Description
This Best Thanksgiving Scalloped Sweet Potatoes recipe features tender sweet potato medallions baked in a luscious buttery brown sugar and warm spice sauce, topped with crunchy pecans and toasted mini marshmallows for the perfect holiday side dish.
Ingredients
Scale
Sweet Potatoes
- 5-6 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into thin medallions
Sauce
- ¼ cup unsalted butter
- ¼ cup brown sugar (light or dark)
- ½ cup water
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Toppings
- ¼ cup chopped pecans (or walnuts)
- ½ cup mini marshmallows
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 400°F (200°C) to prepare it for baking the sweet potatoes.
- Prepare Sweet Potatoes: Peel the sweet potatoes and slice them into thin medallions, ideally using a mandoline slicer for uniform thickness. Arrange the slices evenly in a baking dish.
- Make Sauce: In a small or medium saucepan over medium heat, combine the unsalted butter, brown sugar, water, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and salt. Stir constantly until the butter and sugar have fully melted and combined into a smooth sauce.
- Apply Sauce and Bake Covered: Using a pastry brush, spread about three-quarters of the sauce evenly over the sweet potato slices. Cover the baking dish with foil and bake in the preheated oven for 45 to 50 minutes until the sweet potatoes are tender.
- Add Toppings and Broil: Remove the foil and spread the remaining quarter of the sauce on the potatoes. Sprinkle the chopped pecans and mini marshmallows on top. Switch the oven to the broil setting and broil for 1 to 2 minutes until the marshmallows are toasted golden brown. Watch carefully to avoid burning.
- Cool and Serve: Take the dish out of the oven and allow it to cool for 10 to 15 minutes. Serve warm and enjoy this delicious Thanksgiving side dish!
Notes
- Use a mandoline slicer for easy and even slicing of sweet potatoes; a knife is an alternative but may be less uniform.
- If using salted butter, omit the additional ¼ teaspoon of added salt in the sauce.
- Feel free to add extra mini marshmallows for a sweeter, more decadent topping.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving (approximately 1/5 of recipe)
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 44g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 25mg
