SWEET CAROLINE
Recipe courtesy of Nellie’s Southern Kitchen, Denise Jonas
Filling Ingredients
6-7 light sweet potatoes, peeled
3/4 cups sugar
1 stick butter
3-4 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
almond milk, as needed
Topping Ingredients
2 tablespoons flour
1 cup light brown sugar
1/3 cup melted butter
1/2 cup orange juice or pineapple juice
1 cup chopped pecans
Directions
Filling
Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
Place sweet potatoes in a large saucepan with water to cover. Cook over medium high heat until tender.
Drain and mash potatoes while still hot.
In a large bowl, mix together the sweet potatoes, sugar and butter.
Add eggs and vanilla extract, and milk if needed.
Mix until smooth. Transfer to a 9x13 inch baking dish.
Topping
In a medium bowl, mix the flour and light brown sugar.
Add the melted butter.
Add juice until the consistency is medium thick.
Stir in the pecans.
Sprinkle the mixture over the sweet potato mixture.
Bake in the preheated oven for 30-40 minutes and serve hot.