased baking dish. sprinkle with all ingredients. cover and bake at 350 degrees for one hour or until potatoes are tender.
• 8 crock pot instructions: place all ingredients in greased crock pot. cook on high setting for 30 minutes. turn heat to low, stir occasionally and cook until tender (i haven't made these in the crock pot yet, so i don't know how long they will take -- maybe 6-8 hours if using fresh sweet potatoes).