Photo: Mimi's Sweet Potatoes in Orange Cups Recipe
My mother made these every year for the holidays. I have made them for a church fellowship dinner, using 100 oranges. They were a big hit! Little kids can hold them in their hands and walk around without spilling. You can prepare this up to three days ahead of time and it travels well. There's an extra bonus: The orange sections can be used for making delicious ambrosia.
Ingredients
- 6 sweet potatoes, unpeeled
- 1/2 stick butter, softened
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- 1/4 cup chopped pecans
- 6 large oranges (heavy for their size)
- 48 mini-marshmallows
Directions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
Cover sweet potatoes with cold water in a large pot and boil until fork tender. Peel the potatoes, transfer to a bowl, and mash. Stir in butter, orange juice and pecans, and mix until incorporated.
For the orange shells, cut each orange in half and scoop out the pulp using a small knife or grapefruit spoon. Reserve the pulp for another use.
Fill each orange shell with the potato mixture and top off with the marshmallows. Bake until hot and the marshmallows are melted.
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By Sue L.
Southwest Michigan
on January 28, 2007
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This was such a unique dish, and easy too. The orange flavor from the cups really added a great surprise ending!
By Kat in DC
DC
on December 02, 2006
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This was NOT a good recipe. I don't see why there are all these good reviews... If you have to add things to a recipe then it's not a good recipe. It doesn't have enough flavor. I added brown sugar, honey, nutmeg, cinamon and vanilla... That's a lot to add to a recipe..
By dave_6741088
Martinez, CA
on November 19, 2006
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I tried this two years ago, Christmas. My family doesn't like yams much, but I do. To make a long story short, I cannot now show up to a family holiday meal without making this yummy, pretty dish!
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