whipped sweet potatoes with hazelnut topping
My family isn't a fan of sweet potatoes or yams, but this is one sweet potato recipe that most of them will usually eat. And it's a nice change of pace from the candied yams with marshmallows that we usually have for Thanksgiving, and its light texture makes it a little more palatable than the sweeter "candied" version my family doesn't care for.
prep time
15 Min
cook time
25 Min
method
Bake
yield
12 (servings are about 2/3 cup each)
Ingredients
- SWEET POTATOES
- 1/3 cup - packed brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon granted orange rind
- 1 tablespoon orange juice
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
- 3 (29-oz) cans sweet potatoes, drained and halved
- 1 tablespoon hazelnut liqueur (such as frangelico)
- 3 large egg whites
- - nonstick cooking spray
- HAZELNUT STRUESEL TOPPING
- 2/3 cup - chopped hazelnuts, toasted
- 1/2 cup - packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup - all-purpose flour (about 1 ounce, if weighing)
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 pinch nutmeg
- 3 tablespoons chilled unsalted butter, cut into small chunks
How To Make whipped sweet potatoes with hazelnut topping
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Step 1Preheat oven to 400°F. Spray a 3-quart baking with nonstick cooking spray; set aside.
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Step 2Combine first 9 ingredients [brown sugar to hazelnut liqueur] in a large bowl, and mash well until smooth. NOTE: If you use fresh sweet potatoes instead of canned, you'll have to cook them first, drain them, and then add them to the mixture to mash. Let the mixture cool first before proceeding to the next step, or it will partially cook the egg whites.
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Step 3In a separate bowl, beat egg whites with an electric mixer at high speed until stiff peaks form. Gently fold egg whites into the mashed sweet potatoes. Spoon the mixture into prepared baking dish.
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Step 4In a separate bowl, combine the hazelnuts with the sugar, flour, cinnamon and nutmeg. Cut in the butter with a fork until the mixture is crumbly. Sprinkle the streusel topping over the sweet potatoes.
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Step 5Bake at 400° for about 25 minutes or until the streusel topping is lightly browned.
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