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Sweet Potato Pear Bake

By: Ray Taylor

"A friend made this sweet potato recipe when I had dinner at her house. I liked it so much, I asked her to share the recipe with me."

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Prep Time:
15 Min

Cook Time:
45 Min

Ready In:
1 Hr

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Original Recipe Yield 6 servings

Ingredients

1 (15 ounce) can pear halves
3 cups cold mashed sweet potatoes
4 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted, divided
3 tablespoons brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon grated orange peel
6 tablespoons whole berry cranberry sauce

Directions

Drain pears, reserving 2 tablespoons juice (discard remaining juice or save for another use). In a mixing bowl, combine the sweet potatoes, 3 tablespoons butter, brown sugar, salt, nutmeg and reserved pear juice. beat until combined. Spoon into a greased shallow 1-1/2-qt. baking dish. Arrange pear halves onto top, cut side up.
In a small saucepan, combine the honey, orange peel and remaining butter. Cook until heated through. Drizzle half over pears. Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes. Drizzle with the remaining honey mixture. bake 15 minutes longer. Fill pear halves with cranberry sauce.