crock pot : orange-spiced sweet potatoes

Ingredients For crock pot : orange-spiced sweet potatoes

• 2 lb

  sweet potatoes, peeled and diced.
• 1/2 c

  light brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 c

  (1 stick) of butter or low-fat margarine, cut into smal pieces
• 1 tsp

  ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp

  grated orange peel
• juice of one medium orange
• 1/2 tsp

  salt
• chopped pecans, toasted (optional)
• 1 sm

  package of large marshmellows (optional)
• * to toast pecans, place in a single layer on a cookie sheet and bake at 350 for 10 minutes. watch to not burn. remove from oven and let cool.