At the last second tonight I deviated from my normal sweet potato recipe, which ends up tasting deliciously like pumpkin pie. So I oiled the sweet potatoes, wrapped them in tin foil, and baked them at 375 degrees until squishy to the touch. Then comes the tricky part… you need to peel them while they’re still hot and it’ll slip right off. Needless to say, my fingertips hurt! Once peeled, mash them and add butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, honey, and orange juice to taste. Normally I would also add ginger, molasses, and boiled cider … but I didn’t have any of the latter ingredients in my cupboards. You can also top it with walnuts or pecans if you like, but I prefer little marshmallows! What? Its tradition :)

Okay, so here is where I deviated… I was putting them in little individual serving dishes (cause I live alone… makes sense) and at the last second decided to add salt, smoked paprika, turmeric, and garlic powder. OMFG! It tasted amazing… I was actually really hard to put the little top on and put it in the fridge!

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