Twice Baked Candied Sweet Potatoes

November is all about Thanksgiving--pumpkin pie, green beans, stuffing, turkey, sweet potato casserole--but sometimes you just can't wait until the end of the month to get a taste, right? And why should you wait when there's a simple recipe around that?

If you are craving Thanksgiving flavors, or you are hosting Thanksgiving dinner yourself, try this simple version of sweet potato casserole.  Jon loves twice-baked potatoes, and he likes sweet potato casserole with little marshmallows--makes sense that he'd like this.

Equipment:

Baking sheet, lined with foil or pyrex dish

Mixing bowl

Fork, for mashing

Spoon, for scooping

Functioning oven or microwave

Ingredients:

2 Sweet Potatoes (depending if you have company or not)

2 tsp butter, 

2 Tbls Marshmallow Fluff, optional

2/3 cup of Little marshmallows

Brown Sugar, light or dark

Nuts, optional

Instructions:

1. Wash your hands and the potatoes.

2. Preheat oven 325F degrees. (You can use a microwave, if time is an issue)

3. Puncture potatoes with a fork several times.

4. Bake in the oven for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, or use the microwave for 8-10 minutes, until potatoes tender. 

5. Once potatoes cool, slice them lengthwise in half and scoop out the flesh.

6. Combine the potato flesh, butter, and salt by mashing with a fork in a mixing bowl.

7. Add Marshmallow Fluff and combine. (Skip it if you prefer less sweet or are cutting costs)

8. Scoop the mixture into each of the potato halves.

9. Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar and/or brown sugar

10. Bake uncovered x 15-20 minutes.

11. Add little marshmallows and bake another 5 minutes, until soft and slightly browned.